Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Fujifilm announces premium X-S1 bridge camera

Fujifilm announces premium X-S1 bridge camera: "A new member will shortly take its place alongside the X10 retro compact and the FinePix X100 in Fujifilm's premium X Series cameras. The X-S1 bridges the gap between compact point-and-shoot cameras and digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) models - featuring a relatively large sensor, 26x superzoom lens, built-in flash and the ability to record full high definition movies."

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Proposed rating system would indicate how much photos have been retouched

Proposed rating system would indicate how much photos have been retouched: "Even though we know that the photos we see of models and celebrities are retouched, many of us nonetheless can't help but think "Yeah, but even without that little bit of airbrushing, that person still looks way better than me."

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21 Inspirational Natural Light Portraits

21 Inspirational Natural Light Portraits: "One of the most effective pieces of lighting gear ever invented is available to almost every photographer in the world… unless you’re living in a cave (and even then you might have one)."

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Rain Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Rain Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Do you love the sound and sight of rain? If you do, then you can consider this as a great opportunity to take beautiful photos."

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5 Steps to Better Composition

5 Steps to Better Composition: "Here are five tips for improving your composition. You may be surprised to learn that none of them involve the rule of thirds. There’s a good reason; it’s one of the first things photographers learn, so most of you are aware of this ‘rule’ (I prefer to think of it as a guideline) already."

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Pablo Picasso: Light Painting

Pablo Picasso: Light Painting: "One of the more popular types of special effect photography that we’ve seen readers of dPS engaging in over the last few years is that of ‘Light Painting’."

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Outdoor Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Outdoor Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "It seems strange but do you know employing a flash when taking photos outdoor will give you sparkling, vibrant images?"

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DIY: Turn Phone Photos into Mural-Sized Prints! | Photojojo

DIY: Turn Phone Photos into Mural-Sized Prints! | Photojojo: "What’s on every phoneographer’s wishlist? A phone with resolution to rival your DSLR’s!

What you may not have known is that you have all of the photo power you need with the phone in your hand."

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Introduction to Studio Lighting - YouTube

Introduction to Studio Lighting - YouTube: ""

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Steps to Macro Photography and Tips – PictureCorrect

Steps to Macro Photography and Tips – PictureCorrect: "Learning to use your camera’s macro feature, on camera or lens, will open up a whole new world in your photography and may just get you into trouble. Why? Because it can become an addiction and lead to more expensive equipment. Above all it is fun and easy to do."

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 Review: "Having extensively used 10x and 35x compact digizoom cameras over the last year or so, I would say the former is a little short … and the latter a little too long for comfortable and successful leisure shooting."

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10 Great Tips for Photographing Your Kids

10 Great Tips for Photographing Your Kids: "With the holidays upon many of us I suspect cameras are being pulled out of the cupboards for a lot of use around family events."

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

14 Techniques for better Photography Part 2 T1i - YouTube

14 Techniques for better Photography Part 2 T1i - YouTube: ""

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14 Techniques for better Photography Part 1 T1i - YouTube

14 Techniques for better Photography Part 1 T1i - YouTube: ""

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Macro Photography Techniques - Digital Photography 1 on 1 (#31) Video - YouTube

Macro Photography Techniques - Digital Photography 1 on 1 (#31) Video - YouTube: ""

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Panning: Weekly Photography Challenge

Panning: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your photographic challenge is to take and share a photo that uses the technique of panning. We’ve written a tutorial previous on how to master the art of panning (also check out this one on panning too)so you may like to go read that one first – but the challenge essentially revolves around photographing a moving subject and attempting to keep it in focus by panning your camera along with it. The result is hopefully a relatively in focus and sharp subject with some lovely motion blur around it"

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Steps to Macro Photography and Tips – PictureCorrect

Steps to Macro Photography and Tips – PictureCorrect: "
Learning to use your camera’s macro feature, on camera or lens, will open up a whole new world in your photography and may just get you into trouble. Why? Because it can become an addiction and lead to more expensive equipment. Above all it is fun and easy to do."

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Aperture and Shutter – Science of the F-stop – PictureCorrect

Aperture and Shutter – Science of the F-stop – PictureCorrect: "We all use cameras in our day to day lives. However, most of us know nothing more about the devices than “point and shoot”. If you ever wondered how to take portrait photos of a subject with a blurred background, or how they take those pictures of trailing lights or water across a landscape, keep reading."

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Street Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect

Street Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect: "When you’re getting started the challenge is overcoming the fear of taking pictures of strangers. Since telephoto lenses are not normally used in street photography, how can you stand a few feet from your subject, put the camera to your eye, focus, and click the shutter without getting nervous? A good street photographer is not only fearful in the beginning (this is a good sign of being sensitive) but they also don’t want to do anything which will change the how the subject is behaving."

