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Stacking images in Lightroom

reedcat — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:01:57 +0000

When you have a lot of similar images from a shoot, you can organizing them using the Lightroom Stacks feature. This allows you to stack images together so that only one image representing the stack appears in the Grid, Filmstrip and Loupe. This can clean up the screen reducing the number of images you see. To [...]

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Stacking images in Lightroom

Learn Your Camera With the Flip of a Dial

reedcat — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:04:44 +0000

The best way to learn the semi-manual and fully-manual controls is via practice, so check out this technique to get you going.

Three Lenses Every Photographer Should Own

Guest Contributor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:08:48 +0000

A Guest Post by Chris Folsom. Lineup of Lenses - by canonsnapperIt’s a question I hear a lot from new photographers: “what lenses should I buy?” And while there are a lot of different types of lenses appropriate for many different situations and needs, time and time again I find myself primarily relying on three lenses in [...]

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Three Lenses Every Photographer Should Own

Two Factors for Perfect Focus

Elizabeth Halford — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:11:01 +0000

Recently, I posted that my biggest frustration is improper focus. If you use a point-and-shoot, the solution it pretty simple. You hold down the shutter button halfway until focus is achieved and then push it the rest of the way down. The only reason you’d be likely to end up with poor focus is, as I [...]

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Two Factors for Perfect Focus

Cloud Photography

Guest Contributor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:08:10 +0000

How to take advantage of what is right above you. The sky is the single most abstract and dynamic canvas that a photographer has at his disposal. It is an endless source of inspiration that can change a boring photo into one of tremendous interest. Sweet Home Under White Clouds - by tipiro The sky is a key [...]

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Cloud Photography

Five great reasons to use an external flash

reedcat — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:23 +0000

If your digital camera has a hot shoe, it can accept an external flash. Here are five compelling reasons to use one.

Arrange Files Your Way in Lightroom

reedcat — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:08:11 +0000

Often when you’re working in Lightroom you will want the images to be sorted in the order that you want to see them, not in as order such as capture date which is one of the Lightroom sort options. You may want to do this when assembling images for a slide show or for printing, [...]

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Arrange Files Your Way in Lightroom

Camera Bag Recommendations: What’s Yours?

Darren Rowse — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:50:46 +0000

We ran this question/discussion just on two years ago now but a lot of new camera bags are now on the market so it’s time to do it again. What camera bag do you use and recommend – and why? Do you use a brand like Crumpler, Tamrac or Lowpro OR do you prefer a more anonymous [...]

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Camera Bag Recommendations: What’s Yours?

PIXMA iP2702 printer review

reedcat — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:50:40 +0000

The Canon PIXMA iP2702 is an inexpensive, compact photo printer. Photo quality is acceptable but not on par with printers that use more colors.

Taking Stock of Your Own Photography

Guest Contributor — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:55:13 +0000

A Guest Post by SusanG from Camelot Photography Forum. We talk about things like Workflow and Task Management. Yet, how much time do we dedicate to looking, really looking, into our own work? The end product itself! I spent eight months last year photographing one linear mile. It wasn’t a planned series, but evolved into a long-term [...]

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Taking Stock of Your Own Photography