Sony announces new waterproof Handycam

Sony announces new waterproof Handycam: "Sony’s new everything-proof Actioncam is definitely a worthy opponent to the likes of the GoPro HERO, although sometimes people just want a user-friendly video camera that can go in the water. Well, that’s where the Sony Handycam HDR-GW66VE comes into the picture. It’s a compact HD camcorder that can be submerged to a depth of 10 meters (33 feet) for up to an hour."

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Stray Light and Lens Flares in Photography – PictureCorrect

Stray Light and Lens Flares in Photography – PictureCorrect: "A camera lens is made up of several elements, pieces of special glass ground to a specific curve according to computer calculations. Each element directs light in a particular way and corrects aberrations caused by other lens elements. A telephoto lens may have from 10 elements up to double that number."

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Sony's Cyber-shot HX50V claims smallest and lightest 30x zoom crown

Sony's Cyber-shot HX50V claims smallest and lightest 30x zoom crown: "Given the ubiquitous nature of smartphones and the ever-increasing megapixel count of their onboard camera sensors, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the compact digital camera may have snapped its very last snap. Sony believes that its new Cyber-shot HX50V superzoom will make you think again."

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Large Sensors, Compact Cameras | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Large Sensors, Compact Cameras | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Compact cameras are facing heated competition from a new era of smartphones that are always connected and offer imaging quality on par with compacts that were introduced only a few years ago. As most serious photographers know, however, alongside these advantages smartphones also offer lackluster low-light abilities, impossibly slow autofocus, minimal manual controls, compressed image capture over RAW, run-of-the-mill video specs, nonoptical image stabilization and fixed lenses that offer slow apertures without optical zooming. "

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Modern Landscape Masters | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Modern Landscape Masters | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Landscape photography can be a lonely endeavor. Those of us who are driven to capture the landscape are on a quest for rarely seen vistas, unusual weather conditions and the sort of special light that happens near the edges of the day. We're up early to be on the trail in the dark, and we get home late, having waited for the entirety of the sunset to paint the scene in rich, glowing hues. Some landscape photographers make these treks with a friend or a spouse, but more often than not it's just us and the scenic splendor. "

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What Are Your Favorite Photography Tips? [We Ask You]

What Are Your Favorite Photography Tips? [We Ask You]: "Photography is an art form and pastime anyone can participate in. You can buy a cheap disposable camera, point it at random things, and be a photographer of sorts. But to be a really good photographer, one whose photographs demand to be studied for more than a few seconds, takes skill, determination, an eye for detail, and the right equipment. Though on that last point there are some ingenious camera hacks that don’t cost the Earth."

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HTG Explains: How to Manipulate Depth of Field to Take Better Photos

HTG Explains: How to Manipulate Depth of Field to Take Better Photos: "If you find yourself underwhelmed by the photos you’ve been snapping, there’s a good chance that underuse of depth of field manipulation is to blame. Read on as we explain what depth of field is and how you can use it to create more interesting and dynamic photos."

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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. You have been lead to believe that this can only be done using expensive IR cameras. Then this article is for you ! Read how you can build yourself a digital IR camera for just a few dollars."

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Group Photography: 12 ways to make your portraits shine | Digital Camera World - page 11

Group Photography: 12 ways to make your portraits shine | Digital Camera World - page 11: "This old brick wall made an ideal prop for a head and shoulders line-up, and we asked our subjects to chat among themselves so we could take a more informal, candid picture.

Try varying the angles, too; shoot from below, for example, or from one side."

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Starting a Photography Business in Today’s Economy – PictureCorrect

Starting a Photography Business in Today’s Economy – PictureCorrect: "Zack Arias is perhaps one of the most well-known photographers because of his web presence. Not only is Zack an amazing photographer, but he is a wealth of knowledge, and he doesn’t shy away from sharing his ideas and experiences online. In a recent podcast, Zack talks about what he would do if he started a photography business today from scratch. As a successful businessman and photographer for almost 10 years now, Zack presents from very helpful and insightful knowledge (for those of you reading this by email, the presentation can be listened to here):"

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See a Professional Photographer’s Workflow in Adobe Lightroom – PictureCorrect

See a Professional Photographer’s Workflow in Adobe Lightroom – PictureCorrect: "The life of a professional photographer can be strenuous at times. Photo shoots often consist of hundreds to thousands of photographs that need to be sorted through and processed. Nick Fancher, a professional photographer, has perfected his Lightroom workflow specifically for processing several images at once. In the following video Nick demonstrates how he easily sorts through hundreds of images quickly:"

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Photography Tips and Photo Articles

Photography Tips and Photo Articles: "Using your Histogram to achieve that perfect exposure
The histogram displays the amount of blacks, whites and neutral tones in an image. By reviewing your histogram after each shot you will gain a better understanding of how the camera processes the scene and be able to make any adjustment to achieve that perfect exposure."

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Useful Photography Tip #56: Use a Rogue Flashbender for Macro Photos

Useful Photography Tip #56: Use a Rogue Flashbender for Macro Photos: "When you’re down to the macro focusing range, it is almost never recommended to shoot wide open. The reason for this is because you’re focusing so closely to the subject, very little will be in focus at any given aperture. So you’ll need to stop down the lens"

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Simplicity – Weekly Photography Challenge

Simplicity – Weekly Photography Challenge: "It’s the simple things in life that are often the best – so in this weeks photography challenge we’re expecting to see some great photos because the theme is ‘simplicity’"

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See How Light Angle & Shadows Affect the Faces of Your Portrait Subjects – PictureCorrect

See How Light Angle & Shadows Affect the Faces of Your Portrait Subjects – PictureCorrect: "The very premise of photography is rooted in light and, as photographers, it should be our goal to learn how to master it. Even the slightest change in the angle of light and a photograph can be changed drastically. This is especially true of portrait photography. Getting the light right when photographing a face can mean the difference between complimenting and even enhancing it’s features or making it appear unflattering by exaggerating any problems. Take a look at the video below which gives a moving account of how light angle effects a face"

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Camera Settings for HDR Photography – PictureCorrect

Camera Settings for HDR Photography – PictureCorrect: "igh dynamic range (HDR) images are taking the photography world by storm as more and more photographers are discovering the stunning images the process is capable of creating. That being said, HDR is also method in which it is very easy to overdo and create unrealistic looking photos. To do HDR correctly, one should make sure they know exactly how to capture the images for the best looking results. Let professional photographers, Richard Harrington and Abba Shapiro, walk you through the process in the short video clip below:"

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You don't have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera:

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Is Flash Photography Dead? by Digital Photo Secrets

Is Flash Photography Dead? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Flashes, the age old staple of the modern photographer. They’ve been around as long as photographers have needed some kind of portable light source. But all of that might change very soon."