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RAW Processing for a Poppy High Contrast Look – Weekly Lightroom Edit Episode 1

RAW Processing for a Poppy High Contrast Look – Weekly Lightroom Edit Episode 1: "This is the written article for our Weekly Lightroom Edit – Episode 1 that was released on November 18, 2011 on SLR Lounge. To view this tutorial in video form, click here.

The nice thing about doing written tutorials is that I get to include a bit more explanation as to why we are going to do certain things. Without further adieu, let’s get started."

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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Make Your Party Photographs Stand Out by Digital Photo Secrets

Make Your Party Photographs Stand Out by Digital Photo Secrets: "Parties and get togethers are a great excuse to take pictures of your friends. Everyone is together and having a good time (plus they’re rarely sober so their fun side comes out). But even though everyone’s having so much fun, most party pictures look the same. In an effort to make your next event more memorable, I’ve put together a few tips for getting better pictures at parties."

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Give Your Subject Space to Look Into

Give Your Subject Space to Look Into: "In my last last post I wrote about the rule of thirds and placing your subject to one side of the image in an attempt to create balance."

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Share Image Files – No Size Restrictions

Share Image Files – No Size Restrictions: "If you have a digital camera with more than 8 MP, chances are that you spend most of your time resizing photos before you can upload them to services like Flickr. Some of photo-sharing services resize the photos for you, resulting in image quality loss. Facebook is notorious for this."

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Affordable kit lets you build your own twin lens reflex camera

Affordable kit lets you build your own twin lens reflex camera: "Back in the days before digital cameras and printers, many do-it-yourselfers liked to develop and print their own photos. While those days of darkrooms, chemicals and papers haven't completely given over to CMOS sensors and printers just yet, nuts and bolts photographers still have to work a bit harder to get their hands dirty, so to speak."

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

How to Replace a Face in Photoshop in 6 Easy Steps

How to Replace a Face in Photoshop in 6 Easy Steps: "A reader recently emailed me a couple of photographs of her children. Unfortunately, as often happens with small children, one image had two of the three children looking at the camera and smiling and the other image had the exact opposite combination – only one child looking great. Her question was – could she take the good face from one of the images and paste it into the second image."

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Time-lapse: Drive Across America in 5 Minutes – PictureCorrect

Time-lapse: Drive Across America in 5 Minutes – PictureCorrect: "New York photographer Brian DeFrees recently set out on a roadtrip around the United States with the goal of creating a time-lapse to chronicle his journey. He traveled 12,225 miles while capturing a photo every 5 seconds with his Canon 60D. Take a moment to watch this video which will carry you across the United States and back in 5 minutes:"

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How to Use an Intervalometer in Time-lapse Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Use an Intervalometer in Time-lapse Photography – PictureCorrect: "Are you fond of capturing images that need to be shown in sequence? Or are you planning to engage in such activity known as time lapse photography? If so, then you need the help of an interval timer:"

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Digital Photo - Better Holiday Portraits | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Better Holiday Portraits | DPmag.com: "Holidays are a time when families gather, making it an ideal opportunity for family portraits. One of the nicest places for a family portrait is outside, but since winter weather doesn't always cooperate, it's often best to keep the shoot indoors."

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How to Eliminate Reflections in Glasses in Portraits

How to Eliminate Reflections in Glasses in Portraits: "Help! I’m taking portraits of someone with glasses and I keep getting crazy reflections showing up from my flash in their specs. Can you help me!?!"

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fall Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Fall Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "



"Autumn Sunrise" captured by Sherry Slabik (Click Image to See More From Sherry Slabik)
Fall is upon us and that means it’s time to take some memorable foliage photos. The turning leaves create vibrant multicolor scenes that almost photograph themselves."

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Wide-Angle Lens for Creative Compositions - Team BetterPhoto

Wide-Angle Lens for Creative Compositions - Team BetterPhoto: "While I occasionally use a wide-angle focal length for capturing an expanse of landscape, I most often use it to take advantage of the wide-angle's great front-to-back depth."

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Set Yourself a Photographic Assignment

Set Yourself a Photographic Assignment: "Someone recently asked me about how I learned photography. I rewound back in my mind to try to find the answer but struggled at first.

Apart from a year 10 photography class (which lasted a term and majored on dark room techniques for film) I’ve not had any ‘formal’ training."

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Pentax WG-1 GPS Camera [REVIEW]

Pentax WG-1 GPS Camera [REVIEW]: "The Pentax WG-1 GPS is a crushproof, freezeproof, waterproof, shockproof ruggedized point and shoot camera designed for adventurous types or those prone to breaking their cameras. Available in a number of colors, the camera also touts a GPS receiver which is capable of tagging pictures as they are taken with longitude and latitude."

