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How to fake a wide-angle lens

How to fake a wide-angle lens

A few weeks ago I was called upon to fill in as a real estate photographer. It’s something I’d never done before and with basic equipment I was a bit hesitant. Nevertheless I gave it a shot, and with a bit of experimentation I found a way to ‘fake’ having a wide-angle lens.

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Getting Started with Closeup and Macro Photography

Getting Started with Closeup and Macro Photography

Simon Gregor is a professional Macro photographer who doesn’t really believe his job is ‘work’ at all. In this article, Simon shares a getting started guide for Macro photography, as well as his best tips for capturing the most best results. He believes that close up photography can help you improve extensively as a photographer. Check out his article and see some of his stunning photographs as well!

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Tasting Photos. An Insight into the Mind of a Food Photographer

Tasting Photos. An Insight into the Mind of a Food Photographer

It’s pretty clear from the start that Barb’s food photography differs from others. As she put it, she’s a portrait photographer where the food is her subject. The one astounding thing about Barb’s food photography is that you can just about taste her photographs. It’s quite remarkable. In this article Barb shares an insight into her mind and shares her best tips for ‘tasting photos’.

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The Art of iPhoneography

The Art of iPhoneography

When I first saw Naveen’s photographs it was clear that he had a fair bit of talent. Naveen specialises as an iPhoneographer, taking incredible photographs with nothing but his iPhone, editing them purely with apps. Here Naveen has compiled a full guide to iPhoneography and shared some of his stunning photographs as well.

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11 Tips for Amazing Landscape Photographs

11 Tips for Amazing Landscape Photographs

There are few things that I take photos of that bring me more joy than a sweeping landscape photograph. There is just something fulfilling and beautiful about being able to forever capture the feelings and emotions that I felt while at a landscape location. Here are a few tips to help you develop that eye that, in my opinion, you already possess.

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5 Incredibly Simple Ways to Improve your Photography

5 Incredibly Simple Ways to Improve your Photography

I’m always being asked for tips on photography and I often find myself answering with exactly the same tips. So here I’ve compiled five of my best tips to help any beginning photographer step up to the next level. They aren’t complicated or even that radical. They are five very simple ideas and qualities that every great photographer needs to follow.

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8 Great Tips for Photographing Animals

8 Great Tips for Photographing Animals

Animals can be an incredible photography subject. Due to their unpredictable nature though, animals can be incredibly hard to photograph. Here are a few tips to help you out whether you’re on a safari or in your own backyard.

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5 Things to bring to a PhotoShoot

5 Things to bring to a PhotoShoot

When hired for a photoshoot you do not want to forget anything. When going on location you have a higher risk of not having something you need. Here are a few things that I always try to bring that are not always necessary, but I have found from experience these things can help a great deal.

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10 New Years Resolutions for Any Photographer

10 New Years Resolutions for Any Photographer

A new year is in the loom and throughout the world people are deciding what they want to change for the year ahead. So what should us photographers aim to change? Here are 10 resolutions that can help us all become better photographers in 2011.

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Basic Gear Guide to Concert Photography

Basic Gear Guide to Concert Photography

We’ve all seen photos at shows with point-and-shoot cameras or even our cell phones.  But as we all found out, our pictures turned out incredibly dark, incredibly orange, and or incredibly noisy. While I might be bias, I believe concert photography has some of the hardest elements to deal with on the job.

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