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Getting the best results with a flash
If you’ve decided that shooting available light is not going to work, here are some considerations for getting the best results with a camera flash.
Composing holiday photos
Now that you’ve got HOW you’ll shoot your holiday pictures down pat, it’s time to think of WHAT you’ll shoot this season.
Magic Eraser tool
Two features of Photoshop – layers and a tool called the Magic Eraser – make teleportation a reality, albeit a virtual reality.
Selling and marketing your photos
Thinking of “going pro” with your photography? Here are suggestions for getting people to part with their money to own something photographed by you.
Photography & the direction of light
Photography is not so much about making pictures of the objects and scenery around you. It is about making pictures of the light that strikes and reflects off the objects and scenery.
Taking photos in the midday sun
There are good reasons to avoid taking outside photos at midday. Learn what you can do to minimize the problems associated with high angle sunlight.
Shoot in color for black and white photos
To make the most of the available technology, photos destined to become black and white should be shot in color, and then converted in an image editing program.
Converting color images to black and white
The simplest way to convert a color image to black and white is to desaturate the color or change the mode to grayscale. However, this method frequently produces inadequate results.