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Slow Sync Flash: 1st Curtain Or 2nd Curtain? by Digital Photo Secrets

Slow Sync Flash: 1st Curtain Or 2nd Curtain? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Have you tried out slow sync flash yet? Well you should. It’s a really fun digital photography trick that never fails to produce some interesting results. I like to think of it like extended exposure with a few extras. You can create a neat effect that combines the motion blur from the night lights with the frozen motion you get from using a flash."

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How Can I Safely Travel with My DSLR Gear? by Digital Photo Secrets

How Can I Safely Travel with My DSLR Gear? by Digital Photo Secrets: "There are lots of photo opportunities at home and in your neighborhood. But let’s face it, traveling really gives your inner photographer a chance to soar. Photo opportunities in travel-worthy destinations are easy to find and just begging to be taken advantage of, so why leave your DSLR behind?"

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Twenty Outstanding Infrared Photographs by Digital Photo Secrets

Twenty Outstanding Infrared Photographs by Digital Photo Secrets: "Infrared photography is one of those art forms that looks more difficult than it actually is. Infrared photos can be captured with the assistance of a lens filter such as the Hoya RM72 (plus a tripod) or with a DSLR that has been modified to capture infrared light. Most of the images you see here have had some sort of post-processing done to achieve the interesting and unusual tones that are the hallmark of infrared photography."

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Infrared Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

Infrared Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "If you’ve studied and practised photography for long enough, you know that a great photo is one that gives the viewer a unique perspective on the world. That can be done in many different ways–by choosing a unique subject, by taking the photo from an unusual vantage point, by carefully selecting depth of field or shutter speed, or by experimenting with camera equipment such as filters and special lenses."

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Night photography tips, including metadata, from two photographers | Improve Photography

Night photography tips, including metadata, from two photographers | Improve Photography: "New to the weekly Improve Photography Duel?  Check out this page, where we explain how it works.  A new camera duel will be released each Monday, and we’re asking YOU to vote on the photos below."

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What to do with digital photos after you take them

What to do with digital photos after you take them: "Now that you've taken digital pictures with your digital camera of many things, things that are very important to you, what do you do with them? "

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How to take great photos of fireworks

How to take great photos of fireworks: "Almost everyone loves fireworks. You can get some great fireworks pictures if you know the secrets. Just getting the shots can be fun, but to get the best shots you need to plan ahead. I want to share with you how to get great fireworks pictures. If you get good fireworks pictures, you will enjoy them for years to come."

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How to take pictures of beautiful flowers

How to take pictures of beautiful flowers: "Taking pictures of beautiful flowers is something I have always enjoyed. You see things on the photos and through the camera lens that you don't see just looking at them. Most people don't get down to flower level and really see the flower."

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Nikon Coolpix P520 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Nikon Coolpix P520 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "he good: Give the Nikon Coolpix P520 plenty of light and it can turn out some excellent photos throughout its 42x zoom range. It has a lot of shooting options for those who like to fiddle with settings or straight snapshooters; a nice flip-out rotating LCD; and built-in GPS and support for Nikon's Wi-Fi adapter for use with Android and iOS devices."

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Sigma announces world's first F1.8 constant aperture zoom lens

Sigma announces world's first F1.8 constant aperture zoom lens: "Third-party lenses are sometimes looked down upon by the sort of photographers who insist you can only take a good photo if your lens says Canon or Nikon on it. But, not only do some outperform their branded counterparts, others do something which mean they don't even have first-party rivals. The new Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM Art, for example, is the world's only zoom lens to achieve a maximum aperture F1.8 throughout the entire range."

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10 Jaw-Dropping Gigapixel Photos - Slideshow from PCMag.com

10 Jaw-Dropping Gigapixel Photos - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "Fine photography - truly fine photography, the kind you find hanging in galleries, and not adorning the average Web page, is art. Twenty years ago, it was a documentary, an indelible record of a snapshot in time."

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How to Photograph Various Skin Tones – PictureCorrect

How to Photograph Various Skin Tones – PictureCorrect: "Getting the right photo exposure can be a bit tricky at times. Expose for the highlights and lose the dark areas, expose for the dark areas and blow out the highlights… it’s a never ending battle. Today’s photo tip answers a question about how to get the best photo exposure for different skin tones."

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Don't Let Your Camera Collect Dust: 10 Inspiring Ideas For Photography

Don't Let Your Camera Collect Dust: 10 Inspiring Ideas For Photography: "Finding inspiration for your photography can sometimes be a challenge. We’ve already taken a look at five places you can go online to find inspiration for your photography, but there are also a few offline methods that can easily kickstart your photo-taking – with just a little bit of dedication on your part. There’s no better way to keep yourself shooting on a regular basis than committing to taking one photo a day."

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These Photos of a Ukrainian Roofer Will Give You Vertigo – PictureCorrect

These Photos of a Ukrainian Roofer Will Give You Vertigo – PictureCorrect: "When people think of being a professional photographer, they don’t often think of it as being a high risk career. But, once taking a look at these photographs one might reconsider. The subject, a Ukrainian roofer, risks his life by climbing and hanging from towering buildings and scaffolding. The brave photographer follows suit, putting his own life in danger to create the images you see below:"

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5 Amazing New Features Coming to Adobe Lightroom 5 – PictureCorrect

5 Amazing New Features Coming to Adobe Lightroom 5 – PictureCorrect: "dobe has recently released it’s latest version of Lightroom into beta and reviews of it’s usability and new features are already beginning to garner widespread positive attention. Some of the features have been long awaited, while others come as a pleasant surprise. In the video below, Lightroom 5 Beta user, Trevor Dayley, takes a few moments to show us some of his favorite new additions to the popular photo editing software, take a look:"

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Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes on Digital Cameras – PictureCorrect

Aperture and Shutter Priority Modes on Digital Cameras – PictureCorrect: "Earlier SLR cameras (film) were fully manual. A photographer needed to understand aperture and shutter speed settings and know how to use them. Then came automatic modes, which let the camera do the thinking for you. This was (and still is) a fairly reliable way of getting a well-exposed picture, but it took creativity out of the hands of the photographer. As time went by, few people learned the manual skills. So as camera technology improved, the quality of most photos actually got worse."

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How to take great pictures with your point and shoot camera

How to take great pictures with your point and shoot camera: "Almost everyone has a point and shoot digital camera nowadays. Most people use them for taking shot of family and vacation, and just everyday things to remember their life. Many of the pictures I see people taking with a point and shoot camera have flaws that make them disappointing to the person taking the shots"

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Don’t Be Afraid Of High ISO on Modern DSLR Cameras – PictureCorrect

Don’t Be Afraid Of High ISO on Modern DSLR Cameras – PictureCorrect: "As the internet grows and grows, photography tutorials are becoming more and more abundant. All that information can be a good thing, but it can also create problems as it sometimes has the magical effect of turning one’s opinion to fact over time. Read around about digital photography and you will come across the ‘stock’ advice that some people give. Over time, this gets repeated until it becomes part of the conventional wisdom about photography."

