Repetition and Patterns in Photography – PictureCorrect

Repetition and Patterns in Photography – PictureCorrect: "The root word of repetition is “repeat”. When you repeat a certain size, or shape or color you add strength to the overall image. Repetition is a basic concept in the world of art. If you want to make a statement, you repeat certain elements again and again. If you repeat something once or twice it becomes more interesting."

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What to do with digital photos after you take them

What to do with digital photos after you take them: "Now that you've taken digital pictures with your digital camera of many things, things that are very important to you, what do you do with them? You want to be able to share them with others and show them off. You have important pictures of events and memorable times in your life that you want to experience again and again."

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How to store digital photos

How to store digital photos: "The nice thing about a digital camera is that you can take as many photos as you want. The problem is, digital photo storage, how to organize and store your digital photos so you can find them later."

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How to take great photos of fireworks

How to take great photos of fireworks: "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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Tack Sharp Photography Guide on How to Nail Focus – PictureCorrect

Tack Sharp Photography Guide on How to Nail Focus – PictureCorrect: "You’d be surprised to know just how much actually goes in to getting consistently sharp images. It isn’t rocket science or physics or anything like that but there are definitely techniques and processes involved that the majority of photographers probably don’t know about."

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Macro Photography Tips - Figure Out How to Use Macro Photography Features

Macro Photography Tips - Figure Out How to Use Macro Photography Features: "Most digital cameras offer a macro mode these days ... some even offer two or more macro options. Macro photography is designed to help you shoot extreme close-up photos, as the camera adjusts its focus length and flash intensity to allow for extreme close-up shots when in macro mode."

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Photography 101: How to take action shots of kids sports | Digital Trends

Photography 101: How to take action shots of kids sports | Digital Trends: "The crack of the bat, the smell of the grass, and the roar of the crowd…no, we’re not talking about pro baseball, but kids sports! As the season change brings warmer weather, it’s time to gas up the peewee wagon – a.k.a. Dodge Caravan – to shuttle your children to practice, whether it’s softball, soccer, track-and-field, lacrosse, cheerleading, or whatever game they are participating in."

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Converting Images to Black and White Properly

Converting Images to Black and White Properly: "Recently I was asked about the process of converting images to black & white; namely when to know the image would be good for it. So in this post I’m going to talk about when to convert an image to black & white and then how to do it in Photoshop without loosing quality."

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How to take pictures of beautiful flowers

How to take pictures of beautiful flowers: "Taking pictures of beautiful flowers is something I have always enjoyed. You see things on the photos and through the camera lens that you don't see just looking at them. Most people don't get down to flower level and really see the flower."

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Nailing and Locking the Focus: 2 Techniques for Focusing when Shooting HDR Photography - From the HDR Photography Workshop Series

Nailing and Locking the Focus: 2 Techniques for Focusing when Shooting HDR Photography - From the HDR Photography Workshop Series: "The following is an excerpt from HDR Photography | A 3 DVD Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Professional HDR Photography by SLR Lounge. This workshop dubbed “the gold standard of HDR education” by FStoppers contains over 13 hours of tutorials, RAW files for you to follow along, and dozens of full prep to post examples. We cover bracketed HDR, in-camera HDR, single-shot faux HDR, single-shot bracketed HDR, panoramic HDR and more! Click here for more info."

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How to Create Elaborate Light Painting Photo Compositions – PictureCorrect

How to Create Elaborate Light Painting Photo Compositions – PictureCorrect: "K photographer showcases his techniques for painting the “largest indoor continuously-drawn piece of light art” in this self-published short (Michael Bosanko). Anyone who is familiar with the concept of light painting knows what an enormous feat this is; light painting requires long exposures, sometimes stretching into hours, of precision work in almost pitch dark conditions. The artist must craft an entire painting without being able to see it progress, except in his mind:"

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How to Remove Distractions from the Background of a Photo with Photoshop – PictureCorrect

How to Remove Distractions from the Background of a Photo with Photoshop – PictureCorrect: "nyone who has shot group photos outdoors knows that determining the best camera location can be a difficult task.  On bright, sunny days you can’t have the group facing directly into the sun or the entire team will be squinting.  This may leave you no option but to shoot in an area with some distractions in the background of your shot.  The beauty of digital photography is the ability to fix it after the fact.  In this tutorial, I will show you how to remove distractions from the background of a youth football team photo–a common problem with youth sports picture days, but anyone who takes group photos outdoors will eventually need this in their bag of tricks."

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Top 15 Photoshop Tools Every Photographer Should Know – PictureCorrect

Top 15 Photoshop Tools Every Photographer Should Know – PictureCorrect: "hotoshop is a magnificent tool that can help you save time and money by editing images in an efficient manner. Unfortunately, the learning curve for post-processing programs is a little steep. Que photographer Jeff Cable and his photoshopping skills. In this video, Jeff lectures on and demonstrates the top 15 tools that you need to know for quick and easy editing:"

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Sunlight: Weekly Photography Challenge

Sunlight: Weekly Photography Challenge: "In the last week on dPS we’ve posted a couple of tutorials that focus upon the ‘Sun’ in different ways with our posts Using the Sun as a Compositional Element and How to Use Sunset Light to Light Portraits"

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How to take great pictures with your point and shoot camera

How to take great pictures with your point and shoot camera: "Almost everyone has a point and shoot digital camera nowadays. Most people use them for taking shot of family and vacation, and just everyday things to remember their life."

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Tips for great vacation photos

Tips for great vacation photos: "When you get home from a trip, the only thing you have to remember the great time you had are the vacation pictures that you took of your trip. You want to be sure that your vacation pictures will bring back great memories every time you look at them. I'm going to show you how to take better vacation pictures with your digital camera."

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Using the Sun As A Compositional Element

Using the Sun As A Compositional Element: "As the sun set on Massachusetts Bay, I turned and saw my buddy Joe lining up a shot. I walked around him until the sun was directly behind his head, and dialed my exposure way back to -2 stops to create the sihouette. Canon EOS 50D, EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM. ISO 100, 1/6400, f/2.8. Shot in Av mode at -2 exposure compensation."

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Tips for Capturing Better Landscape Photos – PictureCorrect

Tips for Capturing Better Landscape Photos – PictureCorrect: "Regardless if you’re new to photography or a seasoned pro, for many of us, our first love is landscape photography. There’s just something so magical about a perfectly crafted landscape photo that can’t help but command a person’s attention. On the other side of the lens, photographing nature not only provides us with endless opportunities for amazing shots, but also serves as a great way to challenge ourselves as photographers."

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10 Portrait photography tips

10 Portrait photography tips: "Top 10 tips for great portraits

10 tips to great digital portraits

If you can just remember a few of these tips, you will take a better digital portrait."

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Manual Settings On Your SLR Digital Camera

Manual Settings On Your SLR Digital Camera: "Almost all digital camera's that are more than a point and shoot digital camera allow you to set some manual settings."