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Monday, November 21, 2011

Inkodye develops photos on T-shirts using sunlight

Inkodye develops photos on T-shirts using sunlight: "Inkodye is a chemical solution designed for people who are passionate about photography. After all, who else would want to emblazon a T-shirt, ribbon, or a handkerchief with images based on photo negatives? The process is reportedly quite easy, and requires just a dozen or so minutes of sunlight exposure."

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People Photography and Portraits: Best Resources Toolbox

People Photography and Portraits: Best Resources Toolbox: "I’ll admit to you here and now: I am extremely picky about photography books. If you need proof to believe me, just look at the collection of 6 photography books sitting lonely on my bookshelf. Maybe this peculiar snobbery comes from the fact that I like photography books to have powerful photographs, be written very engagingly, and have good balance technical information."

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Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Low light photography is something that we all must deal with as photographers. Whether you’re taking photos with a point and shoot during an evening out, shooting a wedding party or capturing a landscape at dusk it’s important to understand the basics of shooting with low light. Photography is all about light, low light photography is no different and it offers new challenges and opportunities for creativity. Here is a helpful infographic on the subject:"

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How to Take Photos in Low Light – PictureCorrect

How to Take Photos in Low Light – PictureCorrect: "Images of night scenes never fail to impress. Night-time images have great ambiance, something which is often absent in flat, bright, daylight photos. Skillful low-light photos can look simply incredible and if you’re looking for ways to make money from photography, selling canvas prints of night scenes is one way to achieve this. They are very popular."

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Top 10 Photographers Every Student Should Study – PictureCorrect

Top 10 Photographers Every Student Should Study – PictureCorrect: "These days, everyone’s a photographer, from the studio owner shooting weddings on the weekends, to your cousin with a camera phone."

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How to Use Depth of Field – PictureCorrect

How to Use Depth of Field – PictureCorrect: "What do we mean by depth of field? The term refers to the amount of detail in the photograph that is in focus. A typical landscape photograph will will show detail over a long distance, all of which will be in focus and recognizable by the viewer."

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Switzerland

Switzerland:

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100 Incredible Views Out Of Airplane Windows

100 Incredible Views Out Of Airplane Windows:

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Do You Really Need A Macro Photography Lens? – PictureCorrect

Do You Really Need A Macro Photography Lens? – PictureCorrect: "Macro photography can be one of the most satisfying types of picture making. A macro lens is designed for taking close-up pictures. However, do you really need a special macro lens to take these kinds of photos? Can’t you just buy a cheap lens and still get great close-up pictures?"

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Digital Photo - Better Holiday Portraits | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Better Holiday Portraits | DPmag.com: "Holidays are a time when families gather, making it an ideal opportunity for family portraits. One of the nicest places for a family portrait is outside, but since winter weather doesn't always cooperate, it's often best to keep the shoot indoors."

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Digital Photo - Looking Beyond The Bloom | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Looking Beyond The Bloom | DPmag.com: "In many parts of the world, photography becomes much more of a struggle during certain seasons. Weather can be a photographer's best friend or worst enemy, depending on where you live and what you're after, photographically speaking. "

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Aperture in Photography – PictureCorrect

Aperture in Photography – PictureCorrect: "To better understand what aperture is, we must first know how a camera works. Your camera is essentially a light-capturing device; light gets bounced off an object and is reflected into the camera. Light-sensitive materials in the camera then picks it up and saves it either as a digital image (JPEG, RAW), or onto traditional film. It works the same way as our eye does!"

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Tips to Stay Photographically Focused when Visiting a Large City

Tips to Stay Photographically Focused when Visiting a Large City: "Have you ever found yourself in a large city with the overwhelming feeling that you don’t know what to start shooting? This is especially true if you only have two or three days on location. It has happened to me, many times. You try to see and capture it all and you end up with mediocre shots of random things, most of them a bit cliché and without much interest."

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Top 10 Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Top 10 Portrait Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Portrait photography is the one in which the face and the expression of the subject is predominant. The aim is to exhibit the personality and the mood of the subject. Here are the top 10 tips in creating unique images"

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Ricoh's new CX6 compact superzoom

Ricoh's new CX6 compact superzoom: "Ricoh has revealed a much-improved new member of its CX Series compact superzooms. The CX6 has faster autofocus, has had new exposure control options added to the mode dial, includes a new brighter LCD screen and there's a first time outing for a dedicated movie record button. The new point-and-shoot also receives enhanced functionality for shooting movies, new telephoto assist technology, and additional creative shooting options."

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Winter Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Winter Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "So the climate is changing and our weather is becoming not only more unpredictable but also more extreme. Some of the huge drifts of snow and freezing wonderlands are coaxing out photographers to record the beautiful country side in all its winter glory but as many of you will find it’s not without its problems."

