The eBook is a complete guide to photographing wildflowers with a digital SLR. It will teach you how to take stunning photos of wildflowers, and how to post-process them in Adobe Photoshop (CS 4 or later and Elements 8 or later). 1.Composition Tips Learn how to choose the right aperture to ensure your flowers are […]

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Come on! Admit it. Most of us have never touched a piece of photographic film. I guess that statement is mostly true- if you’re under the age of 35. Those of us over the age of 35 likely haven’t touched any film in close to two decades. We all know the roots of photography lies […]

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Want to explore macro photography? Our guide will help you get started in no time. No special equipment necessary! Macro photography, or taking larger-than-life-size pictures of very small subjects, is a fascinating, absorbing branch of photography through which you can explore the details of the world around you (and come up with some fantastic images […]

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A person’s smile is probably one of the first things others notice, so who wouldn’t want to look younger and more attractive by having whiter teeth? The problem is, if you over-whiten teeth, they can become a distraction. (If the only things you notice in an image are the teeth, they’re too white!) That being […]

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Camera Lens Filters Explained Lens filters are transparent or translucent glass or gelatin elements that attach to the front of a lens. They protect the camera lens, alter the characteristics of light passing through the lens or add special effects and colors to an image. They come in two types — screw-in filters and slot-in […]

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Understanding Digital Photo File Formats You’ve taken your pictures, now where do they actually go? The images reside on the memory card in you camera, but the more important question is “How many photos can I store on the card or on my computer’s hard drive?” The answer to that comes down to one basic […]

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Learn How ISO Sensitivity Works ISO or light sensitivity rating is an algorithmic value that indicates the film’s or the image sensor’s specific sensitivity to light. The ISO values on a roll of film or ISO setting on a digital camera are these indicators. 1.ISO Sensitivity ISO is actually an acronym, which stands for International […]

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Understanding White Balance in Digital Photography White balance (WB) is considered as one of the most important settings of a digital camera. Let’s consider a scenario where you want to capture the beauty of sea waves hitting the shore with an overcast sky at the background. Sounds interesting? Well, if you don’t use the correct […]

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1.Camera Controls 2.Image Sensor Since the dawn of photography, cameras have captured and stored images on glass plates or on film. Today, digital cameras capture the images on a nifty piece of technology – the image sensor. The image sensor is made up of millions of light sensitive photodiodes set on a grid, where each […]

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Take Your Night Photography to the Next Level! Lightning is dramatic, extremely fast, a challenge to photograph and potentially dangerous. There are various techniques involved with capturing great photos of lightning. Since lightning is extremely fast, (30 microseconds or 30/1000000s) you must be quick. Above all, be safe, as lightning kills. 1.Find a Good Location […]

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