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Photography Technique

5 Tips for Maximum Sharpness

by MarkV February 4, 2010 Beginner's Corner

Upgrading from a P&S camera to a DSLR does not guarantee sharper photos. Frustration over sharpness can lead new DSLR shooters into the costly land of uber lenses. Before spending money on another lens consider these 5 tips for sharper photos. Moving Subjects – Pan the camera to match your subject’s speed if your subject [...]

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Scheimpflug and Plane of Focus

by MarkV January 24, 2010 Photography Technique

I was cruising around youtube this morning looking for something useful to explain how a Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 lens can manipulate the plane of focus. I didn’t find anything specifically for Canon TS-E lenses but I found a nifty video describing the Scheimpflug principle and focusing a 4×5 camera. You can watch the video [...]

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Food for Thought – Claude Monet

by MarkV December 16, 2009 Photography Technique

“When you go out to paint try to forget what object you have before you – a tree, a house, a field or whatever. Merely think, here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact colour [...]

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Infrared and Your P&S Camera

by MarkV November 27, 2009 Photography Technique

I have always heard that noon is the worst time to shoot a photo. Photography performed around noon typically sucks. There are several ways to work around the hard noon sun with people. Scenic photography is a different matter entirely. Photography made with infrared light does lend itself to lunchtime photo sessions. Most modern DSLR [...]

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Ideas for Photography – Out Of Focus

by MarkV November 8, 2009 Photography Technique

Think about how you use depth of field in your photographs? Most photographs focus on the subject and place secondary elements out of focus. This use of DOF is typical for portraits, macro and other photography. When should you place your subject out of focus? I was out shooting with a friend when this crossed [...]

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