Moon Games

Moon Games: French landscape astrophotographer and astronomy journalist Laurent Laveder created a fun series of ‘moon’ images with a twist. Using a few simple props and the human form he’s transformed the moon into all manner of objects. He’s also pulled together a small book – Moon Games – featuring some of the images and some poetry (it’s in French).

What is White Balance? – PictureCorrect

What is White Balance? – PictureCorrect: White balance (WB) is really important for accurate re-production of colors in a photo. If WB settings are not properly tuned in your digital camera, you may find your final shot to be colored slightly in hues of blue, orange or yellow. Not a good thing.

How to Choose the Right Shutter Speed

How to Choose the Right Shutter Speed: "Taking good photographs isn’t just about buying the most expensive camera available. Whether you’re a wedding photographer or an amateur looking to turn professional, it’s important that you understand shutter speed and how it can affect the photos you take."

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Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars Review

Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars Review: "So I can, without fear of contradiction, say that we can safely discount use of the DEV-5 in theatres and the like: for one thing you’d quickly get tired of sitting it on your lap or wrapping it around your neck — it weighs over a kilo and is nearly the size of a shoe box; for another, it looks suspiciously like a recording device — for stills and video — which of course, it is!"

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The Best Articles for Learning More About Editing Images and Photos - How-To Geek

The Best Articles for Learning More About Editing Images and Photos - How-To Geek: "Now that you’ve learned how to take beautiful photographs, you can learn how to use Photoshop, GIMP, Paint.NET, and other editing programs to edit and enhance your images and photos, along with learning some general terminology and information."

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Beginner Photoshop: How To Make Convincing Fake Tattoos - How-To Geek

Beginner Photoshop: How To Make Convincing Fake Tattoos - How-To Geek: "Whether you want to see yourself with your new tattoo before you commit to it, or whether you’re just wanting to safely put prison tats on your toddler, you can learn a lot about how to use Photoshop with this how to with the beginner in mind. And if you’re a fan of open source software, rejoice, as this howto is GIMP friendly, with nearly every step compatible with GIMP tools and filters. Keep reading!"

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Fairytale Style Photography Session: Behind the Scenes – PictureCorrect

Fairytale Style Photography Session: Behind the Scenes – PictureCorrect: "When shooting an animal themed photoshoot at Ray of Light Farm, photographer Adrien Broom called on a PocketWizard MiniTT1 paired with the PocketWizard AC3 ZoneController to provide her the flexibility of controlling her multi-flash setup directly from her camera."

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Personal Photography – PictureCorrect

Personal Photography – PictureCorrect: "There are many types of photography, some types not as glamorous as other types. I could use up a couple paragraphs just listing them all but since there only a couple that interest me I won’t. But let me tell you about the type I enjoy the most, “Personal Photography”, sounds like I just made that up but I didn’t."

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15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography: "Capturing scenes in low light remains one of the most challenging aspects of photography, yet the results when executed well can be truly captivating."

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What is Exposure Bracketing? by Digital Photo Secrets

What is Exposure Bracketing? by Digital Photo Secrets: If there’s one point I keep mentioning over and over again, it’s this. Automatic mode doesn’t always give you the best images. It can get very close to what you want, but because it can’t gauge the light perfectly, you sometimes end up with images that are either too bright or too dark.

The Hyperfocal Distance and Why You Don’t Need To Worry About It by Digital Photo Secrets

The Hyperfocal Distance and Why You Don’t Need To Worry About It by Digital Photo Secrets: As someone who has seen many of photography’s trends come and go, I’m still surprised with how many beginning photographers are worried about little things that ultimately amount to nothing.

Remembering Photojournalists Documenting Violence in Syria – PictureCorrect

Remembering Photojournalists Documenting Violence in Syria – PictureCorrect: As unrest continues in Syria, there are a few courageous photographers risking their lives in an effort to report the truth to the world. Without journalists on the ground, the government would be free to manipulate the news and the facts about what is happening there. French photographer Remi Ochlik was killed this week along with another prominent journalist, Marie Colvin, in a barrage of gunfire and shelling by government forces in Homs, Syria.

