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5 Still Life Lighting Tips for Beginners

Nov 09 2009 Published by under Tutorial

This week, Christina Dickson of DPS share her tips of how to look for the best lighting condition for beginners. I find this tips very useful during my early days of learning photography. And I believe that it may applied to any beginners as well. Here it is.

Lighting is the single most important element of “Still Life” photography. The way a photographer uses light for still life will add mood, give context, provide interest, and ultimately, create a dynamic still life photograph. Lighting for still life is not complicated. In fact, stick to these 5 tips, and you will nail your still life shots every time.

1. Use an simple backdrop: Wrinkles and ridges in a still life photograph – unless a part of the setting – will be distracting to your main subject. Be vigilant about keeping your backdrops smooth and simple.

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Basic photography: understanding white balance

Oct 02 2009 Published by under Tutorial

Another series of basic photography from Darren Rowse of DPS.

White Balance is an aspect of photography that many digital camera owners don’t understand or use – but it’s something well worth learning about as it can have a real impact upon the shots you take.

So for those of you who have been avoiding White Balance – let me introduce you to it. I promise to keep it as simple as possible and keep what follows as usable as I can:

At its simplest – the reason we adjust white balance is to get the colors in your images as accurate as possible.

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6 techniques to reduce camera shake

Sep 11 2009 Published by under Tutorial

Natalie Norton of DPS shares with us a great tips of how to reduce camera shake. I find it very useful for all kind of photographers.

For those who can afford VR (Vibration Reduction) or IS (Image Stabilization) lenses, you are always blessed with this feature. But there are times when you want a very slow shutter speed, but you have no tripod with you. Thus, hand held is your option.

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Rule of thirds

Sep 03 2009 Published by under Tutorial

Here’s the 4th installment of my basic photography series. Everyone who started out drawing or photography must have at least heard ‘rule of thirds’. So  to show you what it is, I share this great article from DPS.

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Perhaps the most well know principle of photographic composition is the ‘Rule of Thirds‘.

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Basic photography: understanding Shutter

Aug 06 2009 Published by under Tutorial

This is the 2nd series of my basic tutorial. How to set the proper shutter speed.

A shutter in a camera is simply a gate that allow/block light that goes from the lens to the image sensor. What we deal with shutter is deciding how long it open, so that it allow how much light goes through. The longer it opens, the brighter the pic.

That is how we control exposure. Take a look at how it works below.

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