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| A common photography problem: Shaded objects in digital photos |
December 17, 2006 |
| Digital cameras are becoming more and more sophisticated. On one hand they allow high quality automatic point and shoot. On the other hand they allow ... |
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| A holistic approach to buying a new digital camera |
December 13, 2006 |
| Many buy a new camera based on just a few parameters like purchase price and megapixels. This is unfortunate as there is much more to a new digital ca ... |
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| More things to do with your digital photos |
December 11, 2006 |
| Digital cameras have changed the way we take and use photos. With tradition film cameras you usually ended up printing photos and sorting them into ph ... |
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| Sensor size and Depth of field in film and digital cameras |
December 11, 2006 |
| Depth of field is defined as the range in which the photo is in focus. Achieving a specific depth of field is a useful photography technique used for ... |
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| Smart usage can extend digital cameras battery life |
December 11, 2006 |
| Digital cameras are powered by batteries and are limited in the number of digital photos that can be taken between either replacing or recharging the ... |
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| Professionals take many digital photos to get that perfect one |
December 10, 2006 |
| Professional photographers take a large number of photos. They know that by doing so they will most likely find that perfect one they were aiming for. ... |
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| Basic understanding of your digital camera flash |
December 04, 2006 |
| Many of us do not think twice about the usage of our digital camera’s flash assuming that the camera will use the flash automatically as needed. Flash ... |
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| Making some extra money with your digital photos |
November 30, 2006 |
| Are you an amateur photographer? Do you enjoy taking digital photos? Do you have good quality digital photos to share with others? You can do that and ... |
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| Avoiding pitfalls when taking high quality digital photos |
November 28, 2006 |
| With today’s sophisticated digital cameras it is relatively easy to take good digital photos. This is especially true if you are using s point and sho ... |
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| Taking great digital photos of your home |
November 25, 2006 |
| There are many reasons why you would like to photograph your home. No matter what the reason is there are a few simple tips you can follow in order to ... |
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| Picking up a digital camera gift |
November 27, 2006 |
| So you have decided to buy a digital camera for someone. Digital cameras are hot gift items. They are also high tech devices with many features and op ... |
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| Creating a digital photo inventory of your house or office |
October 31, 2006 |
| There are many reasons to keep an updated and complete inventory of your home or office. One reason is for easier insurance claims in cases of disaste ... |
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| How to shoot sharp digital photos without a tripod |
October 30, 2006 |
| Tripods are used when you need a steady platform to take a digital photo. In some scenarios not using a tripod will result in a blurry digital photo w ... |
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| A digital photo shooting session of airplanes in an air show |
October 19, 2006 |
| A few weeks ago I went with my friends to see an air show. The schedule was packed with acrobatics and many types of planes. The highlight of the show ... |
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| The biggest power consumers in digital cameras |
October 16, 2006 |
| Like other portable electronic devices digital cameras rely on batteries to power up their electronics and mechanical elements. Although battery techn ... |
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| Continuous focus mode used for shooting digital photos of moving objects |
October 16, 2006 |
| It is harder to shoot good digital photos of moving objects than of still objects. When objects are still you have all the time that you need to focus ... |
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| Methods for focusing your digital camera on moving objects |
October 12, 2006 |
| Focusing is an important part of shooting a good photo alongside with composition and lighting. Focusing on static objects is relatively easy either b ... |
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| Auto and manual focus modes in digital cameras |
October 10, 2006 |
| One of the important phases of shooting a good photo is focusing on the photo’s objects. Photos that are out of focus look bad and blurry. Sometimes s ... |
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| Getting more battery time from your digital camera battery |
October 10, 2006 |
| Like other portable consumer electronic devices digital cameras use batteries as their power source. All batteries have one major drawback: they only ... |
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| Pixel color depth or bits per pixel in digital photos |
October 06, 2006 |
| Digital photos are built of many pixels. Each pixel has a unique value which represents its color. When you are looking at a digital photo your eyes a ... |
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| Digital photo pixel color formats RGB CMYK and HSV |
October 03, 2006 |
| Digital photos are built of pixels. When you look at a digital photo on a computer screen or on a printed version of the photo you are really looking ... |
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| PNG is replacing GIF files for digital graphic storage |
October 03, 2006 |
| GIF is one of the oldest file formats used for graphics and digital photos storage. GIF has many technical advantages but it also has one big business ... |
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| What is a digital photo JPEG file? |
October 02, 2006 |
| Digital photos are stored as files on memory cards and computer hard disks. They can be stored in different file formats (each format has a unique fil ... |
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| Lossless and lossy digital photo file compression |
October 02, 2006 |
| Digital photos are stored as digital files on electronic media. Digital photos are comprised of pixels each one with a unique color and intensity. Whi ... |
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| Compressed digital photo file formats – storing digital photos |
September 29, 2006 |
| Digital photos are stored as files on memory cards and computer hard disks. They can be stored in different file formats (each format has a unique fil ... |
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| Printing on Matte or Glossy digital photo printing paper |
September 27, 2006 |