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The Three Dangers of Landscape Photography

The Three Dangers of Landscape Photography: "Not long ago I received a comment on one of my waterfall photos from my most regular commenter A.Barlow. He asked me whether I’d ever almost dropped my camera into any of the waterfalls that I’ve visited."

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Nikon V1 Review

Nikon V1 Review: "Micro, mirrorless cameras are upon us, with sales for the pioneers — Olympus and Panasonic — soaring as people welcome the small, clever, interchangeable lens models with open arms."

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What we want in a macro shot - POV and special scenes: Digital Photography Review

What we want in a macro shot - POV and special scenes: Digital Photography Review: "We are nearing the end of the 'what' section of this series. We've mentioned detail and background as critical aspects we look for in a macro shot, and now I'd like to survey two important non-technical issues."

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Sony SLT-A65 Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review

Sony SLT-A65 Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review: "The Sony SLT-A65 was launched alongside the SLT-A77 - the long-awaited replacement for the DSLR-A700. Although somewhat overshadowed by its higher-end stablemate at the time of its launch, the cheaper SLT-A65 has more mass-market potential and we believe there's every chance it's the A65 that will have the greater long-term impact."

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Digital Photo - Winter Landscapes 101—01/18/10 | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Winter Landscapes 101—01/18/10 | DPmag.com: "Winter is the perfect time to stay inside. It’s cold outside, there might be snow on the ground, or at least gray, rainy days. Winter sure seems like the perfect season to avoid outdoor photography."

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Digital Photo - Dramatic Weather Photography | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Dramatic Weather Photography | DPmag.com: "Should we turn back?” a workshop participant asks between breaths. “Those thunderheads look really nasty.”

“No way!” I reply. “Those clouds are going to make this day exciting. Just be ready to head down if you see lightning.”"

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Digital Photo - Winter Photo Tips | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Winter Photo Tips | DPmag.com: "I always look forward to the holiday season. Everyone has time off from work, the mood is festive and snow is falling through the air. The holidays are also a great time for photography."

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Topaz Adjust 5 Review – Released Today – PictureCorrect

Topaz Adjust 5 Review – Released Today – PictureCorrect: "


Topaz Adjust just got better. Released today, the popular photo adjustment program was upgraded to include more powerful functionality and many new features. Many professional photographers have started using Topaz as a part of their post-processing for stunning yet subtle improvements."

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Philips unveils its ESee pocket camcorder

Philips unveils its ESee pocket camcorder: "As smartphones with built-in HD video cameras become increasingly commonplace, the stand-alone pocket camcorder looks like it could be on its way to obsolescence. That's certainly what Cisco Systems seemed to think, at least, when it recently stopped production of the market-leading Flip camcorder. One company that apparently doesn't share this viewpoint, however, is Philips - today, the electronics manufacturer announced its new ESee pocket video camera. While there's certainly some overlap with many camera phones, the camcorder sports several features that might keep it from ending up in the bargain bin anytime soon."

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

How Do They Get these Pictures? - Page 1

How Do They Get these Pictures? - Page 1:

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Beyond Thirds: Introduction to Creative Composition New eBook – PictureCorrect

Beyond Thirds: Introduction to Creative Composition New eBook – PictureCorrect: "Beyond Thirds: A Photographer’s Introduction to Creative Composition was released today and is an eBook about taking composition past the so-called rules. It’s a thoughtful, practical book about the way we build our photographs within the constraint of the frame."

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BetterPhoto Instructor Insights: Getting Close-up with a Wide-Angle Lens

BetterPhoto Instructor Insights: Getting Close-up with a Wide-Angle Lens: "Many photographers buy a wide-angle lens thinking its primary purpose is to take sweeping panoramas, to get the entire scene into the frame. It definitely does that, of course, and if you stand on the rim of the Grand Canyon with a 14mm lens, you will encompass most of this giant chasm."

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21 Readers Tell What they Wish They’d Known about Photography

21 Readers Tell What they Wish They’d Known about Photography: "Over the weekend I asked our Facebook page (please ‘like us and share it with your network) a quick question about what they wish they’d known when they first started out in photography. I gave them a 50 word limit an over the next 48 hours hundreds of great tips came in."

