By Dana Nalbandian

I’m going to write this from the perspective of a professional photographer using professional Nikon equipment only. I have no experience shooting a concert with any other equipment so I can’t comment on other cameras. The person has been cleared to shoot the show and is in the pit in front of the sage.

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Capturing Birds in Flight

A shot of a bird in flight has always been a challenge to photographers. Seeing a perfect print image only serves to make them eager to create the same result. Photographing a bird in flight presents one problem, but capturing that one special bird-in-flight shot that’s in focus and has good composition plus good light can represent a whole set of problems. Everyone has his share of good flight shots where the bird may be just a tiny bit soft. Those are easy. But, how do you get a great flight shot?

Pelican in Front of Sun by Andy Long

The camera technology of the last several years has made flight photography easier than it was before, but there are still lots of variables that need to be added to the equation to make good bird-in-flight photography a common part of your repertoire. Here are some fundamentals to help you increase your supply of flight shots:

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Larry J Foster, CPP shares some tips for shooting photos in a cold winter weather.

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Learn some great photography tips from fine art photographer Huntington Witherill. In this video Huntington shares about his photo shooting process, composition and shares some advice on how you can become a good photographer

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Nice video showing some portrait photography tips. You’ll learn how you can improve your portrait photographs in different natural light situations

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The video will show you how you can use the foreground movement in waves to create a sense of depth in your photos using a long exposure.

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JaredPolin shares some tips and tricks on landscape photo editing using Adobe Lightroom

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Photography Posing Secrets
Improve your ability to produce and communicate posing ideas that will lift your portraiture to a higher standard.

I won’t provide you a standard “method” to shoot portraits: there are a lot of different opinions on that. The goal of this article is to give you some information on how I work, based on numerous questions I regularly receive. I will mainly focus on planned portraits with a model. I sometimes define my work as fashion portraits even though my main concern is to try to tell a story.

I will split my work into four phases: inspiration, preparation, session and post-processing.

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Australian Photographer Ken Duncan shares some tips on how to take beautiful photos at the beach with a point-and-shoot camera. A must see video for Panasonic FT2 owners if you want to get the most out of your camera.

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Bryan Peterson shows us how you can take a great macro photograph without using a complex studio lighting setup. Here you can learn how to take a beautiful photograph of a lemon slice and sparkling water using the sun as your main source of light.

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