Friday, December 7, 2012

Sony Alpha NEX-6 Review & Rating | PCMag.com

Sony Alpha NEX-6 Review & Rating | PCMag.com:

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Night Photography How-To Tips

Night Photography How-To Tips: "Night photography can help you to capture some of the beautiful scenes that captivate us all."

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Bird Silhouette Photography Tips | Martin Belan

Bird Silhouette Photography Tips | Martin Belan: "When many people think of bird photography, they think of tight cropped, detailed images of the birds in soft light.  Birds Silhouette photos can be equally beautiful and artistic especially at sunrise or sunset."

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Portrait Lighting Tips – How to Shoot Pro Portraits – PictureCorrect

Portrait Lighting Tips – How to Shoot Pro Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Extraordinary portraits do not require extraordinary gear. In fact, just one off camera flash can work wonders. A properly executed portrait, with an interesting expression, good composition and lighting has more power, more magic, and more allure to more people than any other type of photo."

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Sunset Portraits: Using Strobes for Balance – PictureCorrect

Sunset Portraits: Using Strobes for Balance – PictureCorrect: "n this tutorial, photographer Jay P. Morgan demonstrates how to balance strobe lighting with the ambient lighting created by a sunset to compose a striking portrait. Taking advantage of both natural and artificial lighting, Morgan starts by setting his background exposure, adds a key light on his subject, adds a strobe light to illuminate a prop in the background, and lastly a light panel to reflect light back onto his subject’s face."

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Visual Design: Effective Use of Space in Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

Visual Design: Effective Use of Space in Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "Here’s a quick quiz: empty space in a photograph is a) good b) bad. You’re right, it was a trick question. The answer is sometimes a, sometimes b, depending on your subject and scene. But the reason I asked you that question is because a common mistake among hobby photographers is in neglecting empty space altogether, all the time. The truth is that empty space can be a very effective compositional tool; the trick is in learning when to use it, and when not to."

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Ask David: What’s the Best Way to take Concert Pictures at Night? by Digital Photo Secrets

Ask David: What’s the Best Way to take Concert Pictures at Night? by Digital Photo Secrets: "This week, one of our readers, Mary Banker, would like to know if there’s a good way to take pictures of an outdoor concert at night. Now I’ve gotta admit that’s a real stumper."

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