Articles: Photo Techniques
Composition Basics in Macro Photography7035Depth of Field in Macro Photography14729Landscape Photography Primer9027Macro photography: Understanding magnification10830Auroral photography: A guide to capturing the Northern Lights7940Editorial Lighting - The Minimalist Way 8823How to shoot creative canine photographs: Composition and dog behavior8222Seascape photography4318Mountain bike photography technique4029What we want in a macro shot – Background6739Studio in the Wild247Taking pictures with the right side of your brain - part 18138The art of HDR photography part 206The art of HDR photography part 148What we want in a macro shot - Detail5232The what and why of wildlife macro photography4427The Art of HDR Photography Part 4: HDR Workflow110
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| Published on Mar 7, 2012 | Photo Techniques
A solid understanding of compositional principles is crucial to photographic success. Macro photography presents unique challenges and solutions for generating captivating images. Nature Photographer Erez Marom discusses the compositional guidelines he uses when creating a macro photograph.
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| Published on Feb 15, 2012 | Photo Techniques
Nature photographer Erez Marom discusses the problem of insufficient depth-of-field in macro photography, and shows you two ways to overcome it.
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| Published on Jan 20, 2012 | Photo Techniques
Landscape photography has long been a popular endeavor, but doing it well involves much more than simply taking your camera to an exotic location. Learn some of the equipment, logistical and technical basics you need to get started in this genre.
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| Published on Jan 8, 2012 | Photo Techniques
Capturing successful images of food doesn't need to be complicated, and it doesn't require any specialist equipment either. Matt Golowczynski shares a few words of wisdom for those venturing into this largely unchartered photographic genre.
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| Published on Dec 23, 2011 | Photo Techniques
In this article, documentary and commercial photographer Giora Dan shares his tips for shooting human subjects in a documentary style. He covers three basic techniques - unplanned, spontaneous shooting, planned shots, and 'confrontational' photography.
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| Published on Nov 28, 2011 | Photo Techniques
Nature photographer Erez Marom explains the importance of the magnification ratio in macro photography.
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| Published on Nov 23, 2011 | Photo Techniques
Making the most of an African safari tour begins with ensuring you've got the right gear to capture the images you envision. Photographer and tour operator Dallas Dahms shows you how to successfully gear up for your once-in-a-lifetime trip.
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| Published on Nov 18, 2011 | Photo Techniques
Aviation photography offers a great way to expand your portfolio of images with some dynamic shots. In this article, Rob Neil, photographer and editor of Pacific Wings magazine explains the basics for capturing great images of both moving and static aircraft.
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| Published on Oct 19, 2011 | Photo Techniques
Erez Marom elborates about point of view in a macro shot, as well as the importance of finding and shooting special scenes.
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| Published on Oct 12, 2011 | Photo Techniques
Ben Hattenbach is a wilderness photographer who explores the remote corners of the planet. In this articles he shows us some of favorite images of the Northern Lights and explains how to find an aurora and how to equip yourself to capture it. He also gives advice on camera settings and composition.
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