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Everything You Need to Know About Auto Exposure Bracketing

Everything You Need to Know About Auto Exposure Bracketing

Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) is an excellent—yet surprisingly overlooked—feature on most DSLR cameras. Few people know about it and even fewer actually use it. In this video, Mark Wallace explains the nuances of auto exposure bracketing. Let’s delve right into the what, why, and how:  What is Auto Exposure Bracketing? Auto exposure bracketing, or simply […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: The Golden Mountains of Leh

Interesting Photo of the Day: The Golden Mountains of Leh

Ladakh’s topography is eerily similar to that of Tibet. The barren, mountainous region forms a part of the northern-most state of India: Jammu & Kashmir. Stunning snow-clad mountains, barren valleys, colossal Buddhist monasteries, and probably the friendliest of people living in the harshest of places on the face of the earth. Road routes to Ladakh […]

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Learn How to Use ND and Graduated ND Filters

Learn How to Use ND and Graduated ND Filters

You’re probably already aware of filters and the amazing creative potential they bring to your photography. A lot has already been written on this website about different types of filters and their specific uses. If you’re still trying to figure out if you need one, Doug McKinlay shares this informative video. By the end of […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: A Vortex of Light

Interesting Photo of the Day: A Vortex of Light

Chris Matthew Brady’s images are filled with the kind of stuff that makes up a kid’s dream. Dinosaurs, lasers, fires and spinning stars in the sky—you couldn’t ask for more. This particular image by Brady, however, was about glow sticks and burning steel wool: Brady explains, “This is me swinging a string of glow sticks […]

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4 Reasons to Bring Your Tripod When You Travel

4 Reasons to Bring Your Tripod When You Travel

International flights have strict baggage limitations. Anything over and above and you have to pay extra. It is thus imperative for a traveler to pack carefully to stay within the limits set by airlines. But why are we even talking about something unrelated to photography? Because, baggage regulations severely limit what photography equipment you can […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Surreal View of an Old Barn

Interesting Photo of the Day: Surreal View of an Old Barn

There’s something special about a quiet, rural scene at night. Many photographers spend hours upon hours looking for the perfect barn and the ideal conditions to capture the ultimate landscape under a twinkling sky. This shot in Maricopa, CA, as captured by MattsRod, is a good specimen. It shows a breathtaking view of calm waters and […]

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How to do Free Lensing or Lens Whacking

How to do Free Lensing or Lens Whacking

Photography is a constantly evolving visual art form. And like all evolving art forms, new and more creative techniques keep revealing themselves. Though this technique isn’t new, it is new to many photographers. The technique is known as free lensing, and it involves a peculiar way of using your camera lens. Doug McKinlay from Adorama […]

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How to Fake the Golden Hour for Portrait Photography

How to Fake the Golden Hour for Portrait Photography

Everybody loves soft golden hour light. Portraits shot during the golden hour always have that something extra. But the problem with golden hour photography is that the window of opportunity is small. Depending on the latitude and the season, you get about an hour to shoot at the most. But what if you could extend […]

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Equivalent Exposures Tutorial

Equivalent Exposures Tutorial

You’re likely familiar with the terms exposure and exposure value. But are you familiar with the term equivalent exposure? Equivalent exposure can be explained briefly as several combinations of shutter speed,  aperture, and ISO that produce the same exposure. In other words, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed combinations that collect a similar amount of light. […]

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How to Use Manual Flashes for Perfect Exposure

How to Use Manual Flashes for Perfect Exposure

Before we even begin deliberating how to work with manual flashes, let’s just find the answer to the why part. Why would somebody want to work with manual flashes? For, they’re cheaper. But they’re also not as difficult to use as you might think. Daniel Norton from Adorama demonstrates in this video: If you have any […]

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