How to Use Your Camera’s LCD Monitor to Improve Composition – PictureCorrect

How to Use Your Camera’s LCD Monitor to Improve Composition – PictureCorrect: You may own the most expensive photo equipment and have the latest array of software for tweaking your images but it’s all for naught if you haven’t quite figured out the fundamentals of how to put together a suitable well balanced composition.

Impossible Photography by Erik Johansson: TED Talk – PictureCorrect

Impossible Photography by Erik Johansson: TED Talk – PictureCorrect: "


A recent TED TALK by digital artist, Erik Johansson has raised a few eyebrows among the photography crowd for more than a couple reasons."

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Yosemite Time-lapse Photography – PictureCorrect

Yosemite Time-lapse Photography – PictureCorrect: "Yosemite is, without a doubt, a true nature photographers playground. So much in fact, a section of the park is named in honor of famous photographer, Ansel Adams. Colin Delehanty recently spent four days with a fellow photographer, Sheldon Niel, to create this four minute timelapse of the park. This project has now received media attention worldwide and millions of people have seen since it was released a few weeks ago. Take a moment and enjoy:"

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Rembrandt Lighting in Photography – PictureCorrect

Rembrandt Lighting in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Rembrandt lighting was named after of the great master, who often used it in his own portraits. The idea is to create a small inverted triangle of light on the subject’s cheek which is opposite the light source. This is very flattering (especially for people with prominent cheekbone structure) and was often used in old Hollywood portraits. It is important to ensure that you get catch lights in both eyes"

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Want to be a Child Photographer but Don’t have Kids?

Want to be a Child Photographer but Don’t have Kids?: "I just had an excellent question over on my Facebook page. One reader asked, “How easy, or not, is it to get into child photography? I don’t have children, none of my friends have children but I have a growing interest in investigating the child photography side of things.”"

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The Impact of Less

The Impact of Less: "Photography is about choices and decisions. Make the right ones up to the moment the shutter button is pressed and a successful composition will result. This sounds simple enough but we all know how frustratingly elusive this can be. The key to good photography is consistently choosing the right options and we achieve this not through following a magic formula, nor by having the best kit, but by practice."

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Pentax Ricoh and Marc Newson create new K-01 camera with world's thinnest interchangeable lens

Pentax Ricoh and Marc Newson create new K-01 camera with world's thinnest interchangeable lens: "entax Ricoh and acclaimed designer Marc Newson have joined forces to create a new 16 megapixel mirrorless camera and a new pancake lens that's claimed to be the world's thinnest interchangeable lens. The Pentax K-01 interchangeable lens camera (pronounced "kay zero one") is also said to be compatible with over 25 million previously-produced Pentax K-mount lenses."

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War Photography Insights from the Field – PictureCorrect

War Photography Insights from the Field – PictureCorrect: "Probably the most difficult and dangerous job in photography is that of a war photographer. Getty Photographer John Moore is no stranger to working in conflict zones having been on assignments in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In early 2011 he was assigned to Cairo to cover to growing uprising against President Mubarak."

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My Still-Life Photography Adventure

My Still-Life Photography Adventure: "Everyone has photographed still life images at one time or another. It’s usually one of those everyday images that catches our eye such as the sun shining through colored glass bottles on a window sill, fresh flowers in a vase or a stack of old books on an antique table."

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Fujifilm X10 Review

Fujifilm X10 Review: "Described as an ‘enthusiast camera’, this one took me quite by surprise. With a new camera for review I normally take it out of its box, tap a few buttons, power up, then delve deeper."

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Airplane Window Time-lapse from San Francisco to Paris – PictureCorrect

Airplane Window Time-lapse from San Francisco to Paris – PictureCorrect: "In this two-minute long time-lapse, photographers from Beep Show, illustrate the cross-continental flight from San Francisco, California to Paris, France."

