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Taking some great Christmas photos – tips and techniques (Part 3)

ashish — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:51:00 +0000

In the past 2 posts in this series (Christmas photos tips and techniques), I have enumerating some tips and techniques that related to improving your photos of Christmas events. Here is the third post in the series:

Tip 1036 (Take test shots of the location): If you have the ability to be in the location [...]

5 Photo Tips – some tips about filters, explanations, different types (contd..)

ashish — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:44:38 +0000

Tip 921 (Functionality of a graduated ND filter): The core of a graduated ND filter is an optical filter, that varies the transmission of light. The graduated ND filter is composed of 2 parts – one is the filter that has neutral density, and the other is clear. This allows such modifications such as being [...]

How to take better photos of sports events – some tips and techniques (contd ..)

ashish — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:13:34 +0000

Tip 546 (Get the crowds involved): For mass sports events such as football, rugby, cricket, there are some interesting shots where you need to use either wide angle lens, or the wider end of the lens and get the crowd. For places where you have full large stadiums and with full crowds, try and get [...]

5 Photo Tips for shooting photos in the sun

ashish — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:12:56 +0000

Tip 306 (Look for reflected light): One of the problems with harsh sunlight is that the side facing light gets a sharp glare, while a face or profile in shadow is far more reduced. You can either set up reflectors, or look for a place such as a parking lot or in front of buildings, [...]

5 photo tips for taking photos at noon

ashish — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:48:41 +0000

Tip 296 (Look for the shade): Even on a bright sunny day, you will always find places that are in the shade. Being in the shade allows you to be much more comfortable while taking the photo, and there is normally ample light available in the shade.

Tip 297 (Get closer): If you can get [...]