Infrared Photography: Tips on How to Get Started – PictureCorrect

Infrared Photography: Tips on How to Get Started – PictureCorrect: "
You have always wanted to try infrared photography, but you’ve been lead to believe that this can only be done using expensive IR cameras? This article is for you! Read about how you can build yourself a digital IR camera for just a few dollars."



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21 Settings, Techniques and Rules All New Camera Owners Should Know - Digital Photography School

21 Settings, Techniques and Rules All New Camera Owners Should Know - Digital Photography School: "Some are very basic while others go a little deeper – but all have been selected from our archives specifically for beginners and new camera owners. Enjoy."



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Top Portrait Tips of the Year on dPS

Top Portrait Tips of the Year on dPS: "f you like to do portraits here is a round up of some of the top portrait related articles on dPS in 2014. There are some really great tips here – get out and try them out:"



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Portrait Photography Tips And Tricks | Gameslooker

Portrait Photography Tips And Tricks | Gameslooker: "Portrait Photography Tips And Tricks
5 professional photo editing tips tricks, If you follow these five professional photo editing tips, you will take your images to the next level.. Photography tips & tricks - weekly podcast offers, Photography tips & tricks: x-mas family portrait and animated snow - episode 83. december 18, 2014. Photo ideas | photo tips & tricks | portrait prop ideas, Tips and tricks on how to personalize your photo session. follow these photo ideas so your babies photo will reflect their personality and style. personal items also."



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6 Tips for Beautiful Candid Photography – PictureCorrect

6 Tips for Beautiful Candid Photography – PictureCorrect: "Candid photography focuses on what the subject is naturally doing and not on what the subject must be doing. It is a photo similar to that of a stolen shot. Most images taken in candid photography are of people not looking directly at the camera. Read on for five helpful tips to successfully snap a candid photo:"



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5 Reasons Your Pictures Are Blurry – PictureCorrect

5 Reasons Your Pictures Are Blurry – PictureCorrect: "We’ve all been disappointed and frustrated by blurry photos. But what exactly causes the blur? And how can you keep it from happening? Tony and Chelsea Northrup have taken the most common mistakes that cause blurry photos and squeezed them into a very helpful video:"



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Tips for Great Family Portraits – Understand Photography Tips and Tutorials

Tips for Great Family Portraits – Understand Photography Tips and Tutorials: "It’s family portrait season here in Florida! One of the perks of living in Florida is that your extended family comes to visit you.   Especially if they live somewhere cold, family members are happy to have a free place to stay somewhere warm! For that reason, holiday weeks and weekends are the busiest for portrait photographers in Florida."



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Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People - Digital Photography School

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Groups of People - Digital Photography School: "There are usually three kinds of group shots. First are just formal shots with a large number of people. Second are more informal shots with a group of friends. And finally, photographing a group or family members. In this order, let’s look at some sample poses and posing ideas."



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Getting the Most Out of Your DSLR – PictureCorrect

Getting the Most Out of Your DSLR – PictureCorrect: "If you just got your first DSLR or if you’ve had one for awhile and want to get serious about taking better pictures, the advice in this article is for you"



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Photography Tips That Are Proven To Work | Ginger lea Photography

Photography Tips That Are Proven To Work | Ginger lea Photography: "Photography is a powerful art and a great way to get rid of the stress in your life. It’s often said that each picture speaks in volumes.

Choose what will be in your photograph. A quality photograph will be a small frame that shows one view of your subject. Don’t try to crowd too much. To give an overview of a subject, take multiple pictures, instead of a single detail oriented photo."



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5 tips and tricks for shooting with telephoto lenses

5 tips and tricks for shooting with telephoto lenses: "Telephoto lenses make it easier to achieve shallow depth of field effects than wide-angle lenses do. Set the widest aperture available and selectively focus on a subject close to the front of the lens to blur distant objects."



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Smudge painting — Tutorials — gimpusers.com

Smudge painting — Tutorials — gimpusers.com: "The so-called smudge paining is an arts technique where some parts of a photo are smudged in a special way to create an image that looks as it was painted. In this tutorial I show you the general steps that are needed to create such a painted looking effect. But be aware - to master this technique you'll need lots of time - the more detailed you work the better will the outcome be. Nevertheless lets start - and enjoy the tutorial!"



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Tutorial Smudge Painting di Photoshop - YouTube

Tutorial Smudge Painting di Photoshop - YouTube: ""



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Composing Dynamic Landscape Images - Digital Photography School

Composing Dynamic Landscape Images - Digital Photography School: "As a landscape photographer I am constantly seeking that next X-factor shot – an image that leaps from the screen or page and demands the viewer’s attention – preferably attention of the favourable variety."



