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Hot Shots: Photography Book Review

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Hot Shots Photography Book by Kevin Meredith

I’ve been thinking recently about what makes a good photography book. I would classify very few as being really good. However every now and them one comes along that seems to open up a new door in your progression as a photographer.  Hot Shots: Make Every Shot Your Best by Kevin Meredith is definitely one [...]

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Lightroom Basic Tools Explained

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A Tutuorial on Lightroom's Basic Tools

Tone Adjustments
If you are a Lightroom user like me you have probably played with the basic tone adjustment sliders and discovered how powerful they are. For quite a while I was using these tools without really understanding exactly how each tool was helping my photographs look better.
In our how to get the perfect exposure article [...]

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Connect Your External Hard Drive to a Wireless Network

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How To Connect External Hard Drive to a Wireless Network

I recently spent $40 on a great little device that has transformed my external hard drive into a wireless network drive. My ever expanding collection of electronic gadgets has meant the tangled mess of wires in my home is growing bigger by the day. Here is how I’ve started to cut the wires from my [...]

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How To Get The Perfect Exposure

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How To Get The Perfect Exposure

Unfortunately there is no easy method to get the perfect exposure in a photograph. As with all pursuits if we were able to expose all of our photographs perfectly then I imagine you would lose interest in the hobby of photography fairly quickly.
Part of the enjoyment we gain from photography is the thrill of trying [...]

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What Makes A Good Portrait?

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What Makes A Good Portrait Photograph?

I love portraits. When I look back through my best photographs a large proportion of them are portraits. I blame this entirely on my 50mm f1.8 lens which in my opinion is the best bang for the buck portrait lens available (i still can’t believe you can pick it up for less than $100).
Anyway recently [...]

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How To Take Better Holiday Photographs

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Taking Better Holiday Photographs

Everybody want to learn how to take better holiday snaps. Below we’ve put together some easy tips to help you improve the quality of your holiday photographs.
1. Make Landscape Photos More Interesting
Instead of just pointing your camera at the horizon and shooting always try and make a point of putting something of interest in the [...]

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Understanding ISO

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Understanding ISO

In traditional film photography the ISO was a measure of the sensitivity of camera film to light. If you were shooting in low light conditions you needed to use a type of film that was more sensitive to light (had a higher ISO number) in order to get a decent shot. The big drawback for [...]

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Off Camera Flash

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Off Camera Flash

What Is Off Camera Flash Photography?
Well put simply this is a lighting technique where you use a flash unit that is not attached to your camera. There are two main ways to get your flash off camera:
1. Use Your Cameras Off Flash System – Check your cameras existing features as many of todays digital slr [...]

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What Is The Best Walkabout Lens?

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One question we get asked about all of the time is “what is the best walkabout lens?”.
This got us thinking about why the usual answer is a zoom lens with a large focal range and what other alternatives are out there.
What is a Walkabout Lens?
In order to be able to answer this question we must [...]

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Tips To Help You Focus Your DSLR

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Focussing Your DSLR

Focusing is one of the most important aspects of photography. Without doing it correctly your pictures will not look good – there is no hiding a poorly focused photo, even with the help of photo shop.
As a general rule when taking photographs of people you should aim to focus on the subjects eyes. When using [...]

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