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Freeze the Moment: Guide to Capturing Sharp Action Photos Every Time
Struggling to capture sharp action photos of your kids’ sports, fast-moving subjects, or everyday motion? Freeze the Moment: Ultimate Guide to Action Photography breaks down the essential settings and techniques you need to get crisp, in-focus images every time — even with a basic camera and kit lens. Learn the 1/500 Sweet Spot, how to set up autofocus for moving subjects, when to use different focus areas, how to shoot clean bursts, and how to handle low-light gyms or chaoti
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Nov 202 min read
Advantages of Shooting Raw vs. JPEG
While most pros have decided one way or another on the topic of raw vs. JPEG, these formats of digital photography capture are still a...
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Dec 13, 201711 min read
Villa Filomena Wedding Photos, Derek + Sara Window Silhouette
When looking for Villa Filomena wedding photos, I couldn't help but use one of the vintage building's most interesting features. While...
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Aug 1, 20162 min read
Manual Flash Exercises
The ability to control manual flash intuitively is a powerful skill that you can learn. Today I woke up, saw the sun, and knew that I...
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Apr 14, 20142 min read


On-Camera Flash Diffusion Techniques Compared
Good use of off-camera lighting, including natural, will always be best in my book. Let's just say that on-camera flash is all you have....
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Apr 7, 20145 min read


How to Get Better Fireworks Pictures
A starting point for professional fireworks photos.
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Jul 7, 20133 min read
Get Better Bird Closeups in Your Own Backyard
Getting better bird closeups is one of the goals of most amateur wildlife photographers. The temptation is to believe you need monster...
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May 14, 20133 min read
Visual Pushups, a Photo Walk Around Horicon
Taking great images, being a photographer, becomes easier with practice, like doing visual pushups. The more practiced you are, the more...
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Apr 7, 20133 min read
Photographing White Snowy Landscapes
Photographing bright white snowy landscapes is one of the trickiest tasks in photography, if you're a beginner using reflective...
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Feb 7, 20132 min read
Non-Destructive Erasing in Photoshop CS6
Non-Destructive Erasing in Photoshop CS6 Non-destructive erasing in Photoshop CS6 enables greater flexibility than the regular erase...
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Feb 5, 20131 min read
Understanding How TTL Flash Photography Works
Flash exposure -- just those two words are enough to boggle even advanced amateurs. But when you understand how flash works, it opens up...
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Jan 21, 20136 min read
An Exercise in Metering and Dynamic Range
A recent trip after a snow storm to what Horiconians call DNR Hill was a perfect way to practice some metering and snow exposures in what...
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Dec 14, 20124 min read
How Bob Ross Can Improve Your Photography
Bob Ross -- you know, the guy who showed us how to paint happy little trees -- is a good guy to have live on your DVR. He's taught me a...
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Dec 1, 20122 min read
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