Monthly Archives: May 2018

How to Do Infrared Photography

Infrared, or IR, is a form of light wave that is not visible to the human eye. In the electromagnetic spectrum, IR waves are grouped between visible light and radio waves. Being invisible, how is infrared used in photography? photo … Continue reading

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Tips for Photographing Through a Fence, Mountain Lion, ZooAmerica

While some fences can be great photo subjects themselves, they often contain another photo subject, including captive wildlife and those participating in sporting events (and sometimes subjects that the paparazzi are chasing). I’m going to primarily focus on the wildlife … Continue reading

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12 Good Reasons Why You Should Start a Photography Blog

Starting a photography blog was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I never would’ve guessed when I pulled the trigger on my first blog post how much good would come from it. I talked briefly about starting … Continue reading

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How to Choose Your Lightroom Export Settings for Printing

If you haven’t yet printed some of your favorite photos, trust me you are missing out on a lot. The joy and pleasure that you get by looking at the prints cannot be matched by the digital copies. This article … Continue reading

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How to Use Ordinary Items to Make DIY Photo Filters

In photography, you can use filters in many ways to alter and/or enhance your images. But what if you don’t have any filters, or can’t afford the high prices to the top of the line ones? Time to rummage around … Continue reading

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Get Skylum Aurora HDR 2018 for the Lowest Price Yet

Through this weekend, use coupon code THEDIGITALPICTURE at Skylum to get Aurora HDR 2018 for only $ 69.00 for new users (reg. $ 99.00) or $ 29.00 for current owners of Aurora HDR 2017 (reg. $ 69.00). Sale prices include … Continue reading

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Weekly Photography Challenge: Trees – With Prizes from ViewBug

Over the last two weeks, you’ve done images of spring in general, and then flowers last week. So for this week’s photography challenge, let’s see if you can see the forest for all the trees! Image by Adam Welch, dPS … Continue reading

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How to Create Natural Looking HDR Images with Aurora HDR

Related note: Skylum is currently offering Aurora HDR 2018 at $ 20 Off for 72 Hours High Dynamic Range, or HDR as it is commonly known, is a popular and simple way of combining three or more exposure bracketed images … Continue reading

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Fujifilm’s new update just broke the X-T2 – here’s what you need to do

Fujifilm has been forced to pull a major firmware update for its X-T2 mirrorless camera after users reported several major issues, including the camera 'hanging', or freezing, in some circumstances. The v4.0 update was released several days ago, but Fujifilm … Continue reading

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Canon EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens – $388.00 Shipped (Compare at $599.00)

Want a general purpose zoom for filming video with using your Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, 5D Mark IV or 6D Mark II? Then this deal will be right up your alley.   eBay (via Deals-All-Year – 99.7% Positive feedback) … Continue reading

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How to Make a Composite Wine Bottle Image using Photoshop Layers

A wine bottle is always a tricky subject to photograph. The highly reflective nature of the glass makes it hard to use frontal lighting, while backlighting will not reach the label. In short, the perfect light for the glass will … Continue reading

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6 Ways to Improve Your Images and Take Better Vacation Photos

Have you ever been on a vacation only to return home disappointed with your images? Many people take pictures while on holiday but find they are unsatisfied with their results. You can improve your chances of capturing better vacation photos … Continue reading

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