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Newest Guides
- How to choose a new lens for your digital SLR camera
- How to choose a digital camera
- How to photograph a wedding
- How to use a classic manual lens on your DSLR camera
- How to take vacation photos
- How to choose a flash for your digital camera
- How to protect your images online
- How to make the jump from automatic shooting to manual shooting
- How to create black and white photos with a DSLR camera
- How to take outdoor portraits
Recently Updated Photography Guides
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How to choose a digital camera
Unless it is your full time job, it’s almost impossible to keep up with the latest technology in digital cameras. New models are introduced almost daily. Each new model continues... -
How to photograph a wedding
Here is a situation that must happen somewhere in the world every few seconds: A couple is getting married and needs a photographer for the wedding. They have a friend... -
How to use a classic manual lens on your DSLR camera
Shooting with old manual lenses on your new camera is a great way to experiment on a budget. -
How to take vacation photos
For many hobbyist photographers, vacations are one of the best times to get out and take pictures. It is one of the few times when you have plenty of free... -
How to choose a flash for your digital camera
Picking a flash is pretty complicated these days. Modern flash units are tiny computers with amazing abilities. Both the Canon and Nikon flash systems allow flash units to communicate with... -
How to protect your images online
Photographers (especially professionals) tend to be paranoid people who are worried that everyone wants to steal their images. In the mind of a photographer, the internet is smoke-filled backroom full...
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How to make the jump from automatic shooting to manual shooting
Posted on January 24, 2010 | 15 CommentsThanks to modern technology, a high-end digital SLR camera can be just as easy to use as any point-and-shoot pocket camera. Taking a picture is simple! Just set the camera on auto mode, point and shoot! The camera takes care of everything else automatically. Pretty... -
How to create black and white photos with a DSLR camera
Posted on January 15, 2010 | 10 CommentsWhat is a black and white photo anyway? This might seem like a dumb question, right? Obviously a black and white picture is a color picture… just without the color. But it’s not that simple! Look at this photo of a yellow butterfly in front... -
How to take outdoor portraits
Posted on January 4, 2010 | 10 CommentsTaking photos outdoors is challenging. Besides dealing with people stealing your gear, insects attacking you, and property owners wanting money to let you shoot on their land, you have to worry about constantly changing sunlight. Learning how to react quickly and effectively to lighting changes... -
How to take amazing photos of your dog
Posted on January 1, 2010 | 4 CommentsSince dogs are so commonplace, we often don’t think too much about them. Most people think of dogs as fun pets who sometimes poop in the wrong place or eat things they aren’t supposed to eat. Since they are so common, you might think that...