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Photography Tips to Take Good Pictures – PictureCorrect

Photography Tips to Take Good Pictures – PictureCorrect: "A lot of us really don’t have the expertise we would like to for taking photos which are worth exhibiting in picture frames on our office desktops."

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Use Lightroom Presets in Adobe Camera RAW

Use Lightroom Presets in Adobe Camera RAW: "If you’re like me, you have some presets that you’ve created in Lightroom that you would like to use in Adobe Camera Raw. Unfortunately the format of the preset files in each program is different so you can’t just install a Lightroom preset in ACR. However you can make an ACR preset from a file that has had that same preset applied to in Lightroom. Here’s how:"

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How to Create Impossible Images: Erik Johansson

How to Create Impossible Images: Erik Johansson: "Got a spare 6 minutes? Here’s photographers Erik Johansson presenting at TED about his ‘Impossible Photography’"

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How To Photograph Your Cat by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Photograph Your Cat by Digital Photo Secrets: "Have you wanted to get a good picture of fluffy but don’t know where to start? Cats are a notoriously skittish subject. They can be a real challenge to pose."

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How To Get An Eye For Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Get An Eye For Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "Ah, the elusive photographic eye. Is it something you’re born with, or is it something you develop over the years? I’m inclined to believe the latter."

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A Fifteen Minute Exercise To Improve Your Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

A Fifteen Minute Exercise To Improve Your Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "Have you ever wondered why some photographers just seem to have a knack for what they’re doing?"

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HDR and Beyond – Seeing is Believing!

HDR and Beyond – Seeing is Believing!: "HDR is when you take 3-5 or 7 photos at different exposure settings, and then merge them into a single image using speciality software. What you get are beautiful photos with incredible detail, controlled lighting and accurate colour. You cannot reproduce an HDR image manipulating a single JPG or RAW image in Photoshop."

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MicroOLED introduces 5.4 million pixel camera display

MicroOLED introduces 5.4 million pixel camera display: "Digital camera technology has just taken a huge leap forward with the development of a microdisplay panel that's millions of pixels beyond what is currently used in the highly detailed electronic viewfinders of Fujifilm's most recent X-series cameras (X-S1/X-Pro1), and more than double the panels in Sony's latest alpha and NEX cameras."

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How To Deliver A Useful Photo Critique

How To Deliver A Useful Photo Critique: "Much has been written on DPS about receiving feedback and examining your own photos to help improve. Today I want to give you some pointers on providing a critique to others (when asked for) so the conversation between you and the photographer is time well spent."

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Kodachrome Film Documentary – PictureCorrect

Kodachrome Film Documentary – PictureCorrect: Kodachrome revolutionized the world of photography, bringing color into a world that was previously seen in black in white. In the mid-1930′s Kodak began marketing the film to the public as a 16mm movie film. The popularity of the film created a demand for the film to be produced in other formats.

Action Sequence Photography Tips with Strobe Lighting – PictureCorrect

Action Sequence Photography Tips with Strobe Lighting – PictureCorrect: Professional snowmobiler and X-Games Gold Medalist, Justin Hoyer, teamed up with photographer Andy Kawa to create a freestyle snowmobile action sequence using high speed strobes and a Nikon D300. Take a tour of the shoot here:

Tips for Travelling With Photography Equipment – PictureCorrect

Tips for Travelling With Photography Equipment – PictureCorrect: Travelling with photographic equipment can difficult, but travelling without photographic equipment could be considered a waste of a journey by any photographer who truly loves taking pictures, so here are some handy tips that should take some of the stress out of travelling with your camera equipment.

New batch of Nikon COOLPIX cameras unveiled

New batch of Nikon COOLPIX cameras unveiled: I can't help but wonder whether Nikon has been waiting for temperatures in my part of the northern hemisphere to dip below zero before announcing additions to its appropriately-named COOLPIX range of compact digital cameras. Probably not, but all nine models are released this month and include a new line aimed at today's family, some with built-in GPS, and a powerful new ultra-zoom.

