Digital Photography Blog

Welcome to the Digital Photography Blog. This is the place to stay informed about the latest in digital photography. Learn the photo tips to help you start taking the pictures you've always wanted to. Here I'll share photography techniques as we learn to take great pictures together.

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Digital Photography Tutorials

These free digital photography tutorials will help you get the best shots everytime. These digital photography tips will get you taking better pictures. Devoloping an eye for a great photo takes some practice, but these simple guidelines will take out some of the guess work.

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Beach Photography Tips

These beach photography tips will teach you what you need to know to take great digital beach photography. The beach provides you with some unique challenges, but if you know how to handle them you'll get pictures that will really show off the beauty of the shore.

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Digital Infrared Photography

Digital infrared photography allows you to take pictures of light that is normally not visible to the naked eye. These pictures end up looking ghostly or even other worldly. Here are some digital photography tips that will help you take infrared pictures with your DSLR camera.

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Learn Digital Photography - Placement and Straightening of Horizons in Your Pictures

When you learn digital photography there are many elements of composition that you must consider before taking a picture. One of those elements should be how the horizon line looks in your picture. Beginning photographers are often guilty of having slightly sloping horizon lines that are placed in the middle of the frame. Here are some digital photography tips to help you avoid these common mistakes.

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Digital vs Analog Photography

Digital vs analog photography, what's better? We all have an opinion. Some people's opinions are stronger than others. Recently I had an interesting discussion with another photographer about this very subject.

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Digital Camera Lenses - Understanding Camera Lenses

Your digital camera lenses are an integral part of your digital photography set up. Understanding camera lenses and your photographic needs will help you choose the right lens for you.

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What is Digital Photography?

What is digital photography? Before the invention of digital photography cameras exposed film to light to make images. Digital cameras use digital technology to make images.

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Travel Photography Tip - How to Photograph a Palace

This travel photography tip list was inspired by the day I spent at Hampton Court Palace not too long ago. When you go to a historic building like a palace or castle you want to take pictures to help you remember the experience and share it with others. If those pictures of even better than the standard snap shot its even better.

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Digital Photography Basics - Learn About Photography

Getting to know some digital photography basics will help you understand digital photography even more. On this page you'll learn about the history of digital photography, basic digital photography terms, and some general facts about digital cameras to help get you started.

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Understand the Camera Lens Hood - When and Why to Use One

A camera lens hood is a cylindrical piece of plastic, rubber, or metal that fixs over your lens to prevent light from shining directly into it. The hood can screw onto the front of the lens or some hoods are attached to the lens and can slide out like a sleeve.

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