Category: Photography tips
February 21, 2012
Blown out faces and awful red eyes. It’s a crime committed with flash. For many this is the story, this is the saga of flash, but it needn’t be.
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Posted in Digital SLR, Photography tips, Photography tutorial, Tutorials - flash | No Comments » Posted by: James Cornelius
January 27, 2011
Speaking of the iPhone 4 camera, as we have a bit lately, one of the things you don’t get as a feature is anti-shake. Developers have tried before, but a new app called gyroCam does the job and makes the iPhone 4 steadier.
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Posted in Compact cameras, iphone, New Products, Photography tips | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
January 20, 2011
Although there is not a formal setting for white balance on most cell phone cameras, including the iPhone, it turns out that there is nonetheless a way to indirectly set the white balance on the iPhone 4.
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Posted in Digital Camera, iphone, Photography tips, Tutorials | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
January 4, 2011
Most amateur photos are taken with the camera pointed straight ahead, at eye level, with the subject centered in the frame. These tendencies generally make for boring photos. Let’s change the angle!
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photography tips, Tutorials - composition, Tutorials - people, Tutorials - pets | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
January 1, 2011
Winter scenes with lots of snow can be beautiful, but making them that way takes some attention to detail. Here are some hints to help make your winter digital camera photography more appealing.
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photography tips, Tutorials - landscapes, Tutorials - seasons | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 28, 2010
There is an old truism that goes, “The best camera is the one you have with you.” That becomes more and more true as cell phones become more indispensable and their cameras get better and better.
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Posted in Digital Camera, Digital SLR, iphone, Photography tips, Sony | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 7, 2010
The HDR feature of the iPhone 4 camera has been available for quite some time, but a lot of people still don’t know much about it or how or why to use it. Here’s some info to introduce you to iPhone HDR.
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Posted in iphone, Photography tips, Photography tutorial, Tutorials - lighting | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 5, 2010
When used properly, the polarizing filter can enhance many of your outdoor photographs, yielding photos with more contrast and brighter colors by filtering out polarized light. Here’s how.
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photography tips, Tutorials - filters | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
December 2, 2010
All of us want to improve our photography knowledge and skills in order to make the best of our photo opportunities. Should we do that via online courses or by going in person to a brick and mortar school?
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Posted in Digital Camera, Photography tips | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones