Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Weddings

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Weddings: "Previously in this posing guide series we took a look to posing women, posing men, posing children, posing couples and posing groups of people. In this article let’s address a popular photographic event – wedding."

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3 Reasons You Aren’t Shooting In RAW Yet by Digital Photo Secrets

3 Reasons You Aren’t Shooting In RAW Yet by Digital Photo Secrets: "I have said in previous posts that RAW photography isn’t for everyone. It definitely takes a little more effort to get into RAW, but once you do, you’ll find you have a lot more control over your images. A lot of people ask me if it’s worth getting into RAW photography, and I always say it definitely is. Are these three things holding you back from trying it out?"

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How to Photograph Water – PictureCorrect

How to Photograph Water – PictureCorrect: "Photographing waterfalls presents the photographer with the opportunity to create some very creative shots. When photographed properly, you can make running water appear soft and almost ghost-like."

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History of Photography Timeline - photo.net

History of Photography Timeline - photo.net: "ancient times: Camera obscuras used to form images on walls in darkened rooms; image formation via a pinhole"

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5 Tips to Shake Up Your Travel Photography

5 Tips to Shake Up Your Travel Photography: "I love to look at travel photography, but man, sometimes it can all just seem mind-numbingly similar.

Put a cabin, some rocks, grass, or sand in the foreground, a lake or ocean in the middle ground, and a sunset or mountain in the background, preferably during a slightly cloudy day"

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Incredibly Simple 2-Step Program for Better Photos

Incredibly Simple 2-Step Program for Better Photos: "I’ll be the first to concede, I am not a great photographer. The eternal optimist in me likes to think all things are possible."

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Simplicity in Photography – PictureCorrect

Simplicity in Photography – PictureCorrect: "




“Natural Bridges State Beach” captured by Ron Craig
It’s well known that we humans can only take in a limited amount of information at a time, but when we take photos we often find ourselves trying to cram in as much as possible. This leaves us with photos with no single point of focus, that lack impact."

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Food Photography Tips: See How McDonald’s Does It – PictureCorrect

Food Photography Tips: See How McDonald’s Does It – PictureCorrect: "Ever notice how the food you buy from McDonald’s tends to look a bit well, underwhelming, compared to the giant-sized photographs of their burgers they use on their menus?"

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3 Tips That Will Work in Most Forms of Photography

3 Tips That Will Work in Most Forms of Photography: "When I’m asked to share a tip for the readers of a website I always try to give a tip that will be beneficial for a large group of people, and I know not all of the readers are “people shooters” so for this post I tried to give you some tips that I found work really well in almost any form of photography. I was asked to keep it short, so here it goes."

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The Art of the Musician Portrait

The Art of the Musician Portrait: "I grew up in a musical family. At any point in the day, you could focus your ears and hear 4-6 instruments sounding throughout the house. It overwhelmed a lot of people, but when you live in it, you learn how to tune out the noise. Growing up in a family of musicians though really gave me a fascination and love for the musician culture. To this day, musicians are among my absolute favorite groups of individuals to hang out with, jam with, and of course – as a photographer – take portraits of."

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Interview with Fine Art Portrait Photographer Bill Gekas

Interview with Fine Art Portrait Photographer Bill Gekas: "Earlier in the year while surfing through a list of photographers on Google Plus I came across a photograph that grabbed my attention. A young girl with rosy cheeks, big wide eyes and a serious look on her face stood against a green wallpapered wall dressed in a bright red jacket while holding a bowl of cherries."

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How to Direct Light on a Model During a Fashion Photography Session – PictureCorrect

How to Direct Light on a Model During a Fashion Photography Session – PictureCorrect: "Lighting is one of the principal elements in portraiture. In order to produce quality photos it is essential that one understands the very basics. An important aspect that one has to keep in mind is the direction of light."

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My First Model Photo Shoot – PictureCorrect

My First Model Photo Shoot – PictureCorrect: "Shooting a model is considered a staple for many, if not most, photographers. Models are photographed for portraits, advertising, stock, etc."

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Using Technology To Take Better Photos

Using Technology To Take Better Photos: "Technology is a great thing and never has it been able to help (and often hinder) photographers with their craft than in this day and age. A bold statement, so let me show you some applications and websites which can make photography more fun, interesting or educational. They each have apps available for desktops, tablets and smartphones aplenty"

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Getting Up Close with Close-Up Lenses

Getting Up Close with Close-Up Lenses: "Macro and close-up photography can seem complex and intimidating when you don’t know much about the techniques or equipment used."

