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Are High-Megapixel Cameras Really Better?

Are High-Megapixel Cameras Really Better?

Many consumers look at megapixels as a metric to compare and contrast cameras. Manufacturers take advantage of this when marketing their new cameras to lure potential buyers. At one point, there was a time when manufacturers were betting hard on megapixels, causing their counts to rise drastically. On the surface, a higher megapixel count seems […]

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Removing Dust & Power Lines in Photo Editor

Removing Dust & Power Lines in Photo Editor

Professionals or hobbyists, visual storytellers are often challenged by boring routine tasks and the complexity of sharing their final results online. In the fast-moving era of social media and mobile photography, routine editing and multi-step sharing can hinder the goal of any artist: creating work that fulfills their creative vision. Recently Skylum revealed more details […]

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Wildlife Photography: 10 Pro Tips

Wildlife Photography: 10 Pro Tips

Unlike most other genres of photography, wildlife photography gives you a very small margin for error. Animals are unpredictable. It is therefore essential that you’re familiar with your gear and its capabilities, and also have the skills to make the most out of it. To help you out, today we have wildlife photographer Steve Perry […]

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Good Ways to Ruin a Fine Photo: #1 Don’t Use a Tripod

Good Ways to Ruin a Fine Photo: #1 Don’t Use a Tripod

Hand holding a camera limits the shutter speed you can use without getting a blurred image. It depends on who’s holding it as some have steadier hands than others, but most people find the lowest shutter speed at which they can keep everything steady is by matching the shutter speed to the focal length of […]

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Macro Photography in Natural Light Tutorial

Macro Photography in Natural Light Tutorial

Macro lenses have a pretty shallow depth of field. The greater the magnification, the shallower the depth of field. To get a decent focus on the subject, you need to step down the aperture significantly. However, photographer Micael Widell shares how to take beautiful macro photos using natural light only: Shoot Around Noon As macro […]

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HDR Photography: How To Do It And Why

HDR Photography: How To Do It And Why

In today’s DSLR photo tip, we will discuss HDR photography, how to do it, and why. For some reason, this has become a real hot button issue with photographers. Some swear by it, others hate it! First, what is HDR photography? Defining HDR photography is one of those areas where it can get very detailed […]

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Starting Long and Zooming Out to Choose Focal Length

Starting Long and Zooming Out to Choose Focal Length

There’s a popular saying by Robert Capa: “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” It implies that you should fill your frame with the subject you’re photographing, to ensure there are no distracting elements in your final image. In today’s video, landscape photographer James Popsys talks about a very simple photography tip […]

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How to Create Sun Rays in Photoshop

How to Create Sun Rays in Photoshop

This photoshop tutorial is to help you learn how to create a shining effect either from the sun or any other light source in a picture. Ok, once you have the picture your going to work on open: 1. Create a new blank layer, (Layer > New > Layer). 2. Use the Paint Bucket Tool […]

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Stitching Together 3 Horizontal Frames for a Brilliant Landscape

Stitching Together 3 Horizontal Frames for a Brilliant Landscape

Hardcore landscape photographers love medium-format cameras. And there are quite a few reasons for this: first, their level of detail is incredible. They offer higher dynamic range and color depth compared to full-frame cameras. And the wider field of view is very useful for landscapes. Medium-format cameras have a crop factor that’s less than one, […]

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Model Photography Focus Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Model Photography Focus Mistakes and How to Fix Them

When I’m photographing models I love to use prime lenses (fixed focal-length lenses that have no zoom). Like my 50mm, 85mm, 100mm or 130mm lenses. The reason I love these lenses is because they are super sharp and fast – meaning they let in a lot of light at the wide open aperture range. I’m […]

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