Maximizing Sharpness with a Telephoto Lens

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Telephoto lenses are perhaps one of the first people buy to add to their kit, as they are useful in many genres of photography.  The reach that a telephoto lens can offer is crucial for a lot of sports, wildlife or other ‘action’ photography. However, it is that same reach that can introduce the problems […]The post Maximizing Sharpness with a Telephoto Lens by Elliot Hook appeared first on Digital Photography School....Maximizing Sharpness with a Telephoto Lens

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Photoshop Tips – Using the Blend If Feature

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The Blend If feature in Photoshop blends one layer into another based on the content of either of the two layers. It can be used, for example, to replace a sky by making it easy for you to knock out the blue sky without having to make a complex selection. In this article, you’ll learn […]The post Photoshop Tips – Using the Blend If Feature by Helen Bradley appeared first on Digital Photography...Photoshop Tips – Using the Blend If Feature

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Five Photography Bad Habits to Quit Today

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We can find ourselves pretty wrapped up in photography bad habits or behaviours long before we realize that maybe we should be trying to find another way. Sometimes, you don’t even see them and, if you’re lucky, you’ll have a friend who can kindly point them out. So let’s take a look today and see […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Ti...Five Photography Bad Habits to Quit Today

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Pushing the Limits to Overcome Photography Boredom

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By Guest Contributor Matthias Weinberger Pushing the Limits to Overcome Photography Boredom In the beginning the most interesting part of photography for me was the element of surprise and discovery. I was never were sure if what I did would turn out to be a great picture. Like an athlete I was always looking for […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check ou...Pushing the Limits to Overcome Photography Boredom

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Weather – Weekly Photography Challenge

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This week your photography challenge is to capture the weather, good or bad!  Too many photographers pack up their gear when the weather turn inclement but some of the most spectacular images can be had in less than ideal conditions. Keep in mind weather is ALL kinds of conditions including a lovely sunny day, or […]Post originally from: Digital Phot...Weather – Weekly Photography Challenge

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How To Freeze Moving Subjects in a Long Exposure Photo

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So you have this idea for a photograph where you’ve smoothed out the water on a lake using a long exposure, but want to capture the wildlife swimming on said lake frozen in place – or something similar?  I had that same vision and I’m going to show you how I accomplished it below, so […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. ...How To Freeze Moving Subjects in a Long Exposure Photo

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Show Us Your Gear: Weekly Photography Challenge

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Show us your Gear! This week we launched our brand new eBook – Photo Nuts and Gear – an eBook to help you choose the best camera and gear for your needs. While we’re talking gear we thought it might be fun to have a photo challenge this week that got you to photograph your […]Post originally from: Digital Photography ...Show Us Your Gear: Weekly Photography Challenge

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Everything You Need to Know about Posing

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Looking to learn more about posing your portrait subjects? In this lecture video from B&H Photo and Video wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis shares some great posing techniques and gives live demonstrations with models. This video has a wealth of knowledge in it – Enjoy! Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tip...Everything You Need to Know about Posing

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57 Fabulous Bird Images

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Birds provide a wonderful opportunity for photographers to practice their skills. So today we thought we’d put together a bit of an image collection that feature them in the hope of inspiring some of you to get out and photograph some of our feathered friends. Looking for a little instruction in bird ph...57 Fabulous Bird Images

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The Hidden Secrets of Lightroom 5’s Loupe View

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Last week I showed you how to use Lightroom’s Grid View. Once you have customised the Grid View to suit your needs, it is time to move on to the Loupe View. Getting there is easy. Just press the letter ‘E’ on your keyboard. This will take you to the Loupe View from anywhere in […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photogr...The Hidden Secrets of Lightroom 5’s Loupe View

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Canon EOS 70D Review

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It seems such a long time since this camera’s predecessor — Canon EOS 60D — was launched. And it was. About this time, three years ago and lots has happened in the interval. MILCs are here for one thing but there are still plenty of DSLR-coholics craving for an optical view of the world. I […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography ...Canon EOS 70D Review

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I Am A Nikon Street Photographer - Skateboarding

