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Frozen Camera: What a DSLR Looks Like When Shooting in a -25°C Environment

from Petapixel   Newer weatherproof compact and high-end cameras often feature “freeze-proofing” as one of their attributes, but unless you live in an extremely cold environment (or enjoy sticking your camera inside a freezer), you probably haven’t experienced temperatures low enough for even an ordinary camera to break down. more……   

Portrait Photography Tips

From  Capital Photography Center People are by far the number one subject of photographs. Whether it is parents taking photos of their children, friends taking party snapshots, or a commercial photographer shooting fashion, people pictures and portraits are being taken by millions of photographers, both professional and amateur, daily. With a little understanding of the [...]

10 Tips for Shooting the Lights at Night

From the Capital Photography Center  Downtown areas provide some of the best opportunities to photograph at night because they include some exciting and sometimes funky neon signs that beg to be photographed.  Memorial and Monuments also provide beautifully lit scenes that can convey powerful emotions or a dramatic statement if captured well. More….  

Photographing the Night Sky: Star Trails

Photographing Star Trails is a unique way to capture the night sky in a photograph. A star trail occurs when you photograph the stars over a long period of time, from minutes to hours. We spoke with two photographers—Deborah Sandidge and Harold Davis—to find out their techniques and tips for great star trail images. From [...]

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  • Master These Five Lightroom Sliders and Your Photos Will Pop
    a Guest Contribution by John Davenport from Phogropathy Have you ever opened up Lightroom (or any other professional level editing program) and said, “Oh my – where do I start?” If so then this post is probably right up your alley. Today I’m going to show you how to take the process out of processing photos [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips […]
  • 77% of dPS Readers Take A Camera Everywhere [POLL Results]
    Last month we asked readers whether they took their camera with them everywhere in a poll. The results are in! If you include the camera in your phone… 77% of the almost 20,000 people who responded take a camera with them everywhere. What I find interesting is that we ran this exact same poll in [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out […]
  • Improving Composition with Tonal Contrast
    A contribution by Andrew S. Gibson author of Understanding EOS: A Beginner’s Guide to Canon EOS Cameras. If you were to ask me for two ways that you could improve the composition of your photos, the first piece of advice I would give you is to keep the composition as simple as possible. Eliminate anything [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. […]
  • Destination: Oregon
    Every year I try to dedicate at least one week of vacation to photographing a destination that’s on my lifetime list of places to see- some might call it their bucket list for photography.  The past few years those trips included Yosemite, Acadia, and Denali.  I have wanted to photograph the Oregon coast since I [...]Post originally from: Digital Photography […]

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  • Freelance photography tips: magazine publishing
    With 1000s of titles published every month, magazines are the most accessible market available to budding freelance photographers – here are our tips for success Think of a subject and chances are there’s at least one magazine title in print that deals with it. Photography, gardening, canoeing, caravanning, walking, camping, fitness, food, wildlife – the lis […]
  • Freelance photography tips: selling to stock libraries
    Stock photography – we don't need to tell you it's a competitive business. But we can tell you how to give yourself the best chance of successfully selling your pictures… You have a growing collection of images you’re sure could sell. You’ve tried local door knocking and it’s fallen on deaf ears. You’re bored with prints too; everyone looking and n […]
  • Photography ideas: turn knives and forks into photo art
    Cook up some tasty photos of cutlery and cooking utensils for your kitchen wall. You only need simple kit for this photography project, but the results are seriously artistic Black and white photography doesn't get much simpler. All you need to create photo art like this is a simple home studio and a collection of kitchen utensils. No fancy studio light […]
  • Photo ideas: long exposure landscape photography
    Intentionally moving your camera when taking long exposure landscapes can be a great way to give your photos a contemporary twist. Here are some ideas to get you started… Tired of textbook landscape photos? Want to try something a little more impressionistic? Then go slow and get moving. By using slow shutter speeds and moving the camera smoothly during the […]