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How to take photos with a mobile phone
Taking pictures with your phone is great fun, as convenient as you can get, and you can share the shots with anybody in the world almost instantly. There are some things to remember though.
1. Clean the lens. Over time the camera lens can get dirty and...
Camcorder Control Strategies for Shooting Expert Quality Video
Learning the principles of how to control your night vision camcorder is probably the best action you can take if you wish to move up to shooting professional quality video. While there is no doubt that making an above average film or video takes a certai...
Portraits Explained - Part 2 by Jake Aldrich of Epic Tulsa Wedding Photography
1. Upper Body Portraits
Upper body portraits are some of the easiest portraits if you are going for natural reactions, because you’re not in the subjects face with your camera. This makes your subject relax, bring out their true essence. These portraits ...
Save Thousands With The New Sony Nex Vg10 and Make Professional Quality Videos
With the introduction of Sony's new NEX-VG10 Interchangeable Lens HD Camcorder they have taken innovation to the next level with video cameras. The new NEX VG10 is the world's first consumer camcorder with interchangeable lenses and the first Handycam to ...
Macro digital photography revealed - starting up using your 50mm macro
Macro photography means taking pictures of items, close up. Officially, macro photos demonstrate the topic in life size or even larger (1:1 or larger). Anything beneath this amount of zoom is actually classified ‘Close up’ photography. Close-up digital ph...
Get in close - telephoto lenses for your camera
Photography lets us capture some of the most amazing subject matters in stunning detail - visual beauty that we may otherwise have missed or never get the opportunity to see. Get up close to a distant waterfall, capture a bird resting in the treetop canop...
Photography gets even more fun - introducing the Canon 60D
A birthday gathering, a family holiday or just a day at the park - photography has the ability to make any occasion all the more memorable. For many photography enthusiasts, digital SLR cameras and photo editing software have opened up a whole new way ...
Digital Photography Tips and Tricks - Learn the Basics
I love my holidays with my partner, they are the most productive, exciting, eventful times that I have in my life. Always exciting, always new and always different but I did, used to, have one pet hate. I hated when he took the camera off me, he never r...
Five Manners In Which To Create Depth In Panoramas
Panoramas have a magical impact on peopleDependent on the environment, a provided piece of scenery could instil a feeling of tranquility or natural chaos. It might suggest lavish growth or steady erosion; green with life or dark, dull, and lifeless; a tal...
Digital Photography Guide - A Glossary Of Essential Digital Photography Terms - Part 1!
For those new to digital photography, there can be a vast amount of literature to read on such a wide reaching subject. There are also terms used that, while being understood by the experienced photographer, can mean little to the novice. Therefore, I hav...
5 Ways To Add Flavor To Your Landscape Photographs
Landscapes have a mesmerizing effect on people. Depending on the setting, a given piece of scenery might instill a sense of serenity or natural turmoil. It might imply lush growth or steady erosion; green with life or dark, gray, and lifeless. A talented ...
Taking Shots of Plants and Flowers
Plants provide good material for the photographer. It is worth considering not only exotic plants but also more commonplace varieties. Apart from colour, texture plays an important part in a striking image. All plants look their best at a certain time of ...
XSi Rebel - What a Camera!
After using the Canon Rebel EOS 35mm SLR for the past 4 years, and taking way too many pictures of my kids, I decided it was time for an upgrade! I wasn't sure about going digital but after receiving the Digital Rebel XSI for Xmas, I am sold. I can go cra...
Different Specialist Lenses Models
In return for their high price, specialist lenses can make a huge difference to your photography. With all these lenses, however, an SLR is essential.
Shift/tilt lenses
The optical elements of a shift lens are mounted on a mechanism that allows the le...