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Lighting an Airplane at Sunset for a Photography Session – PictureCorrect

Lighting an Airplane at Sunset for a Photography Session – PictureCorrect: "Most studio photography is done on relatively small scales – a person or an object is lit, usually with between one and three lights that cover the breadth of the subject. Shooting something large is an entirely different story; there isn’t a soft box large enough to cover the size of legendary photographer Joe McNally’s (unpublished) project for National Geographic Magazine, which he discusses in this video from AdoramaTV. Here, he describes in great detail his method of lighting a plane in an airspace hangar:"

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How to Avoid “Red-Eye” in Photography – PictureCorrect

How to Avoid “Red-Eye” in Photography – PictureCorrect: "oday’s photo tip is about spooky, creepy looking eyes. We all know about the “red-eye” effect ruining our photos, but have you ever seen the “green- or blue-eye” effect? This cousin of the “red-eye” effect is often seen in pet portraits. In animals, green and blue eyes are the same thing as red eye in humans."

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8 Useful Digital Camera Hacks That Don't Cost The Earth

8 Useful Digital Camera Hacks That Don't Cost The Earth: "ou can actually get more out of a photograph with a cheap homemade reflector than an expensive lens when you are on the learning curve with your camera. The good thing is that the photography community is a friendly bunch. There are some great photographers shooting out advice in some amazing photography blogs."

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The Secret of Creating a Strong Image – 5 Tips for Creating a Story in Your Image

The Secret of Creating a Strong Image – 5 Tips for Creating a Story in Your Image: "In an era when we are drowning in images and lots of people and talents are competing for the viewers’ eyes or the magazines’ attention, have you ever wondered what makes you have a longer look at an image?

Is it the person that was photographed? Perhaps a certain color or an angle?"

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How To Enhance A Sunset Photo by Digital Photo Secrets

How To Enhance A Sunset Photo by Digital Photo Secrets: " remember the first summer I got my digital SLR. Back then, I was just getting into everything you could do with, and I was positively fascinated with sunsets. I wanted to capture all of the colors, the reds, the purples, the in-betweens. The light at sunset is like nothing else. I remember religiously dropping everything I was doing and taking pictures at sunset for months straight."

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Tips for great vacation photos

Tips for great vacation photos: "When you get home from a trip, the only thing you have to remember the great time you had are the vacation pictures that you took of your trip. You want to be sure that your vacation pictures will bring back great memories every time you look at them. I'm going to show you how to take better vacation pictures with your digital camera."

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Manual Settings On Your SLR Digital Camera

Manual Settings On Your SLR Digital Camera: "Almost all digital camera's that are more than a point and shoot digital camera allow you to set some manual settings. Doing this allows you to set the aperture and the shutter speed independently of each other. The advantage of having the capability to do this is, you can adjust the manual settings to fit the situation of shooting for optimum outcome."

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10 Portrait photography tips

10 Portrait photography tips: "Top 10 tips for great portraits

10 tips to great digital portraits

If you can just remember a few of these tips, you will take a better digital portrait."

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HDR Tutorial, One Of Many Great Landscape Photography Tips | 40 Days To Save America

HDR Tutorial, One Of Many Great Landscape Photography Tips | 40 Days To Save America: "It is pretty amazing how much of a difference HDR Tutorial can have, of course you have to think about certain factors. So then what you simply must do is gather as many details as possible and think about them. Many people have created more issues for themselves because they did not gather all the related facts"

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Lighting for Lingerie Photography – PictureCorrect

Lighting for Lingerie Photography – PictureCorrect: "When photographing lingerie and boudoir style images, it’s especially important to make sure the lighting is flattering on the model. There are few different techniques you can use to determine which light pattern works best, but as Michael Zelbel explains in the video below, one of the best ways is to experiment.  Take a look and learn about an easy way to discover how different light and model placements affect the finished images:"

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Amazing De-Blurring Feature Coming to the Next Photoshop – PictureCorrect

Amazing De-Blurring Feature Coming to the Next Photoshop – PictureCorrect: "t looks like the product developers in the Adobe offices have been working hard to bring improvements and new features to their popular line of photo editing software. Coming in on the heels of the new Lightroom 5 Beta announcement, the Senior Photoshop Product Manager,  Zorana Gee, announced this week that the software makers are planning to add a new, and much anticipated, deblurring feature to Photoshop. Check out the video below for more details:"

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Tips for Better Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect

Tips for Better Landscape Photography – PictureCorrect: "The problem with most landscape photography is that not enough preparation is put into setting up the shot before it is taken. These tips are meant to give the photographer some things to think about before releasing the shutter"

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How to buy a digital camera

How to buy a digital camera: "To save your family memories, everyone needs to have a quality digital camera. There are so many choices on the market now it is very hard to choose the best digital camera for you. You need to narrow down the search by deciding what options are most important to you."

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Photo Critique: Macro on a Point-And-Shoot by Digital Photo Secrets

Photo Critique: Macro on a Point-And-Shoot by Digital Photo Secrets: "With as much discussion as we have been having about the difference between point-and-shoot cameras and DSLRs lately, it is only appropriate to continue our theme and explore some more pictures you can easily take with a point-and-shoot camera. A lot of people think that because they do not have a macro lens mounted on a DSLR, they can’t take good macro photos. This simply isn’t true. If you have a miniature tripod and an eye for framing your shot, you can create some amazing macro photos without owning a macro-specific lens."

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7 Tips for Photographing Teenagers by Digital Photo Secrets

7 Tips for Photographing Teenagers by Digital Photo Secrets: "When it comes to photographing kids, most photography sites put their emphasis on little kids from chasing toddlers to capturing the crayon holding moments. Very few blogs focus their advice on capturing teenagers; however, technically, until they’re 18 in most countries, teenagers are kids too! And sometimes they can be harder to photograph than toddlers; however, the challenges are different. These can be some of the most rewarding images because you’re capturing them at a stage between innocence and loss of innocence. These tips will help you put a smile on even the kids sporting braces and attitudes."

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Do I Have To Copyright My Photos? by Digital Photo Secrets

Do I Have To Copyright My Photos? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Nobody wants to create great work and have it stolen. You deserve to be paid well for the photos you make, and the law thinks so too. That’s why your photos are automatically copyrighted the second you press the shutter release button on your camera. They have been ever since the Berne convention was adopted in 1988 (at least in the United States)."

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7 Tips for Photographing Senior Citizens by Digital Photo Secrets

7 Tips for Photographing Senior Citizens by Digital Photo Secrets: "You’ve probably seen all the articles on tips for photographing kids and teens. They’re popular lens candy due to their smooth skin and expressive faces. But, senior citizens bring a totally different character to the lens that shouldn’t be dismissed."

