CUTE: Weekly Photography Challenge

CUTE: Weekly Photography Challenge: "This week your photographic challenge is to take and share a photo on the theme of ‘Cute’."

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Automatic Exposure Remote Flash Photography on a Budget – PictureCorrect

Automatic Exposure Remote Flash Photography on a Budget – PictureCorrect: "Remote TTL flash systems are nice and slick but they are expensive. Each flash can cost hundreds of dollars plus there is the cost of stands, umbrellas or soft boxes and more. But, what if we could achieve something similar without a huge outlay of cash? We can build such a system and it could cost less than a single flash unit of the branded variety."

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The Top 4 Causes of Blurry Photos, And How To Fix Them by Digital Photo Secrets

The Top 4 Causes of Blurry Photos, And How To Fix Them by Digital Photo Secrets: "Nothing is more annoying than getting home from an event and realizing that most of your photos have turned out blurry. There are 4 major causes of blurry photos in digital cameras and unless you know what to look for, it’s hard to tell what is causing the problem. Read on to learn each of these causes, and how to fix it."

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Do more Megapixels mean better photo quality? by Digital Photo Secrets

Do more Megapixels mean better photo quality? by Digital Photo Secrets: "They’re getting better every year. Camera makers and your local Best Buy salesman are always talking about the next model with more megapixels than the one that came before it. The new numbers make your current model seem obsolete. If you bought a camera with six megapixels a few years ago, you wish you could get a new one that gets twelve. But does it really mean anything? Does having more megapixels amount to better photo quality, or is it all just marketing hype?"

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The Idiot’s Guide To Camera Settings by Digital Photo Secrets

The Idiot’s Guide To Camera Settings by Digital Photo Secrets: "Okay. Maybe that’s a bit harsh. Nobody is calling anyone anything, but if you are very new to photography, this article is for you. Your camera can seem like a confusing mess of knobs and settings when you get it for the first time. Don’t worry. You will only be using a few of these settings in any of your shoots. I’ll show you which ones matter the most and how you can use them to get great shots right out of the box."

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Organic Album: Maternity

Organic Album: Maternity:

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Hands on with Instagram.com | TechHive

Hands on with Instagram.com | TechHive: "For the entirety of its two-plus years of existence, Instagram has been a mobile concern. The photo-sharing social network got its start on iOS and eventually fanned out to Android, as users built of a network of friends who liked to take, edit, and share photos from their mobile devices. Sure, there was an website, but that functioned as little more than a home for app information."

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Creative Photography: 10 tips for getting out of your comfort zone | Digital Camera World

Creative Photography: 10 tips for getting out of your comfort zone | Digital Camera World: "One of our goals as photographers – after we overcome the common photography problems and improve our skills – is to make original work. But avoid the traps (and tripod holes) of cliched compositions can be incredibly difficult. To help you along we’ve polled our experts and put together 10 of our best creative photography tips"

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Night Sky -- Photo Tips -- National Geographic

Night Sky -- Photo Tips -- National Geographic: "Contributing editor Jim Richardson is a photojournalist recognized for his exploration of environmental issues and advocacy for the night sky. His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine."

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Landscape Photography Tips: Ordinary to Extraordinary in 5 Steps!

Landscape Photography Tips: Ordinary to Extraordinary in 5 Steps!: "We all do it.  We make sure we take our cameras with us when we “go” places.  Whether to a birthday party or far away travels, we typically make sure to grab the camera.  Sometimes on our travel excursions you might become frustrated when you are snapping photos of a truly amazing or majestic scene but then looking at your camera and realizing the photo just isn’t doing the place any justice!"

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