Weekly Photography Challenge Outside the Box Creativity

Weekly Photography Challenge Outside the Box Creativity: "This time around the weekly photography challenge is a little bit different than our usual topics. This one is pretty wide opened because I want you to get out there and get crazy creative!"



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Basics: What is RAW and how does it help Photographers? - Digital Photo Secrets

Basics: What is RAW and how does it help Photographers? - Digital Photo Secrets: "Does your camera have a RAW file format selection in its Image Quality option? Chances are it has one, but most of the time this gets ignored in favor of the JPEGs. After all, we are more familiar with the JPEG options, right? So in this article we are going to dive in and learn about this image file format and see how it can benefit us in our photography."



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7 Tips for Photographing Teenagers - Digital Photo Secrets

7 Tips for Photographing Teenagers - 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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21 Impressive Tree Images - Digital Photography School

21 Impressive Tree Images - Digital Photography School: "here’s something about trees that gets to me. I’m not sure exactly what it is but something about their shape, majesty, intricacy and symbolism draws me to them as photographic subjects. Today I spent a couple of hours surfing through Flickr, particularly looking for Tree images (some OF trees and others that just include them in some important way). Here’s some that caught my attention – many of which are even more beautiful large (click to see them bigger)."



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How to Get Super Sharp Landscape Photography Images

How to Get Super Sharp Landscape Photography Images: "he most common question I get asked by my workshop students is ‘how do you get such sharp images?’. It’s actually really simple. Basically, avoid movement of any kind while the shutter is open, focus well and choose the right aperture for your creative vision. Mostly it’s just plain old common sense with a couple of technical elements thrown in, so if you want to learn how to get super sharp landscape photography images, here’s my list of top tips."



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What is tilt-shift photography? - Digital Photo Secrets

What is tilt-shift photography? - Digital Photo Secrets: "You may have heard about it before. Perhaps you’ve seen a tilt-shift lens or an old-fashioned camera with a bellows. Cameras and lenses like these can be used to shift the most focused part of your image, resulting in some interesting effects. One of them is the “fake miniature” image below. So, if you haven’t heard about tilt-shift photography yet, then consider this your introduction. I’ll show you everything you need to know."



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How to do Surreal Digital Infrared Photography Without Expensive Gear or Camera Conversions

How to do Surreal Digital Infrared Photography Without Expensive Gear or Camera Conversions: "Photos made with invisible infrared light, rather than visible light, yield wildly strange and eerie photographs that always have the “WOW Factor.”  For landscapes or scenic imagery, infrared (IR) photography is highly regarded as fine art. But back in the days of film photography, shooting infrared was complicated, expensive and the results were often not great. For those with determination though, that one image that did ‘work” was always worth the trouble."



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Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 vs. Sony Cyber-shot RX10

Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 vs. Sony Cyber-shot RX10: "Bridge cameras, with their fixed super-zoom lenses, have traditionally offered users a great focal range, but not necessarily the image quality to match. That changed with the Sony RX10, which used a large one-inch-type sensor to boost photographic quality. But now there's a new challenger on the block, the Panasonic FZ1000, which offers much of what makes the RX10 great, and a bit more too. Here Gizmag looks at how the two cameras compare."



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5 Ways To Break Out of a Creative Photography Rut

5 Ways To Break Out of a Creative Photography Rut: "I’m a full time photographer that concentrates on shooting restaurant and bar interiors, food, and cocktails. After strictly shooting that subject matter for long time I found myself uninspired, so I decided to do something about it."



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Spice-Up Your Outdoor Photos with Wireless Off-camera Flash and Gels

Spice-Up Your Outdoor Photos with Wireless Off-camera Flash and Gels: "Wireless off-camera flash is a great way to add a splash of light and give a scene an added dimension, or to fill in shadows in high-contrast scenes. The TTL (through the lens) exposure feature makes it easier than ever to get a well-exposed image without the need for a flash meter. However, there’s one more ingredient that you can add that will open up a new world of creative possibilities for your photography. That ingredient is easy to find, easy to use, and affordable: colored flash gels."



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