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How to Paint with Light in a Photograph

by Bill Jones

If you are interested in experimenting with low or no light photographic techniques you may be interested in painting with light. This is a system that allows the photographer to set their camera on a very long exposure and use a flashlight or LED light to “paint” images on the scene.

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The Histogram – A Primer

by Christopher B. Derrick

I’m sure that you’ve ran across the histogram when cycling through your digital photos while still in the camera, but more so when you bring your images into a post production workflow – like Lightroom or Photoshop. 

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How to Achieve a Clear Foreground and Background in Your Photos

by Bill Jones

When a photograph has a perfectly clear foreground, mid-ground, and background it is one that has the greatest depth of field possible. This means that the camera is focusing on the subject, but also keeping the entire image sharp as well. This is usually something used for landscape imagery but can also be put to good use in a host of other varieties like portraiture and even macro photography. It is not so simple as pointing the camera and focusing in, however, and a good photographer must come to understand the ways in which it can be accomplished.

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How to Get Started Shooting Nighttime Landscapes

by Bill Jones

Most people only think of a nighttime landscape as one that is indistinct or includes only the silhouettes of the mountains against the starry skies. The fact is that the settings and timing used for a nighttime or extremely low-light photograph can often catch shades of color and effects that are completely indiscernible to the naked eye. This means nighttime landscapes are worth some experimentation.

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How to Successfully Print Black and White Photos on Your Inkjet Printer

by Christopher B. Derrick

Making B&W prints with an inkjet printer requires some finessing in order to get those prints that live up to the hype of “glorious black & white.”

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