A New (Old) Approach to Street Photography
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Good street photography is tougher now than ever. A step back in time and approach might make your success greater.
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Adding Flash Most of the Time
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Are there images where flash doesn’t add value? Yes, but they are much rarer than you probably think
Read MoreBest Practices for Wide Angle Lens Success
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A lot of users of wide angle lenses complain that their images are lacking the snap and emotion that was expected. In this article, photographers share their best practices for wide angle success.
Read MoreThe Perfect? Portrait Lens
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Picking the right lens to make portraits is easy by following this simple guide
Read MoreTo Crop or Not to Crop. Is it really a question?
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Hello folks. The subject of cropping images has come up again recently so I thought it was a decent time to take a whack at the topic.
Read More12 Tips for Great People Photographs (and a couple of PRO SECRETS!)
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All photographers make images of people. Most often, these photos are of family or friends, simple casual photos that make lasting memories. This time, I’m going to give you my top simple tips for great people photos. Turn snapshots into great shots!
Read MoreTips for Spring Photography
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In this article I share some valuable tips for photography in spring. I also share some best practices for shooting in the best light possible, which means it’s wet
Read MoreMust Have Light Shaper : The Umbrella
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Every photographer should have at least one light shaper and if only one, it should be an umbrella. There is nothing simpler, easier to use and more forgiving
Read MoreVideo Success! On Your Smartphone!
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It’s time for the smartphone video challenge. Take it on if you dare! (Seriously it’s as easy as drinking water)
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Understanding High Speed Sync
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Understanding and using High Speed Sync for flash opens a whole new realm of lighting possibilities without the constraint of a maximum shutter speed with flash.
Read MoreUnderstanding Print File DPI Requirements
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Selecting the correct dots per inch value when printing your own photos directly or for preparing a print file to send to an external printer is very important. There is a lot of chatter on the Internet that says choose 300 dpi, set and forget. For small prints, this makes sense, but will result in large files and significant use of ink unnecessarily for larger prints. It behooves any photographer who prints to understand DPI and how to determine the optimal settings.
Read MoreDo You Use AUTO-ISO? You Should Be!
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If you do not presently use AUTO-ISO, why not? Join me to discover why you probably should
Read MoreWhy Current Mirrorless Cameras Are Your Best Bet for Video
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Your best video camera option is your current mirrorless camera. So what will it take for you to give video a try?
Read MoreUnderstanding Adobe Lightroom Classic Catalogues and Libraries
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It’s time for a quick review of Lightroom Classic catalogues and collections
Read MoreUltra Wide or Fisheye?
/Hey readers, I hope that this post finds you all well. I received a question about a week ago from a photographer looking to expand her visioneering options and she asked my opinion about whether to add a fisheye lens or an ultra wide angle. The answer is not so cut and dried as you may think.
Read MoreBest Practices for Scanning Slides, Negatives and Old Prints
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Hey folks. This topic comes to me as a request from a subscriber. The photographer asking has a lot of slides that need to be scanned to be converted to digital files. I will also look at dealing with negatives for colour and black and white.
Read MoreAll About Ring Flash
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Hello readers. This past week on the Make Batter Photos and Videos Podcast episode 164, Gordon and I talked about tools for macro photography. I shortly received a few requests for a deeper explanation of ring lights, and specifically ring flash so here we are.
Read MoreSlow Shutter Flash and Second Curtain Sync
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Flash with slow shutter speeds and with second curtain sync provides enormous creative potential. Join me to learn how this works.
Read MoreMaking a Slideshow with Your Photos
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Hi folks! Welcome to The Photo Video Guy. While I accept, but don’t really understand, that most still photographers are not interested in doing video, many of use are interested in putting together a nice slideshow. So let’s see how to do that fun and simply
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