24 Beautiful Dawn Images

24 Beautiful Dawn Images: Dawn is such a wonderful time to photograph life. Sun breaking the horizon, dew on grass, mist hovering over landscapes… of course, that’s only if you’re awake to see it.

DAWN: Weekly Photography Challenge

DAWN: Weekly Photography Challenge: Earlier today we posted 24 Beautiful Dawn Images – with the hope of giving you a little inspiration to set those alarm clocks a little earlier this week and to get out at – or before – sunrise to take some dawn images of your own.

Texture in Photography – PictureCorrect

Texture in Photography – PictureCorrect: Effective composition is a big part of producing eye-catching photos. It isn’t possible to carry out a comprehensive review of the field of composition in a few short paragraphs. Rather, three aspects of composition that tend to be especially important in texture photography will be covered: contrast, curves, and patterns.

10 Tips for Better Sports Photography | PhotographyBLOG

10 Tips for Better Sports Photography | PhotographyBLOG: "Ever since picking up a camera at the age of 16, sports photography has been one of the top subject matters for professional British sports photographer, Jordan Weeks."

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10 Tips for Better Sports Photography | PhotographyBLOG

10 Tips for Better Sports Photography | PhotographyBLOG: "Ever since picking up a camera at the age of 16, sports photography has been one of the top subject matters for professional British sports photographer, Jordan Weeks."

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How to Use the Human Form to Give a Sense of Scale to Your Images [With Examples]

How to Use the Human Form to Give a Sense of Scale to Your Images [With Examples]: "At times when you’re photographing scenes like landscapes or architectural structures it is difficult to convey to those viewing your images the scale of what you’re photographing – particularly when the main element in your shot is big."

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88 Links That Are Like Crack for Photographers

88 Links That Are Like Crack for Photographers: "Back from a brief hiatus, the Toad has been busy hopping around the internet looking for the best tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone. This weeks list contains some of the very best images, tips and tricks from some of the most talented artists. "

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6 Ways to Add Drama and Mystery to Your Images

6 Ways to Add Drama and Mystery to Your Images: "Recently at a get together with 6 photographer friends we started chatting about the idea of adding Drama and Mystery to images."

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Photographers: The one thing you need before opening for business

Photographers: The one thing you need before opening for business: "here are lots of obvious things you need before you can start a photography business. And as much as this seems like a hobby that you can make money through as you learn, it’s not really that simple if you want to establish an honest-to-goodness business."

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Why Patience is a Virtue: 3 Essentials for Shooting Macro Photography ‹ PhotoShelter Blog

Why Patience is a Virtue: 3 Essentials for Shooting Macro Photography ‹ PhotoShelter Blog: "As anyone who’s worked in macro photography knows, successful shots largely depend on a great and sometimes grueling deal of patience. Alex Hyde – a professional natural history photographer by trade – has worked in macro photography for years, specifically with invertebrates. Based in the UK, Alex’s images have been published in newspapers, books, and magazines such as The Times and BBC Wildlife"

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Top 5 compact cameras for bargain hunters | Crave - CNET

Top 5 compact cameras for bargain hunters | Crave - CNET: "These cameras aren't the cheapest, but they're the best bang for your buck right now."

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Simple Wedding Photography: New eBook Review – PictureCorrect

Simple Wedding Photography: New eBook Review – PictureCorrect: "Simple Wedding Photography by Lauren Lim was just released today and covers everything you need to know to photograph a wedding and the business behind it"

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5 things to Love [and 5 things to Hate] about Canon G1 X

5 things to Love [and 5 things to Hate] about Canon G1 X: "This week, I got my greedy little hands on a Canon G1 X and I have to say, I was {and still am} absolutely giddy over this camera. Bear in mind, it’s been about 6 years since I even owned a point + shoot so getting this camera was like going from VHS to blue ray."

