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How to Shoot Light Trails

One of the first subjects that I remember trying to capture as a teenager with my first SLR camera (film) was light trails created by cars on a busy road near my home. I’d seen this type of shot in a photography magazine and was impressed by the eye catching results. Photo by Fishtail@Taipei Light Trails continue to [...]

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Art Photography - How to Create an Oil Painting from a Photo with Corel Painter

Today we’re talking Art Photography as Bob Nolin from Digital Image Magazine shares some tips on creating an oil painting effect from a photo. Imagine you had a magic paint brush, and when you painted with it on a blank canvas, it changed colors for you all by itself. You wouldn’t have to try [...]

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Travel Photography Equipment - What To Pack?

What photography gear should I pack when I’m traveling? Today Christina Dickson answers this question. Image by Dean Forbes. It’s your first trip out of the country as a real “photographer”. Your clothing is packed. Your suitcase is at the door. Now there’s only one question: What photography gear do you bring? In 3 days I head off [...]

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Dymo DiscPainter Review

Today one of our forum moderators - SIME from Gtvone.com - reviews the Dymo DiscPainter. I don’t know if I’ve told you this before, but the one thing I hate about printing a design onto a CD or DVD is just that… Printing the Design! I have not, until now, come across a convenient, quick, no [...]

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This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums

Weekly Assignment This week we finished the X-tych assignment. The goal was to put together several shots into a single shot. There were lots of shots that were very interesting, and lots of varied subjects, but we managed to pick out a few that we really liked. Our winner was duna for the shots taken before [...]

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Where To Rent A Lens Online

Ever needed a lens but have been unable to afford it? In this post Peter Carey explores how you can have them - by renting lenses. I admit it.  I like to dream about owning many, many lenses.  It seems I can always conjure up at least one photo to justify purchasing any given lens.  But [...]

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An Introduction to Architectural Photography

I am a professional architectural photographer working out of Denver, Colorado. I have photographed over 4500 homes and buildings, and I can claim Colorado’s highest producing Real Estate agents as dedicated customers. Photographing homes and buildings presents a unique set of challenges for a shooter. There are any number of variables that affect each project, [...]

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Prime vs Zoom Lenses - Which are Best?

“I’m doing some research into lenses for my Canon 40D DSLR and have come across lenses being referred to as Prime lenses. What is a Prime Lens and why would I consider them instead of a Zoom lens?” Thanks for the question, you’re not alone in asking it. As DSLRs come down in price I’m finding [...]

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Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding Aperture (a beginner’s guide)

In this tutorial Natalie Norton explores the topic of Aperture. A few months back I wrote an article here at DPS that created a bit of a stir: 4 Reasons Not to Write Off Shooting in Automatic. I expected to get a lot of naysayers scolding me up and down and all around. I did get a [...]

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Portrait Photography’s Power Posing - Part II: The Poses

Christina Dickson is a portrait photographer and instructor for the Institute in Photographic Studies. Her work can be viewed at Christina Nichole Photogrpahy As we discussed previously in Portrait Photography Power Posing Part I, posing is no simple matter. It requires great attention to detail in subject’s personality and artistic use of body language. A pose [...]

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