nicholasmitchell

Nicholas is a staff writer at Photodoto. His interests include photography, collecting cameras old and new, video editing, and all things 3d. If a new gadget comes out on the market, he's sure to be the first to try it. He enjoys experimenting with low light photography, very long exposures and high speed filming.

What Techniques Do Wildlife Photographers Use to Get Close to Their Subjects?

Are you looking for techniques that can help you get close to wild animals? You’ve come to the right place. Wildlife photography is one of the most exciting and beautiful forms of nature photography. It needs a lot of patience and hard work, though.

elephant charging

This article discusses  the techniques wildlife photographers use to get close to their subjects.

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5 Best Entry-Level Mirrorless Full-Frame Cameras

Mirrorless cameras are here to stay. They have taken over the camera market as the new dominating camera type. Professionals and amateurs alike are waking up to the benefit of a lightweight mirrorless camera that can replace their aging bulky DSLR.

mirrorless camera

So why should you stay deprived of this new, remarkable, and game-changing photography system?

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What Shutter Speed Is Best for Portraits?

When you first learn about portrait photography, shutter speed may be the last thing on your mind since it does not seem as important as in something like action or night photography.

portrait of girl

In this article I will explain why shutter speed is important in portrait photography and what the correct shutter speed should be.

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How Long to Get Photos Back from Photographer?

After a photo shoot, be it a wedding or a family photo shoot, you will be very eager to see the final images. But, at times, the turnaround time of the photographer can be slow. There are many factors that affect this turnaround time. As a customer, you will be interested to know the various factors that affect the length of time taken by the photographer to share the photos with you.

photographer shooting a couple

As you all know, there are different genres of photography. The turnaround time will be different for each of these genres. The time taken by a wedding photographer to share the photos will be different from that for a maternity photo shoot.

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How do you Focus Stack a Waterfall?

When it comes to photographing waterfalls, many people enjoy capturing the majesty of nature in all its glory. Waterfalls are stunning wonders of nature, and there’s something serene and incredible that you simply don’t get with other forms of nature.

waterfall scene

However, capturing this beauty does not always come easy, but with some camera adjustments and a little practice, you can learn how to focus stack a waterfall like a pro.

That’s exactly what we’re going to get into throughout this following guide!

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GoPro App Can’t Find Camera – What to Do?

The GoPro camera is one of the most popular cameras used by many video production studios around the world to film action sequences in first-person view, not to mention by millions of individuals.

GoPro camera held in hand

Despite its popularity and reliability, technology doesn’t always work well together. Often there are synchronization issues between the GoPro camera and the App, and troubleshooting is not always straightforward.

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How to Start a Career in Photography

The prospect of becoming a professional photographer can appear daunting. However, with the sheer abundance of resources, knowledge, and tutorials to be found for this creative field, jump-starting a career has never been simpler. But that isn’t to say it’s easy; on the contrary, it can be more than a little challenging to stand out amidst its highly competitive and talented crowd.

camera and laptop

To help you out, we’ll cover everything you need to know on how you can turn your passion for photography into a successful career.

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How to Create an NFT from a Photo? Guide to Minting and Selling

NFTs are proving to be an additional income generation method for photographers. Photos sitting on your hard drive can be converted to NFTs and sold. But many photographers still don’t know how to do it, thinking that NFTs are too complex and hard to understand as is blockchain technology.

HDR photo for NFT

As a photographer, you need to know which images can be sold as NFTs and what are the best NFT platforms for photography.  In this article, I will explain everything about NFTs as simply as possible as I have knowledge of the field. You will also learn how to mint and sell your first NFT without needing to be a crypto expert.

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How Do You Manually Focus Stack? Manual vs Automatic Focus Stacking Compared

Ever see those photos that look impossibly sharp?  How about ones that have zero blur and are sharp throughout, even when its a macro closeup of an object that would be impossible to capture without a huge amount of light?

depth of field of leaves

In this article I will tell you the secrets behind a technique called focus stacking, which is not difficult to do, and how you can perform it manually without fancy expensive gadgets. We will also look at automatic and semi-automatic methods.

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What Does an Underexposed Photo Look Like and Should you Underexpose?

Capturing an underexposed photo has had a very negative connotation in the world of modern photography.  Underexposed photos were invariably treated as terrible photographic failures brought about by insufficient lighting.  However, with the coming of digital photography and initial feedback, even capturing an underexposed photo has turned into a form of art.

underexposure

In this article I will show examples of underexposed photos and describe the pros and cons of underexposure.

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