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James Jordan, Digicamhelp Contributing Writer, is owner of James Jordan Photography in Elgin, IL. His portfolio includes portraits for families, seniors and corporations, events, products, travel and landscape photography. His work has been published in travel guides and lifestyle magazines in the Midwestern U.S. A series of artistic landscape prints will be exhibited in Door County, Wisconsin in the summer of 2009.

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Take better holiday photos

Take better holiday photos

Here are some simple tips to help turn routine family holiday photos into works of art.

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Nighttime photography

Nighttime photography

Nighttime photography captures a world that is simultaneously exotic and familiar – and extremely captivating when done well.

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Nighttime photograpy tips

Nighttime photograpy tips

Capture brilliant nighttime photos by properly focusing and exposing when photographing in near-darkness.

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Digital camera histogram: use it to improve exposure

Digital camera histogram: use it to improve exposure

A histogram is probably one of the most misunderstood – and most inherently useful – digital camera features. Use it to help improve exposure.

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Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography

Introduction to High Dynamic Range Photography

Many a debate has been waged among photographers as to the value of overly tone mapped images, which can give a photo a surreal look. Look and see what you think about this sometimes controversial editing process.

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Photograph the moon

Photograph the moon

Taking photos of the moon can be done with relative ease even with a modest point and shoot digital camera. Learn to capture interesting shots of a subject that has long fascinated scientists, poets, artists, dreamers and photographers.

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Moon photography tips

Moon photography tips

Helpful tips and suggestions for taking majestic photos of the moon.

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What’s Flickr all about?

What’s Flickr all about?

Get inspired. Get answers. Get visibility. Discover Flickr, one of the world’s largest photo hosting and sharing sites on the internet.

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