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The Pros and Cons of a Monopod
Many believe that the only way to get a truly sharp image is to use a monopod (aka unipod). Unfortunately this is not true
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Understanding Chromatic Aberrations
Chromatic aberrations: what is it and what causes it? For a scientific answer we asked Dr. Rebecca Theilmann at the University of California San Diego.
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Memory Cards / Best Practices - Photo Tips
Photo Tips Podcast: Memory Cards / Best Practices #6
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Camera Tip: Reformat Your Memory Card!
For many using a memory card is simply putting the card in your camera and then shooting away. If you
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How to Calculate Exposure Times for ND Filters - Photo Tips
Photo Tips Podcast: How to Calculate Exposure Time for ND Filters #4
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How to use ND Filters - Photo Tips
Photo Tips Podcast - How to use ND Filters/Photo Tips #3
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Choosing Square or Circular ND Filters - Photo Tips
Photo Tips Podcast - Choosing Square or Circular ND Filters - Photo Tips
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How to Buy a Filter - UV, Clear & ND - Photo Tips
Photo Tips Podcast - How to Buy a Filter
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The Helpful Photographer Podcast
Subscribe now, wherever you listen to podcasts: Spotify Tune In Stitcher RSS Welcome to the new Helpful Photographer Podcast hosted by our lead photographer Zim. Each week you'll hear photo tips…
Landscape Photographers Need This
If you are a lanscape photographer and you have not discovered the joys of trekking poles, then you're missing out. When used properly trekking poles like
When to Buy a Fisheye Lens
To fisheye or not to fisheye? After purchasing 2 or 3 lenses, amateur photographers will eventually ask
How Achieve Critical Focus
What are the best ways to achieve critical focus. There are those who will argue that the best way to achieve critical focus is
What to do With Luggage?
You’ve finally made it. You’re in New York! But you only have a few hours or just a day and you need to enjoy every minute of your visit. Don’t…
Vocab Quiz
Can you answer these photography quiz?
Manual Mode Can Really SUCK!
Auto has always and continues to receive a lot of bad press but it's high time Manual got the same treatment.
2 Ways To Keep Your Lenses Condensation Free
There are those who recommend that you must only operate your camera in comfortable climates. In other words if you
The Best Back Up Strategy
Yup, it's definitely time to talk about backups. Now that everyone is stuck in doors for a while, perhaps it’s a good time to get
Why Infinity Focus isn't Infinity Focus
Where is infinity on the barrel of your lens focus ring? If you look at the little window
WTF? Don't Use Flash Indoors?
One of the worst photo tips floating around the internet is regarding the use of flash.
3 Reasons Tripods Fail
So you finally splurged and bought yourself a really nice $200 tripod. But your pictures are still not as sharp as you hoped. Here are the three main reasons why…
Choosing Between a Polarizing & Neutral Density Filters
Many people are investing lots of money into polarizing and Neutral Density filters without understanding the differences.
How to Deal w/ Touchscreens in the Cold
When temperatures drop below freezing out it's hard to handle your camera as it is. Although touchscreens
2 Battery Saving Tricks in Cold Weather
Are you about to visit a cold place with your camera? Or do you like just like being outdoors in sub
Camera Tip: Choosing a Sling Strap
Now that we have established that it's probably a good idea to get a sling strap, it's time to discuss
Camera Tip: Don't forget the Hand Strap
In the previous post we discussed sling straps as good alternatives to the traditional neck strap. This post is about
Quotable Quotes: A Camera is Nothing Without A Photographer...
A Camera is Nothing Without A Photographer. A Photographer is Nothing Without Creativity.
Camera Tip: Get Into the Sling of it - Sling Straps
Before Black Rapid revolutionized photography with the invention of the R Strap, one would have thought
Quotable Quotes: There are moments when time stands still...
There are moments when time stands still. You hope it will wait for you, long enough to get your camera out. - Dorothea Lange
Photo Tip: Silhouettes Out of the Shadows
As defined by the Oxford dictionary a silhouette is a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically
Camera Tip: A Clear Picture of Filters
One of the most common questions asked on a safari is regarding the use of a protective filter.
Camera Tip: Graduated Neutral Density Filters Uses & Caveats
What is the difference between a neutral density filter (aka ND) and a graduated neutral density filter (aka GND or Grad ND)?
Cheap Trick: Camera Bag Hack
If your lens won't fit in your camera bag because your lens hood makes your lens too long. Simply mount it upside down.
Photo Tip: The Real Picture of Portrait Lenses & Beauty Lights
Aside from macro photography and landscape photography, perhaps the most popular type of photography
Camera Tip: Keep your Lens Hoods On
Although most lenses come with lens hoods it's amazing to see how few amateur photographers actually use their lens hood. Many think
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