| When printing digital photos you have a choice between matte and glossy photo prints. Glossy photo prints have a shiny finish while matte ones have a ... |
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| Taking digital photos for online and printed product catalogs |
September 26, 2006 |
| Whether you are planning to build an online product catalog or a printed version including rich digital photos will enhance it and will increase poten ... |
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| Understanding pixelization in digital photos and photo prints |
September 18, 2006 |
| Pixelization is defined as noticeable square pixels that can be seen in photos that are displayed on a computer screen or printed on paper. Without pi ... |
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| Seven common mistakes when taking digital photos |
September 15, 2006 |
| You have probably taken photos before just to find out later that they did not come out as expected. Although digital cameras are getting smarter ther ... |
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| Tips for scanning paper photo prints |
September 14, 2006 |
| Scanning paper photo prints is rare but sometimes you will need to do just that. Scanning is a process in which paper photo prints are converted to di ... |
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| Digital cameras responsiveness and photo shooting delays |
September 14, 2006 |
| Digital cameras have many advantages but they also have some disadvantages and response time is one of them. There are three response times that you s ... |
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| The advantages of digital photos and digital cameras |
September 13, 2006 |
| There is no debate that digital cameras are going to take over the photography market and with time we will see less and less film cameras sold and us ... |
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| Facts about flash units and taking photos using a flash |
September 13, 2006 |
| For most of us firing the flash is something that happens in the background and that does not require our attention.. Flash photography was not always ... |
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| Digital photo frames and what to look for when buying one |
September 10, 2006 |
| Digital photo frames are new products that replace old paper photo frames in displaying your photos on a desk, on a shelf or on a wall. This article e ... |
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| Do more with digital photos than just digital photo printing |
September 09, 2006 |
| When digital cameras were first introduced they were used mostly as digital replacement to film cameras. Users would shoot photos, print them and arch ... |
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| Selling products online with the help of digital photos |
September 08, 2006 |
| The old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” was never more true. In the digital photography era photos can be used in more types of media tha ... |
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| Shooting photos in Aperture priority mode |
September 07, 2006 |
| Digital cameras support many photo shooting modes - from automatic point and shoot to manual where the camera does nothing for you. One of those modes ... |
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| Digital photo printing paper sizes – 4XD 5XD and others |
September 06, 2006 |
| When you print digital photos on traditional paper sizes photos are either cropped or areas of the paper are left blank. The reason is that tradition ... |
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| Photos that capture moving objects motion |
September 05, 2006 |
| Still photography freezes a scene. A photo is still in nature but sometimes you would like to convey a feeling of motion to the viewer. For example wh ... |
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| Exposure value (EV) and exposure compensation |
September 04, 2006 |
| Exposure is defined as how much light hits the camera’s sensor. It depends on the camera settings mainly aperture and shutter speed. Exposure value (k ... |
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| Understanding and using auto bracketing |
September 04, 2006 |
| When you shoot a photo you need to set the camera to the values that would result in the photo you want to get. However sometimes it is hard to find t ... |
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| Photo printing made easier with DPOF |
September 03, 2006 |
| There are many ways to print photos. For example you could download the photos to your computer choose the ones you like burn them on a CD and take th ... |
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| Digital camera modes – shutter aperture priority and more |
September 01, 2006 |
| Digital cameras can be put in different photo shooting modes. The most used mode is automatic – the only thing you need to do is point and shoot. Howe ... |
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| Orientation sensors in digital cameras |
August 31, 2006 |
| Cameras can be held in two positions: horizontal or vertical (also knows as landscape and portrait). Photos taken in the vertical position are later o ... |
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| The EXIF format in a nutshell |
August 31, 2006 |
| You might have heard the acronym EXIF in conjunction with digital cameras. EXIF allows for additional information such as shutter speed, aperture and ... |
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| How to take better portrait photos |
August 30, 2006 |
| Portrait photos are very impressive. A good portrait can project so much emotions and feelings and captivate the viewer. Taking high quality portrait ... |
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| Understanding what the anti dust feature is in digital SLR cameras |
August 30, 2006 |
| Digital cameras use a sensor known as CCD in order to convert light energy to pixels. Dust that accumulates on the CCD can result in black pixels or i ... |
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| Still digital camera image stabilizers - keep your images sharp |
August 29, 2006 |
| Taking stable and sharp photos is hard in some situations. For example when taking a photo using high zoom lenses even the tiniest camera movement wil ... |
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| The difference between film and digital photography |
August 23, 2006 |
| The debate “film vs. digital” is going on while digital cameras become more and more pervasive. Everybody has an opinion and usually a passionate one. ... |
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| Understanding Shutter Delay in Digital Cameras |
August 23, 2006 |
| When using a digital camera to take action photos you will notice that there is a delay between the time you press the shutter button to the time the ... |
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| The Difference Between DPI and PPI |
August 23, 2006 |
| Most people heard the term DPI. In most cases the term is used in the wrong context to express the number of pixels in a photo, the number of dots in ... |
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| How Many Pixels Make A Good Print? |
August 23, 2006 |