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Monday, November 14, 2011

How to Capture a Sunset Photo – PictureCorrect

How to Capture a Sunset Photo – PictureCorrect: "Sunsets are among the favorite subjects of people who love photography, whether amateurs or the veterans"

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Window Light Portrait Video – 5min.com

Window Light Portrait Video – 5min.com:

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Tips for Taking Insect Photos Video – 5min.com

Tips for Taking Insect Photos Video – 5min.com:

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5 Tips for Safely Photographing a Dangerous Event

5 Tips for Safely Photographing a Dangerous Event: "It seems that almost every time I turn on the news these days, there is a new massive, potentially dangerous event such as the Arab Spring or Occupy (Major City) Protest. Since moving to Iraq in 2009, I have shot a number of events such as national elections, cockfighting and political protests. While these events can produce very thought provoking photos, there are a number of things to keep in mind when decided whether or not to shoot them."

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

A Portable Power Box for Photographers

A Portable Power Box for Photographers: "Many photographers have built Vagabond style portable power systems to use with their strobes. This is an attempt to incorporate several design ideas and safety features. The power box can also be used with laptops or other delicate electronic equipment."

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8 Effects Every Photographer Should Know About

8 Effects Every Photographer Should Know About: "Photography seems easy at first glance. You simply make your frame and press the shutter button. The reality is, everyone can take a photo but not all can master it. There’s more to photography than just simply “point and shoot.” Photography is a skill only a handful have the patience and the passion to stick with."

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Focus Modes in Digital Cameras – PictureCorrect

Focus Modes in Digital Cameras – PictureCorrect: "It’s a fact that digital cameras have become more advanced today that they require little effort from users in order to capture the best images possible."

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Tone Mapping with GIMP

Tone Mapping with GIMP: "“Tone mapping reduces global contrast in images while increasing local contrast and shadow/highlight detail.” or so Gimp Addict’s Tone Mapper tutorial says. Go and read his tutorial, I will add few comments to it:"

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Tone Mapping Emulation - Tutorials

Tone Mapping Emulation - Tutorials: "
This tutorial explains the process used in applying tone mapping to single digital photographs using Adobe® Photoshop® CS2’s Local Adaptation feature.

Generally, tone mapping is used in conjunction with a High Dynamic Range (HDR) process. The HDR process normally requires multiple exposures of an image. However, this tutorial requires only one exposure of an image to emulate true tone mapping. In some circles, this process is also known as “16-32-16 Tone Mapping”."

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Tone Mapping

Tone Mapping: "This HDR tutorial concentrates in tone mapping in Photomatix Pro 3.0. Besides tone mapping I'll do some preprocessing and postprocessing in Photoshop."

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Tone Mapping in Photography: HDR Effect – PictureCorrect

Tone Mapping in Photography: HDR Effect – PictureCorrect: "When creating HDR images one must be concerned with the HDR look. But what exactly is the HDR look? If one wants to be technical then the look is defined as a tone mapped look; an image that is the product of the merging of three or more bracketed exposures that is the result of tone mapping and not the merger alone."

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Photography In The Sunshine State - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Photography In The Sunshine State - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "So you’re coming to Florida this winter! It has been nearly 500 years since Ponce de León began the Florida tourist rush when he stepped ashore a beach near present-day St. Augustine. Arriving during Easter Week in 1513, the Spanish explorer surveyed the scene, liked what he saw and christened the place La Florida, the Land of Flowers."

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The Perfect Exposure - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

The Perfect Exposure - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Let's start with the basics. An exposure meter measures the amount of light that strikes it and, based on this data and the ISO you've programmed into it, provides you with a series of shutter-speed/Æ’-stop combinations that will produce proper exposure for the metered subject or scene. So goes the theory."

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10 Creative Winter Jump Starts - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

10 Creative Winter Jump Starts - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "The old saying in Minnesota is that we have nine months of winter and three months of tough sledding. While this is a bit of an exaggeration, it often starts to seem that way to photographers waiting for spring wildflowers and lush green scenics."

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Winter's Grace - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Winter's Grace - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "I love to photograph nature during the winter. Emotionally, th quiet and stillness are calming and meditative to me. Here in the Yosemite area, the tourist traffic slows down and so the atmosphere is less frenetic. Over the years, I’ve made more Yosemite images during winter than any other season."

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10 Ways to Develop Yourself Photographically

10 Ways to Develop Yourself Photographically: "A painter once said, “The soul of art is inspiration.” I couldn’t agree more. I can’t count on two hands the number of times I continued to work on a shoot because I was inspired by the light, or got up in the middle of the night to brainstorm a shoot idea because I was inspired by the movie I just watched."

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Concert Photography Tips from a Newbie

Concert Photography Tips from a Newbie: "It’s always good to hear tips and techniques from seasoned photographers. But sometimes they forget about the “simple” things that beginners need to know, opting for more advanced topics."