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Walking Across America: Time-lapse Project – PictureCorrect

Walking Across America: Time-lapse Project – PictureCorrect: "The filmmaking collective known as Conscious Minds are known for using conceptual ideas in producing spots for the internet. When they teamed up with Levi’s, in 2010, they produced the viral video, “Guy Walks Across America."

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Vintage Car Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Vintage Car Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Cars that were manufactured before the end of World War II (1945) are classified as vintage cars while those manufactured between 1945 and 1975 are categorized as classic cars"

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HDR Photo Tutorial – PictureCorrect

HDR Photo Tutorial – PictureCorrect: "Professional photographer Rob Hanson has taken the time to create a detailed video tutorial to teach viewers how to make HDR photographs. The five part video series exams the editing process from start to finish. Hanson takes a set of three identical photographs at different exposures and combines them to create one perfectly exposed image."

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15 Tips for Great Candlelight Photography

15 Tips for Great Candlelight Photography: "Happy Valentines Day! In celebration we thought we’d publish this post on the romantic topic of Candlelight Photography!"

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3 Minutes with Photographer Steven Bumgardner

3 Minutes with Photographer Steven Bumgardner: "Photography has always been a powerful medium to share images, but it has consistently been most powerful when used to share stories. As digital SLRs increasingly include video functionality new opportunities are emerging for photographers to enhance their storytelling with video and videographers to return to their roots with still photography."

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Photo Inspiration: Travel Photography From Around The World Project

Photo Inspiration: Travel Photography From Around The World Project: "Today I am starting a new (semi-)regular series on DPS. On this site we have great content with step by step instructions, gear reviews and information on all forms of post processing."

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Clouds in Time-lapse Photography: The Unseen Sea – PictureCorrect

Clouds in Time-lapse Photography: The Unseen Sea – PictureCorrect: "The Unseen Sea, a timelapse video by San Francisco, California based photographer, Simon Christen, has gone viral on Vimeo, racking up over 1.5 million views since it has been posted. The camera work seen here took place at various locations throughout San Francisco over the course of a year. Sit back, relax, and take a moment to enjoy:"

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Know Your Digital Camera’s Enemies – PictureCorrect

Know Your Digital Camera’s Enemies – PictureCorrect: "Your digital camera is a precious device that allows you to capture great memories as they happen. And since you spent your hard earned money to buy it, you need to protect it at all cost."

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Picking A Waterfall Shutter Speed For The Best Look

Picking A Waterfall Shutter Speed For The Best Look: "Capturing a waterfall is a matter of personal taste. This post will not tell you you should always use shutter speed 1/X and life will be fine. To the contrary, this post is meant to show some examples of what different shutter speeds do to a moderately distant waterfall so you can decide for yourself which effect is to your liking."

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Thinking vs Feeling Photography: Discuss

Thinking vs Feeling Photography: Discuss: "Today I read an interview with photographer Bruce Gilden (warning, some of Bruces images are confronting) whose photography of his time in Haiti was featured in the January edition of Leica’s LFI magazine."

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Why You Need To Pre-Focus Your Photos with Point and Shoot Cameras – PictureCorrect

Why You Need To Pre-Focus Your Photos with Point and Shoot Cameras – PictureCorrect: "If you’re just starting out in digital photography, you’ll realize that many of your shots can get out of focus or ruined if you’re not careful with exposure and camera handling technique. One of the more common problems I find is the presence of shutter lag in digital cameras."

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Some Tips For Snowy Day Portraits by Digital Photo Secrets

Some Tips For Snowy Day Portraits by Digital Photo Secrets: "When you think of cold temperatures and snowfall, you rarely think “hey, what a great opportunity to snap some portraits of my friends.” Most of us are a slave to the notion that cloudy weather equals bad photography."

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When And How To Use A Neutral Density Filter by Digital Photo Secrets

When And How To Use A Neutral Density Filter by Digital Photo Secrets: "There are a number of filters on the market today. You’ve probably heard of polarizers, warming filters, and cooling filters, but what about neutral density filters? The language sounds overly complicated, but rest assured it’s not. If you’ve ever wondered what one these filters does, and how you might use it in your own photography, you are about to find out."