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5 Pieces of Equipment You Should Carry for any Photo Excursion – PictureCorrect

5 Pieces of Equipment You Should Carry for any Photo Excursion – PictureCorrect: "Before I share my advice with you I want you to know I am an avid outdoors photographer. It is my passion and the reason for me to wake up at 4 AM every Saturday instead of going out with friends."

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Soft Boxes – PictureCorrect

Soft Boxes – PictureCorrect: "Soft boxes are an essential part of any studio set up, yet to many of us, who don’t frequent the studio environment, it may seem they are simple to set up and use. However, this is not the case and in this series of three videos from Jay P Morgan, we learn the basics and intricacies of setting up soft boxes in a real studio setting."

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Tintypes – PictureCorrect

Tintypes – PictureCorrect: "The man behind Photobooth, a tintype portrait studio in San Francisco, has made a couple of interesting videos revealing the historic process he uses to create the 4 x 5 works of art. Photobooth co-founder, Michael Shindler, says that though the process dates back to 1800′s,"

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How to Photograph Whales – PictureCorrect

How to Photograph Whales – PictureCorrect: "As a wildlife photographer, I have taken a few images of some of Nature’s smallest creatures, like the incredible Hummingbirds, and her biggest, the Blue Whale – the largest animal living on our planet, ever. Cetaceans, the term used to describe porpoises, dolphins and whales, are mammals, just like ourselves. "

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Getting your Portrait Photography to the Next Level – Part I

Getting your Portrait Photography to the Next Level – Part I: "Know that moment when you meet a person, either in your country or while travelling, a person with an extremely interesting face, who you want to capture in an image? But then, a moment before you click the shutter, questions emerges:"

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Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography (New eBook) – PictureCorrect

Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography (New eBook) – PictureCorrect: "Released in the last few days, Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography by Andrew Gibson aims to help readers master the often complicated techniques of Macro Photography. Great subject matter is all around, and these methods can help you reveal objects in entirely new ways."

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What Studio Photography Taught Me About Shooting On Location by Digital Photo Secrets

What Studio Photography Taught Me About Shooting On Location by Digital Photo Secrets: "Studio photography and on-location photography. You would think the two have barely anything to do with one another. In the studio, everything is finely tuned and precisely controlled. Out there in the real world, all kinds of random events can turn a great photo shoot into a not-so-great one. With that said, my experience in the studio has done a lot to improve my on-location photography. Here are a few things you can learn."

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Lighting Ratios to Make or Break your Portrait

Lighting Ratios to Make or Break your Portrait: "In a previous article (6 Lighting Patterns every photographer should know) I talked about lighting patterns and how they create shape and dimensions on the face. Another factor that contributes to the effectiveness of a portrait is the lighting ratio. As a math term, a ratio is a comparison of one thing to another. The dictionary definition states, “the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other ”"

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Prototype gigapixel camera incorporates 98 microcameras

Prototype gigapixel camera incorporates 98 microcameras: "While digital cameras such as the Hasselblad H4D-200MS and Nikon D800 have pushed the megapixel boundary in recent times, and Nokia’s inclusion of a 41-megapixel camera into its 808 PureView smartphone got plenty of attention, researchers at Duke University and the University of Arizona say the age of consumer gigapixel cameras are just around the corner – and they’ve created a prototype gigapixel camera to back up their claim."

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Creative Tango Dance Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Creative Tango Dance Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Hoping for something a little outside the box, when Montreal based photographer, Benjamin Von Wong, was asked to photograph a pair of tango dance partners, he took to the streets for a guerrilla style photo shoot.  To keep help keep the makeshift “studio” portable, he brought along only a few items: a neutral density filter, a softbox, an umbrella, and of course a couple of assistants to lend a helping hand. Take a look here:"

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Introduction to Editing Photos in Lightroom – PictureCorrect

Introduction to Editing Photos in Lightroom – PictureCorrect: "While Photoshop has some excellent features for editing photographs, it’s not necessarily known as fast way to edit multiple images. That’s where Lightroomcomes into play."

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How to Take Pictures of Fireworks – PictureCorrect

How to Take Pictures of Fireworks – PictureCorrect: "Since the 4th of July is coming up in the U.S., Independence Day, it’s a good time to review the basics of photographing fireworks. It’s easy, it’s fun and a great way to preserve the memories of those wonderful displays."

