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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks

Winter Photography Tips

Yes, it's almost Christmas and yes, there's the tree to decorate, and those holiday cards aren't going to print themselves, and you really should untangle those strings of lights. But winter isn't just about Christmas so if you feel like taking a break from Santa and his friends here are [...]

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Tips for Better Backgrounds

The next few weeks will provide plenty of opportunities for most of us to whip out the camera and snap a few portraits. From candid shots of visiting friends to the carefully composed holiday family photo, the background is almost as important as the subjects. Poorly composed backgrounds detract from [...]

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Set back the clock in your camera

Daylight savings time has ended in the US again. You remembered to set back all the clocks in your house... but did you remember your most important clock? You know, the one in your camera. Do it now! It's a bummer to find out 3 months later that all your [...]

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Quick Tips for Photographing Autumn

Up here in the Northern hemisphere autumn is most definitely on its way. In my town we went from 90F+ last week to 60F this week and some rain came along too. It's not bad news though because autumn can be the best time of year for photography. The light [...]

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Tagging progress…

The great photo organization project continues. I'm not in what you'd call a "habit" yet exactly as far as my daily tagging goes. I'm up to 1,691 old photos tagged (out of 35,349). That's about 4.7%. That's progress and I'm happy with that for now. Even at that slow pace [...]

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