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How to Photograph Wildlife

To get good shots of animals and birds, you will have to learn to be quick in setting up and framing your shots. Waiting until you get out in the wilderness to learn these tricks is not a good idea.

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Family Portrait Photography

First and foremost, keep things light. The days of stiff family portraits where everybody is in exactly the same pose are over! Today, more natural-looking poses (even "formal" portraits) are what give that noteworthy appearance.

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Using a Wide Angle Lens

One of the most interesting features of wide-angle lens is the capability to stretch perspective. What do I mean by that? I mean that when you look through a wide-angle lens, it seems that the distance between objects has extended.

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Secrets to enduring travel photos.

Keep in mind that not every shot you take will turn into a postcard, however, a few of them will be great, as long as you keep snapping.

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Portrait Preparation Tips

The golden rule when taking pictures of people is to always think about what you are doing before you press the shutter release. Learn what you need to know and do before you go to a portrait shoot written by Eric Hartwell.

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Group Portrait Arrangement Science

There are some general ‘rules’ of group portraiture that have been around since Rembrandt. Never line up the faces vertically or horizontally. The reason for this rule is that curves, triangles and diagonals create a more dynamic flow and are more pleasing to the eye... written by Kenneth Hoffman.

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Perfect Exposure Setup

Whether we use a digital or film camera, we need to be able to calculate exposure properly. But first, we need to understand how the aperture and the shutter work together. We also need to know how film handles light, and the relationship between film light sensitivity and f/stops. Written by TJ Tierney.

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Portrait Lighting Tips and Techniques

Every face can show a multitude of personality and individual characteristics. It is up to the portrait photographer to bring out the subjects best features with interesting conversation and good lighting. Written by Kenneth Hoffman.

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Snow Photography Exposure Settings

Majority of the landscape is white, the background and foreground are bright and the camera's exposure meter will tend to give you the wrong reading, resulting in underexposed shot. In order to avoid this problem it is a good idea to switch to the manual program and take the picture by overexposing it by one stop. Written by Joanna Gerber.

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Optical Zoom Vs. Digital Zoom

It is a common intuition that optical lenses are far better than the digital zooms. The reason is that the digital camera zooms are more prone towards computer applications in them rather than mostly human interactions and expertise. Written by Jakob Jelling.

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