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Lightroom 4 Cropping Tool in Complete Detail

Lightroom 4 Cropping Tool in Complete Detail: "In this article we will go over Lightroom’s Cropping Tool in complete detail. We will be covering manual cropping, Custom Ratio’s, the Straighten Tool, as well as the Frame Crop Tool and the Constrain to Warp option. We will also touch on Major Crops, and how to compensate to enhance detail.  To get started, you can access the Crop OverlayTool by hitting “R” on your keyboard or by selecting it on the Adjustment Tool Bar."

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Do More With Your Polarizer | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Do More With Your Polarizer | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "If you think a polarizer is only for darkening the sky, you're missing opportunities to enhance reflections, saturate color and emphasize texture in shade or overcast. Many nature photographers are simply screwing on a polarizer without understanding how it works, mistakenly believing that merely having it attached is sufficient. When used properly, a polarizer is one of the most valuable tools in your bag for creating rich, evocative landscape photos. "

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Backlit Landscapes | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Backlit Landscapes | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Backlight can impart many different looks to a landscape. It can emphasize a strong silhouette, it can rim light a subject with a strong outer glow, it can enhance the look of fog or mist, it can create shafts of misty light, and it can provide a sun star as the sun ever so slightly peeks from behind a portion of the subject. It presents a unique quality of light that is often overlooked by landscape photographers. It presents challenges, but the rewards are worth the effort. Subjects must be judiciously chosen. The more you realize which ones work, the more you’ll add dramatic images to your files."

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8 Tips For Photographing Birds

8 Tips For Photographing Birds: "Photographing birds can be really frustrating. They never seem to sit still for even just a second, and if you get too close, they’ll just fly away"

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Establishing Yourself as a Photographer on a College Campus: A How To

Establishing Yourself as a Photographer on a College Campus: A How To: "My name is Xavier Burgin. I am a recent graduate from The University of Alabama. In the upcoming Spring, I’ll be attending The University of Southern California’s Cinematic Arts Program as a graduate student. During my undergraduate tenure I focused my academic studies within film production, but I worked as a freelance photographer and videographer around the campus and city of Tuscaloosa, AL"

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News & Sports Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

News & Sports Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Swiss photographer Romina Amato shares some of her insight on being a successful news photographer in a short video interview she had with the energy drink titan, Red Bull. Amato, who has done extensive work for Red Bull, Rueters, and various Swiss newspapers, primarily covers newsworthy sporting events. Take a look at the following video to see what makes Amato such a successful news photographer:"

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How To Repair Overexposed Flower Photos Using Lightroom – PictureCorrect

How To Repair Overexposed Flower Photos Using Lightroom – PictureCorrect: "Flower photography is one of the most stunning aspects to photography. Not only are flowers abundant, but they are the personification of beauty. It’s painless to capture a stunning flower photo, although every now and then we come across a predicament."

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How To Transfer Prints To Wood: An Awesome Photography DIY Project

How To Transfer Prints To Wood: An Awesome Photography DIY Project: "One thing I love about my family is that there never seems to be a shortness of creativity floating around. My wife Kristin works with her mother Lori running a website over at Katie’s Rose Cottage and this project was really just right up their alley"

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Choosing a Digital Camera for a Child – PictureCorrect

Choosing a Digital Camera for a Child – PictureCorrect: "Which camera should you get for your child? This article is divided into age groupings to help you decide what kind of camera would be best for your child."

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Fun photography masking tools on iOS | Crave - CNET

Fun photography masking tools on iOS | Crave - CNET: "There are a ton of image editors available for iPhone that let you play with photos -- many of which I've talked about here."

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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Thailand

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Thailand: "hailand is our next country in the DPS Travel Photography Inspiration Project. When I request photos from readers I also ask them to provide tips to help other readers take the same picture, should they decide to travel to the country. Today I am going to present Margaret Ingles’ tips as an introduction to the country as she has done a wonderful job informing us not only of tips for Thailand, but of other countries as well."

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Turning Pro Part V ~ Support System and Balance

Turning Pro Part V ~ Support System and Balance: "A few weeks ago I wrote 15 Tips About Turning Pro.  I thought it would be a good time to expand on some of those tips. Today’s article is the fifth  and final in that series (although I may revisit it again soon and add part six and maybe seven…). I hope you find these suggestions helpful. If you missed the previous four articles in the series, you can read them here: Portfolio and Persistence, People Skills and Generosity, Passion and Vision and Style Development and Life Long Learning."