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3 Reasons to Shoot Vertical Aspect Landscapes and 6 Tips on How to Shoot Them - Digital Photography School

3 Reasons to Shoot Vertical Aspect Landscapes and 6 Tips on How to Shoot Them - Digital Photography School: "The majority of landscape images are photographed in the horizontal aspect. I guess this because the horizontal format approximates the way in which we perceive ‘reality.’ However landscapes look stunning in the vertical format and often the unique characteristics of the upright format suit a scene better than a horizontal* composition. I am guilty of undershooting verticals these days, primarily for commercial reasons, but in any given shooting situation I try to remind myself to seek both a vertical and a horizontal composition from a scene."



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How to Combine Flash With Ambient Light for Cool Bokeh Shots – PictureCorrect

How to Combine Flash With Ambient Light for Cool Bokeh Shots – PictureCorrect: "Bokeh almost always looks awesome in portraiture. Photographer Jay P. Morgan shows us how to combine an awesome Christmas light setup with flash to create some festive portraiture:"



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The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Composition – PictureCorrect

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Composition – PictureCorrect: "With all of the gorgeous new gadgetry coming out this season, it’s easy to get caught up in the shiny, techy part of photography. (New Nikon D810, anyone? Or a Canon 7D Mark II? Or the sweet new GoPro Hero4 Black?) Lest you fall into the terrible hole of DSLR expectations vs. reality, though, we’ve got a video for you today from CG artist Andrew Price, who’s here to talk about the basics of understanding composition:"



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How to Take Better Photos of Christmas Lights – PictureCorrect

How to Take Better Photos of Christmas Lights – PictureCorrect: "Here is an article describing how you can get better photos of Christmas lights. I’ve focused on the tree, but these concepts will work for most any lighting display."



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The Photograph as Art - Digital Photo Secrets

The Photograph as Art - Digital Photo Secrets: "What’s the difference between art and a snapshot? The answer is not usually very obvious. Art is subjective, and sometimes we recognize it subconsciously rather than consciously.
How does a photo make you feel? "



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Taking Zoo Photographs That Don't Look Like They Were Taken at the Zoo - Digital Photo Secrets

Taking Zoo Photographs That Don't Look Like They Were Taken at the Zoo - Digital Photo Secrets: "Every photographer is planning to go on an African safari some day, even those of us who know we’re probably never going to go on an African safari. But dreaming is fun, and if you don’t really think you’re going to ever get out there in that zebra striped jeep chasing elephants and watching lions take down wildebeests, there’s a next-best thing. That’s right! It’s your local zoo. And if you play it right, your photos might look as if you actually went out on safari."



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What Makes Some Photographs Better Than Others? – PictureCorrect

What Makes Some Photographs Better Than Others? – PictureCorrect: "Art is so subjective that there is no correct answer to this question. But there are some things that can help you analyze a photograph. I find it interesting that the majority of people can tell the difference between an average and a great photo and choose the ‘better’ one, but they struggle to articulate why. Here are some of those harder-to-explain things that might draw them toward the ‘better’ picture. I’m sure there’s many more things I’ve missed—we never stop learning:"



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6 Tips for Better Portraits on Location

6 Tips for Better Portraits on Location: "Whew it’s been a while since I actually wrote a tutorial here on dPS so I thought it was time. Some of my most popular articles are about portrait lighting patterns and other aspects of creating great portraits. In this article I want to give you a few tips to help you take better portraits on location, flatter your subjects and make sure you are all happy with the final results."



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Natural light photography: how to find the right angle for your shot | Digital Camera World

Natural light photography: how to find the right angle for your shot | Digital Camera World: "On a very sunny day the difference in brightness between objects in sunlight and those in shade increases, which results in more contrast. For faces, the hard direct light from the sun can be unkind.

But this doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t go out and shoot portraits on a sunny day – we just need to know how to work the angles."



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Using an Egg to Understand Portrait Photography Lighting – PictureCorrect

Using an Egg to Understand Portrait Photography Lighting – PictureCorrect: "So, how exactly does an egg teach you about lighting? Well, it’s actually pretty simple. As Joe Edelman outlines in the following video, by standing an egg upright and moving a light in a 360-degree rotation around it and over the the top from front to back, you will be able to see exactly what effect the placement of the light source will give you. Still not making much sense? Take a look at the video and you can see for yourself:"



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6 Tips for Near-Macro Photography with a Telephoto Lens - Digital Photography School

6 Tips for Near-Macro Photography with a Telephoto Lens - Digital Photography School: "Macro photography is the art of capturing the fine detail of very small subjects that may not be able to be seen by the naked eye.  Technically, to fall under the term ‘macro’, the subject should be captured with a reproduction ratio of 1:1, i.e. the subject will be captured on the sensor at 100 % life size."