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How to Make a Mobile Portrait Studio for Events: Burning Man – PictureCorrect

How to Make a Mobile Portrait Studio for Events: Burning Man – PictureCorrect: As a photographer, you never know when the perfect opportunity to take photograph is going to come around. You have to always be prepared for the unexpected. For a portrait photographer who is used to working with a full studio light setup, that can be very tricky

25 Evokative Images of Abandonment and Urban Decay

25 Evokative Images of Abandonment and Urban Decay:

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The Sky in Landscape Photography: Making It Work

The Sky in Landscape Photography: Making It Work: "While wondering through the Tate Gallery in London many years ago lavishing myself on a feast of paintings by William Turner I came across a small note book of his, secured within a glass cabinet in a less than conspicuous corner of the foyer. It was not dissimilar to a school boy’s exercise book and it was filled with small and delicate watercolours of the sky. The curators comment indicated over 700 individual images were recorded by Turner."

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Winter on the Beach: 26 Chilling Photographs

Winter on the Beach: 26 Chilling Photographs: "While we often associate photographs of the beach of sun and fun, we often forget that winter throws up some amazing opportunities for landscapes and coastal landscapes. As you can see from the wonderful winter beach photographs below, just because it’s snowing doesn’t mean you should forget about the beach as a place to go! Don’t forget to click through to the photographers if you like what you see and also check out the winter photography resources at the end of the collection!"

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How to Take Great Winter Close-ups | PhotographyBLOG

How to Take Great Winter Close-ups | PhotographyBLOG: "The appeal of a landscape covered with fresh snow or frost has an alluring effect on most outdoor photographers."

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Best Vintage Photo Apps For iPhone – PictureCorrect

Best Vintage Photo Apps For iPhone – PictureCorrect: "When today’s market is full of high definition, high mega pixel cameras, we are missing the warm, grainy, imperfect effects from the era of analog camera and films. Nostalgia is just part of the human nature."

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How to Shoot Through a Wire Fence

How to Shoot Through a Wire Fence: "Stuck behind a wire fence when trying to shoot an interesting subject can be a pain. It’s a challenge most often faced at the zoo but you also come across it when shooting at some sporting events (car racing for example) or in other random circumstances (for example I recently was photographing some kids on a trampoline which had a mesh around it)."

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The Battle at F-Stop Ridge Continues – PictureCorrect

The Battle at F-Stop Ridge Continues – PictureCorrect: "When the team at The Camera Store in Calgary decided to make a commercial for their store, none of them expected for it to become an internet sensation. You can imagine their delight when “The Battle at F-Stop Ridge” racked up over two million views and was featured on the homepage of Youtube."

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Professional Underwater Photography Session Techniques – PictureCorrect

Professional Underwater Photography Session Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Canadian based photographers 2D Photography give us a detailed look at the process they used during an underwater photoshoot. As an added bonus, the team runs through an above the water photoshoot before getting the submerged portion of the shoot set up."

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Apple will reportedly unveil iPad 3 in early March | Apple - CNET News

Apple will reportedly unveil iPad 3 in early March | Apple - CNET News: "Apple may unveil the next iPad at an event scheduled for the first week of March, AllThingsD reported today."

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End of an era: Kodak discontinues camera business | The Digital Home - CNET News

End of an era: Kodak discontinues camera business | The Digital Home - CNET News: "Eastman Kodak stunned the world today, announcing that it has put an end to its camera business."

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How To Shoot 360 Degree Panoramas While On The Road – With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll Of Uncornered Market

How To Shoot 360 Degree Panoramas While On The Road – With Audrey Scott And Daniel Noll Of Uncornered Market: "It’s worth your while to click on the image above to be taken to the full sized 360 view of the Shah-é-Chéragh Mosque taken by Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market.com. As DPS evolves, we’ll be adding in the ability to see these immersion style Shockwave files on the blog, but for now, take a look at this example before diving into this post."

