Aug
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20 Awesome Photographs of Summer

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Personally, I am not a fan of summer heat.  However, there is beauty to be found in everything.  Here are 20 awesome photographs of summer.

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Aug
19

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Amazing Photos of Embryos

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First of all, here are two pics of my very own embryos! Yes, we did IVF and our 3-year-old daughter is a result.  Our 7-month-old baby daughter was a complete surprise.  It’s amazing that something so small can be photographed. My embryo 1 My embryo 2   Here are some amazing animal embryo photos I […]

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Aug
16

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Tips for the Amateur Wedding Photographer

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Your wedding day is probably one of the most important days of your life, and capturing it on film means you can relive those memories again and again. Because these photos are so important, the pressure to get them right can be huge. If you’re in charge of capturing someone’s big day, here are some […]

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Aug
3

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How to Make Money Selling Stock Photos

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“Do What You Love and the Money Will Follow” an old (and I mean OLD) friend once told me”.  His nickname was Yoda, since he was short, fat, had a little stubby ponytail thingy on the back of his head and did in fact have a face that resembled Yoda.  I loved the idea that […]

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Jul
24

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Hobstr – Site Review – Toy Camera Photography

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I’m REALLY excited about this one!  I love toy camera photography.  Finally, I get to review something other than a wedding photography site to review.  In spite of being female, I could care less about weddings.  I mean, I liked my own well enough, and it’s nice to watch a friend or family member get […]

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Jul
19

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Pixel Junk Swagger: Shrinking Photos Without Losing Quality

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High-quality photographic images usually take up a considerable amount of hard drive space. It often proves difficult for professional photographers to send these massive files to their clients. They don’t always fit in an email account or on a CD. DVDs can hold any number of photos, but they require computers with DVD drives, and […]

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Jul
19

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How to be a Wedding Photojournalist

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There has been a large shift over the last few years to what has popularly been known as a reportage, photo documentary or photojournalistic style of wedding photography. Essentially, all that these confusing terms mean the same thing: the photographer will tell the story of the whole day photographing the real moments that happen rather than setting […]

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Jul
7

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Basics of Developing Black and White Film

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“Developing” is a chemical process which converts the invisible exposed image on film into a visible image on a negative.  When working with film, either black and white or color, the ultimate goal is to produce a beautiful print.  However, in order to make a good print, a good negative has to be developed first. […]

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Jul
5

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Chicago in the Shutter Frame

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Photography Requires Focus There’s money to be made in every creative endeavor these days, but a photographer has to consistently create decent compositions in photos that are beautiful, stunning, eye-catching, thought provoking or that in some other way beg for people’s attention. The photographer can’t just simply run around with a camera and snap random […]

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Jun
24

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Photoshop Tutorial: How to Get Rid of Haze in Your Pictures

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Haze is the subtle blue tint that appears in many landscape and outdoor pictures.  It is generally caused by atmospheric haze like smog, dust, and any other particles like smoke which can reduce the clarity in the sky and in distant scenes. While it is always ideal to shoot on a day when there is […]

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