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Who Needs Photoshop?

Fundamentally, the answer to this question is no. For the average consumer Photoshop (the full version) is probably overkill. Photoshop is a great program, no question about it. When Adobe...

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

How much color can be corrected?

Filter color cast. Is this a problem? When we were still shooting film, most of what happened in the field was permanent. In other words if you got...

20 Bad Photo Tips You Need to Know About

Here are some popular photo tips you should definitely not follow. 1. Just shoot everything horizontal, then you can crop it vertical later. No! By doing that 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

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

Photo Tip: The Real Picture of Portrait Lenses & Beauty …

Aside from macro photography and landscape photography, perhaps the most popular type of photography

Making the Best of Bad Weather

Taking photos in bad weather is something all photographers try to avoid. Aside from possible

Checking Out Your Photo Library

One of the most daunting aspects of photography today is

Counting the Hours - Golden, Magic & Blue

Auto ISO: Not an Automatic Decision

Although many photographers still advocate setting a static ISO all the time, it's just not necessary. When we

Direct Sunlight - Bad for Vampires, Not Your Lens

The internet says that you should never change your lens in direct

Unwrapping a Starburst

A starburst in a photograph is caused by the flare captured when you

Shoot Now, Crop Later, Bad Idea.

One of the most egregious pieces of photography advice out there

Photo Tip #65: Hunting and Fishing

As photographers we shoot. We go out armed with our cameras and an empty memory card looking for

Photo Tip #64 3rd Time's Not Always a Charm

Although the rule of thirds can work, if followed strictly and in a vacuum, it will fail every time. We must consider that photography is

Photo Tip: Zombie Apocalypse - Getting the Shot

As the zombie apocalypse is apparently impending, now is a great time to address everyone's burning question, How to photograph zombies? Because after

Photo Tip #62: Learn the Rules to Break Them

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Photo Tip #61: Composition and prime lenses

Is a good prime lens the best way to learn composition? There are many blog posts singing the praises of a prime lens and about how the best way to...

understanding auto vs manual and metering

Photo Tip #60: Auto - It's Not Automatically Bad

There are dozens of blog posts about "getting off the auto mode". So what's wrong with automatic? If manufacturers keep putting millions

Camera Tip #59: What is Metering?

Every camera today has a built in metering system, but what is "metering"? Metering light means to take a measurement of how much light is either

Understanding Image Blur Photography Workshop

Photo Tip #58: Do I need glasses? My photos seem blurry

As photographers we have all seen pictures that seem "blurry", but the question is always what is the cause? There are basically 4 causes of a

Photo Tip #57: On the Street Photography

What is Street photography? Each photographer defines Street photography differently, but generally it is defined as capturing everyday life with a camera - photographing

understanding shutter speed photo workshop

Photo Tip #56: Does Shutter Speed Affect Depth of Field?

The short answer is no it doesn't. However there some things that you must keep in mind when you are trying to to change your

Photo Tip #55:Hitting the Sweet Spot
Since lens manufacturers invented the lens aperture, photographers have been talking about the "sweet spot." What is it?
Photo Tip: #54 Proper White Balance Matters in RAW Too!
Some will argue that if you are shooting in raw your white balance setting is unimportant because all of the information is
Photo Tip #53: Getting Your Significant Other to See the Picture
Serious photographers often complain about their significant others who are not interested in waiting around while they take a photo. On the other hand,

Photo Tip: #52: 2 4 6 f/8 Who do we appreciate?
For those who insist on shooting in manual mode and for those who can't seem to get a handle on it, some bad advice
Photo Tip: What's your priority? - Aperture or Shutter
There is a lot of confusion about when to use Aperture priority and when to use Shutter priority. What is the difference? In Aperture priority ,the Aperture…
Camera Tip: Over Under debate
Blog post #32 suggested that you should probably over expose rather than under expose your images as so many websites have suggested. This is a clear example of

Opening Night - What Camera does a parentparazzi need? Photo Tip #44
If you have children who participate in theater, or music, or any school event, then you will very often be photographing them in less than ideal conditions.
Photo Tip #52 - Problems w/ Digital Printing
Although digital printing has gotten cheaper and easier to access, it's still as hard as ever to get good results. Among the common complaints is that the colors and contrast…
Photo Tip #51 Manual Mode - Learn it or Leave it?
There is no right or wrong time to learn manual mode. It's always a good time to learn it. But the question

Photo Tip #50 - Beware of the Photo Contest
Photo contests seem like a great way to get your work out there and to gain some recognition. But before
Deleting those Images
The beauty of digital photography is that it has brought down the price of
Selfie Sticks - Watch where you point that thing.
Now selfie shooters can buy devices to essentially make their arm longer. Unfortunately,

Composing the Perfect Selfie
As we've mentioned before, we love the selfie; however, there's still a lot that can
Selfies - A Guilty Pleasure
width="375px" /> Everyone loves a great selfie! What's not to love? From a photographic standpoint, selfies are great because
Sunset & Sunrise times for NYC
You can now find the sunrise and sunset times for NYC on our website. Just visit: http://newyorkcityphotosafari.com/blog/sunrise-sunset-times-in-nyc.html current sunset and sunrise time table

Photo Tip #49: Clouds Can Help Make Great Photos
Photographers are always looking for more texture in the sky - and that's called a cloud. Here's a look at what makes them so cool.
Photo Tip #48 - Photography is not for Dummies
Don’t be a lazy tourist/photographer. Plan ahead for lighting. Look at Google Maps to find
Photo Tip #47 - Don't Ever Change is Just Bad Yearbook Advice
Find your style of photography and stick with it?

Photo Tip #46 - Those Amber Waves of Grain
Grain is beautiful. Yes grain can be beautiful but there is a time and a place for everything. Just because the image is grainy, doesn't mean it's better. And…
Photo Tip #45 - Only Show your Best Photos?
Only show your best? If this were true, some of us wouldn't
Photo Tip #44 - More doesn't make better
The more photos you take, the better you get. So they say. There's no better way to reinforce bad habits than by doing something over and over again. The definition…

Photo Tip #43 - Underexposed in Daylight
You might have heard to always underexpose by 2/3rds of a stop when shooting in broad daylight. Again,
Photo Tip #42 - Digital can't be better than Film?
YES IT IS! Digital photography has a much longer latitude than film, more than double. The resolution
Photo Tip #41 - Rule of Thirds Works 99% of the Time - NO!
No it doesn't. Using compositional rules as rules rather than guidelines will

Photo Tip #40 - Bad Photo Tip: Never Delete Any of Your Photos.
NEVER? Never is a very long time. It is true that we are deleting too many of our photos these days, but should you never delete anything? Probably not, although…
Photo Tip #39 - Stimulate your Senses
As photographers we want to think of ourselves as visual people. But isn't writing a visual art too? When an author
Photo Tip #38 - Beyond the Technical
Most people who really want to get into photography eventually feel the need to learn their f/stops and shutter speeds. And although we do advocate this, we believe that the…

Photo Tip #37 - Beyond Photo Albums and Streams
Until recently, the only way to display your photos was to have them printed and put into a photo album or on your wall. With digital media, this is only…
Photo Tip #36 - Bad Photo Tips: The Straight & Narrow
Although conventional wisdom dictates that a photograph should have straight horizons, the question is why? Photography is, or can be, a form of art. And through movements like dadaism we…
Photo Tip #35 - Another Great Tip to Avoid - Subject Matter
"Pictures with the human element are always more interesting" is a common blanket statement about photography. Have you ever

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