5 Pieces of Photography Gear to considered for your first upgrade — digital-photography-school.com — Readability

5 Pieces of Photography Gear to considered for your first upgrade — digital-photography-school.com — Readability: "Neil Creek is the author of our newest ebook Photo Nuts and Gear. In this post he offers some advice to the beginning photographer about the first upgrade they should buy for their camera.

So you’ve been getting into this photography thing pretty seriously ever since you bought that “good” camera you wanted. It turns out that you really enjoy photography, and you think you’ll be doing it for a while. You want to know what cool camera gear is out there, and you know there’s a lot, but what should you get first?"

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Traveling with your camera: What to take with you — www.techhive.com — Readability

Traveling with your camera: What to take with you — www.techhive.com — Readability: "You don’t have to be a National Geographic photographer to take your digital camera on the road. Whether you're embarking on a week-long vacation, a weekend getaway, or even just a day trip, you might want to bring your digital camera with you for better photos than you can snap with your phone alone. But what accessories do you need to take the best photos and to keep them safe? I’ve rounded up a collection of gear designed for traveling photographers. You won’t need to bring everything on this list unless you really are a Nat Geo pro, but you can use the list to find all the essentials that work for you.

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SD Card: Too bad this format won the flash-card wars — news.cnet.com — Readability

SD Card: Too bad this format won the flash-card wars — news.cnet.com — Readability: "An SD Card is hampered by a broken plastic divider between electrical contacts in the upper right of the photo.

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I like the low cost of SD Cards. I like the fact that slots for the memory card format are built into many computers nowadays. I like that the digital camera industry has mostly settled on a single format instead of the gaggle of incompatible options from years past. I like that you can buy an SD Card all over the world if you're on vacation and you want to take more photos."

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10 valuable tips and tricks on smartphone photography — www.phonearena.com — Readability

10 valuable tips and tricks on smartphone photography — www.phonearena.com — Readability: "Always make sure you have a good grip on your smartphone while taking photos. Try to not move it at all while taking the shot as every tremble of your hand may result in a blurry photo, especially if your camera doesn't stabilize the image optically or digitally. For the same reason, you should be gentle when tapping that shutter button."

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