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50 Amazing and Beautiful Examples of a perfect Rain Photography

50 Amazing and Beautiful Examples of a perfect Rain Photography: "When we talk about photography, it gives us a thought of a balanced and an expert art. Capturing the beauty of rain is an art indeed and this post will definitely inspire you with how enigmatic and dramatic is rain photography. This post will showcase you some dazzling, enchanting and beautiful examples of Rain photography. Rain is a gift of nature and when it is raining, it makes us feel joy and our mood romantic."

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10 Tips To Get Over Photographer’s Block

10 Tips To Get Over Photographer’s Block: "Going through a creative rut can be frustrating, and sometimes scary, but it is usually temporary. Photographer’s block can happen to you at any time. It’s up to you to turn it into a positive experience and grow in the process."

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Lens Hoods: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

Lens Hoods: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know: "
Phil Steele recently released a good video on the topic of Lens Hoods that I thought readers might enjoy.

It covers everything from the why, when, and how of using Lens Hoods."

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How to use a zoom lens: When, what, and what not to do by Digital Photo Secrets

How to use a zoom lens: When, what, and what not to do by Digital Photo Secrets: "oom lenses are wonderful things! Learning how to use a zoom lens can be one of the most productive, and pleasurable, things you’ll do in a while! Whether you’ve got a compact camera or a DSLR, these tips will apply to you."

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Tips For Capturing Beautiful And Spooky Urban Landscapes by Digital Photo Secrets

Tips For Capturing Beautiful And Spooky Urban Landscapes by Digital Photo Secrets: "Our cities are works of art unto themselves. Whether you’re taking pictures in an old dilapidated factory or trying to get a new angle on a popular destination, great urban photography always makes an impression. In fact, some photographers love it so much that they make it the primary focus of their career. Here’s what you need to know create urban images that conjure up emotions of isolation, awe, fear, and vitality. Get ready. It’s not nearly as difficult as you might think."

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The Three Benefits of Using a Tripod by Digital Photo Secrets

The Three Benefits of Using a Tripod by Digital Photo Secrets: "One thing that seems to separate the photographer pros from the amateurs is gear. If you see a photographer on the street with multiple lenses, bags, and cameras, you’d likely assume him or her to be a serious hobbyist or a professional. One of those pieces of equipment that usually stands the pro apart from the beginner is a tripod. Why? Because if it’s perceived as cumbersome or additional work, must amateurs won’t bother with it. Kind of like the difference between those who get out of their cars to take a photo versus those who just roll down the window!"

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Ask David: When Do I Use the Different Reflector Colors? by Digital Photo Secrets

Ask David: When Do I Use the Different Reflector Colors? by Digital Photo Secrets: "If only you could control the weather. Whip up a little wind to make your model’s hair move. Conjure up a cloud or two to diffuse that awful direct sunlight. Make the rain that’s ruining your photo shoot go away until tomorrow."

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How to Capture Emotion in Portrait Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

How to Capture Emotion in Portrait Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "There’s a saying that there are only two emotions, love and fear. But, under those umbrella emotions are many definitive ones that express their own level of fear or love. For most people, it would seem that capturing an emotion would be easy; but, as a photographer, you probably already know otherwise."

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Applying the Rule of Thirds in Your Photography – PictureCorrect

Applying the Rule of Thirds in Your Photography – PictureCorrect: "New photographers are taught the ‘rule of thirds’ as one of the first guidelines toward making exciting pictures. This is a technique in which a hypothetical grid (similar to a noughts and crosses board) is utilized to frame subjects. The grid separates an image into nine equal portions with four junction points and four lines."

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Wide-Angle Photography – Broaden Your Horizons – PictureCorrect

Wide-Angle Photography – Broaden Your Horizons – PictureCorrect: "Digital cameras and zoom lenses go hand in hand. When shopping for your new camera, chances are one of the first features the salesman mentioned was the power of the zoom lens."

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Printing your digital photos

Printing your digital photos: "With the invention of affordable digital cameras, people are taking thousands more digital photos than they ever did with film."

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Quick Tips For Spring Color | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Quick Tips For Spring Color | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "After a long winter of bare trees and monochrome landscapes, the cornucopia of colors that erupts in spring is visually overwhelming. We easily can start snapping away haphazardly at anything and everything in a quest to take in all the vivid hues. Here are some tips to consider that will help you gain focus and produce stunning photos that take full advantage of what nature serves up this spring."

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3 Ways to get Better Control of Autofocus

3 Ways to get Better Control of Autofocus: "Sometimes autofocus can be really annoying. For some shots it’ll focus on the right part of your subject, but then the very next shot it may choose to focus on something far and away into the background."

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Edit your photos to make them pop

Edit your photos to make them pop: "One of the most disappointing things about looking at your photos after you take them is finding shots that you thought were great when you took them but look flat and unimpressive when you see them on the computer."

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10 Tips for Improving Your Flower Photos

10 Tips for Improving Your Flower Photos: "For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere who have been hunkered down for winter, enduring the rain and the snow, the time has finally come to get outside and enjoy some long awaited sunshine.

As the flowers start to emerge from the soil, all the neighbours begin emerging from their houses with gardening tools in hand. I, on the other hand, have my camera in hand ready to capture the spring flowers and I hope you do too!"

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Sony Cyber-Shot RX1 Review

Sony Cyber-Shot RX1 Review: "When reviewing this camera’s direct predecessor, the RX100, I remarked that Sony’s claim it was “The best pocket camera ever made” was a bit steep. Part of my scepticism was the company’s claim that its sensor was considerably larger than the rest of the crowd …. In reality, the CMOS’ diagonal figure measured only 15.8mm, packed to the brim with 20.2 million effective pixels."

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How to get started with freelensing - Digital SLR Cameras

How to get started with freelensing - Digital SLR Cameras: "Tilting the lens back and forth gives you an effect that looks somewhat similar to that of a tilt-shift lens or a selective focus lens like a Lensbaby. Expect light leaks and lots of bokeh thanks to the shift in the plane of focus."

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So You Want to Be a Wedding Photographer? A Couple Tips – PictureCorrect

So You Want to Be a Wedding Photographer? A Couple Tips – PictureCorrect: "Okay, so you have decided that you want to be a photographer and what’s more you have decided to be a wedding photographer. You might have come to this conclusion after years of practicing photography and finally settling on a niche. Or, perhaps you might have just done a friend a favor and photographed their wedding and thought that it was an enjoyable, easy way to make some money. Whatever way you have arrived at your decision, I will try to run through things that you can do to make your career a success."

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Photography tips: beyond the basics | Rob Knight Photography

Photography tips: beyond the basics | Rob Knight Photography: "So you want to be a better photographer. Maybe you have taken a few classes or had your photographer buddies give you some pointers. Either way, you understand the basics, right? That’s important."

