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// February 17th, 2010

I started Photodoto in 2006. In four years, we've published nearly 600 articles on a diverse range of topics for beginners to advanced photographers. I'm proud of the work. For myself, and on behalf of all of Photodoto's contributing writers: thank you for reading and contributing. When I started Photodoto, my mission was to try to make photography more accessible to everyone. I believe strongly that anyone can be a good photographer and that photography is not as mysterious or difficult as many people think. I hope that I've achieved that goal, at least for some of you. Unfortunately, over the past [...]

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Memory Card Tips

// February 8th, 2010

This guest post was written by Sherry Osborne. Sherry is unable to leave home without at least one camera hanging off her shoulder. She posts photography tips geared to beginners several times a week at photoblog.net. Contact me if you are interested in guest writing for Photodoto. -John I don't know if this has ever happened to you but one of the worst feelings in the world (photography-wise at least!) is discovering that your memory card has become corrupted and you've now lost all the photos you recently took. It happened to me on my old point and shoot card but [...]

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TTV Photos

// February 4th, 2010

I've mentioned before that I'm often inspired by this blog and yesterday's post was a TTV photo, which inspired me to tell you, dear Photodoto readers, how to create TTV photos. Luckily for you it's very simple, in principle. TTV stands for "Through the Viewfinder" and to create one of these photos you need two cameras. Basically you set up your digital camera to shoot through the viewfinder of another camera. It sounds simple but requires quite a bit of patience to get it set up correctly. The best advice is to give it a try and practice until you get [...]

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Earn Money With Digital Photography—Promote Your Skills

// February 3rd, 2010

This guest post was written by Laura Charon. Laura is an avid photographer who has been taking pictures for years--first with an old brownie camera and more recently with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi. You can read more of Laura's posts at Beyond Megapixels. Contact me if you are interested in guest writing for Photodoto. -John Congratulations! You're ready to take the next step with your digital photography, and start earning some money with it! There are two avenues you can pursue -- you can sell the photographs that you take, or you can provide your photography skills as [...]

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Inspiration

// February 2nd, 2010

If you're following along with DSLR-101, if you're a more experienced amateur, or even if you don't own a camera and just like to look at pretty pictures check out this website for some inspiring interviews with professional photographers. I'm going to call it inspiration Tuesday. Enjoy. Be inspired. Go play with your camera. Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wfiupublicradio/ / CC BY-NC 2.0

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