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Time-lapse Photography: Landscapes by Dustin Farrell – PictureCorrect

Time-lapse Photography: Landscapes by Dustin Farrell – PictureCorrect: "The field of time-lapse photography takes a substantial amount of research and testing to master, especially with variable lighting conditions. Dustin Farrell recently released his second video focusing on amazing landscapes of Arizona and Utah which has collected 2.5 million views in the last month. Every frame of this video is a raw still from a Canon 5D Mark II DSLR and processed with Adobe After Effects. Take a moment and enjoy:"

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Using the ‘Dark Side’: Thinking Outside the Box with Darkness

Using the ‘Dark Side’: Thinking Outside the Box with Darkness: "Photographers have spent years studying light, how to use it, manipulate it, hey, I’m sure some have even tried to bend it! Don’t get me wrong, light is our best friend in the photography world. But what about crossing over to the ‘Dark Side’ for a different effect? Use darkness to your advantage! How do we do this?"

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Go B&W In Winter - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Go B&W In Winter - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "

HOW-TO

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Go B&W In Winter
More than just a solution for bleak scenery, converting your images to black-and-white can give winter landscapes and sports action tremendous impact
Text And Photography By Adam Barker
Labels: How-To, Camera Technique, Black & White

This Article Features Photo Zoom

Black-and-white adds a fine-art impact to nature photographs, and the unique properties of winter are especially exciting for beautiful monochromatic photos and prints.
Winter is a wondrous season for photographers, with its own unique challenges and triumphs. For many of us, the landscape changes shape and character entirely, covered in a blanket of Mother Nature’s finest frozen concoction. While there are certainly fleeting moments of inspiring color, winter, it seems, is a season well suited to monochrome imagery. "

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Short Lighting Photography – PictureCorrect

Short Lighting Photography – PictureCorrect: "Short lighting by definition is when the main light illuminates the side of the face that is turned away from the camera"

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Lessons Learned From My Trip To Italy

Lessons Learned From My Trip To Italy: "Back in September I was fortunate enough to go and shoot a wedding in Italy for a long time client and now friend. I brought my wife along with me and made a nice little extended vacation out of the trip and it was incredible. I’ve picked up quite a few travel tips over the years and I learned a few more on this most recent trip. So, I thought I’d compile a short list of some of the more important ones here. This list (in no certain order) will help not just anyone traveling to Italy but anyone traveling period."

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Help Me Photograph a Friends Cafe [dPS Community Workshop]

Help Me Photograph a Friends Cafe [dPS Community Workshop]: "Today I’d like to invite you to participate in a dPS reader workshop. We’ve done a few of these in the past and they’ve always been fun. In short we take a reader submitted question and throw it open for some discussion in the comments below."

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Photo Fabric Dye: Make Multicolored Sun Prints! | Photojojo

Photo Fabric Dye: Make Multicolored Sun Prints! | Photojojo: "What do you call dye that uses sunlight to develop photos on fabric? Frakkin’ amazing, that’s what."

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Kitten Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Kitten Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Some people feel the same way about their pets as they do about their kids. When the kids are gone the focus turns to pets, and if you have a brand-new kitten, the photo opportunities are practically endless. As an amateur photographer, you may take lots of pictures of your new pet, but unless you learn to take better kitten pictures, you will probably wear out your welcome at family gatherings."

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How to Shoot the Night Sky (Introduction to Astrophotography)

How to Shoot the Night Sky (Introduction to Astrophotography): "Several people asked me to post a simple tutorial on how I took some night sky pictures. I am not an astrophotographer in any way, shape or form, nor do I have any expensive equipment. I simply read several tutorials, picked a dark spot on the beach and tried to do my best."

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10 Ways to Improve and Promote Your Photography Company – PictureCorrect

10 Ways to Improve and Promote Your Photography Company – PictureCorrect: "f you are just starting your business, be sure to build relationships with photographers both at home and abroad. Local established photographers are great resources to build experience as a second shooter, and they are good to know if they happen to be overbooked and need a trusted photographer to give them a hand. It is also beneficial to gain hands-on training when you are still learning the do’s and dont’s of the industry."

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Photography Tips for Water Reflections, Abstracts, Splashes, Puddles and More – PictureCorrect

Photography Tips for Water Reflections, Abstracts, Splashes, Puddles and More – PictureCorrect: "If you believe that waves, waterscapes and waterfalls pretty well use up all the opportunities that water provides for picture-taking, think again. Here are 7 more photography tips with water as remedies for the photo doldrums!"

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7 Easy Tactics for Better Coastal Landscape Photography

7 Easy Tactics for Better Coastal Landscape Photography: "Coastal landscapes can be an incredibly satisfying subject for landscape photographers and can result in some stunning images. Besides abiding by the general guidelines for landscape photography, here are a few other things you might like to think about next time you’re down by the coast with your camera."