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Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Review

Sony Alpha SLT-A65 Review: "Since my review of the Sony SLT-A77 hit the screens of many Digital Photography School visitors it’s obvious the company has pressed the right buttons for people wanting to lift their photo game"

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Recon Instruments brings action camera viewing into your goggles

Recon Instruments brings action camera viewing into your goggles: "Skiers and snowboarders of the future are going to be pretty close to cyborgs. Over the years, we've seen such wearable electronics as heated clothing, cell phone-compatible ski gloves and camera-equipped goggles. We've also seen the Recon Instruments goggles, which use a small heads-up display so that you can view your speed, vertical and other ego-inflating (or deflating) stats."

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The Perfect Camera Bag for the Female Street Photographer

The Perfect Camera Bag for the Female Street Photographer: "For the first time ever I have a camera bag that does not make me look like a photo geek! (Or, to be honest, for the first time in my life I have a real camera bag, with room for more than just one camera)!"

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How to Be a Street Photographer – PictureCorrect

How to Be a Street Photographer – PictureCorrect: "The idea behind street photography is to take a candid shots of interesting people, places, or moments in time. The best street photographers work with minimal equipment, usually just a camera–no speedlights, no light meters, no other gadgets that were designed to make our jobs as photographers easier."

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How To Get Over Your Fears And Raise Your Prices as a Photographer

How To Get Over Your Fears And Raise Your Prices as a Photographer: "The photographer’s equivalent to Dr. Easterlin’s statement is probably “Whatever you charge for your work, the typical response is that you’re 20% too expensive.” Like clockwork, I’ve been told my photography is too expensive at $75, $100, $300, $500, $1200, and $2000 price points. But why?"

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6 Timelapse Photography Tips [You May Not Have Considered]

6 Timelapse Photography Tips [You May Not Have Considered]: "There are a lot of tutorials out there that introduce the practice of shooting timelapses with a variety of different cameras. All of which can help you get started. But as with any situation, I’ve found there are a few things that have helped me along the way that I never read in a tutorial online."

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Nikon D800 and D800e announced

Nikon D800 and D800e announced: "There has been chatter on the interweb for what seems like ever, surrounding the the new offering from Nikon. Here it is, finally, for you to lust after! Nikon D800 & D800E $2,995.00 and it’ yours!"

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Low Light Wedding Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Low Light Wedding Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "


There is nothing nicer than using a high quality prime lens and shooting wide open, it can be quite liberating especially when coupled with a full frame camera. It gives you the ability to almost see in the dark. Small changes in light can be used to create dramatic images and the shallow depth of focus lets you draw the eye and hide unflattering distractions. It is a great tool at a wedding but if all of your pictures are shot like this it can be boring too. So what is the answer?"

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For those about to stalk: The 42x Nikon Coolpix P510 | Crave - CNET

For those about to stalk: The 42x Nikon Coolpix P510 | Crave - CNET: "The P510 also gets a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor and built-in GPS for geotagging photos. Everything else looks to be the same as the P500, but I'm sure there's probably one or two new shooting options. And here's hoping Nikon used one hell of an image stabilization system, too."

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Tips for Capturing Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect

Tips for Capturing Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect: "It has been “many” years since I used to shoot portrait portfolios for Hollywood hopefuls, but many of the tricks I learned back then I have used ever since when shooting every thing from people to bugs. "

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Blending Photos Together for Perfect Lighting in Commercial Photography – PictureCorrect

Blending Photos Together for Perfect Lighting in Commercial Photography – PictureCorrect: "Commercial photography can be a tedious process. Oftentimes, a single finished image can be comprised of over 30 photographs. The process of blending all these photographs together ensures that every part of the product is lit perfectly. This is especially useful when photographing objects as large as a Volvo semi-truck. Commercial photographer Tim Bjorn has done just this. Take a look:"

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10 Photography Tips for Enthusiasts | PCMag.com

10 Photography Tips for Enthusiasts | PCMag.com: "More and more people are getting serious about photography as a hobby. Digital cameras have made it easy to get instant feedback on your shots, and large memory cards allow you to experiment with angles and lighting without racking up the costs associated with shooting film."

