Rediscovering Backlit Subjects

Rediscovering Backlit Subjects: "Look where the sun is coming from – then position yourself with your back towards it so that it light up your subject’s face.”

This was the very first piece of photographic advice that I was ever given as a child entrusted with the family’s camera for a school excursion."

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10 Ways to Improve Your Photography in 30 Days – PictureCorrect

10 Ways to Improve Your Photography in 30 Days – PictureCorrect: "Improvement in any area requires a plan and some action. If you would like to improve the results that you get from your own photography there are any number of different things that you can do to enhance your skills. Here we’ll take a look at 10 things anyone can do, at virtually no cost, that can help to make a noticeable difference in your photography over the next 30 days"

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Abstract Photography Tips

Abstract Photography Tips: "When taking abstract shots, you need to think more about patterns, colours and texture rather than concentrating on focusing and composition.

Having said that, someone may consider a shot of river rapids captured with a very long exposure as abstract thanks to the blur the water takes on and for this kind of shot, the rules of photography are still important."

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Abstract Photography Tips

Abstract Photography Tips: "When taking abstract shots, you need to think more about patterns, colours and texture rather than concentrating on focusing and composition.

Having said that, someone may consider a shot of river rapids captured with a very long exposure as abstract thanks to the blur the water takes on and for this kind of shot, the rules of photography are still important."

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Photographing Fall Foliage

Photographing Fall Foliage: "Fall colours can be very different from place to place. Some areas will have a very short colour-changing season of a week or less, while elsewhere it can last nearly a month. Every location will produce different colours, depending on the type of flora and other factors such as climate and soil."

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How to Professionally Retouch Portraits in Lightroom

How to Professionally Retouch Portraits in Lightroom: "The Following is an excerpt from the SLR Lounge Lightroom Preset System v5 and accompanying workshop from the Lightroom Workshop Collection v5.  The Lightroom Preset System is designed to take you from Ordinary to Extraordinary photos in just a few seconds and clicks."

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Mastering Monochrome Mode

Mastering Monochrome Mode: "One of the benefits of digital photography that I really appreciate is the ease with which I can convert images to black and white. It was much harder back when I first became interested in photography. I remember wanting to try black and white, and print images in a darkroom, but living in a property with no spare space to build a darkroom meant that it was years before I was able to start learning to print."

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Landscape Photography With an ND Filter – PictureCorrect

Landscape Photography With an ND Filter – PictureCorrect: "Today’s photo tip concerns the neutral density filter. To get better landscape photographs, this is another piece of camera gear that should be in your bag at all times! It’s a filter effect that can’t be duplicated after the fact. It has to be done with the camera."

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Four Innovations that Could Revolutionize the Photography Industry

Four Innovations that Could Revolutionize the Photography Industry: "Good or bad, photography as a medium is closely tied to the technological heritage of our cameras. As a result, technological developments often influence the type of gear we use and the type of photographs we take.

With that in mind, here are some areas of innovation that are likely to create even more change in the way we take pictures and the way manufacturers design cameras in the future."

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The Ultimate Guide to Learning how to use Your first DSLR

The Ultimate Guide to Learning how to use Your first DSLR: "If you’ve bought yourself a DSLR and, after unpacking it from the box, you are intimidated by the number of buttons and dials, and by the thickness of the manual, it can be very tempting to put the manual down, flick it onto ‘Auto’ and start shooting.  Whilst that is fine for some, it may not be long until you crave the creative control that inspired you to purchase a DSLR in the first place, but where do you begin? "

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