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Workshop to give tips on smart photography

Workshop to give tips on smart photography: "Jaidah Group, organisers of the “SeeMyDoha” photography competition, is holding a workshop that will show participants how to take photographs with maximum impact using a smartphone, as well as simple procedures to upload and showcase them via Instagram."

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The rule of thirds will make you a better photographer

The rule of thirds will make you a better photographer: "If you have been taking photos for even a short time, it’s likely you have heard about photographic composition."

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10 Photo projects ideas that will make you a better photographer

10 Photo projects ideas that will make you a better photographer: "One of the best ways to make yourself a better photographer is to do projects that will make you focus on a specific thing and allow you to explore all you can within that specific area to make you learn all you can and get you proficient in that area."

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How to buy a digital camera

How to buy a digital camera: "To save your family memories, everyone needs to have a quality digital camera. There are so many choices on the market now it is very hard to choose the best digital camera for you."

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These Lightroom Presets Will Change Your Digital Workflow – PictureCorrect

These Lightroom Presets Will Change Your Digital Workflow – PictureCorrect: "My personal digital workflow has changed a lot this year – I used to start in Photoshop with adjustment layers to do my primary processing. But now I power up Lightroom and go straight to Trey’s Lightroom Presets as a starting point (and I am often surprised to also end with them). We reached out to Trey Ratcliff who agreed to give our readers 25% off until next Friday, simply use the discount code picturepresets at checkout."

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10 Secrets for Better Flower Photography

10 Secrets for Better Flower Photography: "This article should give you the basic understanding of what can be done to get pictures of flowers that will be envied by your friends. It is assumed you already know how your camera works and how to expose ro get decent results. If you follow these easy steps your flower photography will change for the better. Let’s begin!"

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“Continuous Shooting” Mode: A Useful Feature in HDR Photography – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series

“Continuous Shooting” Mode: A Useful Feature in HDR Photography – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series: "With HDR photography, we are often consecutively capturing 3 or more shots with different exposures of the same scene to create a final HDR image. If we are manually capturing the shots in our HDR sequence, the chances of detail reduction in our images will increase as you might cause the camera to shake every time you press the camera shutter (not to mention ghosting caused by a longer duration between shots)."

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Two-Light Portrait Photography with Continuous Lighting – PictureCorrect

Two-Light Portrait Photography with Continuous Lighting – PictureCorrect: "For a long time, strobe units have enjoyed an untouchable place in the world of professional photography. Now, with the improvement of compact fluorescent bulbs, high ISO performance, and the introduction of DSLR HD video, continuous lighting is making a comeback in a big way. More and more, people are combining stills and video in the same shoot, and having a solid lighting setup can facilitate both needs at once. In this video from The Slanted Lens, the team displays the dynamics of a continuous two-light setup:"

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Aperture: Get Creative – PictureCorrect

Aperture: Get Creative – PictureCorrect: "The primary purpose of the aperture setting is to regulate the amount of light that passes through the lens. Along with the shutter speed, it determines the quantity of light that reaches the camera’s sensor (or film) and forms a third of the ‘exposure triangle’. But, of more interest to most photographers is the creative potential of the aperture and shutter speed settings. I wrote about shutter speed a few weeks ago and today I’m going to explore some ways of making the most out of aperture"

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How I shot and edited it: The Second Severn Crossing

How I shot and edited it: The Second Severn Crossing: "The image above is a long exposure taken of the Second Severn Crossing, a motorway bridge that crosses the River Severn, just outside Bristol, England.  I have been asked a number of times how this image was processed, what software/plug-ins were used, so I thought it would be a useful exercise to explain it here."

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How to Use Sunset Light to Light Portraits

How to Use Sunset Light to Light Portraits: "Sunset is arguably the most beautiful time of day for portrait light. But you don’t want to simply take your subject outside and start shooting. Take a few moments to identify “how” to use your light and your portraits will be dreamy."

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Digital Black and White Photography Tips | Web and Graphic Design

Digital Black and White Photography Tips | Web and Graphic Design: "Black and white photography offers usually held a good appeal, particularly for certain situations and settings. In fact, numerous photography instructors focus on supplying black and white photography tips to their students in order to help them obtain the fundamentals without the possibility of getting distracted."

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Professional Photographer to the Rescue: interior photography tips for ideal homes | Digital Camera World - page 4

Professional Photographer to the Rescue: interior photography tips for ideal homes | Digital Camera World - page 4: "Sekonic light meter

“Using a light meter can save a lot of faffing around trying to get the exposure right in-camera,” says Max. “By taking a reading of the light that’s falling on the scene rather than the light that’s reflected, you’ll get a much more accurate exposure setting. I always expose for the ambient light only, with any lights in the scene switched off, and then turn the lights on to add interest, or use reflectors.”"

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B&W Photography Tips From Worldclass Mobile Photographers from Adorama Learning Center

B&W Photography Tips From Worldclass Mobile Photographers from Adorama Learning Center: "Join Oliver Lang, Koci Hernandez, Dutch Doscher, Doc Pop and Christian J. Sweet as they discuss the technigues and apps for shooting B&W phootography with a Mobile Phone.


In today's segment of the Mobile Photography Show, a group of world class photographers share the iPhone photo apps that they use and some tips for shooting Black and White mobile photography. Learn about the Black and White photography apps used by the some of the worlds best artists and apply what you learn to your own style of mobile photography."

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How to photograph a newborn baby

How to photograph a newborn baby: "One of the most special memories there is to save is the birth of a baby, be it your child or grandchild. A baby changes so fast that even a period of 1 week can make a huge difference in the way they look. The things you miss will never happen again, they are going to do things for the first time and it’s nice to have a memory of that time."

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Camera sensor size: Why does it matter and exactly how big are they?

Camera sensor size: Why does it matter and exactly how big are they?: "The megapixel myth has treated camera manufacturers well over the years, those ever increasing, and often meaningless, numbers have sold millions of cameras."

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The Photography Tips that 96 Photographers Wish They Would Have Learned Sooner

The Photography Tips that 96 Photographers Wish They Would Have Learned Sooner: "Two weeks ago (I know, I’m slow…) on the Improve Photography Facebook fan page, I asked our community what photography tips they wish they would have learned sooner.  I was looking for lessons that many photographers procrastinate learning and it ends up keeping them back from progressing as photographers."

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Silhouettes: Weekly Photography Challenge [With 18 Examples]

Silhouettes: Weekly Photography Challenge [With 18 Examples]: "Silhouettes are images that often have a lot of drama and visual punch – yet they are not that hard to take. Here’s how to photograph stunning silhouettes."