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5 Classic Lighting Positions for Portrait Photography

5 Classic Lighting Positions for Portrait Photography: "While Jay’s using some great studio gear in this video many of the principles will apply with different sources of light. Of course these are not the only ways to position lights – as mentioned in the video the way you light a subject will vary from person to person and these positions are more presented as ‘departure points’ from which you’ll create your own techniques."

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Branding Your Photography Business – Part 1: Logos

Branding Your Photography Business – Part 1: Logos: "As a former PR person, the importance of branding was always a topic I was harping on with clients – from individual authors to multi-million dollar corporations and non-profit agencies. How a business presents itself can be the difference between success and failure. Photographers are no exception to this rule. How you brand your business – from logo to business cards, website to social media pages, portfolio to promo piece – all affect a buyer’s decision whether to work with you or not."

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Capta connects any smartphone to a tripod

Capta connects any smartphone to a tripod: "One thing you can say about smartphones: their limitations have opened the door for all sorts of new inventions. Among those limitations are the facts that many phones lack a tripod mount, and require a model-specific cover/kickstand if you wish to prop them up. "

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Breaking Photography Rules – PictureCorrect

Breaking Photography Rules – PictureCorrect: "Photography is one field that rewards people for breaking the rules. Are you a visual rebel? Like to push boundaries? Pick up a camera. But before you break the basic rules of photography, you have to learn them."

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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Digital Photo - Flattering Light For Portraits | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Flattering Light For Portraits | DPmag.com: "Let’s get one thing straight: There’s no simple formula for portrait lighting. To make great portraits, you need to understand how to make your subject look his or her best, and to do that you have to find or create great light."

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Digital Photo - 10 Top Portrait Tips | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - 10 Top Portrait Tips | DPmag.com: "Since no single pose is perfect for every model, professional or otherwise, each person before your lens should be looked at individually to decide what to highlight and what to hide. That said, there are basic positions and compositional rules that are extremely helpful to have in mind when going into a photo shoot."

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Digital Photo - The Details Of Portraiture | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - The Details Of Portraiture | DPmag.com: "Co-author Andrea Scher recalls capturing this shot, “This wedding guest caught my attention. The color and texture of his vintage brown wool coat, loud pink tie, mint green button-down, bright yellow belt and royal blue slacks was almost alarming and yet it suited him so beautifully."

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Digital Photo - Lighting Gear Makes A Difference | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - Lighting Gear Makes A Difference | DPmag.com: "Lighting is the most crucial element in photography, and, in fact, it’s at the very core of image-making, be that photographs, paintings or drawings. An artist needs great light to produce great images. In photography, the most basic source of illumination is “available light,”"

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Digital Photo - 10 Keys To Unique Portraits | DPmag.com

Digital Photo - 10 Keys To Unique Portraits | DPmag.com: "No matter what type of photography you like, at one point or another, you’ll find yourself shooting a portrait. I know landscape photographers who swore they would never shoot a portrait in their career, and one week later they were shooting a portrait."

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Band Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect

Band Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect: "
For a band, great photographs are a necessity. They are one of the most important tools in spreading the band image, increasing fan awareness, and promotion of new music. This makes band photography sessions even more important than regular photography. As such, it is important to make sure the photos send the appropriate message and present the band in a way that will advance its purpose."

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Fashion Photography, Some History – PictureCorrect

Fashion Photography, Some History – PictureCorrect: "Magazines such as Allure, Vogue and Vanity Fair are known to display some of the best fashion photography that you will ever come across."

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

How to Overcome the Problem of ‘Inadequate’ Gear

How to Overcome the Problem of ‘Inadequate’ Gear: "Everyone, with a very few exceptions, has this problem. I never had the right gear. I constantly feel that I am missing the opportunity to create great photographs because I do not have the right gear. Frustrating!

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25 Inspirational Dog Portrait Photographs

25 Inspirational Dog Portrait Photographs: "Dogs Dogs Dogs. Earlier today a friend asked me for some ideas on how to photograph her Dog. I did point her to our How to Photograph Pets tutorial but also thought it might be useful to pull together a few Dog Photographs to give her a little extra inspiration. Here’s some of what I came across."

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Children Portrait Photography Techniques – PictureCorrect

Children Portrait Photography Techniques – PictureCorrect: "You try and try to get that perfect shot. If only they’d stay still, if only they’d smile… if only they’d look at the camera! So many useful things could have been done in this time, but ugh, you can’t go without pictures. Here are some helpful tips to get through these blunders."

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Friday, November 4, 2011

23 Inspirational Images of a Rainy Day

23 Inspirational Images of a Rainy Day: "Ever put time aside to get out with your camera and do some photography only to find that the weather turns and the heavens open – spoiling your outing?