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3 Things I learned from a Rock Star about The Business of Portrait Photography

3 Things I learned from a Rock Star about The Business of Portrait Photography: "She is young, pretty, hip, funny, talented and sings like a extra dirty and extra cold martini on a hot day – smooth  with just the right amount of earth."

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How Does a Digital Camera Work? – PictureCorrect

How Does a Digital Camera Work? – PictureCorrect: "EngineerGuy recently published a book titled, Eight Amazing Engineering Stories, and it just so happens, one of those amazing engineering feats belongs in the world of photography."

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Martial Arts Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Martial Arts Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "The Bonneville Salt Flats State Park near the border of Utah is an excellent location to do a photoshoot."

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Disneyland Time-lapse Uses 30,000 Still Photos – PictureCorrect

Disneyland Time-lapse Uses 30,000 Still Photos – PictureCorrect: "Disney has a reputation as being a pretty magical kind of place. There’s lovable characters roaming around, tons of entertaining shows to watch, and let’s not forget the rides. Ranging from twirling teacups to roller coasters, the popular theme parks are home to some of the coolest rides around. "

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10 Comfort and Productivity Tips For Female Wedding Photographers – PictureCorrect

10 Comfort and Productivity Tips For Female Wedding Photographers – PictureCorrect: "As a woman, and as a photographer, there are many things you can do that men can’t. Compared to a man, a woman in a bride’s changing room, can make the bridal “getting ready” photos more comfortable and less stressful for the bride. Women photographers also offer a unique outlook and photographic eye."

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The One Light Speed Portrait

The One Light Speed Portrait: "Creating a dynamic, well lit portrait does not have to be overcomplicated. In fact, I just may shock you with how simple it actually may be. To illustrate my point, I will walk you through one of my favorite shots – one that took very little technique to create."

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Is Photoshop CS6 Worth the Upgrade? – PictureCorrect

Is Photoshop CS6 Worth the Upgrade? – PictureCorrect: "Adobe Photoshop CS5 was introduced not that long ago. Now we have the newly updated, Photoshop CS6.

Should You Change to Photoshop CS6?"

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Dodge and Burn in Photoshop Elements by Digital Photo Secrets

Dodge and Burn in Photoshop Elements by Digital Photo Secrets: "What if you want to fix a part of an image that was overexposed or underexposed? Maybe you want to draw emphasis to a certain part of your photo. What about when you forget to use a lens hood and stray light makes it into your photo? If any of these scenarios sound familiar, you should consider using the dodge and burn tools that come with Adobe Photoshop Elements. Here are a few things you can do with them."

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The Top 4 Causes of Blurry Photos, And How To Fix Them by Digital Photo Secrets

The Top 4 Causes of Blurry Photos, And How To Fix Them by Digital Photo Secrets: "Nothing is more annoying than getting home from an event and realizing that most of your photos have turned out blurry. There are 4 major causes of blurry photos in digital cameras and unless you know what to look for, it’s hard to tell what is causing the problem. Read on to learn each of these causes, and how to fix it"

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How to Create a HTML web gallery in Lightroom

How to Create a HTML web gallery in Lightroom:

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Hotmail - sgpease@msn.com

Hotmail - sgpease@msn.com: "I’m not a professional photographer by any means. I haven’t been studying this art for very long, nor do I know a camera down to its core, in its most stripped and anatomical form. I’m actually another type of artist- a musician. I currently have one more year of undergrad for violin performance, and have recently tackled on a new hobby-slash-skill, if I may, of my own."

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Magazine Cover Photo – PictureCorrect

Magazine Cover Photo – PictureCorrect: "Think models have an easy job? Not so fast! There’s more to being a cover model than just showing up to a shoot and looking pretty. Take a look at the video that Target (yes, the retail store) has released showing you just what model Coco Rocha goes through to get the perfect cover shot:"

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Photography at Noon in Harsh Sunlight – PictureCorrect

Photography at Noon in Harsh Sunlight – PictureCorrect: "A sunny day is a perfect day to capture great images. With fair skies and the sun smiling, you have all the time to shoot and capture just about any scene or object you like."

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Using Photography to Make a Heartfelt Difference

Using Photography to Make a Heartfelt Difference: "This article is not for everyone. There is great emotion and devastating loss. You will be introduced to a family in their darkest moments. You will meet their stillborn baby boy."

