Archive for the ‘Photography Tips’ Category

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Ten Tips for Great Animal Photos

Stephen Oachs has composed 10 tips for taking great animal photos. Very good tips if you’re new to wildlife photography, or just want to improve your shots taken at your local zoo;

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CAUTION, originally uploaded by danihernanz

Tip 1: Miss the eyes and you’ve missed the shot. Getting the eyes in focus is key to capturing a photo of an animal. It’s human nature to look at the eyes. It’s how we determine emotion and how we connect. When I was in Homer, Alaska, I came across a moose on the move. Given it was early morning and the light was low I knew getting a fast shutter speed to freeze his movement would be tough, so I quickly adjusted my camera to lock the focus on his eyes, and took the shot. The majority of the picture was a bit blurry, but because the eyes are in focus, the shot was saved.

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Travel Photography Tips

Ten top tips for travel photographer from What digital camera magazine.

Take Great Party Photos

This video tutorial by NYIP will show you how to take great party photos and avoid blown out images caused by your camera flash.

Antelope Canyon Photography Tips

Maria Langer has written four tips for taking great photos of Antelope Canyon. You can also use these tips for taking photos in any other low-light locations.

Antelope Canyon Photography Tips
Skylight au Natural originally uploaded by photo707

Antelope Canyon is an incredible slot canyon cut through Navajo sandstone. At certain times of the day at certain times of the year, the sunlight enters the top of the canyon, illuminating it with a golden light. The canyon has been featured in many magazines, sometimes with shafts of light capturing particles of dust set in motion by the cool breeze. Everyone who sees these photos dreams of taking photos just like them.

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Driving Photos Tips

Ben McLeod has posted some impressive driving photos at Flickr. I’m amazed how he’s managed to get a really nice blur of the lights while keeping the interior of the car stays in crisp focus like the photo below;

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lightspeed toward the new year (or, the Gitzo goes to work), originally uploaded by Ben McLeod.

So, here are some tips if you want to try the same shot;

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Rick Sammon’s Digital Photography Tips

Ten excellent and very well presented digital photography video tips by Rick Sammon.


Shot on location in the Desert of Fire, NV

Choose Your Own Digital Camera

A nice video guide for choosing the right digital camera for your needs and skill-level.

Photography Tip: Skin Tones

A digital photography video tip about shooting with contrasting skin tones by Erin Manning uploaded by DigitalPhotoGuy at Youtube;


Part 1

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Polarizer Filter Tips

Sam Zaydel explains why a polarizer filter is a must-have filter for landscape photographers. He also writes on some tips to choose a good polarizer filter and how to use your polarizer filter properly.

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Amazing Landscape Photography with a Polarizer

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Model Photoshoot with only Two Speedlights

Bikini model photoshoot with only Canon 580EX & 430EX speedlights. Great results from such an easy setup.

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