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• Photography: How to take good birthday party photos

  Published: July 28, 2007, 11:00 am

  Tags: Digital Camera, Digital Photography, Photography, Photography Tip, Photos, Top

  a little bit easier with photography blog Digital Photography School's thirteen tips. One of the best tips is this: There's nothing worse than getting to the end of a party and realizing that while the camera was out that no one bothered (or had time) to pick it up and take some shots. Give someone the job and release that person from other

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• Photography: Recovery for lost memory card photos

  Published: August 5, 2007, 11:00 am

  Tags: Data Recovery, Memory, Photography, Photography Tip, Photos

  Photographer Thomas Hawk wrote up an article on his recent memory card mishap, and how he handled it. First step? Do not panic. Easy to say, but not so easy to do. For instance, on our Disneyland vacation this last Christmas, we lost over 100 photos due to a malfunctioning memory card, and while we got most of them back, it was still a sucky

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• Photography Tip: Make your photo subjects look thinner

  Published: August 9, 2007, 3:00 pm

  Tags: Digital Photography, Digital Photos, Photography, Photography Tip

  Although some of the tips are specific to the lighting -- something you often have no control over, most of the tips are easy. Get up high. Elevate your position just a little bit. Try standing on a chair when you take the picture. Your subject will need to look up at you slightly, and in doing so will be stretching out the extra chin a

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• Photography: Take Better Shots with the Nikon Digital Learning Center

  Published: August 25, 2007, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Flickr, Photography, Photography Tip, Photos, Top

  your photography skills with tips and techniques from expert photogs by joining the Nikon Digital Learning group on Flickr. I've only been in this group for a day, but already I've gleaned a lot of useful information. You can take on photo assignments to help you improve your shots, try expert techniques, get feedback on your photos, and

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• Photography Tip: The Best Light for Taking Photographs This Fall

  Published: October 15, 2007, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Digital Photos, How To, Photography, Photography Tip

  the best natural-light photography and filming conditions—but photography weblog Photojojo offers a simple tip for knowing when your outdoor pics will produce that soft magic hour look: "Photograph outdoors when your shadow is longer than you are." Doing so will ensure you don't end up with harshly lit, high-contrast photos that don't

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• Take Great Halloween Pictures in the Dark [Photography Tip]

  Published: October 29, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Digital Pictures, How To, Photography, Photography Tip

  take place after dark, photography weblog Digital Photography School suggests adjusting your exposure for optimal night shots. For example:Increase your ISO - the larger your number the more sensitive your image sensor is to light and the darker conditions you can shoot in without having to slow down shutter speed. On the downside you'll

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• Make Your Rainbow Photographs Stand Out [Photography Tip]

  Published: November 6, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: How To, Outdoors, Photography, Photography Tip

  color. The Digital Photography School blog rounds up the best advice for shooting those rare occurrences, including this not-so-obvious tip:The point where a rainbow hits the ground/horizon is an important point in any rainbow photograph. This is a natural point of interest so think about where you'll put it in the frame. You might want

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• Shoot in Direct Sunlight [How To]

  Published: November 19, 2007, 8:00 am

  Tags: Digital Cameras, How To, Photography, Photography Tip

  at the lens. The Digital Photography School blog offers a few tricks and tips to help non-professionals shooting at the beach, from a low angle or wherever the glare of the sun intrudes. Using a DIY lens hood, for example, can prevent the lens flare effect that only rarely works in a photo's favor. Have any of your own direct sunlight tips?

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• Take Incredible Self-Portraits [Photography]

  Published: December 15, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Digital Photography, Photography, Photography Tip

  Need to take a self portrait but you're just not able to get it right? Phototography weblog Photodoto suggests ways to overcome the obstacle and take perfectly focused shots. Place an object where you will be posing and focus using auto-focus. Then put the camera in manual mode with a remote shutter and shoot. If that doesn't work, measure the

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• Use a Histogram to Tone Pictures [How To]

  Published: December 17, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: How To, Image Editing, Images, Photography, Photography Tip, Photos, Photoshop, Photoshop Tip

  Professional Photographer Magazine has a relatively easy to understand long but helpful guide to histograms, the graphs that show what levels of light were captured by a digital camera's sensor. Along with detailing the changes that happen when you export to JPEG files, the guide introduces a concept that, while debatable, has found favor with

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• Take Your Best Driver's License Photo Ever [Feature]

  Published: December 26, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Cars, Feature, Identity, Jalopnik, Photography, Photography Tip, Photos, Top

  After a recent two-hour sit at the DMV, I watched most people leaving bitter and complaining about the photo on their new driver's license. This reaction to a bad photo isn't surprising, considering you have to live with it for years. These days, you've got to show your driver's license just about every time you use a credit card or fill a

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• Photograph Light Trails [How To]

  Published: January 8, 2008, 8:40 am

  Tags: Digital Photo, Digital Photography, How To, Photography, Photography Tip

  The Digital Photography School blog has a great beginner's guide to capturing an effect familiar to fans of middle-brow films and photo exhibits—light trails. Any camera with a full-featured "manual" mode that grants exposure control can capture light movement, and the guide helps you plan good trail shots. For instance: Timing/Light -

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• Fix Your Photos' White Balance [Photography Tip]

  Published: May 16, 2008, 7:00 pm

  Tags: Digital Photography, Digital Photos, How To, Image Editing, Photography Tip, Photoshop

  If you take a lot of digital photos but are frustrated with the strange yellow glow or green hue to your results, weblog Of Zen and Computing's guide to adjusting the white balance of digital photos is for you. Taking you step-by-step through adjusting the color temperature in Photoshop, the guide makes it easy to understand how to fix these

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• Sharpen Your Digital Photos with the Unsharp Mask [Photography Tip]

  Published: May 27, 2008, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Digital Photography, Digital Photos, How To, Image Editing, Photography Tip, Photoshop

  Mask-er, let's hear your tips for making the most of the tool in the comments. Unsharp Mask: How Do You Actually Use That Thing? [Photojojo]

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• Keep Your Elbows In to Reduce Camera Shake [Photography Tip]

  Published: June 23, 2008, 11:07 am

  Tags: Photography Tip, Digital Photo, Digital Photography, Digital Photos, Digital Pictures, Photography

  offers up six different tips on keeping your shot steady when you're shooting indoors, at a slow shutter speed, with no flash, or other situations where shots often turn out blurry. Some are pretty specific to long-lens DSLR cameras, but any amateur shooter can try this tip on for size:As often as possible pull your elbows in to your body

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