By SomerH August 21, 2015
We recently hosted an event for 3200 people in Houston TX. We wanted our guests to have different activities to do, arcade games being one of them. Arcade Games of Houston was incredibly easy to work with, and they were priced well below other companies. The arcade games at our event were perfectly restored and the reps took the time to explain how the machines worked. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for this type of service. ...read more
By boriszamsky April 07, 2015
Good quality. The work was done quickly. Thank you ...read more
By meagdallen May 15, 2014
Alex the young lady that we had was very ill trained and not professional what so ever!! She took very amateur photos and it was reported by several of my guests that she was eating during the reception!! She had to be coached after the wedding ceremony as to what pictures to take, and she completely rushed us, therefore missing some of the most important photos of my wedding day which I can never get! I have ZERO photos of my husband and I by ourselves to frame! Half the shots are of my back and were sooo ill done that some of the pictures my close friends took of me on their Iphones came out better than the ones she took!! If I showed you photos that were taken by friends and family in comparison to the ones she took you would think the photos of my friends were the professional ones!! It makes it even worse that I was given bad service before, but you can NOT make up a wedding day photo! Management is HORRIBLE! Duane Miller is very rude, he has no concern for his customers and no one with the company will communicate with you if you have questions on the time frame. They wait until you get so upset with the lack of information and then justify their actions with excuse after excuse. I will NEVER recommend this company to anyone! the customer service is my main frustration with this company! ...read more
How to Improve Sharpness in Your Houston Photography – Even When You’re Zooming In Sharpness Tip #6: Review The Manual Written For Your Specific Lens The manual will be able to provide information about whether, when the camera is set on a tripod, you should use the image stabilization feature, known as vibration reduction by Nikon users. There are certain lenses that ought to have this feature turned on when a tripod is being used, but others should have it turned off in such situations. Late model lenses will likely make the necessary adjustment automatically, but it surprises many to learn that the lenses they assume are doing this actually are not. The best way to clarify this is to simply read the lens manually. Sharpness Tip #7: Lower The ISO Skilled photography aficionados understand that raising ISO boosts the level of noise in a photo, but that is often all they know. It is necessary to realize also that increasing ISO will also lower the degree of detail visible in a photo, and it does so in dramatic fashion. If your specific circumstances require you to boost ISO to a significant degree, it may be wise to add flash or simply relocate to a spot that has more advantageous lighting. This will help you achieve the sharpness you seek. Sharpness Tip #8: Sample A Range Of Lenses All lenses are manufactured to a particular tolerance. This is certainly true with less expensive lenses, though he tolerances tend not to be terribly precise. As such, a given lens may perform much better with a camera than another one will. Be certain that the lens being used is compatible with the camera. Should that not be the case, think about returning the faulty lens and purchasing a different copy of the same model to see if there is a noticeable difference. Sharpness Tip #9: Have A Strong Grasp Of Focus The onlinephotography company Houstontrusts to provide an instruction program has done thousands of individual portfolio assessments in recent months. Participants always inquire about their photos and the sharpness of them, wondering how they might improve this facet of their work. In almost all cases, the answer is to get a better handle on focus. The way to achieve great focus on a consistent basis for your photography is as follows:A. Determine whether you will be shooting a stationary subject or a moving one. If your subject will be in motion, select the continuous focus option, also known as Al servo for Canon products and AF-C for Nikon. If your subject will be still, such as a landscape or architecture, select AF-S if using a Nikon or Single Servo for Canon. B. Make sure to select the focal point all on your own. The camera should not be allowed to choose for you. Practice using the four-way selector tool on the camera’s back to move the focus to the proper spot. When taking portraits, make certain to put the focus on the subject’s eye that is closest to the actual camera. Focusing on the face, body or nose of the subject is insufficient to get great results. The focus must always be on an eye. When capturing landscapes, try to focus approximately one-third from the frame’s bottom, though if there is a strong element in the foreground of the frame, it may be smart to focus a bit closer. C. Don’t Move Backward or Forward. After you have settled on where to focus, take great care not to move backward or forward in any way. Those shooting with high-speed lenses are wide f-stop positions will see that even the smallest movement can shift focus before the shot is final. D. Make sure that you do not focus excessively close to your lens. All lenses will have a distance for close focus, and camera makers can be aggressive in setting this. It has become evident that by focusing on the closest spot at which the lens still properly focuses, the end product will be blurred. Instead, back up from the subject just a bit, and the outcome will inevitably be better. Sharpness Tip Tip # 10: Make A Shutter Button Upgrade Cheaper cameras are often equipped with plastic or metal shutter buttons. While these can work perfectly well, they foster the poor practice is mashing or jarring the button. Costlier cameras feature squishiest buttons coated in rubber, and these produce far less vibration when utilized. Extra Tip: Zooming Toward The Subject’s Eyes A great method of determining the sharpness of your photos while shooting is to use the zoom on a photo just taken, and go the whole way to 100 percent. If a subject’s eyelashes look like little more than a black mass, the photo lacks sharpness. If each lash is distinct, your shot is sufficiently sharp. source from:https://apexphotographysource.com/better-pictures-with-houston-photography-services-part2 ...read more
