Smartphone photo tips for the holidays | TechHive

Smartphone photo tips for the holidays | TechHive: "These days, everyone is a photographer. We’re taking more photos than ever, but most of those photos aren’t being captured with digital SLRs or even compact cameras. Instead, we’re living in the Age of Smartphone Photography. Just consider Instragram: On Thanksgiving day, more than 200 photos were posted every second."

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To thine own selfie be true: 7 tips for better selfshots

To thine own selfie be true: 7 tips for better selfshots: "In late November, Oxford University Press chose its annual Word of the Year. This year’s selection? “Selfie.” That’s right: The fine art of taking a photo of yourself has received the seal of approval—or something—from an institution that includes some of the most esteemed scholars of the English language."

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11 Photography Tips for Taking Portraits You'll Love Forever ...

11 Photography Tips for Taking Portraits You'll Love Forever ...: "I’ve been a children's and family photographer for almost ten years, and in all that time, I’ve learned a lot – and I’m always happy to share a few photography tips for taking portraits. Sure, landscapes can be fun, and action shots are great, too – but there’s something about portraits I love most of all. Whether you’re a semi-pro looking to hone your skills, or a mama-shutterbug trying to get better shots of your own favorite models (your kids!), it’s always fun to learn something new, right? Here are 11 photography tips for taking portraits."

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ExposureGuide - Photography Tips, Techniques and News (100)

ExposureGuide - Photography Tips, Techniques and News (100): "When it comes to using the iPhone for taking creative, artsy-fartsy pictures, Instagram comes to mind, and with it, a plethora of over-exposed, oversaturated and overly contrasted images. Not that everyone’s photos are like that, but photography enthusiasts and pros alike have become more and more wary of what ‘iPhoneography’ is bringing to the table."

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Christmas Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Christmas Light Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "At this time of year, many of the world’s cultures and religions celebrate holidays that involve lights. While the use of lights and candles is often explained in terms of the rites of the particular culture, most scholars agree that the lights came first; the explanations followed. After all, since humans gained control of fire, light has been used to illuminate the darkness – especially, during the depths of winter – rather than curse it."

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Parallax Animation: Bringing Still Photographs to Life – PictureCorrect

Parallax Animation: Bringing Still Photographs to Life – PictureCorrect: "
A little technique called “parallax” can add a lot of life to your photographs. Joe Fellows, founder of a London-based animation and short film production company called Make Productions, describes the parallax technique as the process of separating a photograph into layers, opening the layered file in a compositing program like Adobe After Effects, and then rearranging the layers and zooming a camera “into” the picture."

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