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Video With a DSLR Camera: Pros and Cons – PictureCorrect

Video With a DSLR Camera: Pros and Cons – PictureCorrect: "*DSLR stands for Dig­i­tal Sin­gle Lens Reflex. It’s a type of camera used exclusively for photography in the past. In 2008 Canon start­ing adding a video mode to their DSLR cam­eras. They had no idea the phe­nom­e­non that it would bring."

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Photography Tips for Icy Streams, Rain, Icicles and Snowflakes – PictureCorrect

Photography Tips for Icy Streams, Rain, Icicles and Snowflakes – PictureCorrect: "In this article we’ll cover photography tips for overcoming the photo doldrums with water as icy streams, freezing rain, icicles and snowflakes:

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Composition: When to Landscape a Portrait and Vice Versa

Composition: When to Landscape a Portrait and Vice Versa: "At first glance many will probably have tongue firmly in cheek and I might well be stating the obvious, however, it’s the little things make big differences in this photography lark, changing the whole dynamic of a photograph just by using the simplest of techniques is hands down the best way to take better images."

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Mastering Panning – Photographing Moving Subjects

Mastering Panning – Photographing Moving Subjects: "Previously we’ve covered the topic of shutter speed and looked at how increasing and decreasing it can have a significant impact upon the images we take – particularly if the subjects in those images are moving."

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Street Photography: Weekly Photography Challenge

Street Photography: Weekly Photography Challenge: "I know that those two words send some people into a state of panic as they’re often associated with taking pictures of complete strangers on the street (like we wrote about yesterday when we interviewed Street Photographer Eric Kim) but you may interpret the theme any way that you wish."

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Poser: Achieve Perfect Portrait Expression

Poser: Achieve Perfect Portrait Expression: "We’ve all heard it from clients before. “I don’t like formally posed pictures of myself. I always look so stiff. Can we get pictures without being formally set up?”"

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Silhouette Photography Technique

Silhouette Photography Technique: "A great photograph is no different than any other work of art, in that it should elicit emotion and engage viewers. One of my favorite ways to engage the viewer of a photograph and encourage them to interpret the image is by utilizing silhouettes."

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Iceland Volcano Eruption Time-lapse – PictureCorrect

Iceland Volcano Eruption Time-lapse – PictureCorrect: "In the spring of 2010, the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, erupted, shutting down airways all across Europe. Sean Stiegemeier organized a sponsored trip to the country to capture the natural disaster in a beautiful way."

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Silhouette Photography Technique

Silhouette Photography Technique: "The reason silhouettes are so engaging is because they are so open to interpretation. Think of a silhouette of a man sitting alone on a park bench at sunset. Is he sad and lonely because his wife has passed? Is he relaxed and content?"

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Chris Sanders – Photographer Spotlight

Chris Sanders – Photographer Spotlight: "I have been taking photos since I was twelve years old. I didn’t go to school for Photography, I majored in Film and Broadcasting. When I graduated, I did the usual ‘film set PA stuff’ and took photos on the side. I liked the intimacy of photography."

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How to Become a Victoria’s Secret Photographer – PictureCorrect

How to Become a Victoria’s Secret Photographer – PictureCorrect: "The Victoria’s Secret Holiday catalog features beautiful models dressed in scanty lingerie, but for Russell James, photographing these sexy models is the highest pressure job of his year. A behind the scenes look into Pier 59 Studios in New York City was created by the CNBC network show, Best Jobs Ever (for those of you reading this by email, you can see the video here). Russell does make it look easy; as the professional models pose and flirt with the photographer, he smiles and states,"

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