Photography 101
Summer is officially here and for now, here at least, the rain has stopped, the kids are out of school, and families are getting ready to go on holiday. Whether you want to get some summer fun photos of your kids, capture memories of your romantic holiday in Rome, or [...]
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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks
Sometimes a photo just looks better in black and white. You know, from time to time you'll be digitally rifling through a folder of photographs and there'll be one or two that just don't suit being in glorious technicolour. So what to do? Well here are a few tips:
1. Don't [...]
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Announcements
Photo by: foxypar4 (cc-by)
Happy new year! I hope you had a great holiday and got to spend some quality time, as I did, with the people you love. I thought a quick look back at some of the most popular posts of 2008 would be a great way to start [...]
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Tips, Tutorials, Hacks
Thanksgiving is upon us once again. Like many of you, I will be spending time with my extended family, feasting, and of course taking photos. My plan of attack, photo-wise, is to skip posed shots and go light and go candid. That is, I'm bringing only one lens (the 18-105 [...]
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Grab bag
Alec Soth asks 35 of his fellow Magnum photographers two simple questions:
When did you first get excited about photography?
What advice would you give young photographers?
One of my favorites:
"Forget about the profession of being a photographer... Make the pictures you feel compelled to make and perhaps that will lead to a [...]
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