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Photographing Seascapes by Digital Photo Secrets

Photographing Seascapes by Digital Photo Secrets: "Nothing inspires that inner photographer quite like the ocean. The crashing surf, those sailboats on the horizon, seabirds cruising just above the water – it would be a crime not to overshoot such a scene. So how come the photos you take home from the beach sometimes just don’t manage to capture the drama and beauty of the ocean?"

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What You Need to Know about UV Filters by Digital Photo Secrets

What You Need to Know about UV Filters by Digital Photo Secrets: "When we think of UV, we think of sunscreen and ultraviolet rays. When it comes to photography, the thought of a UV filter is to protect the lens. But, what else does it do? To better answer this, it’s important to understand more clearly what UV light is. The visible light spectrum runs from red to violet. Red light has the longest wavelength and violet light has the shortest. Light with a longer wavelength than red is called infrared, and light with a shorter wavelength than violet is called ultra violet or UV."

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How to Enjoy Macro Photography on the Cheap

How to Enjoy Macro Photography on the Cheap: "Macro photography–or, taking photos of things under high magnification–is really fun; the price of dedicated macro lenses, on the other hand, is not. Read on as we show you how to use low cost tricks and techniques to enjoy macrophotography on a budget."

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How to Protect Your Photography Online – PictureCorrect

How to Protect Your Photography Online – PictureCorrect: "f you are like me you have probably uploaded your precious photography at one time or another to either your own website / blog, or to an online gallery such as PictureSocial, 500px or Flickr. The benefit to showcasing your imagery is obvious, you want visitors to see your work, but you want your work to be secure and represented the way you want and, importantly, where you want."

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Tips for Building an In-Home Photography Studio | I Heart Faces

Tips for Building an In-Home Photography Studio | I Heart Faces: "This month, we are so happy to welcome Helen John of Helen John Photography  who is going to share the exciting process of building her new in-home photography studio.  Today’s tutorial will be the first installment of a 3-part series about building your own studio."

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Latest Ski News - Ski Club of Great Britain

Latest Ski News - Ski Club of Great Britain: "Photo file sizes are constantly increasing as camera technology evolves. Web storage space is also becoming cheaper and there are a plethora of options for free email accounts. The number of users who have free email accounts are also increasing, and for this reason, many of the most popular apply restrictions to the size of files that can be sent by email. Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and AOL have a 25MB limit."

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Photography projects to improve your photos

Photography projects to improve your photos: "One of the best ways to make yourself a better photographer is to do projects that will make you focus on a specific thing and allow you to explore all you can within that specific area to make you learn all you can and get you proficient in that area."

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Photo lighting tips using window light

Photo lighting tips using window light: "There are a hundred different lighting setups you can use to shoot portraits, from 4 lights with painted backgrounds, down to natural light with a wall or a natural background outdoors."

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Rule of thirds

Rule of thirds: "If you have been taking photos for even a short time, it’s likely you have heard about photographic composition. The composition of a photograph is how you arrange the parts of a photo, so that it looks pleasing and lets the viewer see the story your photo is telling."

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Digital SLR vs digital mega-zoom which to get

Digital SLR vs digital mega-zoom which to get: "With the growth of digital photography, almost everyone now has at least one digital camera. Most digital cameras will take fairly decent pictures. But what if you want to go beyond decent, and move into the area of great photos, which will make them into cherished images that will become lifelong memories for you or the people you shoot the photos for."

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Take great pictures with your phone

Take great pictures with your phone: "Almost everyone carries a phone with them most of the time, and most newer phones have decent camera’s built into them, everyone should learn the techniques and tips to take the best shots that you can with your phone camera."

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Useful Photography Tip #53: Tips for the Allergy Prone Photographer

Useful Photography Tip #53: Tips for the Allergy Prone Photographer: "You remember that kid who was allergic to everything growing up? For the most part that was me, and phases of those allergies come and go with my immune system. Being a creative and journalist over the years, I’ve had to do shoots where I ended up with red eyes from pollen or totally sick for the next couple of days. And as a photographer, we all know that time is money and that any time lost needs to be recounted for with you working twice as hard after your recovery."

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Light Painting Project with Wakeboards at Night – PictureCorrect

Light Painting Project with Wakeboards at Night – PictureCorrect: "We’ve discussed the concept of light painting before, but this video taken at the Orlando Watersports Complex brings the practice to a whole new level. Instead of premeditated shapes and patterns being drawn onto the image, photographer Patrick Rochon (in a project sponsored by Red Bull) attaches strip lights onto wakeboards and has athletes perform their manoeuvres in the dark. This creates streaks and shapes that follow the incredible movements of the wakeboarders as they fly across the water’s surface, refracting coloured rays through the spray at their feet. It all makes for stunning photographs of natural patterns of motion that arise from this aquatic sport (for those of you reading this by email, the video can be seen here):"

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Hyperfocal Distance Photography: Calculations & Focus – PictureCorrect

Hyperfocal Distance Photography: Calculations & Focus – PictureCorrect: "In this article I am going to discuss the special focus condition called Hyperfocal Distance (HFD) and how you can employ it with today’s DSLR cameras to achieve the absolute greatest possible depth of field for any given situation. Hyperfocal focus will allow you to produce a DOF that extends from the nearest possible point to the camera through to infinity."

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WoW Lens for iPhone puts more lenses within easy reach

WoW Lens for iPhone puts more lenses within easy reach: "The iPhone comes with a competent camera out of the box, but it could be better. We've seen a set of the third-party lenses called the iPhone Lens Dial that provides all kinds of creativity options for photographers, but it's a little on the large side, and probably not something you would want to have on your phone all the time. The WoW Lens features a similar design, but it's quite a bit smaller and much more likely to remain on the iPhone even when not in use."

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Family photo ideas for better pictures

Family photo ideas for better pictures: "You get your family together, put the cute outfits on all the kids, get everyone paying attention and looking the right direction, you take a couple of shots that you think look good and your happy. Later you look at the photos on a bigger screen, and they look like crap. This scenario happens hundreds of times every day. If you want to make sure that this never happens again too you, read this article and follow the tips."

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How To Create Stunning Portraits Of Your Dog – PictureCorrect

How To Create Stunning Portraits Of Your Dog – PictureCorrect: "Photographing your dog can be a terrific way to not only get amazing photos of a beloved family member – it’s also good practice and will sharpen your over all photography skills.

Like any other portrait session, the first step is to mentally pre-visualize what you want the end result to be. Please don’t skip this step. Hit or miss, shooting tons of pictures, hoping one will “turn out good” just doesn’t cut it. It is SO much easier to get a good portrait if you have a clearly defined idea of what you want."

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Free pictures for your websites

Free pictures for your websites: "Finding free photos that you can use online for your blogs and websites can be tough. If you write for online blogs or websites, you need good photos to use on the site to make your site look better. One of the most difficult things is to find good relevant photos that you can use free, without copywrite infrigement"

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10 Photography projects to improve creativity

10 Photography projects to improve creativity: "There are many things you can do to improve your photographic creativity. The key to improving your photographic creativity is to train your eyes to see things a little different than normal. You need to be observant enough to see patterns and shapes and lines the way that others don't see them."

