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Strobism

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Strobism Explained

Over the last couple of years the term strobist has become increasingly popular in the world of amateur photography. We thought we’d run a little series of articles on strobism, explaining what it is, what gear you need and how it can improve your photography.
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What Is Strobism?
Strobism refers to the use of small [...]

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Sensor Dust

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Sensor Dust

For a while I was battling with strange black spots appearing in some of my photographs. At first when this happened i thought it must be a dirty lens so off i went to buy a lens cleaning cloth. Well i became more worried when a thorough clean didn’t resolve the issue and I discovered [...]

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Letter Boxing in Photoshop

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Letter Boxing A Photo: Tutorial

It is well known amongst photographers that the surround of a photograph can greatly change or enhance the effect of a particular photo. Simply by mounting a photo with a particular colour (usually white or black works best) can focus the viewers attention on your subject matter, improving their viewing experience.
One of the most common [...]

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Bokeh – How To

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Bokeh - How To

We get asked quite a lot about what is to many a mysterious word….’Bokeh’. In this post we’ll explain the myth and explain how you can use bokeh to create some great effects.
What Is Bokeh?
Bokeh is a term used to describe the parts of the photograph that is out of focus. You can think of [...]

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How To Organize Your Digital Photos

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Organize Your Digital Photos

A common question we get asked by readers is what is the best way to organize your digital photographs? There is no easy answer to this question as everyone’s needs are different. Below I”ll explain how I organize my digital photographs.
I Store all My photos within one folder
Perhaps the most common problem I see [...]

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Photo Back Ups – Don’t Play Hard Disk Roulette

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Are You Playing Hard Drive Roulette?

So many people (including myself until recently) fail to back up all of their photos (not to mention other documents) regularly. Every (and I mean EVERY) hard drive will eventually fail. It is only a matter of time before the disk drive your photos are currently residing on will fail. If you do not back [...]

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What Is Your Best Photography Tip?

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Photography Tips

In the 18 or so months since Digital SLR Guru has been live we’ve posted many photography tips.  We continually receive emails form readers asking for different tips ranging from how to improve their composition right through to how to rediscover your photographic inspiration.
We thought it would be fun to open up the debate [...]

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Digital Photography Composition – 6 Tips To Improve Your Shots

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Digital Photography Composition: 6 Tips To Improve Your Shots

We’ve put together a list of 6 great tips to help your digital photography composition.
The Rule of Thirds
If you haven’t heard of the rule of thirds then you should have. To create more interesting compositions imagine your frame with imaginary lines drawn bot vertically and horizontally 1/3 and 2/3 of the way across. When composition [...]

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Inspiration for Photography – 6 Ways To Get Inspired

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In Need of Photographic Inspiration?

We’ve all had it, a seemingly unending feeling of boredom with our photography. Lack of inspiration (called writers block by authors)  can strike the photographer at any time without warning.
In this article we’ll highlight some ways that can help you rediscover your photographic mojo and enable you to become inspired to get out there and [...]

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How to Make Money Selling Stock Photos

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Make Money From Your Pictures

In recent years the quality of digital cameras has been increasing incredibly quickly. This has meant that it is now possible for many amateur photographers to produce great professional quality photographs. This combined with the spread of the Internet has created way for amateur photographers to become freelance photographers by selling the rights to use [...]

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