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Digital photography landscape projects: To make you a better photographer - Kindle edition by Steve Pease. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Digital photography landscape projects: To make you a better photographer - Kindle edition by Steve Pease. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.: "The difference between someone who takes pictures, and someone who makes pictures is all about how you see the parts of the photos you are making. Digital photography has become a part of almost every persons lives, we take pictures all the time, and of everything."



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The 19 Most Popular Compact System and Mirrorless Cameras with Our Readers - Digital Photography School

The 19 Most Popular Compact System and Mirrorless Cameras with Our Readers - Digital Photography School: "Earlier in the week we revealed the DSLRs that were best selling among our readers over the last few months. While DSLRs are still the most popular type of readers among our readers this last quarter has seen a big rise in the number of you using compact system cameras."



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9 Tips to Help you get Sharp Focus at Night

9 Tips to Help you get Sharp Focus at Night: "Autofocus is so good on modern cameras that most photographers use it all the time. It seemingly never lets you down. But, let’s say it’s nighttime and you are going to do some shooting. You find a good spot. You set up your tripod. You go to focus your camera using the autofocus. You can feel the camera’s focus ring twisting back and forth, trying to focus. But it never gets there. The camera keeps hunting for a focus spot but never finds one."



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How to Set Custom White Balance with a Gray Card – PictureCorrect

How to Set Custom White Balance with a Gray Card – PictureCorrect: "Are you looking for a quick way to instantly improve your photography? Aren’t we all? Phil Steele has some great tips for taking it up a notch by understanding how to work with and customize white balance in the following video:"



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10 Ways To Boost Your Photography (Even If You’re a Beginner) – PictureCorrect

10 Ways To Boost Your Photography (Even If You’re a Beginner) – PictureCorrect: "Are you just starting out in photography? If you are, then here’s a helpful list of pointers pertaining to digital photography basics. These pointers will give your images a massive kick start in terms of quality, and it doesn’t matter what camera you have. You can take good photographs with any DSLR camera."



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digital photography projects - YouTube

digital photography projects - YouTube: ""



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Low-Tech Studio Photography Lighting Hacks – PictureCorrect

Low-Tech Studio Photography Lighting Hacks – PictureCorrect: "
Looking for ways to improve your studio setup, but lack the funds for fancy lighting? Photographer Brooke Shaden has some easy, inexpensive tips for you:"



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How to Take Great Portraits – PictureCorrect

How to Take Great Portraits – PictureCorrect: "n my opinion, the greatest medium for capturing a person’s character is through photography. It may seem odd to say a single shot can capture character while only capturing the moment, but done well, it will tell you more about the person than any other medium."



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How to Create Dramatic Portraits in Your Garage

How to Create Dramatic Portraits in Your Garage: "If I want to take dramatic portraits on a black backdrop (without even needing a single light), a garage is your new go to spot. This is the simplest (and most makeshift looking) setup that I use. As you can see in the image above, all I am using is a piece of black foam core, folded into a “v,” set inside a garage on a sunny day."



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Winter Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Winter Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "So the climate is changing and our weather is becoming not only more unpredictable but also more extreme. Some of the huge drifts of snow and freezing wonderlands are coaxing out photographers to record the beautiful countryside in all its winter glory, but as many of you will find it’s not without its problems"



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Taking Landscape Photos at Night - Digital Photo Secrets

Taking Landscape Photos at Night - Digital Photo Secrets: "When you think about your favorite landscape photos, the images that come to mind are probably classic shots of forests, mountains and natural rock formations. And they are probably daytime images, too, with an occasional sunset and sunrise thrown in for good measure."



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How Do They Do That? Silky Smooth Waterfalls And Streams. - Digital Photo Secrets

How Do They Do That? Silky Smooth Waterfalls And Streams. - Digital Photo Secrets: "You’ve seen them. Mystical photographs of streams make waterfalls look like they aren’t even from the planet Earth. When I first saw these kinds of photos, I wondered how it was even possible to create them with a simple digital SLR camera. There is a way to make waterfalls and streams as silky smooth as the ones you see in professional photographs. Here is how you do it."



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8 Tips for Long Exposure Photography

8 Tips for Long Exposure Photography: "Long exposure photography has become very popular in the last couple of years, getting a lot of coverage in landscape photography magazines and on photo sharing websites.