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Photographing Autumn Leaves Outside And Indoors

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Shadows: Weekly Photography Challenge

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Earlier today we published our post – 25 Images with Shadows – which we hope gave you a little inspiration. Now it is your turn. We’d love you to to grab your camera and over the next week look for some shadow images because that’s the theme for this weeks challenge. Take a shadow photo […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tip...Shadows: Weekly Photography Challenge

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How to Photograph Dramatic Clouds at Sunset

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The difference between a nice sunset and a dramatic sunset is all about the clouds. Of course, the difference between a dramatic sunset and no sunset is all about the clouds too! A clear sky at sunset might turn a shade of pale blue or pink, which is beautiful and calming, but with just the […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography...How to Photograph Dramatic Clouds at Sunset

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A Review of the ThinkTank Airport Commuter Backpack

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If you’ve ever had to work your way through a busy airport with your gear, you know that an ordinary camera bag just isn’t going to cut it. Making sure everything is safely packed, moving through security, getting on and off your plane, working your way through yet another airport– it’s a challenge. Think Tank […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginner...A Review of the ThinkTank Airport Commuter Backpack

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-Seven

Work on Those Skills I probably bang on about the basics a little too much... but! One of the greatest barriers to actually getting that great shot you see is your ability (or inability) to get your camera out, set it up and fire away. Just like a soldier you need to take the time to drill and practice the physical movements involved. Otherwise you are doomed to either missing shots or forever walking around with your camera on and ready. Take a walk around your neighbourhood and find things...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-Six

Learn About Light – Study Great Images And See How They Were Made This weeks main tip is not so much about going out and taking photos to hone your skills. Its more about going out to the art gallery, a local art exhibition or even the museum and taking note of great images. What you are looking for specifically is the way that light is being used in those images to create an effect. Don't worry too much about the subject matter, the setting, the composition or any of that. Just isolate in yo...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-Five

Welcome to week 25 of the "Tips of the Week" series where I try to gather up any and all simply fascinatin' stuff from around the world of photography! We have all sorts of tips this week and not just one, but two! Yes! Count them... two videos that should give you some ideas for your own photography. Some good information here regarding lens and the different ways they "see" things. The lenses in your eyes have the capability of almost infinitely adjusting to their surroundings and what you w...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-Four

Well there are lots of tips this week from around those internets so rather than me rabbit on and on... as I do! Let's get into the good stuff! Shooting Through Glass First up a tutorial on a subject that rarely gets dealt with and something we have probably all come across in some form or another. Shooting something that is behind glass or even shooting from behind glass (think moving car / airplane etc) can present a few problems to the average user and the result of those problems only bec...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-Three

Softly Softly Catchee Monkey... or at least gets the shot Probably one of the greatest abilities anyone can bring to the table when it comes to photography is that of patience. In fact patience combined with a sense of optimism are two ingredients you simply must have (or at least develop!) to get great shots. It doesn't matter whether you are snapping away at a children's party, a friends wedding, a corporate event or a day at the zoo. The ability to stop, wait... and wait... and wait some ...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-Two

If You Can See Something Strange When You Are Shooting In Camera Stop And Fix It Don't allow an attitude of "shoot now and fix it with software later" to creep into your overall mindset of taking photos. It is true that some mistakes and imperfections can be fixed or improved in post production but that fact comes with an inbuilt trap. It can mean that you begin to abandon the process of photography and adopt the process of software correction. The pro's don't look at it this way. The pro's...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty-One

Ask Permission To Get In Close. It’s Much Better Than Trying To Shoot People Farther Away Following on from the tip regarding using your feet to zoom in rather than than using your camera's zoom, take a deep breath and approach people to ask if you can move closer to take a shot. Now and then you may get rejected and that's fine, just ask someone else! You may be surprised at how many people are quite OK with having their photo taken in public. Of course it is easier at a family or work funct...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twenty

Gather up Some of Your Really Bad Shots... and Study Them Carefully! No, this isn't an exercise in punishing yourself! We often flippantly use the term, "learn from your mistakes" but we rarely think of that in terms of a process rather than just a reaction. "My boyfriend dumped me so all men are pigs!" You see that is not really analytically inspecting the situation and subsequently learning from it. It's just reacting TO it. Look carefully at the images you have taken that didn't work and ...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Eighteen