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F-Stop Explained – PictureCorrect

F-Stop Explained – PictureCorrect: "Part of becoming a great photographer is understanding the science behind how photographs are captured in the first place. Dylan Bennett makes that task a little bit easier with his simple explanation of the f-stop."

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5 Tips for Shooting Detail Shots at Weddings

5 Tips for Shooting Detail Shots at Weddings: "To be completely honest, there are few things i enjoy more than capturing gorgeous detail shots on a wedding day. No matter how chaotic or behind the day is running, I will make or find the time to capture the little details which the Bride and Groom labored to choose, but most likely will never remember."

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Focus On Bruno Mercier ~ De Lumière Et De Vent

Focus On Bruno Mercier ~ De Lumière Et De Vent: "I discovered the work of fellow photographer Bruno Mercier quite recently and I was quite taken by his high contrast black and white images of a region that I know quite well. Bruno lives in Normandy, France, which is where I grew up and visit often."

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Photography Tips for Waves, Waterscapes and Waterfalls – PictureCorrect

Photography Tips for Waves, Waterscapes and Waterfalls – PictureCorrect: "Is your camera gathering dust right now? Is it because you can’t think of anything to take pictures of? Then you’ve caught the photo doldrums! What’s the remedy? "

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Using Manual Mode: Exposure Lesson #4

Using Manual Mode: Exposure Lesson #4: "This is the third in a series of four articles about exposure by Andrew S Gibson – author of Understanding Exposure: Perfect Exposure on your EOS camera. You can read the first lesson, which explored the reasons for using program, aperture priority and shutter priority modes, here, the second lesson, which explained why your camera’s meter gets exposure wrong, here, and the third lesson, which looked at your camera’s metering modes, here."

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Where Your Focus Goes, So Does Your Exposure

Where Your Focus Goes, So Does Your Exposure: "The subject line up there is a bit of a generalization, yet true for most cameras, be they DSLR or point and shoot. And not a lot of people realize this fact. Many of my students just assume the camera makes one determination about the lighting in the scene and that is that. If only it were that simple (and it is when you use Manual mode and don’t let the camera decide, but that’s another topic)."

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Group Photo Ideas and Tips – PictureCorrect

Group Photo Ideas and Tips – PictureCorrect: "These can be very different though, if I am shooting a group or family of 5 or more I always make sure that I am at F8 at the very least, F9 or F10 would be even better."

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29 Shots of Dogs Sticking Their Heads out of Car Windows [Humor]

29 Shots of Dogs Sticking Their Heads out of Car Windows [Humor]: "OK – lets put this in the fun basket – it’s certainly not about technically amazing shots. I was surfing on Flickr the other night and came across the first shot below – a cute dog enjoying what all dogs enjoy – putting his head out of a moving car’s window."

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Turning Pro ~ Part IV: Style Development and Life Long Learning

Turning Pro ~ Part IV: Style Development and Life Long Learning: "A few weeks ago I wrote 15 Tips About Turning Pro.  I thought it would be a good time to expand on some of those tips and add a few more. Today’s article is the fourth in that series. Hope you find these new suggestions useful. If you missed the previous three articles in the series, you can read them here: Portfolio and Persistence, People Skills and Generosity and Passion and Vision.

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Amazing Star Trail Photos Captured from the Space Station – PictureCorrect

Amazing Star Trail Photos Captured from the Space Station – PictureCorrect: "Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit recently captured these stunning long exposures during his current mission on the International Space Station (ISS). He says,"

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Photography: What Are You Trying To Say Here? – PictureCorrect

Photography: What Are You Trying To Say Here? – PictureCorrect: "Really, when you are taking a picture what are you trying to communicate? Sometimes you are just trying to record events. “This is me standing in front of the Eiffel Tower.” “Here we are at Niagara Falls.” Other times it is the beauty of nature or a person that you are attempting to show."

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Black and white photography by spease

Black and white photography by spease: "Many people like to shoot black and white photos, the main reason being, some pictures look much better in black and white than in color. "

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10 Photographic Assignments to Hone Your Skills

10 Photographic Assignments to Hone Your Skills: "A few months ago I wrote about how setting myself photographic assignments was one of the things that had helped me to improve my photography the most."

