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Even the most expensive camera is worthless inside a completely
dark room. We've come a long way from the first room-sized cameras, the
essence of photography has remained the same: light. Whether you are
shooting film or digital, you cannot shoot anything without light.
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Opening Photoshop for the first time is like cracking open a
fantasy novel that opens up an entirely new world of strange creatures,
opposite natural laws and a completely new language. That new fantasy
world is bursting with exciting possibilities, yet bogged down by so
many unknowns.
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Beginner photographers are often intimidated by the term exposure
triangle, and think that they missed a lesson in geometry class. But the
3 components of this triangle - aperture, ISO and shutter speed - are
key when learning about the technique and composition of an image.
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One of the hardest things to perfect in a photo is the exposure,
as there are many pieces to bring together for the perfect image.
Exposure bracketing allows you to take 3 images at 3 different exposures
which gives you the security of knowing that one of them will have
captured the light in the best possible way.
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CREATING BOKEH BACKGROUNDS
Sure, a good photograph is all about the subject — but what about
the background? What’s behind the subject (and what’s in front) can
either give a detailed sense of the scene, or put more emphasis on the
subject by blurring the distractions into dreamy shapes and colors known
as bokeh.
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Every new photographer feels the same confusion when hearing about
the differences between shooting images in RAW vs. JPEG (or JPG). In
the past, most photographers used JPEG because you could get more images
on your memory cards and the photos looked good.
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Creative stipulations may sound like it belongs on the list of
oxymorons right alongside jumbo shrimp and bitter-sweet, but rules can
either be restricting — or inspirational. Composition is full of both
photography rules and techniques.
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That characteristic sound that a camera takes as it snaps a photo?
That’s the camera’s shutter. And while the shutter may move the same
way every time you take a photograph, it doesn’t always move at the same
speed.
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Digital cameras are powerful tools — over the past few years,
they’ve added megapixels while shedding weight and dramatically
improving low light performance. But, there’s still only so much you can
do with a single photograph.
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If you’re trying to take a good landscape image, it’s usually hard
to get both the foreground and background to appear sharp. That’s when
an understanding of hyperfocal distance becomes important.
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Photography captures a moment in time — but who says that moment
has to be a split second? Long exposure photography takes a single image
over several seconds or even several minutes.
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Is it a great subject? An expensive camera? High-end DSLRs have
taken some crappy photos. Toy cameras have taken breathtaking shots. And
amazing images have featured things as simple as a glass of water.
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What’s in a subject? Choosing a photography subject is essential
to the process of taking a picture. Sometimes, the subject is selected
by default or spur-of-the-moment inspiration...
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Everyday, 1.8 billion photographs are shared on the web, pausing life and turning moments into digital pixels of information.
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Photography composition and the Rule of Thirds go together like
peanut butter and jelly — it’s nearly impossible to find one without the
other in photography tutorials.
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Aperture and Depth of Field
Most new photographers reach a point when they’ve mastered
snapping an action photo without blur — yet at the same time, wonder how
to add in a different kind of blur.
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