Try to Engage Emotionally with Your Subject or Subject Matter If you are shooting people and simply take snaps of them representing nothing in particular all you are doing is creating a document. You might as well just write a note to yourself that "George was in the living room." Take a moment to identify your feelings towards the subject or observe the subject's feelings towards themselves, their environment or others around them. In other words look at what you are seeing and "see" somethi...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Seventeen

When Photographing Men in Formal Surroundings Tell Them What to do With Their Hands Most guys can deal reasonably well with how to act or behave in a formal setting such as a wedding, party or even corporate event. Of course there will always be exceptions and that's why wedding planners have "that table" way up the back of the room! What most men have great difficulty with is posing formally for photographs within those types of settings. As the photographer in situations such as these you ...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Sixteen

Don't Be a Wombat. A Wombat Eats Roots and Leaves Very often you get some of the best shots especially of people, after the event. This is especially pertinent to wedding and party photography for the purposes of blackmail... however I digress. Given you have good intentions you can get some great shots at this time because people tend to relax after there is an agreed end to whatever the formal proceedings were. They begin to forget your presence and also are by now accustomed to y...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Fourteen

 You never know when something is going to happen so have a camera with you at all times.
Success at really getting good at photography is the idea of creating within your own mindset the viewpoint of always "being on." By that I mean always being aware of the world around you and opportunities within it for getting that great shot.
Of course sharpening your observation and "seeing" your environment as a photo is all rather pointless if you don't have a camera with you!
When you think you hav...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Thirteen

Only Use Photoshop As A Last Resort Or Port Of Last Call. Force Yourself To Achieve Your Best With The Camera
Try to use photo editing software as rarely as possible until you have a clear understanding of the abilities and limitations of your camera. Although there are always things you can do to improve or even save a shot in Photoshop it can lull you into a kind of laziness with the act of photographing itself.
The final result of this will be a stunting in your development as a photographe...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Twelve

Spend time studying the species and habitat of what you’re shooting... especially kids cos' they move around a lot!
Try to visualize the shot or type of shot you want to get. Then observe your prey carefully within it's natural environment and when the time is right... fire!

If you miss, pretend to your quarry that you got the shot you wanted and lull them back into a false sense of security. Begin the stalking again.
Whenever Possible Shoot Using a Tripod or Alternately BE the Tripod
No t...

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Photography Tips of the Week – Eleven

Learn to Use Your Camera and Avoid the Need for Digital Enhancement Through Constant Practice.
The key to learning anything is to practice constantly but this does not mean endlessly running around snapping away at everything that moves... or doesn't move.
It means running through the exact steps that one would normally take when out getting shots.
Fast camera setup and familiarity with your equipment frees your attention on to what is around you.
This permits observation which is key to the...

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Photography Tips of the Week – Ten

Photography Literally Means Writing With Light or Light Writing. Look at the Light.
Take the time to step back occasionally and take your attention off the subject matter of your shoots. Instead look at the light in the scene. Look at where it is coming from and what effect it is having on the subject. Observe and learn the different effects that different light sources have on the overall image. Step into the light!
How to Avoid That Look in Your Subject's Eyes That Suggests You Are Holding a...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Nine

The Camera is a Tool Like Any Other. It Has to Be Learned So That You Can Use It Instinctively.
Camera manufacturers go to great lengths to produce manuals and guides for the use of their cameras. Take advantage of this and learn how to use the one you have. Don't ever fall into the trap of chasing that other great camera that will take brilliant photos. Cameras don't shoot photos, photographers shoot photos and a photographer is someone who know how to use their available tools without thinkin...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Eight

When Taking Portraits or General Shots of a Particular Person Try to Locate Them in Their Natural Environment.
Oftentimes the scene or setting of the shot can add greatly to it. Having you subject located in their natural environment can go a long way in communicating more about the person. Conversely having the same person in a totally unreal environment can at worst create confusion but at least add nothing.
People in Portraits Don't Necessarily Have to be Smiling. Nothing Says, "Amateur" Li...