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Top 10 Steps to Become a Photographer – PictureCorrect

Top 10 Steps to Become a Photographer – PictureCorrect: "Let’s face it: it’s tough to be a photographer. You face adversity every day – if not from critics, clients, or conditions, then from yourself. To become a photographer, you have to work for yourself – this doesn’t just mean setting your own schedule, it means training yourself, creating your own motivation, critiquing your own work. It means running a business and marketing yourself, and getting past shyness, modesty, and self-doubt to get yourself out into the world. It’s a lot of hats for one person to wear, and it’s easy to feel lost in the madness of it all."

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How to Create a Great Portrait with Minimal Equipment – PictureCorrect

How to Create a Great Portrait with Minimal Equipment – PictureCorrect: "Equipment has always been at the center of the professional photographer’s world. More and more, it feels like a mad rush to accumulate the best possible camera, the finest lenses, the most elite lighting system. There are photographers out there who will look down at someone for owning and using anything less than the top-of-the-line gear, trying to bolster their own sense of self satisfaction. Many of us might fall into the trap ourselves, for the simple reason that we’ve been so thoroughly steeped in the culture of it all. For anyone who sees the folly in this line of thinking, this new release from French photographer Philippe Echaroux will come as a breath of fresh air:"

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Wildlife Photography: Five Tips for Better Wildlife Photos – PictureCorrect

Wildlife Photography: Five Tips for Better Wildlife Photos – PictureCorrect: "Wildlife photography is a pursuit that can be challenging, frustrating, but ultimately rewarding to any photographer. The arrival of digital cameras has inspired a whole new generation of photographers to take an interest in wildlife photography."

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PictureCorrect - Photography Tips and Techniques

PictureCorrect - Photography Tips and Techniques: "My personal digital workflow has changed a lot this year – I used to start in Photoshop with adjustment layers to do my primary processing. But now I power up Lightroom and go straight to Trey’s Lightroom Presets as a starting point (and I am often surprised to also end with them). We reached out [...]"

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Five tips to help you choose a new camera lens | TechHive

Five tips to help you choose a new camera lens | TechHive: "Your camera lens has much to do with how you capture the world. So when it’s time to add a new optic to your kit, how do you decide which one?"

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When To Press The Shutter Button – Trust Your Impulse by Digital Photo Secrets

When To Press The Shutter Button – Trust Your Impulse by Digital Photo Secrets: "So much of good photography is timing. If you can press the shutter at the critical moment, right when your subject is at the peak of emotional expression, you’ll get the shot. But if you think too much about what you want, you’ll end up a second too early or too late. To get where you want to be as a photographer, you need to learn how to relax and trust your instincts. Try out some of these techniques the next time you’re taking pictures of friends and family."

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Why You Should Own an External Flash by Digital Photo Secrets

Why You Should Own an External Flash by Digital Photo Secrets: "Almost every modern camera comes with an on-board flash, even the higher-end DSLRs. You may wonder why, since almost every modern photo taken with an onboard flash is ugly: blown out highlights, red eye, harsh shadows and that characteristic look that screams “flash photo!” So why do manufacturers insist on including an onboard flash on cameras that are generally marketed to people who should know better? Let’s find out…"

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5 Tips for Photographing Extreme Sports by Digital Photo Secrets

5 Tips for Photographing Extreme Sports by Digital Photo Secrets: "Whether they’re coming off a ramp made of snow or concrete or hanging at hundreds of feet in the air, extreme sport athletes are fun to watch. Flying through the air, twirling, or landing the stunt, the crowds are engaged and photographers are clicking away hoping to catch that great shot for their portfolio. Whether you’ve tried to capture these action seeking subjects before or not, these tips on how to do it are sure to inform you; but at the very least I hope to inspire you to get out there and try it."

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Shooting in the Snow by Digital Photo Secrets

Shooting in the Snow by Digital Photo Secrets: "There’s nothing like a snowy day to inspire your inner photographer. Snow-capped peaks, the sunlight reflecting off ice crystals, kids throwing snowballs at each other – almost everything about the snow begs for photographs."

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Houston Center for Photography instructor shares tips on how to create dynamic photos with your smart phone | abc13.com

Houston Center for Photography instructor shares tips on how to create dynamic photos with your smart phone | abc13.com: "HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You don't need to buy a fancy camera. You can create dynamic photos with your smart phone. In fact, one instructor at the Houston Center for Photography now teaches a class on iPhone photography, and she shared some of her favorite apps and tips with us."

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Professional Knife Photography Techniques – PictureCorrect

Professional Knife Photography Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Product photography is one of those specialized niches in the photography world that require a skill set all of it’s own. As professional photographers Michal Tomaszewicz and Maciej Krawczyk have come to find out, photographing knives is especially difficult. Not only are they trying to make a flat, grey piece of metal look sexy, it just so happens that product is also highly reflective which makes lighting it quite complicated. Take a look at the behind the scenes footage below to see how the two were able to tackle the shoot:"

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Night Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect

Night Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect: "Many photographers assume that once the sun goes down, so do the opportunities to take spectacular landscape images. Some of my favorite photographs were taken under extremely low light or nearly pitch-black conditions. In fact, I have found that the darker it is the better results I usually get in my images. You are more likely to pick up unusual colors not typically visible to the naked eye while capturing wonderful streaks in the sky when shooting at night. Here are a few suggestions that will help you capture great nighttime landscapes."

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Learning to See, Part IX

Learning to See, Part IX: "In our last entry we learned that placing the subject at one of the four primary points of impact within the scene would greatly enhance the ease of viewing by way of good composition. We introduced the “Rule of Thirds” as a classic example of guidance by drawing an imaginary template from which to establish the point of impact."

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Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Low Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "Rewind) Low light photography is something that we all must deal with as photographers. Whether you’re taking photos with a point and shoot during an evening out, shooting a wedding party or capturing a landscape at dusk it’s important to understand the basics of shooting with low light. Photography is all about light, low light photography is no different and it offers new challenges and opportunities for creativity. Here is a helpful infographic on the subject:"

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Tips for Perfect Spring Photos by Beryl Ayn Young — Bonbon Break

Tips for Perfect Spring Photos by Beryl Ayn Young — Bonbon Break: "With the Easter and Passover holidays approaching, I’m getting ready to host the next big family meal at our house. It’s a given that we’ll have family over on Easter for our traditional Ham and deviled eggs, but lately I’ve started scouring Pinterest for the perfect dessert to top off the meal."

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7 Tips For Better Wildlife Photography

7 Tips For Better Wildlife Photography: "Wildlife photography can be very difficult and because of that, it is very rewarding. Getting all the stars to align for that perfect animal image can be very frustrating, so here I have laid out seven tips to help take your wildlife photography to the next level."

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Available light photography tips l travel blog l theplanetd

Available light photography tips l travel blog l theplanetd: "Light is one of the fundamentals of great travel photography. Shooting with available light is something every aspiring photographer should strive to master, or at least understand."

