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Category: Tips and Tricks

Tips and tricks for beginner and advanced amateur photographers. Photographic theory, photographic technique, camera tricks, advanced photography techniques, learn how to compose photos, learn photography. 

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Ansel Adams said “There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.”

Tips and Tricks for photographers

Crop vs Full Frame DoF
Posted on2021-03-19 Tips and Tricks

Depth of Field: Crop vs Full Frame and Which is Better

The internet is littered with literally thousands of blog posts and youtube videos about crop vs full frame sensors, and there are millions of comments...

overrated camera features
Posted on2020-06-15 Opinion Tips and Tricks

5 Overrated camera features in 2020…or are they?

There are always a half dozen or so “must-have” features touted by camera reviewers and photo enthusiasts posting on the internet. But some (or all)...

Video Shutter Speed
Posted on2020-05-27 Tips and Tricks

How to Choose a Video Shutter Speed

If you’re new to videography, one question you might have is: “How do I choose a shutter speed based on my chosen frame rate?” Selecting...

Editing JPEGs with Camera Raw
Posted on2018-10-11 Tips and Tricks

Editing JPEGs with Camera Raw: Quick Tutorial

Shooting RAW provides many advantages over JPEG, but the primary reason cited by most photographers is post-production and editing capabilities. But there is a way...

single versus dual card slots
Posted on2018-09-062020-06-14 Opinion Tips and Tricks

Single Versus Dual Card Slots in a Digital Camera

There’s a lot of hub-bub regarding single versus dual card slots in the world of digital photography these days. But other than more storage space,...

Depth of Field - f/1.8
Posted on2018-06-272018-08-03 Tips and Tricks

Quick Study on Depth of Field

Articles and videos throw around the term “depth of field” quite casually, as if everyone already knows what it means. Depth of Field (DOF from...

Posted on2018-02-202018-03-01 Tips and Tricks

Handy-Dandy List of f-Stops (in a table)

Every wonder what “half a stop” means in relation to the maximum aperture of a lens? Me, too! So here’s a handy-dandy list of f-stops...

canon lens date codes
Posted on2017-12-152017-12-15 Tips and Tricks

How to Read Canon Lens Date Codes

Every Canon lens has a “date code” imprinted somewhere on the lens mount. This tells you where and when the lens was manufactured so that...

Free Stock Photo
Posted on2017-11-072017-11-07 Tips and Tricks

Free Stock Photo Sites That Don’t Suck

Yes, even pros need to rely on stock photography every once in a while. But for us advanced amateurs looking to squeeze every nickel until...

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