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How to edit your photos to make stand out

How to edit your photos to make stand out: "One of the most disappointing things about looking at your photos after you take them is finding shots that you thought were great when you took them but look flat and unimpressive when you see them on the computer"

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How to take pictures that are clear and sharp

How to take pictures that are clear and sharp: "There are millions of new photos being shot every day, of all of the photos taken; the majority of them are not very good because of a few simple mistakes."

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Printing your digital photos

Printing your digital photos: "With the invention of affordable digital cameras, people are taking thousands more digital photos than they ever did with film. To get the most enjoyment out of your digital photos you want to learn how to take the best photos, and then you will want to print photos of your friends and family and other fond memories that you want to have prints of to see often."

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How to Gain Your Client’s Trust as a Photographer – PictureCorrect

How to Gain Your Client’s Trust as a Photographer – PictureCorrect: "There are a lot of things that make for a great photographer. Understanding composition, light, and the technique required to make a great picture are only part of the puzzle. One of the most important aspects of being a really great photographer is being able to make your clients feel comfortable in front of the camera. Some people have a natural gift for this, but some don’t come by this gift so easily. Here are just a few things you can do to help your clients feel at ease in front of your lens."

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How to photograph a newborn baby

How to photograph a newborn baby: "One of the most special memories there is to save is the birth of a baby, be it your child or grandchild. A baby changes so fast that even a period of 1 week can make a huge difference in the way they look. The things you miss will never happen again, they are going to do things for the first time and it’s nice to have a memory of that time."

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Silhouette Photography Tips - 3 Keys to Great Photos

Silhouette Photography Tips - 3 Keys to Great Photos: "What started as an interview with photographer Erika Thornes rapidly turned into a silhouette photography tutorial.
Watch while she expains the basic tips for shooting good silhouette photos and then goes through a digital workflow using Lightroom. If you’ve always wanted to know how to shoot silhouette portraits, this could be the best 40 minutes you’ve spent in a long time."

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reformplans.com It’s Photo Time All The Time With These Photography Tips | reformplans.com

reformplans.com It’s Photo Time All The Time With These Photography Tips | reformplans.com: "With so much information available about photography, it may seem challenging to find a quality resource. That is why we have compiled a list of top tips and tricks. Whether you are a professional or someone that just likes to take photos, our advice will help you to get a better picture taking experience quickly and easily."

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Wedding Photography Tips - YouTube

Wedding Photography Tips - YouTube: ""

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How to Choose Your Next EOS Camera: Part One

How to Choose Your Next EOS Camera: Part One: "In these articles I’m going to take a look at the current range of Canon EOS cameras, giving an overview of each model and the reasons that you may consider buying one.

You may be wondering why I’m writing about Canon EOS cameras – after all there are other brands such as Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Olympus to choose from. The answer is that I’m a Canon EOS user, and I write about EOS cameras for a living. If you want to know anything about other brands, I’m definitely the wrong person to ask."

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Seeing The Color | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Seeing The Color | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "I've been wondering if there are any secondary effects caused by the amazing automation we find in cameras, especially with auto white balance settings. Have you experimented with your camera's white balance settings, like switching your camera from auto white balance to one of the presets, or even better, to manual control with the color temperature (K, or Kelvin) settings?"

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DSLRs & Lenses For Landscapes | OutdoorPhotographer.com

DSLRs & Lenses For Landscapes | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Because of their size, ease of use and many advanced features, DSLRs are finding a great deal of popularity with landscape photographers. But can they produce great results? The honest answer is that you can put together a fine landscape DSLR outfit for under $1,000 or spend well over $5,000 on building a superior system."

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Revisit Without Reprise | OutdoorPhotographer.com

Revisit Without Reprise | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "Beginning in the early 1990s, I set out to explore and photograph every nook and cranny of the canyon country across southern Utah, from the volcanic highlands of the Aquarius Plateau to the remote backcountry of the Dirty Devil Canyons. Mesmerized by this remarkable landscape, I devised a plan to get to know it as well as, if not better than, anyone ever had."

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Useful Photography Tips That Anyone Can Use

Useful Photography Tips That Anyone Can Use: "You think of yourself a pretty decent photographer but realize that photography is really a hobby that will always be open for improvement. This article will provide many helpful tricks and tips which are used by top photographers - a few of which maybe you have never considered using previous to now. Don't forget to maneuver your subject, if it might be moved, if it's not working for you"

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Tips For Shooting Fascinating Close-up Photos | Popular Photography

Tips For Shooting Fascinating Close-up Photos | Popular Photography: "The wonderful thing about really close close-up photography is that it lets you examine a world of fascinating detail that surrounds us 24/7—detail of which we’re largely unaware. Boston-based photographer Bruce Peterson was reminded of this while doing, of all things, yard work."

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Useful Photography Tip #52: How Aperture Affects Your Flash Exposure

Useful Photography Tip #52: How Aperture Affects Your Flash Exposure: "Your flash and your lens’s aperture are directly correlated. First off, know that your shutter speed generally controls the ambient light in an exposure while your aperture controls your flash’s exposure. ISO controls overall sensitivity in an image. But then your flash’s power varies. Many people use TTL. But if you’re using manual flash output, then consider this: if your flash is fixed at 1/4 output, and you vary your aperture, the flash will either illuminate more or less of the image that your camera captures."

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Wild Bird Photo Tips – PictureCorrect

Wild Bird Photo Tips – PictureCorrect: "Capturing great wild bird photos can be challenging at times, but with good preparation, the right equipment, and a few simple tips, it can also be quite fun and rewarding. What follows are our top tips for capturing better stock wild bird photos."

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NY State Police Admit Major Gun Confiscation Mistake : Freedom Outpost

NY State Police Admit Major Gun Confiscation Mistake : Freedom Outpost: "I had no sooner gotten off the phone with Attorney Jim Tresmond of Tresmond Law in New York, an attorney for David Lewis who had his civil rights violated and his guns confiscated by New York Police, than I received word from Tom Wise, with Amendment Arms, that the County of Erie had released a statement in which they claims that the New York State Police are to blame in the matter and that they made a major mistake regarding violating Mr. Lewis’ rights. I’ll bet they did and I’ll bet there is a lawsuit brewing."

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

Taking Zoo Photographs That Don’t Look Like They Were Taken at the Zoo by 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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Great Photos To Sell Your Car by Digital Photo Secrets

Great Photos To Sell Your Car by 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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How Digital Camera CCDs and CMOSs Work by Digital Photo Secrets

How Digital Camera CCDs and CMOSs Work by Digital Photo Secrets: "Today I’m going to go a bit geeky on you. I think it’s important to not only understand how photography works in terms of apertures, shutter speeds, and ISOs, but to also understand how the innards of your camera work. Image sensors are a good place to start, since most people know they exist, but don’t know why!"