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How to Determine Exposure with the Histogram – PictureCorrect

How to Determine Exposure with the Histogram – PictureCorrect: "How many times have you been duped by your camera’s LCD, only to find out that you’ve got it all wrong upon viewing your photos on your computer monitor? When I first started out, I couldn’t make heads or tails with most of the dials and switches on my DSLR. I bought it and forced myself to learn it, but the importance of the histogram kind of flew past my head because not all photography manuals go in-depth on how to use it. Had I seen this video by Tony Northrup then, I would have grasped the concept more quickly:"

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Creative Light Painting Photography Examples – PictureCorrect

Creative Light Painting Photography Examples – PictureCorrect: "In this video from Brady Bigalike of Noble Light Productions, we revisit the topic of light painting – a technique where the photographer uses light sources such as flashlights, LEDs, flames, and any other illuminating device to paint an image onto an exposing photograph. Sometimes these paintings are done entirely in this fashion, with light streaks forming entire murals on an otherwise pitch black environment; in this video, the artists integrate their creative shapes with existing scenes to foster a marriage of reality and imagination:"

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How to Edit and Compile Action Sequence Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Edit and Compile Action Sequence Photography – PictureCorrect: "Photoshop lets us do a lot of cool things. The only problem is trying to figure out how to do them. In this tutorial video, Pete Webb shows how to use Perfect Layers to build an action sequence composite. The same method applies for Photoshop and can be used on just about an photo you wish to build from multiple images:"

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Joe McNally - One Of The Greatest Sources Of BTS Articles On Lighting!

Joe McNally - One Of The Greatest Sources Of BTS Articles On Lighting!: "One of my greatest heroes in photography is Joe McNally.  Extremely talented, yet humble, goofy, and always ready to share.  Basically, he is the type of person I aspire to be as a photographer."

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Pulling Still Photos From DSLR Video, the New Canon 1D-C – PictureCorrect

Pulling Still Photos From DSLR Video, the New Canon 1D-C – PictureCorrect: "Jay P. Morgan recently got his hands on a Canon 1D-C and, like any curious photographer, decided to put the DSLR through some rigorous testing by way of motion picture photography. The 1D C is most notably known among videophiles as an affordable moving image monster capable of capturing cinematic footage at 4k, something previously available only on much more expensive rigs such as the RED line of cameras"

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F-Stops and Shutter Speeds – Camera Lessons – PictureCorrect

F-Stops and Shutter Speeds – Camera Lessons – PictureCorrect: "How is an exposure made and what does the camera do to make sure an image is recorded? There are two parts involved in exposing film or a digital sensor to light.  One is the intensity of the light and the other is the length of time the light is allowed to strike the film or sensor. Exposure= intensity x time.  Above the door in my photography class was this sign: E=IxT.  Some students thought it meant EXIT."

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5 Tips for Improving Your Portrait Photography

5 Tips for Improving Your Portrait Photography: Here are some techniques that you may not be aware of if you’re new to portrait photography. It takes practice, but being aware of these ideas can get you experimenting, and inspire you to try shots you might not have otherwise tried.

30 Blogs with Photography Tips for the Beginning Photographer

30 Blogs with Photography Tips for the Beginning Photographer: "Maybe you’ve always liked to take pictures and want to take your photo shooting abilities to the next level, but have never had any formal training."

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How to Determine Exposure with the Histogram – PictureCorrect

How to Determine Exposure with the Histogram – PictureCorrect: "How many times have you been duped by your camera’s LCD, only to find out that you’ve got it all wrong upon viewing your photos on your computer monitor? When I first started out, I couldn’t make heads or tails with most of the dials and switches on my DSLR. I bought it and forced myself to learn it, but the importance of the histogram kind of flew past my head because not all photography manuals go in-depth on how to use it. Had I seen this video by Tony Northrup then, I would have grasped the concept more quickly:"

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Nikon D5200 Review

Nikon D5200 Review: "No matter what your ambitions or skill level are, this camera could arguably be an ideal option for many when it comes down to plonking the plastic on the counter or tapping the computer key to order offline. For many a budding photographer with ambitions a DSLR is the best game in town.

None of those pesky MILCs or compact digicams can satisfy the hunger!"

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Light Painting Photography Technique: Wall of Fire – PictureCorrect

Light Painting Photography Technique: Wall of Fire – PictureCorrect: "With the rise in popularity of light painting in the photography, it should come as no surprise that painting with fire is beginning to see the  same increase of interest. Barry Elder, a Manchester based photographer, has a decent amount of experience working with fire and is kind enough to share his process with us"

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Learning to See, Part VIII

Learning to See, Part VIII: "To some photographers composition is an innate process, whereas to others it is a life-long learned challenge laden with frustration. Regardless of which category you find yourself, good composition is a learned skill that will enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of the end result.  While I subscribe to Weston’s notion, I also believe we first learn to crawl before walking."

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Do I need to get permission from the people in my photos? by Digital Photo Secrets

Do I need to get permission from the people in my photos?  by Digital Photo Secrets: "There is something fundamentally weird about being a street photographer. Your job, whether you like it or not, is to stick your nose in other peoples’ business. It goes without saying that you can create a much more candid looking image when people don’t know you’re photographing them. But is this legal? More importantly, is it ethical? Here’s how I approach street photography"

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Take Interesting Photos In Boring Places by Digital Photo Secrets

Take Interesting Photos In Boring Places by Digital Photo Secrets: "“I was wondering how to take good pictures in not so interesting places. The thing is, I live in a not particularly interesting place and so my photos kinda show it. I have a problem with trying to find the right subject and how to make it interesting. I have the right camera and everything. I was wondering if you could help?”"

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Three Photography Basics by Digital Photo Secrets

Three Photography Basics by Digital Photo Secrets: "In the days before point and shoot cameras – back when SLR cameras didn’t have any automatic features at all, everyone who wanted to take photographs had to understand the basic principles of exposure. Film was expensive and you just couldn’t afford to waste a shot on a guess, so you had to really understand how your camera functioned and what settings you needed to use to ensure a correct exposure."

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Portrait Cropping Guide – PictureCorrect

Portrait Cropping Guide – PictureCorrect: "Framing your subject up for a portrait can sometimes be difficult. Should you get closer? Further? Cropping in close is particularly challenging because you don’t want to change it in such a way that it looks like your subject is missing limbs. A poorly cropped photo can make all the difference when it comes to portraits. To help you out, here’s a little cropping guide shown from Digital Camera World that shows where to crop and where not to crop. Green lines mean it’s a good place for the edge of the frame, red means it’s a bad place:"

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Natural Light Photography Tips: Seriously Improve Your Photos

Natural Light Photography Tips: Seriously Improve Your Photos: "When it comes to photography courses and trying to improve the quality of your photos, learning about light isn’t that sexy is it?"

