Tips for Beginner Wildlife Photographers | Modern Dignity - The Social Web Blog

Tips for Beginner Wildlife Photographers | Modern Dignity - The Social Web Blog: "Whether you like to take photos as a hobby or have dreams of being a pro, everyone needs to start somewhere. Just going out and shooting random images might not be enough unless you get a bit of training and support too."

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Friday Photo Tip: How to shoot into the light to create dramatic, backlit images - Imaging Resource

Friday Photo Tip: How to shoot into the light to create dramatic, backlit images - Imaging Resource: "There's a way to add interest and a touch of the dramatic to your photographs, purely by shooting "contre-jour" -- that is, against daylight. Normally when I take photos, just like most of you, I shoot with the sun over my shoulder and behind me so that my subjects are front lit. However, I am always on the lookout for special situations when the light source is behind the subject and produces intriguing effects, such as silhouettes or halos."

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Portrait Photography Tips With Minimal Equipment – PictureCorrect

Portrait Photography Tips With Minimal Equipment – PictureCorrect: "Jeff Cable shows us that great portraiture isn’t about what equipment you use in during an hour long seminar the professional photographer hosted in New York City. "

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Photographing Kids: A Walk Through a Shoot

Photographing Kids: A Walk Through a Shoot: "Today we have a video from Jarded Polin from FroKnowsPhoto where he walks us through a photo shoot of a child. Jared did this shoot with a fairly entry level DSLR – a Nikon D3100 and a good but not professional lens – to show you that you can shoot in manual and get decent results even with basic gear."

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