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Light Painting Tutorial: Glow Sticks, Glow Wire (El Wire), Steel Wool, Flashlights - YouTube

Light Painting Tutorial: Glow Sticks, Glow Wire (El Wire), Steel Wool, Flashlights - YouTube: ""

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Black and white photography

Black and white photography by spease: "Many people like to shoot black and white photos, the main reason being, some pictures look much better in black and white than in color. The great thing about digital over film is that you can shoot it in color, and change it to black and white in the computer."

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How to Make a Double Exposure – PictureCorrect

How to Make a Double Exposure – PictureCorrect: "ultiple exposure is a technique that many film photographers discovered by complete accident – either the camera broke and the film didn’t advance, or they shot the same roll twice by mistake. Once you realize how two (or more) frames blend together, you start to realize the almost limitless experimental possibilities allowed by this technique. In this video, photographer Sara Byrne describes how she creates double exposures on her Canon 5D Mk III:"

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Panasonic DMC-GF6 brings NFC to interchangeable lens cameras

Panasonic DMC-GF6 brings NFC to interchangeable lens cameras: "Panasonic has revealed its latest GF Series camera, the LUMIX DMC-GF6. With the addition of easier access to manual controls and a chunkier body, the new mirrorless digital camera looks set to take the series in a slightly more enthusiast direction. However, the standout feature of the GF6 is undoubtedly its wireless capabilities, which include Wi-Fi connectivity with NFC technology – meaning users can easily connect the camera to a smartphone/tablet with a simple touch."

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The Top Secret Photography Techniques- Mind-Blowing Images - YouTube

The Top Secret Photography Techniques- Mind-Blowing Images - YouTube: ""

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Bird Photography Tips, Tutorials And Videos - 121Clicks.com

Bird Photography Tips, Tutorials And Videos - 121Clicks.com: "Little chirps and beautiful wings, one can hardly not fall in love with these wonderful creations of nature. Birds will always be a boon to photographers, the delicate moments filled with joy and a spur for everlasting freedom within their wings, vibrant colors and actions giving every single & splendid reason for them to be photographed."

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Portrait Photography Tips for the Beginner | Mosaic

Portrait Photography Tips for the Beginner | Mosaic: "Portraits can make for some of the most iconic, beautiful photos in your personal collection. Our mind is so naturally in tune with seeing faces, that we imagine them, even where they don’t exist. Pictures of friends and family are what most casual photographers use their camera for, often with disappointing results. Because of these poor early photos, many beginning photographers can be put off by the idea of doing more serious portrait photography. Here, we learn ten of the basic tips and tricks that can turn an average photo of a person into a work of art."

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Tips for Shooting Landscapes with a Telephoto Lens

Tips for Shooting Landscapes with a Telephoto Lens: "Landscape photography is often synonymous with wide-angle lenses, strategically placed foreground elements and all encompassing vistas that stretch from the very near to the very far.  There is no doubt that using that approach can create wonderful images that lead the viewer through a grand landscape however there is also merit in taking a different approach and using a telephoto lens."

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How to Take Better Photos With Your Smartphone | PCMag.com

How to Take Better Photos With Your Smartphone | PCMag.com: "If you're a typical PCMag reader, you have a smartphone, and it likely has a decent camera. Despite having high megapixel counts, cell phone cameras can't keep up with standalone point-and-shoots for a few reasons. "

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NeroTrigger camera trigger is faster (and smarter) than your shutter finger

NeroTrigger camera trigger is faster (and smarter) than your shutter finger: "There's something undeniably cool about photos of high-speed blink-and-you-miss-it subjects like balloons mid-burst or flashes of lightning. But, unless you've got the reactions of an about-to-be-swatted fly, they can be tricky to take. Luckily, more and more remote triggers are cropping up which use sensors to ensure you always capture the moment, no matter how brief. The NeroTrigger is the latest such offering which incorporates light, sound and laser sensors, among other things."

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Perspective in Photography – PictureCorrect

Perspective in Photography – PictureCorrect: "screen or on prints, we are looking at a 2-dimensional representation of a real 3-dimensional scene. And that is what photography is all about – capturing a 3D scene onto a 2D image. I used to wonder how do photographers demonstrate “depth” or sense of “scale” in a (good) photograph. Th"

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Wildlife Photography Tips | Wildlife Photography Blog

Wildlife Photography Tips | Wildlife Photography Blog: "Many people today are looking for a way to photograph animals at the zoo.

Understandably so, as they are unable to get the time/budget to travel to the locations where most of these animals are in the wild."

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Property Trax: 10 tips to avoid bad real estate photos in your home listing : Wsj

Property Trax: 10 tips to avoid bad real estate photos in your home listing : Wsj: "Anyone who's ever bought or sold a house knows how important the quality of online photos is in drawing serious buyer interest.
But how can you make sure your photos are top-notch?"

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Useful tips for shooting nature photos | www.palmbeachpost.com

Useful tips for shooting nature photos | www.palmbeachpost.com: "(Editor’s note: John J. Lopinot spent 33 years at The Post, retiring in 2008 as deputy director of photography. First-, second- and third-place winners will receive a one-day photography workshop in the fall of 2013 with him. See his work at johnjlopinot.com .)


The Palm Beach Post encourages you to submit photos to the 8th Annual Focus on Nature Photography Contest (digital submissions only, please). The categories are Animals, Plants, Close-ups, Landscapes/Scenics and Oceans."

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Fine Tune Your Exposures With Spot Metering

Fine Tune Your Exposures With Spot Metering: "The metering systems of today’s digital cameras are light years beyond cameras of just 10 to 15 years ago. What this means is that in many situations, the camera’s meter, left to its own devices, is going to do an excellent job at getting a good exposure. While evaluative (or matrix) metering and center-weighted average metering take into account the entire scene, albeit in different ways, spot metering mode provides a tool for metering only the part of the scene you as the photographer consider most important."

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Portrait Lighting Basics with a One Light Setup – PictureCorrect

Portrait Lighting Basics with a One Light Setup – PictureCorrect: "A one light setup is simple yet effective, and apparently, easy to do as JP Morgan from the Slanted Lens explains it. He starts off by saying that “everything in the world is a ball, a cube or a cylinder”. A key light is used to highlight across the face, leaving a shadow line which drops into a deeper shadow. The core is the area that transitions from fill shadow to highlight. He used a fill card to fill in the shadow side without obliterating the core transition to the front:"

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Improve Your Portrait Photography With Purpose And Passion – PictureCorrect

Improve Your Portrait Photography With Purpose And Passion – PictureCorrect: "Becoming a photographer is lot more than acquiring expensive cameras and an extensive lighting collection. To truly be a photographer, one must have creativity and a passion to create unique art. Unfortunately, capturing the portrait we have developed in our mind can sometimes be a challenge since we must somewhat rely on the subjects to convey our ideas. Luckily, as Marvell Smith divulges in the two hour long seminar below, there are things we can do as photographers to capture the poses we desire. Take a look:"

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Fujifilm FinePix HS50EXR Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Fujifilm FinePix HS50EXR Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: The Fujifilm FinePix HS50EXR has a nice 42x manual zoom lens; fast performance; very good picture quality for its class; a lot of shooting options, including manual and semimanual modes and raw capture; and excellent hardware features."