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Natural Light Photography Tips: Seriously Improve Your Photos

Natural Light Photography Tips: Seriously Improve Your Photos: "When it comes to photography courses and trying to improve the quality of your photos, learning about light isn’t that sexy is it?"

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Stock photography tips: how to shoot and edit stock photos that sell | Digital Camera World

Stock photography tips: how to shoot and edit stock photos that sell | Digital Camera World: "Tired of your stock photography endeavours going to waste? Start making some money from your photography; use these stock photography tips to start setting up your shoots and editing photos in a more commercially minded way."

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Turn your Photos into 3D videos! Free Photography Tips Tutorials Reviews and Wordpress Themes | Photography tips and photography tutorials and more

Turn your Photos into 3D videos! Free Photography Tips Tutorials Reviews and Wordpress Themes | Photography tips and photography tutorials and more: " a French Wedding Photographer, converts his images into these awesome 3D effects. The images have unique look to them and the overall effect is nothing short of amazing. Checkout this amazing video that he put together."

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Destination: Alaska

Destination: Alaska: "Over the years, as I grew as a photographer, I wanted to expand my horizons and photograph exotic and epic places. Tops on my list was Alaska.  I wanted to photograph the grandeur of the Alaska Range, of Denali, and the beauty of the nature and wildlife.  I found Alaska to be full of beauty and opportunity, but at the same time, a difficult place to photograph."

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Tips on Taking Outdoor Portraits – PictureCorrect

Tips on Taking Outdoor Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Not many of us have a nice big studio with a dozens lights to take portraits with. This is why many photographers choose to shoot portraits outdoors. The sun is an excellent lighting tool, but just like any light, you have to learn how to work it. Photographer Tony Northrup has a few tips to share when it comes to outdoor portraiture that could improve your photos:"

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HDR Photography: How To Do It And Why – PictureCorrect

HDR Photography: How To Do It And Why – PictureCorrect: "n today’s DSLR photo tip, we will discuss HDR photography, how to do it and why.

For some reason, this has become a real hot button issue with photographers. Some swear by it – others hate it!"

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8 Essential Winter Photography Tips | Contrastly

8 Essential Winter Photography Tips | Contrastly: "Winter does not have to mean that you should hibernate and only resume taking great photographs when the snow melts. You might be sitting in front of the computer looking at some great shots of winter scenes and think that you couldn’t take the same amazing photos. Because you can!"

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Photography Tips: Lighting For Beginners — Photography Begins

Photography Tips: Lighting For Beginners — Photography Begins: "When it comes to photography, as they say, "lighting is everything". Whether you are just getting started as a professional photographer or are simply the person that pulls out their camera whenever a photo opportunity pops up, lighting has a huge effect on the end result of the photo. While professional studio lights can be quite costly, there are alternatives to studio lights that can provide the same effects for the beginning photographer. Here are some simple guidelines to help you get the perfectly lit shot."

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Tips for Objective Evaluation of Composition

Tips for Objective Evaluation of Composition: "Composition is one skill within photography that we can probably never master, but just continually develop.  The composition we choose when taking a photograph, i.e. where we choose to place the boundaries of the frame, the perspective we choose to employ from the chosen focal length, how we choose to arrange objects within a scene etc, all influence the way a viewer interacts with the image, and so are all crucial to the success of any given image."

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Why Making Mistakes is Good for your Photography

Why Making Mistakes is Good for your Photography: "It is said the longest journey starts with a single step. The unfortunate part of life is that sometimes that step will cause you to fall, or you may even find you are walking in the wrong direction. But such things are normal and natural in life, and these are often the experiences that we learn the most from. A baby will fall down many times as he/she learns to walk. The falling down is part of the process of learning to walk, and without it the baby will never learn."

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How to Photograph Busy Tourist Sites

How to Photograph Busy Tourist Sites: "Unfortunately, photographing busy tourist hot spots means encountering many tourists who can, unknowingly, ruin your shot by wandering into your carefully constructed composition. Therefore, instead of trying to avoid them, we need to work harder and think more creatively to get those great photos."

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5 Travel Photography Tips to Help You Capture Your Next Vacation

5 Travel Photography Tips to Help You Capture Your Next Vacation: "This past summer, I went to China for a couple weeks. A friend of mine had been working there for a year, so I figured it was finally time to go visit."

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Photography Tutorial: A Quick Guide to Understanding Your DSLR Camera | Kevin & Amanda

Photography Tutorial: A Quick Guide to Understanding Your DSLR Camera | Kevin & Amanda: "Hi guys! With Labor Day weekend coming up, I know a lot of us are going to be out there taking pictures! :) Since we have a long weekend to practice, I wanted to share with you this basic intro to SLR photography."

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22 Things You Can Do Today to Change Your Photography Forever

22 Things You Can Do Today to Change Your Photography Forever: "Photographers these days spend so much time on the Internet learning good things about photography that they never make the time to do the things that would be really great for their photography.  I’ve compiled a list of 21 things in this article that you can do today that would completely change your photography foreve"

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Photography Tips for the Common Man – PictureCorrect

Photography Tips for the Common Man – PictureCorrect: "
People who are not professional photographers have different ideas about their photography gifts and abilities. Many are of the opinion that it’s easy to be a photographer, but, on the other side of the coin, there are those who have taken really bad photos and consider themselves bad photographers"

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Dove Released Stealthy Photoshop Action to Discourage Beauty Retouching – PictureCorrect

Dove Released Stealthy Photoshop Action to Discourage Beauty Retouching – PictureCorrect: "Skin care company Dove has long been known for pushing against cultural perceptions and expectations relating to what defines beauty for women in today’s society with its Campaign for Real Beauty. Through commercials and other mediums, the company has addressed issues such as body image and self esteem to help young girls and women embrace themselves for who they are. In Dove’s latest campaign effort, they directly targeted photo re-touchers and manipulators, airbrushers, and other media professionals by releasing a free Photoshop Action called “Beautify” that had a hidden message:"

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Tips for Taking Family Portraits – PictureCorrect

Tips for Taking Family Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Family portraits fall into three main categories; traditional family portraits, candid family portraits and lifestyle family portraits. Most families have had their picture taken, but few have had a chance to have their portrait shot, because of the difference between the two. One is a quick snap, with little attention given to the technical aspects of the image; the other has more consideration given to how the final result should look."

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How to take better family portraits

How to take better family portraits: "You get your family together, put the cute outfits on all the kids, get everyone paying attention and looking the right direction, you take a couple of shots that you think look good and your happy. Later you look at the photos on a bigger screen, and they look like crap. This scenario happens hundreds of times every day. If you want to make sure that this never happens again too you, read this article and follow the tips."

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One Light Portraits: Simple Elegance

One Light Portraits: Simple Elegance: "Everyone who ever picks up a camera at one point or another finds themselves pointing it at another person.  But unless you walk around with a lighting kit in your back pocket, you have to make do with what you have.  If you’re lucky that means you have a speedlite in your bag.  If not, there are other ways to light your subjects and get a pleasing portrait."