| Ever wondered how big you r enlarge your photos? ever wondered if your camera picture are good enough for a 20X30 poster? or maybe a 11X14? Read our e ... |
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| Turning Your Photos To Cash - How Can Your Photos Make Money For You |
August 23, 2006 |
| If you are an amateur or a semi professional photographer then chances are that you can make some money out of your photos. In this article you will g ... |
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| Turn Your Old Photo Paper Prints into Modern Digital Format Albums |
August 23, 2006 |
| Although digital cameras have been around for a few years and are becoming more and more popular many of us still have a large number of older film ca ... |
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| Pros and Cons of Battery Technologies Used in Cameras – Choose the Right One for You |
August 23, 2006 |
| Like other portable consumer electronic devices digital cameras use batteries as their power source. In this article we will describe different batter ... |
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| Optical or Digital Zoom? The Choice is Clear |
August 23, 2006 |
| Many of us do not know the difference between optical and digital zoom. We will try to explain the difference as using the right zoom feature is impor ... |
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| Understanding Photo Printing Paper Sizes or What is 4XD? |
August 23, 2006 |
| Online printing services are starting to offer digital compatible paper sizes. It is common today to order prints on paper sizes such as 4XD. In this ... |
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| How Does the Camera Auto Focus Work and Why Sometimes It Fails? |
August 23, 2006 |
| All of us use it every time we click on the shutter button. Now understand how the auto focus works under the hood and why in many cases it just does ... |
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| Get More Money On eBay By Taking Good Photos Of Your Item |
August 23, 2006 |
| A picture is worth a thousand words. When selling items online on auction sites such as eBay this saying becomes more relevant. A picture is worth mon ... |
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| Tripods - How to Avoid Blurry Photos |
August 23, 2006 |
| The most common way to take a photo is with the camera held in your hand. In some scenes this method can result in poor photos. One reason is that our ... |
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| Understanding Red-Eye in photos and how it can be prevented |
August 23, 2006 |
| It happens to you all the time you take photos of family or friends just to find out later on that the eyes in the photos have a dominant redness to t ... |
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| Digital Noise - What Is It? What Causes It? And How Can I Get Rid Of It? |
August 23, 2006 |
| Digital noise appears as random pixels on the photo that do not seem to belong. Although digital noise is not a problem for most photographers and is ... |
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| Keep Your Photos Safe |
August 23, 2006 |
| Are you backing up your precious photos? our computers and removable storage media are full with experiences and precious moments. However electronic ... |
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| Tips for buying your digital camera |
August 23, 2006 |
| So you have decided to get a new digital camera? or maybe it is your first one? Like many other consumer electronic devices digital cameras change all ... |
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| Tips for saving money on your online photo prints |
August 23, 2006 |
| Taking photos with your digital camera and viewing them on your computer screen is fun. Sometimes you’d like to make hardcopies of your photos. One of ... |
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| Printing your photos at home – useful tips and hints for best quality |
August 23, 2006 |
| Digital photography revolutionized the way in which we take, view and share photos and also the way in which we print them. Many digital photos never ... |
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| Sharing your photos – using sharing sites and email |
August 23, 2006 |
| The photos we take are all about experiences - photos from our last trip, photos of friends and family and of places we visited. We also want to share ... |
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| Taking Portrait Photos with Blurry Background and Understanding Depth of Field |
August 23, 2006 |
| We have all seen beautiful photos where the object is perfectly focused while the background is blurred. Such a photo can be very dramatic and might s ... |
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| How Much Does A Camera Really Cost? Make Sure You Budget Right Before Buying A New Camera |
August 23, 2006 |
| Digital cameras are not different than other consumer electronic products. The cost of ownership is not limited to the sum paid to purchase the camera ... |
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| Tips for Taking Great Lightning Photos |
August 23, 2006 |
| Lightning photos are very dramatic. The contrast between the night darkness and the lightning brightness results in very powerful photos. In this arti ... |
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| Travel Tips – Taking Your Camera on a Vacation With You |
August 23, 2006 |
| Don’t you like going through your vacations photos? We all take pictures when we go on a vacation. It is a great way to perpetuate the experience and ... |
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| Effective use of Flash Photography |
August 23, 2006 |
| Did you ever put your flash unit in manual mode? Did you ever manually turn on the flash when taking a day time outdoor photo? For many the answer to ... |
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| How to choose a camera with the right number of Mega Pixels? |
August 23, 2006 |
| The race for mega pixels has started and there is no way to stop it. Every few months cameras with more pixels hit the market. The manufacturers want ... |
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| Scanning paper prints to digital photos on your hard disk |
August 23, 2006 |
| Sometimes you find yourself in a situation when you have to scan paper prints, negatives or slides and store them as digital photos on your computer. ... |
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| Methods for photo backups |
August 23, 2006 |
| So you have finally decided to backup those precious photos? There are a few ways to backup photos. In this article we will explain how you can backup ... |
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| What is PPI – Pixels Per Inch? |
August 23, 2006 |
| The term PPI is not used much. Many people confuse PPI with DPI or have never heard the term PPI. PPI is a measurement of the quality of a print and u ... |
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| What is DPI – Dots Per Inch? |
August 23, 2006 |
| You have probably heard this term many times before especially in the context of printing your digital photos. DPI is sometimes used as a measurement ... |
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