Photoblog is a great way for a photographer to express themselves on the Web: it allows visual creatives to speak by means of things they do best of all - pictures. While “regular” bloggers have to spend countless hours searching for the right words that will bring them to top lists of the blogosphere, photobloggers can take advantage of a visual language, using minimum of text message.  What once started as a journal of daily photo submissions, now has turned into a powerful way of online self-promotion and even money making. A fair potential of photoblog as a web medium was quickly caught up by the evolving technology, thus wide distribution of inexpensive digital cameras, global adoption of broadband Internet connections and the advent of mobile devices with in-built cameras led to the fantastic popularity of photoblog activity.

Let’s take a closer look at why you might need a photoblog and how you could make it get noticed in the field which is pretty much crowded today (one of the major photoblog directories Photoblogs.org lists over 32,000 photoblogs!). Continue Reading

It’s time for a new portion of photography website design inspiration. While searching for some beautiful and unique photo websites we felt a strong lack of fresh photography portfolios. It seems photographers tend to give up the design side of their websites and we find this tendency rather depressing. With an unbelievable growth of social networks photographers sacrifice personal web identity to fast and effortless (and plain) public photo galleries on Flickr and similar networks.

In spite of this, we believe that unique approach can be very rewarding as standing out among competitors is crucial for success.  We hope that by the time of our next photo website design showcase, a bunch of new wonderful sites will appear on the Web. By the way, if you have any suggestions write them in comments to this post!

Showcase of Elegant Photography Websites

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A dog and a cat have always been human’s favorite pets. Even though in natural conditions these are conflicting animals, long years of living under the same roof may bring cats and dogs together and very often they are best friends. Of course, occasional fights are inevitable, but look how wonderfully these guys can get on! We hope our today’s amusing photo collection will make you smile

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While over 2,600 winter athletes from 82 countries are now rocking the Olympic hills of Vancouver, the rest of the world is not missing the snow fun either. 2010 kicked off with unprecedented snowfalls and cold weather in many parts of the world. Although winter can cause  considerable harm when it snows that heavily, but usually it is a period of great fun both for kids and grown-ups. In order to prove this, we prepared a collection of bright winter action photos. So get a strong energy charge looking through the following pics, support fellows at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and stay active!

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There are lots of ways to learn photography today: photography courses, tutorials and books are available both online and offline. People with different perception preferences have opportunity to study at comfort. In this post we feature 10+ videos that might be interesting to aspiring photographers. In the following collection you can find professional photography tutorials and interviews with world renowned experts. Not only do you get necessary tips from pros, but you also take advantage of the time-saving video format.

Shoot and Photoshop an Unusual Self portrait

In his video tutorial photography expert David Hoey shows a portrait technique with a gimmick. It involves taking multiple images in the studio and then joining three images into one single photo in Photoshop.

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St. Valentine’s Day is near and people all around the world are bustling about buying gifts, booking tables in restaurants and sending valentines. Everyone wants to show their love this day. We at Ready Photo Site ♥ you and with our today’s post  we want to remind you one simple yet essential truth - love is in every single day and love is all around, even though we are often so busy with our daily business that don’t notice it. So tear yourself away from the holiday run-up for a moment, look through the wonderful photos below and see that love is everywhere. Happy Valentine’s! Share your care with the beloved ones and don’t miss a single day to love.

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When it comes to learning from peers, photographers are divided into two camps: some of them try to isolate themselves from any influences in order to keep the vision pure and unique, while others find it quite important to learn from seasoned pros. Even though you share the views of the first group, we are pretty sure that 7 photography books written by industry movers and shakers will be interesting to you. Each of them is a colorful, sincere and extremely informative insight into professional and life experience of a renowned photographer.  You may not look for professional advice, but every aspiring photographer is always in need for inspiration and motivation - all this in plenty can be found in our today’s list. Continue Reading

Someone once said that to a child’s ear, “mother” is magic in any language. The following photo collection prove these words the best. Whether it’s a human or an animal, mother is always ready to protect and love her child. See the cute and touching photos below and give a call to your mom.

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Ever growing Internet is constantly simplifying our daily experience and gives us more opportunities for self-development. Due to its accessibility and fast expansion, global net is probably the most popular source of knowledge. Got an interest in photography and would like to learn the basics? Not a problem - type in “photography for beginners” in Google search and in a moment it will heap you up with numerous suggestions. While some people are just fine with this, others may be confused with a variety of different info sources. If you don’t feel like spending hours sifting out photography tutorials and tips you think might be helpful and if you prefer a consistent system of education, photography course could be what you are looking for.

In this post you can find a list of 10 online photography schools offering in-depth, step-by-step instructions on photography. Some schools presented below offer information only, while others are solid online high schools where you can get a formal instruction and a degree in Photography. Continue Reading

Droste effect is a specific term for those mind-twisting fractal images you might already see in the Internet. Could you ever think that this art technique owes its name to the Dutch cocoa powder brand? Still and all, that’s true! The effect is named after a particular image that appeared, with variations, on the tins and boxes of Droste cocoa powder. In the picture you can see a nurse carrying a serving tray with a cup of hot chocolate and a box of Droste cocoa with the same picture on it.

Basically, Droste effect is used to achieve a recursive “picture in picture” look of the image. Only in theory, the picture continues to depict a smaller version of itself infinitely, but in reality it only goes as far as the image resolution allows us to see it.

Today Droste effect is on a whole accessible level, due to the progress of technology. In this post we list several tutorials that will help you get an in-depth idea about this interesting technique and apply it to your own photographs. We will also showcase 22 spectacular examples of the Droste effect for your inspiration. Continue Reading