The Decisive Moment: A beautiful Image by Thomas Leuthard - Digital Photography School

The Decisive Moment: A beautiful Image by Thomas Leuthard - Digital Photography School: "When we first saw this beautiful image by Thomas Leuthard we had to look twice to see if it was an actual photograph. The perfect composition and timing of the shot and the order and clean lines of the room almost have a surreal feel about it. Click the image to see it up large."

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Sports photography tips from a pro

Sports photography tips from a pro: "MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Unhappy with the results you're getting from shooting your kids' soccer, basketball and baseball games?

Peter Read Miller is here to help.

The long-time shooter just released a new book, Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography: A Sports Illustrated Photographer's Tips, Tricks and Tales on Shooting (New Riders, $49.99.) He says any soccer mom or basketball dad can learn how to improve their sports photos by following a few of his common sense tips."

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Simple Fashion Photography Tips That You Need To Remember - Make your ideas Art

Simple Fashion Photography Tips That You Need To Remember - Make your ideas Art: "Fashion photography is something that seems to be simple. You just have a model and you shoot, right? Well, things get a lot more complicated than that. The focus needs to be put on the clothes that are promoted while taking advantage of the beauty of the model. This is far easier said than done. In order to aid you to make wonderful photos, here are some of the tips that have to be remembered:"

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Christmas Photography Tips and Techniques | ExposureGuide.com

Christmas Photography Tips and Techniques | ExposureGuide.com: "Families come together at holidays, but not just for the main event, they come to help decorate… and these are exciting, fun-filled moments, so they’re ripe with photographic opportunity! Trimming the tree is a special moment in creating the atmosphere of Christmas, and most families have a cherished collection of ornaments, lights and stockings – all of which need to be hung on the tree. Try to get people’s faces as they open the ornament boxes"

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Christmas Portraits: How I Took It - Digital Photography School

Christmas Portraits: How I Took It - Digital Photography School: "It’s good to look back on and see how much they grow and change every year. When I say quick, I mean quick as they have been my test subjects for so long they get over photos very quickly, keeping kids attention during a portrait session is a whole different post all together!"

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3 Stupidly Simple Reasons Why Most People's Photography Does Not Improve - Digital Photography School

3 Stupidly Simple Reasons Why Most People's Photography Does Not Improve - Digital Photography School: "I’m presuming that this article will not apply to some readers of dPS… but after 3 conversations in the last week which revealed the same photography problems in 3 different people – I thought I’d better jot them down.

Warning: none of this is rocket science sometimes the basics need to be said"

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Photography in Harsh Mid-Day Light - Digital Photography School

Photography in Harsh Mid-Day Light - Digital Photography School: "Photographers have been fighting with harsh mid-day light since the birth of the camera. Excessive contrast, blown highlights, hard shadows, washed images and other generally unflattering features are common to mid-day light. We’ve actually written a couple of times here at dPS about working in mid-day light, but it’s a popular question from our readers so I thought I’d rehash the topic again from my own personal experience using a recent test shoot as an example. Here are a few tips I’ve found useful for working in mid-day light."

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Stunning HDR photos of waves | Abduzeedo Design Inspiration

Stunning HDR photos of waves | Abduzeedo Design Inspiration: "After a long winter the spring has arrived, and that means that summer is just around the corner. At least for us down here in the southern hemisphere. To celebrate that, and to follow up on our series of HDR Photos posts we selected some stunning HDR photos of beaches and waves. Enjoy ;)"

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16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas - Digital Photography School

16 Digital Photography Tips for Christmas - Digital Photography School: "t’s just a few days until Christmas so I thought a quick tutorial on the topic of Christmas Photography might be appropriate. Hopefully this will give you some good Christmas photo ideas.

Here are 16 Christmas Photography tips and ideas to try that come to mind for digital camera owners wanting to capture the big day:"

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Shooting Landscapes with Longer Focal Lengths - Digital Photography School

Shooting Landscapes with Longer Focal Lengths - Digital Photography School: "One of the simpler tips that I would suggest for those wanting to add a little variety to their landscape photography is to shoot with longer focal lengths."

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