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Still Life Photography Tips

Still Life photography is as simple or as tricky as you want to make it. In still life photography you can manipulate background, lighting, angle, and composition so you can literally ‘draw’ what you like.

According to some views on this subject if you create a scene and shoot it that's Still Life, but if you discover a scene and shoot it that’s a snapshot.

I don't really get the distinction as far as a Still Life scene goes. Here are some examples of a painter's still life:

Take a look...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Seven

Don't Always Have People Smiling and Looking at the Camera. You May End Up With Just a Snapshot.
Think about the shot you are about to take if it involves people. Remember that as soon as you have a person or people looking at the camera smiling you are in danger of creating a "snapshot." In the viewers mind you run the risk of having your photograph lumped in with a million other snapshots they have seen.
When You Are Taking Photos of People Don't Be Afraid to Move In Close. Zoom With Your Fe...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Six

Photography is part optics and part art with technical skills and an overriding vision all playing crucial roles in the final result. It doesn't matter what level of photographic excellence you aspire to, this process and these factors remain constant.
In fact not only do they remain constant, but even the smallest improvement is just one of them can lift your results remarkably.
One trap that many people fall into is the idea that regardless of the shots they take they can always fix it in th...

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Photography Tips of the Week – Five

One of the great things about photography is that you can give two people exactly the same knowledge and equipment, locate them in the same place and even tell them what they should shoot yet the results will always be totally different.
In light of that point a great tip for improving your photography is to always trust your instincts and go with what YOU think is a good idea. One of the points we often make on this site is to just fire away because that moment in time, that unique opportunity...

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Photography Tips of the Week – Four

Although at a certain level photography could be viewed as a simple hobby easily picked up by anyone, looking at it like that pretty well guarantees that you will be that person with a bunch of portraits that look like passport photos and other shots that look pretty ordinary... at best.
However raising yourself above that does not mean you have to undertake some kind of rigorous professional training either!
So here are a few simple tips to be going on with.
If at all possible get a camera t...

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Photography Tips of the Week – Three

These days taking a photo is simply a matter of switching the device on, aiming and pushing a button. However the difference between doing that and capturing a truly worthwhile shot is huge.
That is not to say that you are confined or restricted by the equipment you are using. You can take great photos with simple "point-and-shoot cameras" these days just as you can take truly horrible shots with the most expensive cameras.
The difference here is not the equipment, it is understanding that the...

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Photography Tips of the Week - Two

Photography is like most human endeavors in that it's easy to do it badly but without too much effort you can get up to speed relatively quickly.
Just having a good quality camera with with lots of features wont get you there and all the good advice in the world wont help either until you at least get familiar with your tools.
Although it may seem like an obvious tip it is one that many people simply avoid for a million different reasons but... you should always check your camera's owners' man...

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Photography Tips of the Week - One

If you are just getting into photography and need some tips and tricks it is important to find reliable information on a regular basis. In this series I will probably just post stuff as it occurs to me rather than lay out a step by step action plane.
Flowers and Static Objects
A good place to start is with things that, unlike people... don't move!
When working with flowers or natural subject matter outside, start by making use of the available light and experimenting with the different effect...

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Tricks On How To Get Great Looking Photos

Photography can be a beautiful art form. No really, it can be. In terms of taking better photos and showing some skill in the application of various techniques to make your photos stand out, it is truly a beautiful thing. To start learning some basics as to how to make this work for you, refer to the tips below.
A good photograph should capture only a part of something. You do not need to get a panoramic vision when you can find the right detail that says it all. You should learn how to look fo...

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Safety In Security Products

The Baraska Safe Biometric is one of the best and strongest safes in the industry, and it has earned this title. Forced opening is easily prevented by two steel bolts. The safe is compact, and utilizes a unique fingerprint system, storing up to 30 fingerprints. You can feel free to keep your weapons, valuables, and documents safe within the unit. If your fingerprints fail, the emergency backup keys will suffice. Benefits:-Does not succumb to physical force-Small and easy to place-Includes mounti...

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