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Creating Vibrant Portraits with Catchlights
Create vibrant portraits with catchlights. Beautiful white reflections in your model's eyes make a portrait more lively.
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8 mins
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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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Taking Better Smartphone Photos – Part 2
Taking better photos with your smartphone (part 2) - by Bob Timroff, Photographing and filming with your smartphone (Chapter 6), suitable for people over 60
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15 mins
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Taking Better Smartphone Photos – Part 1
Taking better photos with your smartphone - by Bob Timroff, Photographing and filming with your smartphone (Chapter 6), suitable for people over 60
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15 mins
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12 tips for zoo photography
12 tips for zoo photography: practical advice for photographing animals at the zoo.
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12 min
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Luminar Neo & AI Tutorial
Luminar Neo and AI tutorial: Work with catalog, presets, layers and masks to manage and edit photos non-destructively.
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10 minutes
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Landscape photography at dusk
Discover how to take impressive landscape photos during civil, nautical and astronomical twilight with the most beautiful light of the day.
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8 min
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Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Buy a Drone
When is buying a drone really worth it? A drone offers wonderful new perspectives, but also requires time, rules and post-processing.
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7 min
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Insuring Your Photography Equipment
A photographer can easily carry thousands of euros’ worth of camera gear. Should you rely on caution alone, or insure your equipment?
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4 min
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A Handy Free App for Restoring Old Photos
Restore old photos with AI and bring more detail and sharpness to faded portraits. See how GFP-GAN breathes new life into old family photos.
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1 min
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6 Things to Consider When Photographing Books
What should you consider when photographing books? Here are six practical tips for reflections, distortion, focus, settings, flash, and backgrounds.
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7 min
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A Workflow for Editing RAW Photos
Editing RAW photos? Follow this practical 9-step workflow for lens correction, white balance, exposure, color, contrast, and sharpening.
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7 min
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4 Tips for Taking Photos in the Sun
Four practical ways to improve photos in bright sunlight: use fill flash, seek shade, attach a lens hood, and work creatively with the sun.
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6 min
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From Amateur to Professional Photographer
How do you get noticed as a photographer? Learn how to make your work stand out and attract potential clients.
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8 min
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3 Basic Rules for Better Composition in Photography
Learn how the rule of thirds, leading lines, and moving closer can strengthen your photos. Practical composition tips for better photography.
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6 min
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Underwater Photography: Waterproof Camera or Underwater Housing?
Taking photos underwater? Find out when to choose a waterproof camera, action camera, smartphone housing, or underwater housing for your mirrorless camera.
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7 min
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Photographing in the Rain: 10 Tips for Atmospheric Photos
Photographing in the rain? These tips will help you protect your camera and create atmospheric photos of droplets, reflections, and dramatic light.
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8 min
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The Five Important Values of Light in Photography
Five important values of light in photography: light has color and direction, and it can be hard or soft.
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7 min
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Edit Your Photos Online in No Time
A fast internet connection makes it easier to back up and edit your photos online.
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4 min
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Why Does the Maximum Aperture Get Smaller as You Zoom In?
Why does the maximum aperture get smaller as you zoom in? Learn how variable-aperture zoom lenses work and when a constant aperture helps.
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6 min
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3 Tips for Using Color in a Photographic Composition
Color largely determines the mood of a photograph. Discover how to use color contrast, the color wheel, and saturation for a strong composition.
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6 min
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Displaying Your Photos on a Website
Displaying your photos on a website: The best way for amateur and professional photographers to showcase their photos online.
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3 min
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How to Take a Self-Portrait: Tips for Better Results
Want to take a great self-portrait? Explore tips on equipment, lighting, composition, depth of field, posing, and styling for stronger portraits.
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6 min
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6 Tips for Recovering Overexposed and Underexposed Photos
Six tips for bringing overly bright and dark areas in photos closer together, both while shooting and in post-processing.
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3 min
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Aspect Ratio: Does Image Proportion Matter?
Cropping a photo: aspect ratio in photography is the ratio between the width and height of an image. Why is it important?
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7 min
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Scott Kelby: Setting White Balance Live During Tethered Shooting
Scott Kelby explains how to set white balance live during tethered shooting in this preview from Chapter 4 of The Lightroom 3 Book.
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2 min
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Scott Kelby: Adjusting White Balance
Scott Kelby explains step by step how to check and adjust the white balance of RAW, JPEG, and TIFF photos in Lightroom 3.
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5 min
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Scott Kelby: Make Your Raw Photos Look More Like JPEGs
Scott Kelby explains how camera profiles in Lightroom give RAW photos a more contrast-rich, colorful, JPEG-like starting point.
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4 min
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Scott Kelby: Zoom Lens or Prime Lens?
Zoom lens or prime lens? Scott Kelby explains in Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses, of his Digital Photography book.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: What Makes It a Portrait Lens?
What makes a portrait lens? Modern zooms do an excellent job, and above 100 mm you will be pleased with the results—Scott Kelby.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: When Should You Use a Lensbaby Lens?
From Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses, in Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book: when to use a Lensbaby lens.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: When Should You Use an All-in-One Zoom Lens?
From Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses, in Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book: when to use an all-in-one zoom lens.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Some Lenses Have Two Apertures
Some lenses have two apertures. Zoomed out at 18 mm, you can shoot in much less light than when zoomed to 200 mm.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Tips for Changing Lenses
Tips for changing lenses, from Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses, in Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Vignetting and How to Get Rid of It
Dark corners in your photo? Scott Kelby explains vignetting and how to correct it quickly with lens corrections in Camera Raw and Lightroom.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Zoom Lenses and Full-Frame Lenses
Zoom lenses and full-frame lenses, from Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses, in Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: When Should You Use a Tilt-Shift Lens?
