Thursday, October 10, 2013

10 Tips for Taking Great Cityscape Photos – PictureCorrect

10 Tips for Taking Great Cityscape Photos – PictureCorrect: "Cities are not only home to many people’s homes, businesses and offices but they also full of energy, power and vitality. There are many things that make a city great and capturing the true essence of a city in one single photograph is a very hard thing to do."

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Mountain Landscape Photography Tips by Digital Photo Secrets

Mountain Landscape Photography Tips by Digital Photo Secrets: "No matter what the season mountains are, by virtue of their beauty, incredibly photogenic. Throw in a myriad of trees and a lake, and you’ve got picture perfect landscapes! However, photographing mountains can be tricky depending on the season and the effect you’re going for. The polarizer filter is the one filter in particular that will be a common theme in each scenario below. It’s a must have filter for landscape photography, and as you’ll see, for a different reason in almost every season!"

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How to Correctly Expose An Image by Digital Photo Secrets

How to Correctly Expose An Image by Digital Photo Secrets: "Exposure is everything in photography. If your images are too bright or too dark, you lose a lot of the information and contrast that makes a good image worth viewing. You may have heard me talking about exposure before, but now it’s time to go into more detail. There is a way to ensure that every picture you take is correctly exposed. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how."

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What Is Bulb Mode? Where Is It Used? by Digital Photo Secrets

What Is Bulb Mode? Where Is It Used? by Digital Photo Secrets: "Your camera is so full of settings that it often takes years for most amateur photographers to figure them all out. One of those is bulb mode. It’s hidden deep within the recesses of your camera’s shutter speed settings, and it can help you take some amazing pictures of the stars at night. In this short tutorial, we’ll have a look at bulb mode, what it is, and what it’s used for."

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21 Outstanding Motion Blur Photos by Digital Photo Secrets

21 Outstanding Motion Blur Photos by Digital Photo Secrets: "Motion blur is a simple technique that requires a lot of luck. Fortunately you don’t need any special equipment – just a tripod and a camera that can be set to shutter priority. You can shoot for motion blur at any time of the day, though unless you have a set of neutral density filters the darker hours will probably yield the best results. Whatever the situation, the key to getting a really cool motion blur photo is to experiment and shoot a lot of frames."

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Motion Blur Photography by Digital Photo Secrets

Motion Blur Photography by Digital Photo Secrets: "Every photographer knows the anguish of a photo that’s been messed up by motion blur. It happens to all of us – you’re trying to shoot a soccer game at dusk, and as it gets darker your aperture gets wider and your shutter speed gets slower. Finally, you capture that trick shot your son has been practicing all season and, dang. Motion blur. Your soccer star’s feet don’t show clearly, and the background is a mess. The ball looks kind of cool, though."

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How to Photograph Dramatic Clouds at Sunset - Digital Photography School

How to Photograph Dramatic Clouds at Sunset - Digital Photography School: "A clear sky at sunset might turn a shade of pale blue or pink, which is beautiful and calming, but with just the right amount of clouds the sky becomes alive with fire and drama as the day’s last rays reflect off the clouds making them red, orange, purple and pink."

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