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Craft & Vision 2 - Craft & Vision

Craft & Vision 2 - Craft & Vision: "This 45-page PDF eBook is completely free, consider it a random act of kindness to the photography community we so passionately serve. Inside you’ll find articles by 6 Craft & Vision authors, and 9 unique ways to improve your photography. You’ll also discover an exclusive promotional offer, we call it the C&V Starter Kit, where you can save USD $16 and get four amazing products."

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Learning to See, Part X

Learning to See, Part X: "Diagonal lines, as we learned in our entry, are the subliminal connectors that keep the viewers eye within and moving around the picture. As you looked at the busy example by Rembrandt we saw how he cleverly positioned his supporting elements to facilitate the movement and study of each subject. Similarly, Karsh utilized exquisite posing and darkroom technique to force the viewer to study Churchill’s piercing eyes, and in so doing we can just imagine his character and wisdom. Both artists used the diagonal line to cleverly create geometric triangulation, and by consequence keep the viewer engaged as the artist intended."

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High Dynamic Range (HDR): A Useful Photographic Tool – PictureCorrect

High Dynamic Range (HDR): A Useful Photographic Tool – PictureCorrect: "There is some controversy about using HDR. This stems from the presentation of some HDR images done badly and the somewhat difficult processing of the image for the average photographer to get the desired results."

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9 Great Wildlife Photography Tips

9 Great Wildlife Photography Tips: "I am a firm believer that wildlife photography is not just about capturing great images. It’s equally about taking time to observe, and more importantly, really enjoy the experience of being in the company of wild animals. Wildlife photography awakens a primal hunting instinct in us. We get to stalk our quarry, preferably unnoticed, and then as a substitute to making a killing shot, we take a killer photo instead."

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In Photography (like life) Light and Shadow go Hand in Hand | Reframed with Tracey and Her Teen

In Photography (like life) Light and Shadow go Hand in Hand | Reframed with Tracey and Her Teen: " am a photographer who is obsessed with light. I guess that’s kind of normal for a photographer. After all, without light, there would be no photography. But, like with most things you can’t focus on one side of the spectrum and totally ignore the other. With light, you will always find shadow following close behind. When featuring the light in my day to day images I find that I’m equally as focused on how the light interacts with my subject, which quite often means watching for, and incorporating shadows."

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Getting off Auto – Manual, Aperture and Shutter Priority modes explained

Getting off Auto – Manual, Aperture and Shutter Priority modes explained: "You may have heard that once you get a DSLR you need to learn to shoot in manual and only ever use that mode. That if you are using the Aperture or Shutter Priority you’re cheating and if you want to be more like a pro you have to shoot in Manual only, all the time. To that I say “horse pucky”! (if you’re old enough to remember M.A.S.H. you’ll get that reference)."

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Still Life Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect

Still Life Photography Tips and Techniques – PictureCorrect: "Still life photography has many uses. Perhaps you want to take a picture of a beautiful shell or perhaps take a picture of a product that you’re selling on eBay. Other reasons for learning still life photography may include selling still life photograph downloads at microstock sites or to food magazines. No matter what your reason, still life photography is a great skill to learn."

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Plugged In: Tips, technology for better photography | The Mouth of The Kenai

Plugged In: Tips, technology for better photography | The Mouth of The Kenai: "Our discussion this week is a collection of practical tips intended to help you protect your family’s photo memories and to make the most of photo opportunities.

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How to Photograph Snowflakes with a DSLR

How to Photograph Snowflakes with a DSLR: "The winter months are typically uninteresting for macro photographers. Flowers, insects, and tiny details in nature all but disappear. Only one faithful subject is left in abundance – the tiny snowflake."

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Fitness Photography Demonstrations and Tips – PictureCorrect

Fitness Photography Demonstrations and Tips – PictureCorrect: "Ever flip through a fitness magazine and wonder how they get those perfect poses of athletes running and working out? Well in this short video, photographer Yannick Wolff takes you behind the scenes as he shoots fitness model Sebastian Scheppler. Watch and take careful note of his techniques and lighting set-ups:"

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Understanding Camera Lenses – PictureCorrect

Understanding Camera Lenses – PictureCorrect: "When shopping for a DSLR camera people often overlook or skimp on the camera’s lenses. Camera censes serve as the camera’s “eye,” the lens determines what and how your camera will see your subject and how well that view is transmitted to the camera’s sensor chip for recording. The way I like to look at camera lenses is as painter’s brushes, broad strokes, medium stokes, all purpose brushes, and small detail brushes. There is a lot to learn about lenses and this article will serve as a basic outline to understanding them. The following sections explain the basic types of digital SLR camera lenses, how they work, and how to select them."

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Take better pictures on Halloween

Take better pictures on Halloween: "Halloween is one of the best holidays to get some great pictures. It is a chance to get great shots of people in a way that you will not be able to get at any other time of the year."

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Review: Photojojo's Pocket Spotlight

Review: Photojojo's Pocket Spotlight: "Never before have I so wished that I could use a device for taking photos of that device. That was certainly the case with Photojojo’s US$30 Pocket Spotlight, however. It’s simply a tiny battery-powered array of 32 LED bulbs, that provide a source of soft, even light as an alternative to the harsh light of a flash. While serious photographers will already have proper lighting systems of their own, it’s a nice tool for all the point-and-shooters out there."

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7 Tips for How to Take Close Up Photos of Nature by Digital Photo Secrets

7 Tips for How to Take Close Up Photos of Nature by Digital Photo Secrets: "Considering the billions of photographs out there, few of them have the tendency to stop us in our tracks and to really observe them the way close up nature photos do. There’s something compelling about the details in a micro world that isn’t always visible to the eye. There’s something awe inspiring about seeing a landscape image… the big view. But with macro photography, it’s as though we have zoomed in with a microscope or magnifying glass on a landscape photo to view the finite details."

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Photography Tips: Taking Gorgeous Event Pictures // Hostess with the Mostess®

Photography Tips: Taking Gorgeous Event Pictures // Hostess with the Mostess®: "You’ve put endless hours into planning every last detail of your event. You’ve found the perfect cake, created the most incredible dessert table, and your little one has the best birthday outfit ever. Phew, now you can rest."

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Window Light Portraits: Weekly Photography Challenge

Window Light Portraits: Weekly Photography Challenge: "oday we thought it might be fun to make the exercise this weeks photographic challenge as it’s both simple to do and something that has the potential to teach you a lot (and all you really need to do it is a camera and a window (or even a door would do)."

