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Shooting and Selling Microstock
Someone, I can’t remember
who it was, once described stock photography
this way: “you throw your photographs into a
large bin (the stock photo agency) and
people looking for photographs to advertise
their goods or websites come be and rummage
through the bin until they find what they
want” I don’t think I can say it better.
How to Resize Large Images
for the Web in Photoshop
This
article is in response to that question. I've lost count of how many times I've
been asked it.
Three Sure-Fire Tips
for Stunning 4th of July Photography
This
article by guest author, Matt Smolsky, offers some good ideas for taking
better pictures on the iconic Amarican holiday.
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Understanding the Digital Histogram
If you shoot digital, you have a distinct
advantage over the film photographer. One of
the most helpful features of the digital
camera is the histogram, if you know how to
use it.
The Digital Histogram is not nearly as scary
and difficult as it sounds. It is really
nothing more than a graph that shows how the
image has been exposed: its brightness.
Can You Really Turn
Pro?
This
article is in response to that question. It seems I get asked it several
times a week.
Well,
the answer is two-fold:
First: Yes,
you can, but it’s not easy to break into the field unless know some insider
secrets, and how to shoot images that will sell.
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JPEGs and Raw Files: The
Best of Both Worlds
Here's some info on JPG
and RAW files from my
latest newsletter. Hope
it helps.
The Ins and Outs of Hyperfocal Focusing
I’m sure the term, hyperfocal focusing, is a familiar one to
many photographers, but I also know that
it’s a bit of mystery to a great many more.
Anyway, I’ve had several requests for an
explanation, so here it is..
Set It And Forget
It
Why do you never see press photographers
adjusting their f-stops or changing
lenses in the middle of a shoot?
They use a simple technique that takes
most of the guesswork out of what they
do. You can use it too.
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