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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: France

France is more than just wine, the Eiffel Tower and more wine. As viewed through the lens of DPS readers and travelers, France has many other sides I have never seen, and I am thankful for those who wish to share not only a bit of the country, but also some tips on how to [...]

Technical Flash Applets From Stanford University Make Photography Learning Fun

At first I was standoffish when I found the link to Stanford’s applets. As much as I love photography, there was a lot of technical concepts listed that often had little to offer for the hobby photographer for whom I regularly teach. But then I started playing with the applets and now love the information, [...]

Tips For Shooting Time-Lapse Videos On A Plane With An iPhone

There is no doubt iPhones are becoming useful tools in the photography realm. The latest 8MP camera on the iPhone 4s has utility worth mentioning and using. I have been playing around with this device for only a month and already am becoming endeared to the ability to create time-lapse films in 1080p video quality. [...]

Keeping Your Gear Safe While Shooting In The Rain

Let me lay out my credentials: I live in Seattle. Yes, it’s a bit of a stereotype, but it’s that way for a reason. While we don’t get the torential downpours during monsoon season in some hemispheres, we are pretty good at getting out when the weather is waterlogged to take photos. I have been [...]

Return To The Scene Of The Crime: Shooting Mundane Scenes In Different Light To Improve Your Photography

We all have parts of our life that are mundane. Even the most seasoned traveler has mundane tasks or habits that seem anything less than glamorous. While there is certainly something to be touted and enjoyed from the exotic images we all love, there is also some thing to be appreciated in the mundane. First, [...]

Picking A Waterfall Shutter Speed For The Best Look

Capturing a waterfall is a matter of personal taste. This post will not tell you you should always use shutter speed 1/X and life will be fine. To the contrary, this post is meant to show some examples of what different shutter speeds do to a moderately distant waterfall so you can decide for yourself [...]

How I Shot And Edited It – Nepal Zoomable Panorama

Have I mentioned how much I love photography and technology. Here’s a good case for mixing them together. As you say previous on the Q&A with Uncornered Market, creating panorama’s can create some amazing images. I took their methodologies and applied them to some of my own panoramas, which do not cover 360 degrees all [...]

Mastering Panning – Photographing Moving Subjects

Photo by Delineated Previously we’ve covered the topic of shutter speed and looked at how increasing and decreasing it can have a significant impact upon the images we take – particularly if the subjects in those images are moving. Today I’d like to take a brief look at a related topic – that of photographing [...]

Does That Little Flip Up Diffuser Actually Help?

One question I receive in my workshops for beginners is about flashes. Particularly “What the heck is this for?” And, “Does it actually do anything?” Not all flashes have these two items that cover the flash head and pull straight out, but if yours does and you’ve always wondered, here is your answer. Those two [...]

Give Your Viewers Some Place To Go

In photos, as in life, we like to have some place to go. Not having a direction in a photo is one of the reasons for people becoming bored of viewing photos or lackluster responses on internet sites. People can’t always put their finger on why your photo leaves them uninspired, but it may be [...]

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