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What to do When there’s Nothing to Shoot

What to do When there’s Nothing to Shoot: "There are always days when you want to take photographs but you feel that there is nothing to shoot. Here are a few ideas for days like that."

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Photography in Snow Tips

Photography in Snow Tips: "For much of the country, Spring isn't quite here yet, but that extreme weather has an upside: more time to practice the art of photography in the snow. Cameras aren't great at capturing the bright whites of a day spent on the slopes or making snowmen in the backyard, but as I learned during a Sony-sponsored photography event in Park City, UT (a city that knows its snow as the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics), taking a colorful picture in freshly fallen snow doesn't require years of professional experience."

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How to Freeze Motion in Water Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Freeze Motion in Water Photography – PictureCorrect: "If you have ever wanted to freeze the action on a water droplet or create a silky effect in a running stream then listen up. Shooting water is one of the most enjoyable and challenging ways to photograph really interesting natural photography. The loveliest thing about shooting water is that you can produce different effects every time you shoot. Some of these effects can be soft and flowing while other effects can be dynamic and commanding. It all is dependent on your light and your shutter."

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Lines: Weekly Photography Challenge

Lines: Weekly Photography Challenge: "‘Lines’ are all around us – they’re in architecture, they’re in landscapes, they’re in many of the things we use on a day to day basis."

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Why You Should Potentially Move Instead of Zooming for Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect

Why You Should Potentially Move Instead of Zooming for Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect: "We frequently hear almost every professional photographer praising prime lenses for portrait photography, as in they’re usability, image quality and versatility. We sure hear them saying how important it is to move around the subject at a certain focal length, to seize every side and angle of it, instead of staying still and adjusting the zoom of the lens we’re using."

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Why You Should Potentially Move Instead of Zooming for Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect

Why You Should Potentially Move Instead of Zooming for Portrait Photography – PictureCorrect: "We frequently hear almost every professional photographer praising prime lenses for portrait photography, as in they’re usability, image quality and versatility. We sure hear them saying how important it is to move around the subject at a certain focal length, to seize every side and angle of it, instead of staying still and adjusting the zoom of the lens we’re using."

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TiffanyD: Basic Makeup Tips for Looking FAB in Photos

TiffanyD: Basic Makeup Tips for Looking FAB in Photos: "One of the most asked questions that comes my way involves makeup and photography. Specifically how to look amazing in photos. Because makeup plays such a huge role in photography, its important to know a few basic tips when it comes to choosing the right products when you know cameras are going to be pointed your way.
Here are my best basic tips:
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3 Ways To Get Sharper Close-Ups

3 Ways To Get Sharper Close-Ups: "In close-up photography, one of your biggest goals is to draw attention to your subject–you want to make it really stand out."

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AdoramaPix Workshops : AdoramaPix Community Forums

AdoramaPix Workshops : AdoramaPix Community Forums:

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7 Questions to Help You Find Your Perfect Personal Photography Project – PictureCorrect

7 Questions to Help You Find Your Perfect Personal Photography Project – PictureCorrect: "Looking for the perfect photo project can sometimes be as challenging as searching for the perfect shot. Personal photo projects are a good way to motivate yourself to shoot more pictures, stretch your creativity, or even support the causes that are important to you, but how do you find the right ones? What do you do with the photos once you’ve found the perfect project? Here are seven questions to jump start your creative thinking."

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How To Correct Sloping Horizons by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Correct Sloping Horizons by Digital Photo Secrets: "If you haven’t mastered the perfect camera grip quite yet, your photos of ordinary buildings can start to look like the Leaning Tower Of Pisa pretty quickly. With sloping horizons, something always feel just a little bit “off” about your photos. Luckily, there’s a way to change that in short order. With a few simple editing tools like Photoshop, you can quickly straighten out your leaning photos and get back to working on that iron camera grip of yours."

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Don’t move! 5 Tripod Essentials by Digital Photo Secrets

Don’t move! 5 Tripod Essentials by Digital Photo Secrets: "There is no camera companion more important than a tripod. When you get one, it opens up a whole world of possibilities. Suddenly, you can take long exposures at night and setup the perfect macro photo op. You can ready yourself for a self-portrait and reduce your friend’s job as a photographer to that of a button pusher (which is awesome because your friend almost never knows anything about photography anyway)"

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Taking Great Photos at the County Fair by Digital Photo Secrets

Taking Great Photos at the County Fair by Digital Photo Secrets: "Funnel cakes, ferris wheels and fun houses – what could be better than a county fair? With all those sights and lights, carnival photos should almost take themselves. Except that they usually don’t."

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Improve Your Photography with Unusual Photographs by Digital Photo Secrets

Improve Your Photography with Unusual Photographs by Digital Photo Secrets: "If I had to guess, I would say that 99 out of 100 hobby photographers never bend their legs. It’s not so hard to see why – human beings view the world mostly from one or two perspectives:"

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Making Sharper Wildlife Photographs – [Part 1 of 2]

Making Sharper Wildlife Photographs – [Part 1 of 2]: "If there is one area that seems to flummox more aspiring wildlife photographers it is the subject of making sharp images. You’d think that with today’s modern cameras and equipment that there’d be no problem going home with sharp images after each wildlife encounter. Un fortunately, that isn’t the case and I’m going to provide you with some tips and tricks to make sure you’ve got the best possible chance of making sharp images."

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Making Sharper Wildlife Photographs – [Part 2 of 2]

Making Sharper Wildlife Photographs – [Part 2 of 2]: "House Finch perched on a spruce tree branch: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 500mm F4L IS lens, 1.4x Extender II and 2.0x Extender II @1400mm, 1/400th of a second at F10, ISO 800, Gitzo 3541 Tripod with Jobu Design BWG-Pro gimbal head"

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Win A Photo Contest | DPmag.com

Win A Photo Contest | DPmag.com: "Some of the best images we see here at DP come through our contests. Whether you're motivated by the great prizes, exposing your images to a big audience of fellow photo enthusiasts or the possibility of being published, entering a competition can be a rewarding part of being a photographer."

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5 Simple Tips for Better People Pictures – PictureCorrect

5 Simple Tips for Better People Pictures – PictureCorrect: "I’ve been a professional photographer for long enough now to start getting invited to judge some local photography contests. In doing so I have been struck by the fact that so many of the pictures, especially those of people, could have been dramatically improved by the application of just a few simple ideas."

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Five ways to turn your phone into a killer camera companion | How To - CNET

Five ways to turn your phone into a killer camera companion | How To - CNET: "Your phone isn't just another camera.
It's a tool that can make your life easier when you're out shooting with your non-phone camera. Maybe that's a top-of-the-line dSLR, an old-school 35mm film camera, or a slick micro-four-thirds device."

