Combining Rules of Composition to Improve Your Landscape Images

Combining Rules of Composition to Improve Your Landscape Images: "One of the most elusive and frustrating elements of photography is finding the right composition. Many otherwise good images are often derailed by poor compositional choices. There are several primary rules of composition to be aware of, and by being aware of them, and then combining them, you can give your landscape photos a real boost in terms of interest."

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Understanding Camera Metering - How-To Geek

Understanding Camera Metering - How-To Geek: "Understanding how your camera meters light is like unlocking the secret language of photography wizardy. Read on to learn more about how getting back to the basics can greatly improve your photos."

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How to Mix Flash & Continuous Lighting for Dynamic Portraits – PictureCorrect

How to Mix Flash & Continuous Lighting for Dynamic Portraits – PictureCorrect: "Lighting is tricky. Mixed lighting is trickier, and in most cases avoided. But learning to control mixed lighting can help you create a distinct look to your photographs. In this short video, Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz explains how to used mixed lighting in the sense of both the type of light, flash and continuous, and in the color temperature of light to create some unique effects"

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Architectural Photography: Shooting at Twilight to Add Drama – PictureCorrect

Architectural Photography: Shooting at Twilight to Add Drama – PictureCorrect: "An architectural photographer can create dramatic images of buildings that perhaps at first glance, do not seem to be all that photographic. Understanding architectural design and then selecting the angles that best portray the building, combined with critical lighting – which is determined by time of day – are all essential components in fine architectural photography. Many buildings can appear much more dramatic when photographed at either dusk or dawn."

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Hippo Underwater – PictureCorrect

Interesting Photo of the Day: Hippo Underwater – PictureCorrect: "This photo caught the attention of the social media world. I for one had never seen a Hippo underwater, and to be honest it looks absolutely terrifying. Another discussed fact from this photo: Hippos are considered one of the most dangerous animals in Africa (and possibly the world), some estimate there are almost 3000 human casualties annually from Hippo encounters. Definitely an interesting perspective on an amazing animal:"

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Pointers for point-and-shoot photography

Pointers for point-and-shoot photography: "While that fancy phone of yours may shoot cool pics, don't try to impress anyone with the prints it produces. Oh, OK, so your Android or iPhone clicks it at a whopping 8 megapixels – OMG! Guess what? That means absolutely nothing."

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15 Women Photographers Share Their Self-portraits and Photo Tips | A Focused Life

15 Women Photographers Share Their Self-portraits and Photo Tips | A Focused Life: "With the New Year, there are endless ideas of how to start the next twelve months.  Can I share a practice I do as a photographer?  It isn’t about renewing the gym membership or recommitting to a healthier diet or any other practice that acknowledges what I want to do better this coming year.  Instead, this is a practice that acknowledges who I am at this moment in time, this new year, knowing that we are always evolving with each passing year"

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How I Shot & Edited – The White Infinity Setup

How I Shot & Edited – The White Infinity Setup: "In my last post about studio photography (the killer clamshell) I covered a simple two light setup for achieving a gorgeous soft beauty look.  This time I thought it might be fun to cover something a bit more general purpose and for this there cannot be anything better than the ever classic white infinity setup."

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Convert Your DSLR to a Full Spectrum Camera - How-To Geek

Convert Your DSLR to a Full Spectrum Camera - How-To Geek: "If Santa put a new DSLR under your Christmas tree this year and you’re looking for a project you can use your old one for, this full-spectrum conversion tutorial is a great way to expand how much of the spectrum your camera can capture."

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Don’t Get Sucked In! 5 Photography Myths by Digital Photo Secrets

Don’t Get Sucked In! 5 Photography Myths by Digital Photo Secrets: "Photography is a mysterious art. Somehow, by pressing all the right buttons and using all the right settings, you can turn an ordinary scene into a work of art. Because photography is so strange, so out of the ordinary, certain photography myths have grown out of our desire to explain what’s going on behind the lens of the world’s great photographers. Have you fallen for these myths? Let’s take a look."

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7 New Years Resolutions For Your Digital Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

7 New Years Resolutions For Your Digital Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "I can’t believe it’s already the end of the year. There are a lot of things I’ve wanted to do this year, but I never got around to them. Now I’ve got a whole list of resolutions for next year. It’s not some guilt trip, just a reminder that we can all strive to do a little more and make ourselves better at what we love. Here are some new year’s resolutions to help you improve your photography."

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Visual Design: Enhancing Your Photography With Patterns by Digital Photo Secrets

Visual Design: Enhancing Your Photography With Patterns by Digital Photo Secrets: "Nothing could be more appealing than repetition. You know, like when your coworker tells you the same joke 25 times or when your preschooler won’t stop making monkey noises. Yeah, I know. Neither one of those things is really all that appealing, but trust me when I say photography is different."

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