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Unusual Photography Jobs

Okay, so maybe you've thought of opening your own studio and gathering families together for smiley ...

Ansel Adams: Eye-Opening Talent

Anyone who professes to love photography has surely heard of Ansel Adams, an American photographer w...

Becoming a Professional Photographer: Selling Yourself

Once you've built an impressive portfolio, it's time to focus on the marketing aspects of your futur...

Becoming a Professional Photographer: Building a Portfolio

Step one: get paid for it.No, just kidding. Unfortunately it's not as simple as that, and infinitel...

Macro- and Super-macrophotography

The camera is constantly striving to replicate what is achieved effortlessly by the human eye. Macr...

deviantART as a Photo Display Site

As an amateur photographer, it may be difficult and costly to set up your own website to showcase yo...

Awards for Photography

Many artists refuse to consider themselves as such unless their work has been properly recognized in...

Photographing People

Since a large part of any professional photographer?s life will be approaching and photographing peo...

Agonizing Apertures

Many newer digital cameras have complicated aperture settings, but what, exactly, is an aperture? We...

Photoshop: Creating a ?Vignette? Effect

On occasion, the subject that you are aiming to outline just doesn?t seem to ?pop? on a photo once y...

Photoshop: Removing Facial Blemishes

Before you decide that a bride would look better without that mole on her face, consult your subject...

Photoshop: Adding a Watermark

If you are planning on putting some of your images on the internet, you will want to ?watermark? you...

Photoshop: Adding Light

Sometimes, the only thing that a really great photo is missing happens to be a bit of light behind t...

Selling Stock Photography

If you are just starting to get into the photography game, you might want to try your hand at ?stock...

Going Digital

There is a war brewing between the traditionalists and the moderns, but this war is centered around ...

Metering

Your digital camera is a smart tool. It knows when to adjust itself to find optimal light and it kno...

RAW or JPEG

Most good quality digital cameras come equipped with either a ?RAW? or ?JPEG? option. Though the tec...

Panning

The term ?panning? is a very old word literally meaning ?to turn horizontally.? This technique is us...

Wedding Photography

So, you?ve recently been to a wedding and you are fairly certain that you could have done a much bet...

Buying a Camera on eBay

eBay can be a great place to get a deal on an excellent camera, but you should know a thing or two ...

Action Shots

Capturing action shots can be extremely difficult, but fortunately most digital cameras today have a...

Using Filters

Filters can be great fun if you are looking to experiment with your photographs. Although programs s...

Shooting Landscapes

When it comes to shooting landscapes, time is of the essence. As much as light affects every photo t...

Lens Types

Most cameras come with a lens kit, but that doesn?t necessarily mean the type of lens provided is th...

Focus Points

Just how important is a focus point? Well, focus points can make or break a picture, so it is crucia...

Finicky Flash

Using a flash can be difficult. Not only do you have to make sure that your subject is far away from...

Let There Be Light: Flash and Ambient Lighting

Using a flash can be difficult (as any novice photographer knows), often the light will seem to refl...

Let There Be Light: Natural Lighting

Lighting is, perhaps, one of the most important aspects of photography. Fluorescent lights or direct...

The Advantage of Digital Cameras

Photo purists might tell you that film cameras are vastly superior to digital cameras. While that wa...