Pitstone Windmill at sunset (ISO100, f/18, 118 s)

With the ever-increasing number of options for 10-stop neutral density (ND) filters on the market, there has never been a better time to give it a go."



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Motion and Action Photography Tips – PictureCorrect

Motion and Action Photography Tips – PictureCorrect: "For the most part, the world around us is in motion. Some things move slowly while some move faster. Slow moving things are plants, turtles, snails etc. Fast moving things are baseballs, cars, ocean waves etc. As photographers we thrive to capture every detail and display it via our photos. We want to capture these movements and motions to make our work more creative. The process of freezing motion and movement is called action photography. After you decide what you want to shoot you must decide how you want it to appear in your photo. In other words you want to know how to convey the motion to the viewers. "



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Using Levels in Photoshop to Image Correct Color and Contrast

Using Levels in Photoshop to Image Correct Color and Contrast: "Image editing is an important part of making your good images look spectacular. Photoshop and Lightroom are packed with tools to help you get your images to look great after you have downloaded them on to your computer. While there are many different tools in Photoshop to enhance your image, there are really only a handful of tools that you will use on just about every image; one of those is the levels tool."



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How to Use Shutter Speed in Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Use Shutter Speed in Photography – PictureCorrect: "Learning how to use shutter speed effectively can create lively pictures and give motion to your subject without blurring your picture. Let’s define what it is and how it is measured, followed by some real world examples."



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The 10 Best Digital Cameras | PCMag.com

The 10 Best Digital Cameras | PCMag.com: "The problem with buying a digital camera is not only that there are hundreds of models for sale at any given point in time, but you also need to figure out which type of camera is right for you. The good news is that we review lots of cameras—and these 10 are among the best we've tested recently."



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5 Tips to Help You Take More Natural Looking Portraits - Digital Photography School

5 Tips to Help You Take More Natural Looking Portraits - Digital Photography School: "Each time an article I write is published, I get the loveliest emails and comments, and I do my very best to respond to each of them. The question I get most often is one I ask other photographers all the time: How do you make your pictures look like……..that? The question may be worded differently, but ultimately it is the same:"



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5 Tips for Planning a Winter Photography Excursion

5 Tips for Planning a Winter Photography Excursion: "If you have seen the recent photos of the record snowfall in Buffalo, NY, you know that for much of the world winter is here and it’s coming fast, whether you like it or not.

While your feet might be cold for the next four months, a reason to get excited is the photographic opportunities that will come from it. I am writing this to convince you to prepare now for photographing that next snowstorm because it will creep up on you, and you want to take full advantage of it."



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7 Steps to Simple Street Photos - Digital Photo Secrets

7 Steps to Simple Street Photos - Digital Photo Secrets: "Now that everyone on the street is a photographer, street photography has become even more popular due to iPhones and Android phones. Add to it that digital cameras are more reasonably priced than when they first came out, and you have a good mix of cameras that supports the genre."



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31 Awe Inspiring Majestic Winter Images

31 Awe Inspiring Majestic Winter Images: "If you’ve followed the news recently you may have heard about the crazy snow storm in New York state in the USA. Many feet of snow fell in 24 hours and whole cities were brought to a halt.

But cold weather can make for some great photographic opportunities. Enjoy this series of frosty winter images, but stay warm!"



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Selective Blending in HDR Photography – PictureCorrect

Selective Blending in HDR Photography – PictureCorrect: "A style of photography that is growing rapidly in popularity is HDR Photography. To be defined, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is photography that captures a wider and more natural range of colors and intensities. This allows for photos to appear as the human eye actually sees them rather than only allowing a part of a photograph’s coloring to appear true. For example, for the photo shown below, if taken without using HDR you could either have the building be well exposed and have the sky far too bright, or the sky well exposed and building be silhouetted. With HDR you would be able to have both well exposed as you natural see it."



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Why Does Every Camera Put Photos in a DCIM Folder?

Why Does Every Camera Put Photos in a DCIM Folder?: "Every camera — whether it’s a dedicated digital camera or the Camera app on Android or iPhone — places the photos you take in a DCIM folder. DCIM stands for “Digital Camera Images.”

The DCIM folder and its layout come from DCF, a standard created back in 2003. DCF is so valuable because it provides a standard layout."



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DSLR versus Mirrorless: Guide to help you decide which is right for you?

DSLR versus Mirrorless: Guide to help you decide which is right for you?: "Recently there has been a great deal of buzz in the photographic community regarding a few terms that might sound a little odd or strange, like “mirrorless” or “micro four thirds.” These refer to different types of cameras that might not be as popular as standard DSLR models right now, but many think are the future of photography. However, just understanding what everything means can be an exercise in frustration, especially when all you likely want to do is buy a camera you can enjoy using."