An excerpt from Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book, Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses: when to use a tilt-shift lens.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Cleaning Lenses
An excerpt from Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book, Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses: cleaning lenses.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: When Should You Use a Macro Lens?
An excerpt from Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book, Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses: when to use a macro lens.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Filters for Your Lenses
Scott Kelby on lenses: There are literally hundreds of different filters available for your lens.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: Get Even Closer with a Teleconverter
Teleconverters are a convenient, relatively inexpensive way to get even closer to the action.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: When Should You Use Fast Lenses?
When should you use fast lenses? An excerpt from Scott Kelby's Digital Photography book, Chapter 3, The Truth About Lenses.
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1 min
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Scott Kelby: When Should You Use a Telephoto Zoom Lens?
Scott Kelby explains when to use a telephoto zoom lens: the ideal choice when you want to get close and zoom in without changing position.
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1 min
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Beautiful Blur Isn't Ugly!
Playing with sharpness in photography can make an image more expressive. Some subjects are better left partly out of focus.
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4 min
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Can Image Stabilization Be Harmful?
Image stabilization is designed for situations that require slow shutter speeds, when camera shake can cause motion blur.
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8 min
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Evening and Night Photography
Learn to photograph at dusk and after dark, from proper exposure and bulb mode to long shutter speeds and using a cable release.
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4 min
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An SSD Is Reliable, Shock-Resistant, and Future-Proof
Why photographers buying a laptop or MacBook may want to consider an SSD: no moving parts, faster access, and greater shock resistance.
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3 min
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Polarizing Filter or Graduated Neutral-Density Filter
What is the difference between a polarizing filter and a graduated ND filter? Find out which to use for reflections, colours and bright skies.
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6 min
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How to Add Fog to a Photo
Add digital fog in Photoshop using Quick Mask, a gradient, and a layer mask, then refine its density and transitions.
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2 min
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Photographing Large Mammals: Wildlife Photography Tips
Practical tips for photographing deer, wild boar, badgers, and other large mammals, covering behavior, camouflage, wind direction, and gear.
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3 min
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Straighten a Crooked Horizon in Photoshop
Learn how to use Photoshop's Ruler tool to straighten a crooked horizon or slanted lines quickly and easily.
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2 min
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Adding a Watermark to Photos in Photoshop
Learn how to add a watermark to photos in Photoshop and automate the process with Actions without distracting from your image.
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2 min
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Digital Camera Inventor Honored
How Kodak engineer Steve Sasson built the first digital camera in 1975, laying the foundation for modern digital photography.
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1 min
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Setting White Balance for Better Photos
Learn how white balance works and how to set it for better color. Tips for daylight, artificial light, Kelvin, and custom white balance.
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5 min
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Kodak Recycled 1.5 Billion Disposable Cameras in 19 Years
Kodak has recycled disposable cameras for 19 years and has now reused 1.5 billion of them. Here is how its unique single-use camera recycling process works.
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2 min
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Flash in Nature Photography: Uses and Tips
How do you use flash in nature photography? Practical tips for birds, macro, and close-up photography, including the Better Beamer and diffusers.
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6 min
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Super-Telephoto Lenses: How Do You Use Them?
How do you use super-telephoto lenses? Practical tips on wide maximum apertures, stabilization and teleconverters.
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4 min
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Photographing Birds in Your Garden
Want to photograph birds in your own garden? Read practical tips on feeding stations, backgrounds, lenses and camera settings.
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5 min
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The Histogram: Your Exposure Ally
Learn what a histogram shows and how to use it to determine the right exposure in this practical guide.
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5 min
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Exposure: Better in M Mode?
Learn how to choose aperture and shutter speed in M mode for creative exposure, and when it offers an advantage over automatic modes.
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4 min
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Spot Metering: Measure What You Want
Most SLR cameras offer spot metering. How can you use it to take better photos?
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3 min
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Kit Lens or Something Better?
Modern DSLR cameras can deliver excellent image quality. Which lens will help you get the most out of them?
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2 min
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Can We All Use Photoshop?
Photoshop has become commonplace. Half the Netherlands says without hesitation, ‘We’ll just Photoshop that in.’ It sounds pretty cool—a piece of cake.
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6 min
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Macro Accessories
An overview of macro accessories such as extension tubes, close-up lenses, and bellows. What do you need to photograph subjects at extremely close range?
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5 min
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Digital Post-Production
Still-life specialist Feddo van Gogh explains how digital photography and image editing radically changed his creative process and workflow.
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3 min
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Documentary Photographer Robert Knoth
Which photograph had stayed with documentary photographer Robert Knoth when this interview was published? Discover why this particular image resonated with him.
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2 min
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Bird Photography, Part 3
Join us in the field for practical bird photography. Learn about observation, camouflage, composition, patience, and photographing birds in the wild.
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6 min
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Bird Photography, Part 2
Which camera and lens should you use for bird photography? Explore practical tips on autofocus, telephoto lenses, exposure, tripods, and teleconverters.
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6 min
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Creating Shadows in Photoshop
Creating shadows in Photoshop: You can, of course, easily create a standard shadow in Photoshop.
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6 min
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External Flash: What Are the Advantages?
Lars Polder explains how an external flash provides more light and control, with softer bounced light and more flexible lighting than a built-in flash.
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6 min
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Bird Photography, Part 1
Want to take better bird photographs? Discover practical tips on composition, behavior, observation, viewpoints, and equipment.
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6 min
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Color Management: Sense and Nonsense
What does color management really offer photographers? This article cuts through the jargon and explains when it is useful—and when it is not.
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4 min
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AF Tips: Make the Most of Your DSLR’s Focusing Options
Digital SLR cameras offer several AF options. What are they, and when should you use them?
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3 min
