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Web Hosting for Photographers Whether you’re an avid hobbyist or a working professional photographer, at some point you’ll be looking to create a website and/or...

Studio Lighting Last weekend I did some head shots for a friend of mine and her band.  I don’t have a lot of studio lighting equipment, I...

Flash Photography The last wedding reception I photographed was a little cute backyard wedding, and they had strung up bulb lights and colored lanterns across...

High Dynamic Range (HDR) HDR refers to High Dynamic Range. Dynamic Range is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of photographs that still...

Before we delve into the details of white balance, it helps to have an understanding of color balance in photography. Color balance is the adjustment of...

Telephoto Lens After you have shot some wide-angle images, do photographically what your eyes do- zoom in on a component of the scene. There are...

What does "tack sharp" mean? It means everything in the image that should be sharply in focus is sharply in focus. You know it when...

Photo Editing (image editing) Editing your photographs or finishing your photographs has become an essential part of photography. Since the advent of digital photography, it's...

What is Portrait Photography? Portrait photography is often considered an art form that involves capturing facial expressions, personality, or mood of your subject or group using...

Close Up Photography in Nature You are seeing this butterfly about twice it's normal size. John took this beautiful image with a 100mm macro (close-up)...

Becoming a Professional Photographer How do you become a professional photographer or start a career in photography? First and foremost: Do your homework Study your subject matter Do not...

Sports Photography I put this old sports shot up to impress upon all of you a few basic MUSTS about shooting sports. Learn and practice...