Digital Photography
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Jpeg or Raw – Which Format is Best?
Should you use Jpeg or Raw for your photography? This is a question that has been going back and forth for some time between photographers. Many champion the use of Jpeg, whilst others will extoll…
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The Best Premium Photography software
These days, in the world of digital photography, it can be argued that the capture of the images is only half the workflow. Indeed, some regard the post-process workflow as the overriding factor in producing…
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Beginners Guide to Abstract Photography
Challenge your perceptions of what a photograph should be. In the broadest sense, an abstract is something that is symbolic and does not represent reality. In photographic terms, then, an abstract image is something that…
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Applying the Inverse-Square Law to Photography Lighting
Don’t worry, this isn’t going to turn into a maths class, or a lecture on physics. It’s an old adage that photographers work with light and understanding a little about how light affects your scene…
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Olympus Tough TG-5 – Review
One of the best, rugged, and waterproof compacts you can get!
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Mastering Outdoor Lighting Conditions
Landscapes can be a bit tricky to meter correctly. It is very likely that the scene you are photographing will have more tonal range than your camera can capture and therefore fall outside an average…
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8 Cool and Useful Photography Gadgets
Take a look at the best gadgets and new tech for photographers, videographers, and geeks of all types!
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How to Capture Amazing Images of the Night Sky
Shooting the night sky is not just the reserve of astronomers and large telescopes. Although you are not going to be imaging deep-sky nebulae and planets in extreme close-up, there is still plenty of scope…
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The Rise and Rise of iPhoneography
It’s a clumsy word, but it’s catching on. iPhoneography or mobilography is taking photographs on your iPhone. Not just simple snaps or selfies; pictures that go beyond the basics and use your iPhone like you…
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Using Flash in Your Photography – Essential Tips
Shooting with a flash is often considered to be quite intimidating if you are new to photography, or even if you have been using a DSLR for while but have been shooting with available light…
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Understanding Hyperfocal Distance in Photography
A very important part of photography in general and landscape photography in particular is to ensure that your prime point of interest, your main elements are in sharp focus.
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Photography Hacks – Easy Lightbox 2.0
Other items you have in your home can also be pressed into service to act as impromptu lightboxes.
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Photography Hacks – Plastic Cup Macro
Shooting a macro image a hand-held camera can be a challenge. You are focusing on an object where, due to the very shallow depth of field with which you are dealing, the slightest movement of…
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Perfecting Your Night Time Photos
Whether it’s the lure of bright city lights, barren moorland bathed in moonlight or a tumbledown barn in the country under a starry sky, night-time photography is a big draw for many photographers.
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Increasing Your Camera’s Storage Capacity
One side-effect of the ever-increasing resolution of digital cameras is the growing size of the image files that they produce and need to store.
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