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Tips for better technical and creative results shooting video with your DSLR

Text & Photography By Mark Edward Harris
The year 2009 will go down in history books as a revolutionary one for photography. It ended the era when stills were stills and video was video, and never the twain would meet. Shooting professional-looking video with hybrid DSLRs has come of age. In 2010, we’ve seen the release of even more impressive hybrid cameras. Having great tools doesn’t... Read more

Water

Whether it’s your focal subject or a supporting element, these quick tips will get your feet wet

By The Editors
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. For that reason, water is an ideal subject for improving your technical skills. Master the art of photographing water, and you’ll be drawing on core concepts, including shutter speeds... Read more

Light Noir

How Britton Black creates intriguing, mysterious images through dramatic lighting and color

By Dave Willis, Photography By Britton Black
Want to learn more about cameras and photography? Sign up for our weekly newsletter, full of tips, advice, reviews and more!  I try to make it seem like my subjects are emitting the light. Though it may seem that Britton Black’s exciting portfolio of finely crafted, atmospheric images are the result of meticulous postprocessing, his unique... Read more

Overexposing Raw

Most photographers try to make the perfect exposure every time.

Text & Photography By William Sawalich
A “normal” exposure’s histogram will show an even distribution. 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. This theory, sometimes called “exposing to the right” because it places the peaks of a histogram... Read more

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.

Text & Photography By Tom Bol
Subscribe today to Digital Photo magazine for tips, product reviews, and advice on how to make better photos!  Save the planet. Stop world hunger. Eliminate poverty. These mottos bounced around in my naive brain as I entered journalism school years ago. College was my formal photography education; freelancing and world travel was my reality... Read more

Go Ultra Wide!

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

By William Sawalich
Ultrawide lenses are usually defined as lenses 20mm or shorter in full-frame 35mm-film-equivalent terms. That usually means 18mm, 15mm or even 12mm, but it’s not just about the focal length—you also have to account for the sensor size. On smaller sensors, ultrawide status requires even shorter lenses, down to as small as 7mm, which translates into... Read more

Creative Flash

The word is finally out: TTL flash is a powerful tool to improve your photography, and easier to use than ever before.

By Tom Bol
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. One obstacle that has kept many photographers from embracing TTL flash is the lack of accessories available to modify TTL flash. One... Read more

Master Depth Of Field

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

Text And Photography By William Sawalich
Want to learn more about cameras and photography? Sign up for our weekly newsletter, full of tips, advice, reviews and more!  Depth of field (DOF) seems like a pretty straightforward thing, right? Photographers quickly learn that to minimize DOF (in order to isolate the subject from its surroundings for a simplified composition), we should... Read more

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.

Text & Photography By Mark Edward Harris
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. That said, there are basic positions and compositional rules that are extremely helpful to have in mind when going into a photo shoot. When it comes to photographing... Read more

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.

By Rick Sammon
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 and as you learn the fine art of travel photography. 1. Shoot for HDR Images As recently as a year ago, shooting for HDR (high... Read more

Secrets Of Black & White

In recent years, black-and-white has gained new attention and appreciation.

By Rob Sheppard
In recent years, black-and-white has gained new attention and appreciation. Software makers are offering increasingly capable tools for custom black-and-white conversions, and most photo printers address the unique needs of black-and-white printing with special inks and settings. Use the following tips to help you create distinctive black-and-white... Read more

The ISO Advantage

I recently returned from photographing brown bears along the Katmai coast of Alaska.

Text & Photography By Tom Bol
I recently returned from photographing brown bears along the Katmai coast of Alaska. I was leading a workshop for Photo Quest Adventures, and we had more than 20 bears at a time on the beach. I’ve been returning to the same area for more than 10 years and have captured some fantastic bear images along this rugged coastline. But this last trip was... Read more
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