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Multi-Level Sharpening an Image

Friday, January 20th, 2012

I can’t even start to count the number of books, articles and tips that are written about sharpening. There are so many recipes and so many methods that it gets confusing. In this small article I will describe a simple technique to control the amount of sharpening in an image.


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How to Photograph the Real Colors of the Moon

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

When we see a photo of the Moon we usually see a monochrome image with tones of gray showing an image very similar to what we see with the naked eye. Surprisingly the surface of the Moon has some colors, they are muted but they exist.


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A Photographer’s Resolution: Do More By Doing Less

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

For 2012, I’m taking a different approach to the business of my photography: doing less work, but in the right areas.


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Five Things I Learned With My First SLR

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Purchasing my first digital SLR was an incredible time for me. I had seen the many beautiful photos that were possible with interchangeable lenses, auto-bracketing, and manipulating your manual settings…and couldn’t wait to get started.


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Must Have iPhone Photography Apps

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

With the recent additions of Verizon and Sprint, nearly everyone I know has an iPhone nowadays. And with the new iPhone 4s, the camera boosts an 8 megapixel sensor and a larger f/2.4 aperture that lets in more light in dark situations.


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10 Tips for Using Long Telephoto Lenses

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Long telephoto lenses are typically used for wildlife and bird photography but they can also be used for macro shots and landscapes, here are a few tips to improve your long focal length shots.


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Planning a Twilight Shot

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Sometimes you get lucky when taking a great twilight picture. This article discusses how to plan your shots so that it’s easier to take more great photos.


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Photography Effects: Atmospheric Optics at Sunrise & Sunset

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Besides the colors, there are a lot of neat things happening at sunrise and sunset. The atmosphere can create a lot of interesting effects in the photos when the sun is low in the sky including mirages, flashes of different colors, strange distortions and amazing colors. In this article I will discuss how to photograph these events.


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Process Multiple Exposures by Averaging Images

Friday, October 21st, 2011

There are many techniques and things you can do taking multiple exposures of the same scene: HDR, noise reduction, increasing resolution, simulating long exposures and many others.


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The Power of Shooting in RAW

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

This article offers some great tips and advantages for shooting in RAW.


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