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Sony Cyber-shot RX100: A pocket-sized camera with a large(r) sensor

Sony Cyber-shot RX100: A pocket-sized camera with a large(r) sensor: "Compact cameras are great in that their pocket-sized form means you can always have them with you when you need to take a photo. Unfortunately this "pocketability" often comes at a price ... the small sensors manufacturers are typically limited to using provide less than stellar image quality. Sony has revealed the Cyber-shot RX100, a compact camera with a larger than usual 1.0-inch sensor which measures 13.2 x 8.8mm."

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Watch Yesterday’s Venus Transit in High Definition – PictureCorrect

Watch Yesterday’s Venus Transit in High Definition – PictureCorrect: "Yesterday, the Solar Dynamics Observatory,  the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the sun, collected images of the rarest predictable solar event–the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. This event happens in pairs eight years apart that are separated from each other by 105 or 121 years. It will not happen again during our lifetime:"

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Macro Photography Tips for Getting Close – PictureCorrect

Macro Photography Tips for Getting Close – PictureCorrect: "There are two types of cameras that a most often used for getting close up shots. They are ‘point and shoot’ cameras and SLR, or single lens reflex cameras. SLR cameras are either digital or film cameras."

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How to take great fireworks photos

How to take great fireworks photos: "Almost everyone loves fireworks. You can get some great fireworks pictures if you know the secrets. Just getting the shots can be fun, but to get the best shots you need to plan ahead. I want to share with you how to get great fireworks pictures. If you get good fireworks pictures, you will enjoy them for years to come."

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How To Always Keep A Gray Card At Hand

How To Always Keep A Gray Card At Hand: "This tip is so easy I am sure some of you out there will kick yourself when you finish reading. Like you, I still learn things and this tip was passed to me a year ago…after 20 years of shooting without it. Photography is a journey, not a destination. Don’t’ sweat when you learn something, just be happy you’re smarter because of it."

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How CCD Sensors Work

How CCD Sensors Work: "Ever wondered what’s going on inside your camera and how the technology behind your camera’s sensor works? Check out this video that explains the CCD imagee sensor."

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Composite Photography for Large Commercial Clients – PictureCorrect

Composite Photography for Large Commercial Clients – PictureCorrect: "Composite photography is the art of taking multiple photographs and layering elements of them together, creating a unique digital image.  The art not only takes a lot of time spent shooting on location, it also requires quite a bit of time spent in photoshop, crafting the images together."

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The Power of Previsualization in Photography – PictureCorrect

The Power of Previsualization in Photography – PictureCorrect: "I have bad news. Great images require repeat attempts – sometimes over the course of years. Your first image of a particular place or subject will rarely be your best, but with some planning and the right approach you can shorten that path to perfection."

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4 Tips for Shooting Drop Dead Gorgeous Waterfalls

4 Tips for Shooting Drop Dead Gorgeous Waterfalls: "Waterfalls are a very popular subject for landscape photographers. The draw to their natural beauty is clear, but sometimes coming home with the best shots is harder than you might think. As the curator for the Google+ Photography theme, #WaterfallWednesday I get asked how to take better pictures of waterfalls every week. So let me share some tips with you."

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How To Photograph Flowers – PictureCorrect

How To Photograph Flowers – PictureCorrect: "When you first discover how to take photos of flowers it can give you many days of wonderful enjoyment. Flower photography is a favourite type of photography that many people love. It’s not difficult to take photos of flowers if you get all the key elements right."

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50 Photography Tips in 15 Minutes [Video] - How-To Geek

50 Photography Tips in 15 Minutes [Video] - How-To Geek:

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Seascape Photography Tips

Seascape Photography Tips: "One of my favourite places to shoot is the coast due to its variety and ease of access. I’m fortunate to live in a country such as New Zealand which has an abundance of beaches, even in a big city like Auckland. Here are some tips on how to capture beautiful photos at the beach."

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Turning Pro Part III ~ Passion and Vision

Turning Pro Part III ~ Passion and Vision: "Remember the day you fell in love with photography, that ‘aha moment’ when you knew this was going to be a life-long passion? Did you wonder if it was possible to turn that passion for photography into a full time job? "

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Professional Portrait Photography Lighting Perspectives – PictureCorrect

Professional Portrait Photography Lighting Perspectives – PictureCorrect: "Lighting is a complicated subject that takes most photographers a lifetime to fully master. It’s easy it to get stuck in rut using the same old lighting patterns time and time again. Just ask Joel Grimes, a commercial photographer who learned the Rembrandt technique and stuck with it for nearly 20 years."

