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Quick Tips: Cropping
Does “One-Size-Fits-All” really make sense? I know I’ve made the mistake of buying a garment that claims to be OSFA – only to find that it sure as heck doesn’t fit ME! Of course, we can’t expect every...
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Moment in Time
Photography is all about capturing a moment in time. Sometimes, we use shutter speed as long as several minutes, and sometimes we need something much faster. In order to capture this bizarre image, I...
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Quick Tips: Using a Long Lens
This is a photo from the Florida Everglades. I was struck by the beauty of the rising sun over the distant horizon – but my wide-angle lens would not have been able to do justice to the scene. The...
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Photographing Fall Colors
Autumn is coming soon to a region near you! We wanted to pull together a few examples for inspiration – and some tips to help you make the most of your time in the field. This image taken from top of...
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All About HDR
Have you heard of HDR? Have you tried it? Here’s a recording from Jay’s recent Google+ Hangout with Alex Koloskov, where we discuss the HDR Workflow, the camera gear we use, and the different programs...
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Full Frame or Crop Factor?
“Why do you need a full frame camera?” We have heard many different answers to this question… “Because most pros use Full frame camera.” “Because a full frame camera is better than a crop factor...
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How much detail is enough?
Unprocessed Photo Photo processed for Highlights Take a look at these two photos of the same waterfall. Notice that the water in the image on the left is overexposed. This is a common problem when...
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eBook: What the heck is a Histogram?
Price: $10.00 Format: eBook, PDF format, 37 pages Size: 21.9 MB Requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or greater Description This in-depth guide to histograms provides all the information you’ll need...
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Quick Tips: Point of Interest
What is the most important element in your photograph? Can you identify it, or is your eye pulled from one element to another? The next time you go out to shoot, take a moment to consider the scene...
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Quick Tips: Reflections
Have you ever tried to make the reflections an entire image? This is exactly what Varina did in the image above. This image of stork was taken in Everglades National Park during our 2011...
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Shooting Abstracts
Abstracts may lack a clear point of interest. They are often about form, color, or mood. When you shoot abstracts, think about what you want to convey with your image. Here are a few examples to get...
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Photographing Water Droplets
I love shooting water droplets. They are tiny and perfectly formed, and light plays within them , making them seem to possess a life of their own. Here are some of our water droplets. Studio...
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Quick Tips: Leading Lines
I love using leading lines in my photos. They serve to lead the viewer through the image and can help add impact as well. I try hard to simplify my images – and leading lines can help with that. When I...
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Quick Tips: Colors
One of the most frequent question we hear about our photograph is, “How do you manage to capture such vibrant colors?” The commonly held belief is that the photograph must be manipulated in...
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Quick Tips: What NOT to shoot
When you are composing a photograph, have you ever wondered what elements to include and what to leave out? Varina and I think as much about the areas we don’t want to include as we do about the most...
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How do you deal with extreme tonal range?
Capturing a broad tonal range in landscape photography often poses a challenge – even for the most experienced photographers. Today, a lot of us deal with the problem by bracketing and using HDR...
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Photography Tips: Dealing with Compositional Distractions
How do you deal with distracting compositional elements? One way is to exclude them from your final image either by cropping or by using a different perspective…but what if you aren’t able to do that?...
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Photographing Bright or Dark Subjects
Have you ever photographed a subject that is either very dark or very bright? Is it easy? Nope…it’s not. There are several factors that make it difficult to photograph subjects that are mostly white or...
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eBook: Learning to See
Price: $10.00 Format: eBook, PDF format, 35 pages Size: 18.6MB Requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or greater Description Learning to see creatively is about thinking outside the box....
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The Complete Collection
Price: $70 (A $79 value!) Format: eBooks, PDF format including some Flash videos Collection: Every eBook in our Collection Requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 or greater Description The Complete...
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