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Glamour, Beauty & Fashion Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect

Glamour, Beauty & Fashion Photography Tutorial – PictureCorrect: "Getting started in glamour or fashion photography and need a few pointers on the process of it all? The team over at Tony Northrup‘s studio have put together a great video tutorial that walks through a full spectrum of things ranging from lighting, modeling tips, and post production. Even those with no plans for a future in fashion photography may learn a thing or two to use in other styles. Take a look at the video, here:"

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How Camera Angle Affects Body Shape – PictureCorrect

How Camera Angle Affects Body Shape – PictureCorrect: "Perspective can make a big difference when photographing any subject, but you especially want to be observant when photographing models. Shooting at different angles can drastically affect the way your subject looks and the impact made by the photo. In this short video, photographer Jay P. Morgan shows how changing camera angles can affect the look and shape of a person’s body:

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Painting with Light by Digital Photo Secrets

Painting with Light by Digital Photo Secrets: "You’ve heard me talk a lot lately about inspiration, and about how to find great photos in boring places. Let’s say you’ve tried a bunch of those tips but would really like to break out of that whole reality box and try something completely different. Here’s an idea: get yourself a flashlight, a few glow-sticks from the dollar store and a tripod and try painting with light."

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Electrifying Lightning Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

Electrifying Lightning Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "There are very few photographic subjects like lightning. Lightning is unpredictable, appears only for a split second and is best captured by pointing your camera at an empty piece of sky and hoping something happens. A good lightning image cannot fail to impress a viewer, though, who will probably think you got that image by engaging in some thrilling, dangerous storm chasing, maybe even in a torrential downpour while riding in an open-topped jeep across a rocky field. Yes, on the coolness scale there isn’t much that rivals a good lightning photo, except maybe a tornado."

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Seeing Double: Learn How to Clone Yourself | Photojojo

Seeing Double: Learn How to Clone Yourself | Photojojo: "Have you ever had a dream where you looked around the room and everyone looked exactly like you?

Wait, was that a dream?

Either way, you can turn your camera into the ultimate cloning device and make like a million clones of yourself!"

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Quick Tips for Great Photography Compositions – PictureCorrect

Quick Tips for Great Photography Compositions – PictureCorrect: "oe McNally is a giant of modern photography. For more than two decades he has been shooting for National Geographic, and in 1994 he was hired on as LIFE Magazine’s first staff photographer in 23 years. He has been intermittently featured in Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated, among other regular publications, and does advertising work for major corporations such as Nikon, Sony, FedEx, and more. In this video, Marc Silber picks his brain about the fundamentals of composition – when to heed the rules, and when to break them:"

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New: Mastering Studio Strobe Lighting, 50% Off This Week – PictureCorrect

New: Mastering Studio Strobe Lighting, 50% Off This Week – PictureCorrect: "This new video training course is designed to help photographers master studio strobe lighting. It’s a complex topic that many struggle with; one of the most difficult elements to achieving consistent professional results for clients. We were able to arrange a 50% discount for PictureCorrect readers on the digital download which expires Tuesday, simply remember to use the discount code PICTURECORRECT at checkout, found here: Mastering Studio Strobe Lighting"

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You don't have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera

You don't have to spend a lot of money on a digital camera: "If you want a digital camera, but think you can't afford one, I have the solution for you. I actually have 2 solutions for you . There are lots of choices for a discount digital camera on the market at this time, the really cheap ones are junk"

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Combining Fire with Fashion Photography – PictureCorrect

Combining Fire with Fashion Photography – PictureCorrect: "Ben Von Wong has released yet another pyrotechnic photography tutorial complete with behind the scenes footage and insights directly from Von Wong himself. As you may remember, Von Wong first captured our attention with his steel wool light painting tutorial and has since been supplying the internet with a steady stream of this highly specialized style of photography. The idea in the video below is to pair fire with fashion photography, a risky concept, but, after having a look at the finished images, a risk that more than pays off. Take a look:"

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The Importance of a Focal Point in Photo Compositions – PictureCorrect

The Importance of a Focal Point in Photo Compositions – PictureCorrect: "A focal point is the part of an image that draws the eye of a viewer to the most important part of the image or the area that you want to highlight. How you do this will make or break the final image. If you don’t know how to create this point then you will not achieve much in your photography."

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How to shoot a 360-degree time-lapse video with your phone | How To - CNET

How to shoot a 360-degree time-lapse video with your phone | How To - CNET: "Editors' note: This guest post is part of a five-part series on Photojojo's best photography tips. Check out the rest of Photojojo's tips here.
Time-lapse videos aren't just for pros. With the right accessories and apps, you can shoot, edit, and publish a 360-degree time lapse with just your phone. Let Photojojo guide you through the setup."

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The Importance of Location for Outdoor Portraits

The Importance of Location for Outdoor Portraits: "Case in point, my shoot this past weekend was of a lovely family in a seemingly lovely location. It was a small, narrow park that wrapped around a large lake. Sounds pretty, but the light was not desirable for portraits. Imagine clear skies and a sun that was as bright as can be! There weren’t structures or large trees to provide shade"

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A Simple Exercise on Working with Natural Light in Portraits

A Simple Exercise on Working with Natural Light in Portraits: "Today I thought it might be fun to share a little exercise that we feature in our Natural Light eBook (by Mitchell Kanashkevich) – both because it gives you a taste for the content but also because I think it’s a useful exercise to do to help you understand light and photograph portraits using it."

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What is the Best Age to Take Baby/Child Portraits? – PictureCorrect

What is the Best Age to Take Baby/Child Portraits? – PictureCorrect: "Each child is so different, special and unique in his or her own way. Not all child photographers can capture a truly candid photograph of a child. Even if you are a professional photographer and have your art mastered, it takes someone special to be able to work with children and get them comfortable enough to get a candid smile, which is in my opinion the best child photography that you can get."

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How to Take Great Portraits Outdoors – PictureCorrect

How to Take Great Portraits Outdoors – PictureCorrect: "Have you ever taken a picture outside, only to realize afterward that the sky is white instead of blue? Or the subject of your image is too dark? Or that everyone in your picture is squinting because of the sun? These are common photography problems, but fortunately for you, there are easy solutions, following these few tips:

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3 Workouts to Improve your Photography

3 Workouts to Improve your Photography: "Athletes would never consider showing up to a game without having practiced, so why is it that most photographers shoot for the “wall-hanger” photo every time they go out without ever practicing new techniques? Consider applying these new workouts in your photography routine and you will improve your skills and creativity."

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The Art of the Shot - Outdoor Hub

The Art of the Shot - Outdoor Hub: "ights, camera…action! Getting a great photo when enjoying the outdoors while fishing, hunting, or hiking isn’t just icing on the cake, a great photo is something we share with family and friends. It engages our memory of a special day for years to come—sometimes a lifetime."

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