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5 Things You Can Change To Take Better Pictures – PictureCorrect

5 Things You Can Change To Take Better Pictures – PictureCorrect: "“Photographic skills needed!” Or, “photography classes.” These are the search terms many of us need to enter into our favorite search engine so that we can figure out how to take better pictures."

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High Pass Sharpening | DigitalPhotoPro.com

High Pass Sharpening | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "There are three methods of sharpening in Photoshop that we should all be aware of: Luminance, Edge and High Pass sharpening. In this order, the three methods become progressively more complex and go to greater lengths to reduce the accentuation of noise."

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Double Pass & Hybrid Sharpening | DigitalPhotoPro.com

Double Pass & Hybrid Sharpening | DigitalPhotoPro.com: "Different sharpening techniques make the world look different. A world of difference can be seen between the thin hard line of Unsharp Mask and the broad feathered line of High Pass Sharpening. Can you choose a combination of both? Yes, you can! You can choose the texture of one, the halo of another, and the line of yet another, applying them either globally or selectively. You can customize the look and feel of detail in any image or image area with astonishing precision and flexibility."

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Lighting and Lenses – PictureCorrect

Lighting and Lenses – PictureCorrect: "It’s one of the unfortunate ironies of the business of photography that the two most important elements in getting great photographs are, for most budding photographers, the least interesting."

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Off-Camera Lighting in Photography – PictureCorrect

Off-Camera Lighting in Photography – PictureCorrect: "If you’re just breaking into the world of lighting, you may want to devote a couple hours to Erik Valind’s recent seminar on controlling off-camera lighting. While the course is aimed at beginners, there are still tips scattered throughout the video that even a seasoned pro might find useful."

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The Most Important Single Tip for Selling Your Photography Over the Internet

The Most Important Single Tip for Selling Your Photography Over the Internet: "A lot of photographers try to sell their work through their websites but nothing happens.  Maybe they have one or two purchases every year, but that’s it. People may complement their work, follow their every post, or they may visit the website once, love the work, and then forget to ever come back again."

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8 Tips for Photographing Butterflies

8 Tips for Photographing Butterflies: "Butterflies are pretty sensitive little creatures. Get too close, and they’ll fly away in a hurry. And, even when you do get close, they’re constantly moving from flower to flower, gathering their most precious prize: sweet nectar. All this makes it difficult to photograph butterflies, but here are 8 tips for dealing with some of these problems:"

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Tripods and Monopods Guide – PictureCorrect

Tripods and Monopods Guide – PictureCorrect: "



If you have already spent a little fortune with your latest digital camera, you might ignore the need for a tripod to complete your entire photographic experience. Fine! BUT while you make a move from good to great pictures taking, best camera tripod or monopod will avoid series of blurred images and are becoming useful add-on that all photo enthusiasts should have. "

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Photography in the Moonlight

Photography in the Moonlight: "Even a casual play with your camera at night will reveal its remarkable ability to see much more than your eyes can, and in full colour too. All it takes is exposures up to 30 seconds long with the aperture wide open and the ISO up reasonably high. Of course you still need to think about lighting but if you can get away from the city, there is one obvious and natural light source."

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Work: Weekly Photography Challenge

Work: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your challenge is to take a photo and then share it on the theme of WORK."

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Flashed Face Distortion Effect – PictureCorrect

Flashed Face Distortion Effect – PictureCorrect: "Accidents don’t have to necessarily be a bad thing. Such is the case when University of Queensland undergrad, Sean Murphy, accidentally discovered what has become to be known as flashed face distortion."

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Low Light Photography Tips Without a Flash – PictureCorrect

Low Light Photography Tips Without a Flash – PictureCorrect: "t’s amazing how little is known about low light photography and why many pictures are ruined when the environment is too dark. Many folks in fact go on to buy more expensive camera thinking the problem will be solved. No way! That will not help you out."

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Long Lens Tips And Techniques | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Long Lens Tips And Techniques | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "My first long lens, purchased back in 1983, was the Canon 400mm ƒ/4.5 FD. I worked with that lens for seven years, not fully realizing the incredible benefits of the really big glass until some guy let me look through his 600mm ƒ/4 Nikkor lens on Sanibel Island.... Soon after, I jumped all the way up to the old Canon 800mm ƒ/5.6 FD and entered the world of huge magnification"

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