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Enjoying the Weather? Take Some Photos!
This is just a quick reminder, since it’s such a nice day out: Don’t forget to take your camera with you this evening and get some great shots. The sky was beautiful last night and it looks like it will be another beautiful evening again tonight. So bring your camera and a good fast lens if you have one! Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »
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Medium Format Photography
You have probably heard of “Medium Format” film before (sometimes written as “MF” by people on the internet), but what is it? Is it something to be scared of and ignore every time someone brings up the subject? No way! It’s quite a cool format to work with, especially once you find out how much more resolution you’re getting out of a single frame! Catch this: a single frame from a Medium Format (square) negative is 60mm x 60mm (usually written 6cm x 6cm, but we’re labeling it in “millimeters” to avoid confusion in this article), while a 35mm negative is 24mm x 36mm. That means the Medium Format negative is roughly 4 times the image resolution of a 35mm negative. If you’re transferring your Medium Format over to digital, you should be … Read entire article »
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6 Ways To Take Great Holiday Pictures (and Videos)
What’s the biggest mistake people make when taking pictures during the holidays? Not putting forth enough effort. Just getting people in the center of the frame and hitting the button isn’t going to make good photography. In other words, pointing and shooting isn’t going to get you good photos. Good photography takes effort. So here’s a list of 6 things to help you take excellent photos this holiday season: Get down to your subject’s level. If you want the excellent shot of your child opening presents, get down to his/her eye-level (at least on your knee). The picture will be more like a portrait in this case, instead of looking down on the child. Although we look at children from above, we always enjoy sitting eye-to-eye with them and listening to their stories. This … Read entire article »
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Triangles in Photography and Cinema
You may not know that you subconsciously notice triangles in pictures, but you do. Maybe it goes back to our hunter-gatherer days when we’d look into the trees for food, or to make sure there wasn’t a hungry leopard ready to pounce. As you’ll notice, branches extending from the tree make a “V”, and the added shape of a squirrel, a bird, or even a leopard would easily turn it into a triangle. Or maybe we’re programmed to notice triangles because of hills and valleys? At the bottom of most valleys lies water in the form of a stream, river, or lake. Not only do we need water to live, but many animals gather near the streams because they also need water to live… Or maybe none of the above is correct? … Read entire article »
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