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How to: Choose a Profile for Your RAW Photos
Scott Kelby — How to in Photoshop: Choose a Profile for Your RAW Photos, a tip from Chapter 3
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Practical tips, techniques and clear explanations about cameras, light, composition and editing — always with the newest article first.
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Effective Strategies for Photographers to Stand Out at a Trade Show
Effective strategies for photographers to stand out at a trade show and present their work in an attractive booth.
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11 mins
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How to Test the Quality of an SD Card
How do you test the quality of an SD card? A detailed test of the 128 GB and 512 GB Samsung SDXC PRO Ultimate cards.
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14 mins
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Still Life Photography at Home: Tips for Beginners
Create a still life studio at home: learn how to work with artificial light and what matters when composing a photographic still life.
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15 mins
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When does the EXIF data disappear from a photo?
There are several situations that can cause EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data to disappear from your photo. EXIF is a set of metadata
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11 min
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Online vs. Offline: What’s the Best Way to Store Photos?
Compare online and offline photo storage in terms of accessibility, sharing, organization, capacity, internet dependence, and risks such as data breaches.
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12 mins
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Mastering Composition in Smartphone Photography
Mastering composition in smartphone photography: simple tips to help you get more from your phone camera.
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12 mins
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The power of photo printing
Why would you still print photos in a digital age? Discover 7 reasons why a physical photo print provides more value, attention and experience.
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4 min
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Used Cameras: The Benefits of Buying Secondhand
Why choose a used camera? Learn about cost savings, lower depreciation, sustainability, and the benefits of buying secondhand.
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3 min
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Scott Kelby's Seven-Point System, Lesson 13: Evening Photo
Scott Kelby shows you step by step how to improve an evening photo in Lightroom, from lens correction and color to masks, vignetting, and sharpening.
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7 min
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Create a panorama in Lightroom according to Scott Kelby
Learn how Scott Kelby merges and edits a panorama in Lightroom using his seven-point system, from white balance to sharpening.
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7 min
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When Should You Use a Telephoto Lens?
A telephoto lens brings distant subjects closer—ideal for sports, wildlife, portraits, and faraway details. Here’s how to choose the right focal length.
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8 min
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10 Tips for Better Landscape Photos
Take better landscape photos with these 10 practical tips on composition, light, depth of field, filters, HDR, RAW, and using a tripod.
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7 min
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Photography Handbook, 11th Edition: Image-Montage Preview
A preview of Chapter 15, Image Montage, from Pieter Dhaeze’s Photography Handbook, 11th Edition.
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15 mins
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9 composition basics for landscape photography
Discover the nine basic compositional forms from Composition in landscape photography by Nando Harmsen and learn how they help with stronger landscape photos.
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5 min
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Tips for photographing shiny objects
Learn how to photograph shiny and reflective objects without harsh reflections. Practical tips about light, settings and post-processing.
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8 min
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10 Offline Marketing Tips for Photographers
Want more photography clients? Build your reach beyond the internet through networking, business cards, local visibility, and other offline marketing.
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8 mins
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Why Does the Rule of Thirds Work?
Why does the rule of thirds work in photography by David Peterson on Fotografie.nl
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3 mins
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Midjourney: a Complement to or Threat to Digital Photography?
Midjourney is image creation through the use of artificial intelligence and is seen as a new type of photography
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12 min
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Food photography that makes you hungry
Good food photography is all about light, styling, detail and timing. These tips will help you make food look truly appetizing.
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6 mins
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The use of AI in smartphone cameras
AI improves smartphone focus, portrait and night modes, image stabilization and editing, helping your phone take better photos automatically.
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7 mins
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Tips for photographing winter landscapes
Tips for photographing beautiful winter landscapes: Winter landscapes are interesting and that mainly has to do with colors.
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6 mins
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When Flash Photos Disappoint
Flash Photos: Take pleasant-looking flash photos. With current camera and flash technology, flash can be used very subtly.
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8 mins
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Optical zoom vs digital zoom: what’s the difference?
Discover the difference between optical and digital zoom, why optical zoom usually delivers better image quality, and when digital zoom can still be useful.
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7 min
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Drone Photography: What Makes It So Enjoyable?
Drone photography: creative aerial perspectives, abstract compositions, videography, and the importance of sound photographic technique.
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5 min
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Smartphone Photography: The Pros and Cons
Smartphone photography: the pros and cons: When smartphones first appeared on the scene, their built-in cameras were little more than novelties.
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6 min
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10 Tips for Photographing Parties
Photographing parties takes timing, preparation, and a feel for the atmosphere. Here are 10 tips for better party photos of groups, details, and candid moments.
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7 min
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8 Essential Accessories Every Photographer Needs
Eight essential photography accessories every photographer needs on the road, on location, or in the studio.
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4 min
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6 Tips for Taking Better Photos Through a Window
Reflections can make photographing through glass difficult. These six practical tips will help you take better photos through a window.
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4 min
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Workshop: Mudflat Hiking Photography
A mudflat hiking photography workshop weekend near the Dutch Wadden Islands, led by photographer Tom van der Leij.
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3 min
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Giving New Photos a Vintage Look
Want to make a photo look old? These tips and tricks will give your images a vintage look and make them seem as if they came from an old photo album.
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4 min
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Tips for Baby Photography
Tips for creating timeless photographs of newborn babies, from planning and timing to patience, safety, and direction.
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4 min
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Using Soft Light in Portrait Photography
Soft light is often the key to beautiful portraits. These tips cover outdoor light, reflectors and diffusers, window light, and bounce flash.