By Apex Photography Source March 21, 2018
How to Improve Sharpness in Your Houston Photography – Even When You’re Zooming In If you read this site every day, then you know how we feel about sharpness. To a professional photographer, sharpness is critical, especially if they’re making large prints. Most beginners won’t notice the difference between a fairly-sharp photo and a razor-sharp photo when viewing them on a computer screen. However, most professional photographers are insane over sharpness, and so are we. Sharpness Tip #1: Sharp-Shooter Shots If you’ve ever shot a bow and arrow or a gun, then you know that the key to a good shot is in finding a firm foundation. Shooters can stabilize themselves by standing in a stable position, using a monopod, or against a bench. This is the same advice you’d get from a professional photographer. Take a minute to consider if your posture is solid. If it’s not, then look for ways to improve your stability. The easiest way is to regularly use a tripod. Sharpness Tip #2: No Extreme Zooming None of the lenses we’ve tested can achieve sharpness at extreme zoom ranges. For example, if you use a 75-300mm lens, the photo will be sharper at 280mm than it would at 300mm. You get the sharpest image from the Nikon 70-200mm lens at 135mm. There might be exceptions to this rule, however, it’s not something we’ve seen. Based on our experience, almost all lenses are sharpest between the zoom range’s extremes. This tip is important when using a kit lens or a less expensive lens. Tape a newspaper to a wall across from you and take pictures of it using various apertures and focal lengths. Depending on the focal length, you’ll find a wide variation of sharpness levels. Sharpness Tip #3: The Sharpest Apertures Zoom is not the only thing that can impact sharpness, you also have to consider the apertures. Most photographers learn that f/7.1 or f/8 is the sharpest apertures on the lens. However, this depends on the lens, so it’s foolish to accept that this is always true. Lock your lens on a tripod and take shots of a subject using all of the aperture levels. Which photo is the sharpest? For a landscape photographer, a wide-angle lens might have a significant increase in sharpness at a higher aperture, since that’s the way they’re made. This 5-minute test will help you to improve your photos for the rest of the time you use that lens. If you want to test sharpness, choose a distance that you commonly use when shooting with that lens. Also, try to use the same lighting conditions that you would use in the field. To get the best results use common-sense things like shooting from a tripod with a mirror lock-up and cable release. Sharpness Tip #4: Output Sharpening Goes Last Unfortunately, the first thing many photographers do in Lightroom and Camera Raw is to use the sharpness slider. This technique is something we discourage since sharpening should be applied selectively or should match the medium. Photos need to be sharpened is different depending on their use. For example, a photo that will be displayed on a computer screen, like a Facebook post, does not need much sharpening, since computer screens are a sharp output medium. If you need to save a photo for a matte paper you’ll need to do more sharpening than if the photo would be on glossy paper. Glossy paper soaks up less ink than matte paper does. If the photo’s display size will be small you’ll need to sharpen the image differently than if the photo would be seen in a larger size. That’s why it doesn’t make sense to sharpen a photo before you complete the editing process. By sharpening last, you can always go back and sharpen the photo at a later time based on where the photo will be used. If you sharpen it first, then you’ll need to redo all of the other Photoshop edits again to get the same photo. Sharpness Tip #5: Don’t Mash the Shutter Button One thing we see in our workshops is photographers smashing their shutter button with more force than needed. Mashing the button, torques the camera at the moment when it’s recording the scene for the photo. All you need to do is roll your finger across the button. That’s the proper way to press the shutter button. No need to mash it. source from:https://apexphotographysource.com/better-pictures-with-houston-photography-services ...read more
By Apex Photography Source March 21, 2018
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By IAMT January 09, 2015
Getting a used video camera is a great way to save money. There are many gently used video cameras that are perfect for shooting home videos and capturing those special moments. It isn't necessary to pay a lot of money to get good home videos, especially if you are new to videography. You can get high... ...read more
There are a number of different video cameras on the market, but not retailers will sell the same camera at the same price. By doing research and finding the place that has the camera you want at an affordable price, you will be able to save money and will enjoy your purchase much more knowing that yo... ...read more
