Contrast and How it Affects Portraits – PictureCorrect

Contrast and How it Affects Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Taming the beast “contrast” is often a photographer’s biggest challenge. As the photographer, your task is usually to decide what’s most important and then compromise on the exposure accordingly, based on the various elements in your scene. Here’s a typical situation: you’re by a lake. It’s late evening and the sun is setting. The warm sunlight is coming off the water and at an extremely low angle."

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Should You “Expose for the Sky” on a Bright Sunny Day? by Digital Photo Secrets

Should You “Expose for the Sky” on a Bright Sunny Day? by Digital Photo Secrets: "There are a lot of myths and rumors spreading around the photography community, and none is more popular than the myth that you should expose for the sky on a bright sunny day. Doing so can lead to some pretty disastrous consequences. In this short article, I’ll show you why."

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Why Use Aperture Priority? by Digital Photo Secrets

Why Use Aperture Priority? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Why Use Aperture Priority?
Posted by David Peterson on 24 Aug 2012 as Tips
You don’t have to be a professional photographer to understand that manual mode ultimately gives you the most control over your images. But let’s face it, not everyone has the great luxury of being able to pay attention to a camera’s settings."

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5 Simple Composition Tricks for a Fantastic Photo by Digital Photo Secrets

5 Simple Composition Tricks for a Fantastic Photo by Digital Photo Secrets: "What’s the difference between a snapshot and a photograph? If you’re like most people, your hard drive is full of pictures that mostly qualify as snapshots. These are photos taken randomly at family outings, vacations or other activities. They do a good job of chronicling an event, but they may not be the sort of thing you want to have enlarged and framed. So how do you transform your pictures from snapshots into frame-worthy photographs? Here are five simple things you can do to turn a mediocre photo into a great one."

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