Don’t let the rain spoil your day – instead USE the rain – make it a feature of the images that you take. Rainy days can be moody, they present you with wonderful features like reflections, people dashing about with umbrellas, kids playing in puddles, water drops almost every surface and much more."

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Levitation Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect

Levitation Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect: "As described in the video, these photos are often most amazing when the subject has a delicate and elegant jumping style. The photos often look more convincing when the subject is captured on the upward journey of the leap. The goal is to make it look like you are not jumping but actually floating from the perspective of the camera. "

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Close-Up Wide-Angle - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Close-Up Wide-Angle - Outdoor Photographer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Wide-angle lenses can be employed when shooting close-ups for a unique approach to working with foreground elements, unusual perspectives and extended depth of field. These combinations can create some of your most dynamic landscape images. Above: In Big Pine, California, the perspective of a wide-angle plays with the leading lines and interesting composition of this tree in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest."

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Thursday, November 3, 2011

How to Create a Blurry Background in Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Create a Blurry Background in Photography – PictureCorrect: "You can create a blurry background in your portrait photography with a very simple process.

When you are photographing people, a soft focus background can help rid your photo of any potential distractions. This effect is called a shallow depth of field."

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Bridge Camera Vs Point and Shoot Camera – PictureCorrect

Bridge Camera Vs Point and Shoot Camera – PictureCorrect: "Over recent years there has been an explosion in the range of digital cameras. Although there has been a move away from ‘traditional’ type of compact cameras and Digital Single Lens Reflex (Digital SLR) with the industry appearing to focusing a lot of development ‘compact system cameras’ (bridge camera). This has made it even harder to decide which digital camera is the best for the average consumer.

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Want your B/W’s to POP? [a Quick and Easy Tutorial]

Want your B/W’s to POP? [a Quick and Easy Tutorial]: "I just learned this and thought I’d share this simple procedure. This will also work on color photos, however, I really like what it does for black and whites. Here you go:"

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Photography Composition – PictureCorrect

Photography Composition – PictureCorrect: "Composition is the heart of the photo. Composition leads to the work of art that starts from inspiration. Inspiration begins when you disconnect with the interior struggles of everyday life and free the spirit to experience the world around you. "

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

How Photography & Art Imagery Enhance Relationships – PictureCorrect

How Photography & Art Imagery Enhance Relationships – PictureCorrect: "Recently a friend of ours passed away, an elderly widow who was the mother of nine. It fell on me to deliver our gift of condolence to her home and as I stepped inside the front door, my eyes were immediately drawn to a living room wall where a large artistic portrait photo of the entire family was displayed. As I stood there studying it for several moments the picture quietly said a lot, with considerable impact, about a relationship and how art imagery can enhance relationships."

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Ho-Hum to Wow! in Gimp

Ho-Hum to Wow! in Gimp: "Some time ago I wrote a blog post called “Turn Ho-Hum Color into WOW! with Photoshop” which involved using the LAB color space to adjust an image. In the interests of those of you who use Gimp, this blog post is a revisit on the topic of dragging color out of lackluster images this time using Gimp."

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5 Tips for Young Family Portraits

5 Tips for Young Family Portraits: "Shooting family portraits is always a varied experience based on the number of people you are photographing. Depending on the number and ages of your clients, you will need to be spontaneous and learn to adapt to different levels of interaction. Portraits of a young family is no exception. Here is a starting point for a Young families portrait session:"

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Introduction to White Balance

Introduction to White Balance: "White Balance is an aspect of photography that many digital camera owners don’t understand or use – but it’s something well worth learning about as it can have a real impact upon the shots you take."

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5 Tips to Expand your Photography Business Skills

5 Tips to Expand your Photography Business Skills: "You want to turn pro? Great! First ask yourself why. It is not as glamorous as it may seem. Can you sustain your passion for the art of photography while shooting somebody else’s vision? Are you ready to take whatever job comes your way to make ends meet?"

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Key Tips to Winning a Photography Contest

Key Tips to Winning a Photography Contest: "Many photographers attempt to sell their photos on stock sites or at galleries to make some money off of their work. However, photography contests are a great way to earn some easy cash from photos you’ve taken and you can do it with a few simple clicks. This guide will take you through some simple steps that will greatly enhance your chances at winning an online photography contest."

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How to Pose Hands in Portraits

How to Pose Hands in Portraits: "Sometimes the smallest things in a photo can impact the overall feel of the image.

I learned this important lesson the first time I photographed a wedding."

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A deeper look into Depth of Field

A deeper look into Depth of Field: "A shallow depth of field is highly sought after due to it’s ability to separate the subject from it’s background and is found in many professional photographs. By now your probably know that larger apertures (f/2.8 and below) correlate to a shallower depth of field whereas small apertures (f/16 and above) will render almost the entire frame in focus."

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