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Understanding Exposure: Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO

Jan 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Understanding Exposure What is Exposure? to simply put it, it is the amount of light that enters the sensor in your camera. if your shot is exposed too long then it is overexposed or your photo will be too bright. If your shot is exposed too short the photo will appear too dark also. At [...]

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When to use a tripod?

Jan 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

Camera shake is often caused by unsteady hands and slow shutter speeds that results to blurred images. So then its quick to say to always use a tripod but that would be too impractical. One of the questions that’s been asked by new photographers is “Is that lens sharp?”, in reality all lenses are sharp [...]

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Rule of Thirds

Jan 11, 2010 | No Comments

For beginners its frustrating when you buy your first dslr and wonder why you can’t get the “pro” shot. Taking an image of something is just not enough, the impression of photography is determined by the composition balance of an image. Try applying the Rule of Thirds in composing your shots. Rule of Thirds take [...]

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POV Point of View

Jan 7, 2010 | No Comments

By: Lord Sid Valera Point-of-View, often abbreviated as POV, can make or break a photo. POV is an important component of composition: And to have good composition, one must understand and experiment with POV. I’ve compiled a list of what I personally think are important concepts of POV and general composition for a photograph or [...]

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How to create HDR images

Dec 30, 2009 | No Comments

In this tutorial we will go through the process of creating HDR images using Photomatix. Basically, HDR photography is a result of taking multiple exposures of the same subject. Things you need in taking HDR photos: – Digital Camera with exposure bracketing – Tripod – HDR photo editor (for this tutorial, we are using Photomatix) [...]

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How to get sharp photos

Dec 23, 2009 | No Comments

Whether you’re using a kitlens or an expensive lens if your image is not sharp…its not sharp! You can’t really tell the difference. Some people would kill over a sharpness of an image (which i think is really overrated) then they blame themselves for not getting the more expensive gears. Im fine with soft images [...]

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Starting a Project 365 in Photography

Dec 17, 2009 | No Comments

This is an invitation to everyone to start a Project 365 for 2010. A Project 365 involves taking at least one shot of any subject everyday for 365 days in 2010 and posting it anywhere like here in CebuPhoto.org, Flickr, Facebook or other sites. The ultimate goals here are to force yourself to bring and [...]

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Want to start into photography?

Dec 15, 2009 | No Comments

To those who want to start getting serious into photography, you will need a DSLR. After getting one you will need to understand basic principles regarding ISO, aperture, shutter speed and white balance. To avoid making new threads like “Newbie Question Here” or “What DSLR to buy” that just clutter up the boards, kindly refer [...]

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50 Must Have Wedding Shots

Dec 15, 2009 | No Comments

1. Prep Shots – Bride & Groom 2. The Dress – Hanging or Draped 3. The North Window Shot – Bride facing out northern most window 4. Bride walking down stairs 5. Bride looking out (window or door) 6. Maid of Honor & Brides Mom – Zipping Dress 7. Bride Applying Make Up 8. Groom [...]

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