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Article: Blur It!

I don’t know about you, but when I look at a photograph on my monitor, I sometimes wish I had used a different shutter speed (to freeze or blur action) or a different aperture (for more or less depth of field).

Article: Shooting For Action

There’s nothing more thrilling in sports photography than nailing the climactic moment in a still image.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Creative Wedding Photos

Photographing a wedding is one of the most challenging assignments a photographer can take.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Photo Storytelling

How do you capture and convey the essence of a place with still photographs?

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Key Steps to A Better Print

Printing photographs well is both an art and a science. The science of printing involves all of the technology made for inks, papers and printers. It also includes monitor calibration, color profiles and other printing technology built into your...

Also labeled: Printing

Article: Dramatic Weather Photography

Should we turn back?” a workshop participant asks between breaths. Should we turn back?” a workshop participant ask...

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Flattering Light For Portraits

Let’s get one thing straight: There’s no simple formula for portrait lighting.

Also labeled: Flash and Lighting

Article: Beyond HDR

One thing I love about digital photography is the capability to create images that are closer to what we see in the world, rather than being restricted by the technological limitations of the camera sensor.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: From Drab To Fab In Five Minutes

Check out the color, contrast and sharpness in this picture of a short-eared owl that I photographed with its prey, a small dove, in the Galápagos.

Also labeled: Image Processing Software

Article: Photo Adventures With GPS

You’re probably familiar with the metadata that’s embedded in digital photos—information your camera automatically adds to each image file—such as the time stamp, camera model, lens and camera settings and more for every shot.

Also labeled: Cameras, DSLRs

Article: Travel With Still+Video

The year 2009 will go down in history books as a revolutionary one for photography.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Photographic Time Shifting

I recently was watching a nature show on television and marveled at some of the nighttime images of jaguars.

Article: Water

Water can be a deep subject. But seriously, it’s photographically fascinating. It takes on so many different forms, you could build an entire portfolio around it.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Overexposing Raw

Most photographers try to make the perfect exposure every time. But there’s a school of thought that says photographers who capture RAW files would do better to slightly overexpose.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: The Art Of Selective Focus

Save the planet. Stop world hunger. Eliminate poverty. These mottos bounced around in my naive brain as I entered journalism school years ago. ...

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Go Ultra Wide!

Ultrawide lenses are usually defined as lenses 20mm or shorter in full-frame 35mm-film-equivalent terms.

Also labeled: Camera Technique, Lenses

Article: Creative Flash

The word is finally out: TTL flash is a powerful tool to improve your photography, and easier to use than ever before. Modern TTL flashes are loaded with useful features and can even work wirelessly from your camera.

Also labeled: Flash and Lighting, Gear

Article: Basic Tech: Photo Security

Every photographer should take backups seriously. Unlike a crashed hard drive, photos aren’t replaceable.

Also labeled: Organization and Storage

Article: HDR Is The Question

You’re reading this article because you want to learn more about high-dynamic-range photography. Cool. HDR photography rocks. ...

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Exposure Rescues

A confession: I’ve made every photo mistake in the book. But, hey, I’ve been at this game for 331⁄3 years.

Also labeled: Image Processing How To

Article: Master Depth Of Field

Depth of field (DOF) seems like a pretty straightforward thing, right?

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Haute Shot

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Also labeled: Image Processing How To

Article: 10 Best New Camera Features

The early generations of digital cameras focused mainly on matching the quality, speed and performance that photographers had come to expect from their film cameras.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: 10 Top Portrait Tips

Since no single pose is perfect for every model, professional or otherwise, each person before your lens should be looked at individually to decide what to highlight and what to hide.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: 10 Tips For Better Travel Photos

Whether you’re headed to the big city nearby or across an ocean, shooting on location is a lot of fun, and full of photographic possibilities. These tips will help prepare you to make the most of your camera as you explore.

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: Seeing The Big Picture

Panoramas usually are associated with sweeping landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes.

Also labeled: Quick Fix

Article: HDR To The Rescue

I guess I could have entitled this column, “Ricky’s Believe It or Not!” but “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” already has the corner on fascinating and intriguing stories—and has had that corner since I used to read the column of the same name in the Sunday...

Also labeled: Quick Fix

Article: Master Your Camera Meter

Whether we shoot on auto or manual, we all share something in common: the TTL meter. It makes or breaks every exposure.

Article: Point-Of-View Photography

“Tom, what’s the main thing you think about when you’re shooting mountain biking?”

Also labeled: Camera Technique

Article: A Way With People

David Stoecklein has a knack for putting people at ease and posing them naturally. When he walks onto a ranch or some other Western setting, he knows exactly what he has to do first.

Also labeled: Camera Technique
 
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