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10 Techniques for Amazing Portraits

10 Techniques for Amazing Portraits: "As full-time photographers shooting 30+ weddings a year, we have to admit, sometimes it’s easy to fall into the same old formulas when it comes to portraits. Even with new poses, taking portraits can become very mundane if the same compositions and angles are used for every couple–we’ve definitely been through that creative rut where our pictures start looking very familiar. Throughout the years, we’ve challenged ourselves to stay on top of our game with a few useful techniques. Here are some of our best tips to help keep things fresh and unique for each couple."

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Five ways to turn your phone into a killer camera companion | How To - CNET

Five ways to turn your phone into a killer camera companion | How To - CNET: "our phone isn't just another camera.
It's a tool that can make your life easier when you're out shooting with your non-phone camera. Maybe that's a top-of-the-line dSLR, an old-school 35mm film camera, or a slick micro-four-thirds device"

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Tips for Reducing Stress as a Wedding Photographer – PictureCorrect

Tips for Reducing Stress as a Wedding Photographer – PictureCorrect: "I recently answered a survey online about what I do. It wasn’t specific to wedding photography so some of the questions didn’t exactly mesh but elicited some interesting answers nonetheless. The question that made me think most was about the stress level of my “job.” Considering each wedding is unique, it’s hard to give an answer that would cover all the situations I run into each weekend. That said, I realize that one of the biggest reasons many photographers loath shooting weddings is the perceived high level of stress"

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5 Great HDR Landscape Photography Tips | Contrastly

5 Great HDR Landscape Photography Tips | Contrastly: "If you’re a serious landscape photographer, chances are you’ve at least experimented with High Dynamic Range photography. In recent years, HDR has become a go-to technique for amateur and professionals alike because of the unique and stunning images it can produce."

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Understanding Colour on Your Digital Camera

Understanding Colour on Your Digital Camera: "Okay, I can think of plenty of good reasons for working in black and white, but it seems that most photographers work in colour a great deal of the time. And when you work in colour, you naturally want to configure your camera to give the best possible results. To do so, it’s important to understand how your digital camera records colour."

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Useful Tips for Spring Photography – PictureCorrect

Useful Tips for Spring Photography – PictureCorrect: "Spring is one of the best seasons for capturing the beauty of your natural surroundings. The flowers are in full bloom and the weather is just perfect – not too hot and not too cold. Perfect for practicing landscape photography."

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Tips On Building Lighting And Shooting On A DIY Green Screen | DIYPhotography.net

Tips On Building Lighting And Shooting On A DIY Green Screen | DIYPhotography.net: "So, first if you wander what a green screen is, it is basically a big. green. screen. The nice thing about a green screen is that most video editing software can separate the green screen from whatever is standing in front of it and overlaying the screen with burning ships, aliens, giant cakes chasing a mob or just whatever they can think of."

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Nature: Weekly Photography Challenge

Nature: Weekly Photography Challenge: "Earlier today we published the first of two posts in a series on Wildlife photography so thought this week we might give you an opportunity to practice the tips in it by making our challenge on the topic of ‘Nature’."

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Bokeh Lighting Techniques – PictureCorrect

Bokeh Lighting Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Times Square in New York is any photographer’s bokeh heaven – the stoplights, billboards, street signs and headlights make for an interesting backdrop to any photo. Whether you’re shooting wide open or otherwise, Times Square will not disappoint. Jay P. Morgan explains in detail how to experiment with different lenses and distances from the subject and background to create various bokeh effects"

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Tips For Better Waterfall Photos – PictureCorrect

Tips For Better Waterfall Photos – PictureCorrect: "Waterfall photography is a favourite subject for many a nature photographer. In fact, a good waterfall can be a magnet for almost anyone with a camera."

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LoFi-Fisheye Digicam shoots HD video, fits in the palm of your hand

LoFi-Fisheye Digicam shoots HD video, fits in the palm of your hand: "After a fruitless search for a teeny key-chain digital camera with a fish-eye lens out front, Greg Dash decided to design and build his own. The subsequent prototype was just intended for his own use, but when more and more folks asked him where they could buy one when they spotted him snapping photos, he hatched a crowdfunding plan to bring his LoFi-Fisheye Digicam to market."

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Luxi turns an iPhone into an incident light meter

Luxi turns an iPhone into an incident light meter: "For professional photographers, an incident light meter is rather important. Unlike a reflective light meter, which measures the amount of light bouncing off a subject, an incident light meter measures light before it reaches the subject. This is helpful in situations where lighting is inconsistent. A new product called Luxi is designed to turn your iPhone into just such a light meter."

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Learning to See, Part VII

Learning to See, Part VII: "In our previous readings in this series we learned how colour,  contrast and tonal range have a dramatic effect on the overall result.  Some teachers may say the first important rule in making successful pictures is composition, and indeed that may be so.  However,  I also like my intrepid readers to be unique and true to themselves.  Therefore, let’s argue that colour impact is more important than composition  ( remember folks, this series is for the novice and beginner  so please let’s not start a raging debate and muddle the waters. I want our beginners to have fun and explore for themselves – they will figure it out."

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17 Examples of Natural Frames by Digital Photo Secrets

17 Examples of Natural Frames by Digital Photo Secrets: "Natural frames are everywhere, and not just in natural places. In photography, a natural frame is anything that forms a border or part of a border around your subject. It can be literally natural, such as a tree branch, the mouth of a cave or a rock arch; or it can be man-made, such as a doorway, a bridge or the slats in a fence."

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Tips For Critiquing Your Own Photo Concepts And Video Edits | Fstoppers

Tips For Critiquing Your Own Photo Concepts And Video Edits | Fstoppers: "Whether you shoot video or stills, we’ve all been there. That point at which you lose all objectivity and the ability to discern thoughtful, evocative images that nail the concept on the head, from the ones that are “too artistic,” or simply don’t fit the story. Our eyes numb the part of our brain that lets us separate what works from what doesn’t. Here are a few thoughts on how to approach critiques and kill your babies so that you end up with your best work."

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Beginner Tips for Shooting Action Photography – PictureCorrect

Beginner Tips for Shooting Action Photography – PictureCorrect: "
Digital camera owners who are not that experienced in taking photos often find it hard to capture those action scenes they so desire. With their subjects being mobile, they may not be aware of what to do with their camera to take the best action shots."

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Types of Camera Lenses – PictureCorrect

Types of Camera Lenses – PictureCorrect: "If you’re new to photography, the vast array of lenses on the market might seem a little daunting. There exists not just a range of focal lengths, from the super-wide to the super-long, but even several variations on a single focal length, not to mention zoom lenses of all kinds. With major brands boasting of lineups of 100+ lenses on the market at any given time, it can be hard to wrap your head around them all. In this helpful video, brought to us by Pentax, professional travel photographer Kerrick James explains the basics things every beginner needs to know about camera lenses:"

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