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Taking razor-sharp photos is a pursuit of many photographers – crisp, defined edges and incredible texture creates a whole new dimension to your photos. However, there is a reason why professional images appear to be sharper than the average hobbyist – they follow a few simple, but key steps in order to eliminate camera vibration and make sure that their scene is as sharp as possible.

Summertime has arrived, the sun shines, the nights are warm and one of the biggest meteor showers approaches its date: The Perseids. Major meteor showers like the Perseids produce 50-100 meteors or shooting stars per hour under unpolluted clear skies it’s a very nice show to see and it’s also a very nice event for photography.

Not to be confused with HDR, HDTR means “High Dynamic Time Range Photography”, the basic concept is to create a photo that shows different states of the same scene as time passed. In our example time flows from left to right converting a daytime cityscape in a night-time shot.

As the summer begins (in the North Hemisphere) the beach and coastal areas become an attractive place to shoot. In this small article I’ve compiled ten useful tips to shoot coastal scenes or as some photographers call them “seascapes”.

The discussion about using or not using an UV filter for a DSLR is in a state of stall. Some very good photographers hate the filters and some very good photographers always use them. We won’t try to take a side in this article, just provide some tidbits of information that will help you decide if you need to use an UV filter and when.

There’s nothing better for a photographer than a beautiful sunrise or sunset, the colors of the sky combined with the landscape or cityscape create an unique combination, something that can’t be repeated. In this short article I will review a few important tips for exposure at those magical moments.

For many photographers a sunny day at noon is just a nightmare, the light is hard, there are no clouds, skies look uninteresting, it seems nothing can be done. It’s a good time to use an infrared filter and try to see what we can do with it.

3D images are fun to see and open a new world of creative options in photography. With just a normal camera and a set of cheap 3D glassed plus a little free software you can create beautiful 3D images.

Star Trails are created because of  Earth’s rotation during a long exposure photo. The stars fixed (almost) in the sky show trails along with the rotation of our planet. Here are some useful tips to create beautiful star-trails photos.

Storms and lightning create beautiful opportunities for photography. The bolts of light are powerful and will make any scene dramatic but only if you can capture them.