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Digital Photo Editing Workflow - Better Images From Capture to Output

Digital Photo Editing Workflow - Better Images From Capture to Output: "Have you ever tried to find a digital photo you know you worked on, but couldn’t remember where you saved it, or even what it’s called? Do you find yourself re-editing photos you’re sure you finished before? Or are you stuck, staring at an image you know could be made better, but not sure which adjustments to make, or even where to start?"



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Digital Photo Editing Workflow - Better Images From Capture to Output

Digital Photo Editing Workflow - Better Images From Capture to Output: "Have you ever tried to find a digital photo you know you worked on, but couldn’t remember where you saved it, or even what it’s called? Do you find yourself re-editing photos you’re sure you finished before? Or are you stuck, staring at an image you know could be made better, but not sure which adjustments to make, or even where to start?"



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The Human Side of Photography - 4 Tips for Natural Looking Portraits - Digital Photography School

The Human Side of Photography - 4 Tips for Natural Looking Portraits - Digital Photography School: "Over the years my camera has become an extension of my arm, relate? Of course you do. Those lucky souls like you and I who discover they have a passion for photography quickly find it to be magically intoxicating in every way. We just can’t get enough."



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Expert Techniques for Beautiful Insect Macro Photography – PictureCorrect

Expert Techniques for Beautiful Insect Macro Photography – PictureCorrect: "Nature is amazing–and it’s possible to discover so much about the natural world with macro photography. Photographer Thomas Shahan explains that “with relatively modest inexpensive equipment, you can share with others things they previously would not have been able to see with their own eyes.” Check out some of his tips for getting great macro shots:"



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How to Take Better Photos of Christmas Lights – PictureCorrect

How to Take Better Photos of Christmas Lights – PictureCorrect: "This time of year, everywhere you turn there are pretty lighting displays — ones worth capturing with our cameras.

But how?

While pretty, most of the Christmas lights we see are not very bright and come with a lot of photo problems if we hope to capture them accurately."



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Digital photography landscape projects: To make you a better photographer - Kindle edition by Steve Pease. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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Digital photography landscape projects: To make you a better photographer - Kindle edition by Steve Pease. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.: "The difference between someone who takes pictures, and someone who makes pictures is all about how you see the parts of the photos you are making. Digital photography has become a part of almost every persons lives, we take pictures all the time, and of everything. We post them on websites and Facebook and send them from person to person through text messages. Picture taking has become billions of snapshots, much of this is a good thing, some of it is not. The art of photography is being lost in the amount of pictures being taken."



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5 Ways To Use Photography To Help Your Community - Digital Photo Secrets

5 Ways To Use Photography To Help Your Community - Digital Photo Secrets: "There’s nothing quite like helping others just for the fun of it. With Thanksgiving upon us, and as the Christmas season approaches, we all want to do a little extra to make others feel special. You may not realize it, but your photography skills are very valuable to those who either don’t have the equipment or just don’t know how to get the best images possible. Here are 5 ways to help them out."



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Crop or resize? What happens when you pick a lower pixel count setting - Digital Photo Secrets

Crop or resize? What happens when you pick a lower pixel count setting - Digital Photo Secrets: "Sometimes it helps to select a lower pixel count when taking a photo. It helps to reduce file size, allowing you to take a long continuous stream of photos or simply store more on your memory card. But what happens to the image when you do this? Does the camera crop the image, or does the image simply get resized?"



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Improve Your Photography with Unusual Photographs - Digital Photo Secrets

Improve Your Photography with Unusual Photographs - 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: standing up and sitting down. Occasionally we will also lie down in a place other than our beds or the sofa, but for the most part everything we see comes to us at a perspective of somewhere between five and six feet off the ground"



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Great Photos To Sell Your Car - Digital Photo Secrets

Great Photos To Sell Your Car - Digital Photo Secrets: "There comes a time in every licensed driver’s life where he or she wants to buy a new car. And for most of us, that means selling an old car. Now, you can just take your old car down to the dealership and get a rock-bottom price for it, because that will save you all the hassle of trying to sell it yourself. Or you can take a great photo of it and list it in your local classifieds or on eBay or Craigslist and see how much cash you can pocket."



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Simple Post-Processing Tips For Minimalists

Simple Post-Processing Tips For Minimalists: "Are you a minimalist in terms of your photography? Do you crave simple composition and clean lines in your images? There are many wonderful articles on minimalist photography and simple imagery. In fact Valerie Jardin has a fantastic article on Minimalist Photography – 4 Tips To Keep It Simple right here on Digital Photography School."



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