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An Easy Way to Compose Landscape Photos at Night

pay per click advertising When you’re out taking nighttime landscape photos — Milky Way photography, or photos of the Aurora Borealis — one of the most difficult tasks is to compose your photos exactly how you want. The reason? It’s simply … Continue reading

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Infrared Flash Photos on the New York High Line

Most photographers have heard of infrared photography and many have shot with infrared film or digital cameras converted to infrared. However, few have had the opportunity to experiment with infrared flash photography. For me, the cool thing about shooting with … Continue reading

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4 Compelling reasons to underexpose your photos on purpose

Talk to three different photographers about “proper” exposure techniques, and you’ll probably get three different responses. That’s because shooting preferences are pretty personal. Once we’ve mastered manual mode and can shoot in varying conditions with relative ease, we learn to … Continue reading

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How to find and use open shade for your photos

I love using open shade to photograph my kids but what is it exactly? Open shade is when your subject is standing in the shade with the sunlight above them. The magic of open shade is that it creates a … Continue reading

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Aperture choice: My favorite photos and why I chose the f-stop I did

Seven years ago, when I first began my journey into photography, my husband gifted me with the cheap but fantastic Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens. It rocked my world! I loved it. I opened up that aperture wide and was suddenly … Continue reading

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