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4 min
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Should I Use Photos or Video for My Business?
How do you create an effective corporate video? Should you use photos or video to promote your business? Video is photography in motion—and twice the fun.
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3 min
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Why Photographers Need a VPN
Learn why a VPN can be valuable for photographers who travel, use public Wi-Fi, or need to transfer large files more securely.
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4 min
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6 Benefits of Shooting in RAW
What are the benefits of shooting in RAW, and when should you use it? Six benefits of RAW for amateur photographers.
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4 min
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Tips for Taking Better Black-and-White Photos
Learn to take better black-and-white photos with practical tips on RAW, contrast, gray tones, composition, post-processing, and Photoshop conversion.
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8 min
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Tips for Photographing Along the Dutch Coast
Photographing along the Dutch coast? Tips for a nice car route to photograph along the coast in the Netherlands
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3 min
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Tips for Using Contrast in Photos
Discover how color, depth of field, composition, and theme can direct attention and make your subject stand out.
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3 min
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Tips for Photographing Spiderwebs
Practical tips on focus, light, wind, tripods, and composition when photographing delicate spiderwebs.
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4 min
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Light Painting Photography: Painting with Light
What is light painting, and how do you do it? Discover tips for photographing with light and create imaginative images without expensive equipment.
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4 min
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Photographing Beautiful Locations in the Netherlands
Whether you are an amateur or a professional photographer, you are always looking for the most beautiful location.
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2 min
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Photographing in the Sun: 5 Practical Tips
Take better photos in bright sunlight with tips on overexposure, fill flash, diffusers, and choosing the right time of day.
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4 min
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Architecture Photography for Beginners
Architecture photography for beginners, with architecture photographer Jaap Lotstra.
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Tips for Indoor Photography
Tips for taking beautiful indoor photographs of loved ones and meaningful places.
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4 min
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6 Tips for Beginner Photographers
6 tips for beginner photographers, advice for amateur photographers, and tips for getting started with a new camera.
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4 min
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3 Tips to Make Your Photos Look Professional
Discover three practical ways to make your photos look more professional, from filling the frame to making deliberate choices about style and composition.
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3 min
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Ten Top Tips for Fashion Photography
Ten practical tips for aspiring fashion photographers, covering common pitfalls, on-set choices, and lessons from the field.
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2 min
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DSLR: Which Quality and Resolution Settings Should You Use?
Which quality and resolution settings should you use on your DSLR? Discover when you don’t need to use the maximum settings and how to make smarter choices.
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2 min
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Buying a DSLR: What Should You Look For?
Which DSLR is right for you? This guide explains why ergonomics, ease of use, and trying a camera in the store should weigh heavily in your decision.
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5 min
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Photography and Portrait Rights
How do portrait rights and copyright apply to photography? Learn what photographers and subjects may and may not do when portrait photos are published or used
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7 min
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Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is an American journalism award and the most prestigious distinction in news, the arts, and literature
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1 min
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Scene Modes
Are scene modes useful for beginners but best forgotten once you advance—or should they be taken more seriously?
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2 min
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Installing GIMP on Your Mac
GIMP is a capable, free photo-editing package that is well worth installing and packed with features.
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1 min
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Get Started Quickly with Your DSLR
Get started quickly with your DSLR: begin shooting with your new digital SLR within minutes of arriving home, by Lars Polder
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3 min
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X-Ray Photography: An Accidental Discovery
X-Ray photography: an accidental discovery. The story of German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923)
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2 min
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Paparazzo
Paparazzo (plural: paparazzi): a gossip photographer who secretly documents the lives of famous actors and actresses for a curious public
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1 min
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About Trees and Forests (Part II)
Tips for photographing trees and forests, from equipment to locations. Learn what to pack and how to create strong images in difficult light.
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4 min
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About Trees and Forests
Photographing trees and forests involves more than capturing beautiful greenery. Discover where to go, how to see differently, and what to pack.
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5 min
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Dust on the Sensor
Pieter Dhaeze explains how sensor dust occurs, when spots become visible, and what you can and cannot safely do yourself.
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5 min
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Camera Tripods and Supports: Tips for Use
Buying a camera tripod or support? Learn what to consider and how to use tripods, monopods, dollies, and improvised supports effectively.
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4 min
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Ed van der Elsken
Ed van der Elsken (1925–1990) was one of the Netherlands’ most distinctive photographers, known for personal street and documentary work. By Cees Visser.
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4 min
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Lessons in Composition
Six illustrated lessons show how the golden ratio, horizon placement, diagonal lines, viewpoint, depth, and color shape a photograph.
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2 min
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Which Camera Bag Should You Choose?
Find the right camera bag for you and your gear, with practical advice on size, comfort, protection, organization, and travel.
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3 min
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The Daguerreotype Process
Frenchman Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre is regarded as one of photography’s inventors, thanks to the daguerreotype process.
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1 min
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Bring Nature Closer with Macro Photography
Discover how close-up and macro photography can reveal nature in detail, with practical tips on equipment, focusing, and depth of field.
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5 min
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Licensing and Transfer
When granting a license, you retain copyright and authorize specific uses. Copyright can also be transferred under agreed conditions.
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1 min
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Copyright
As a photographer, you automatically own the copyright to your photographs. Learn what that means for use, permission, publication, and protection.
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1 min
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Photographing Animals
Pet photography tips to help you capture better pictures of your pet, from action shots and close-ups to zoo photography.
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