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Instagram and other Cool Photo Apps for the iPhone: Exercising Your Vision through iPhoneography

So, yours truly finally got himself an iPhone, the brand spanking new iPhone 4s which features quite an impressive 8-megapixel camera with a f/2.4 aperture, certainly impressive for what is essentially a mobile phone (OK sure, the iPhone is a lot more than just a phone but you get my drift)…

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Steve McCurry Talks About the “Afghan Girl” and Shows Outtakes

If you like making great natural light portraits Steve McCurry is clearly one of the great masters to study. He is a master at capturing the unguarded moment and showing us the soul of his subjects…

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New Comedy Web TV Series: Shutterbugs

Calling on all Shutterbugs! I have some exciting news to share with you today. Over the past many months a creative film crew headed by Kate McIntyre and Dave Collins have been planning and filming a new comedy web TV series about photography…

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Photo Critique No. 7 – “Stop to Admire the Grass”

This image was submitted by Jaci from USA. It was taken with a Kodak EasyShare M753 on its black and white setting. There was no editing done to the shot although Jaci points out that she thinks she might try to lighten the area around her eyes eventually…

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How to do Advanced Toning in Photoshop CS4 – Part Four

In many cases you can add a touch of sophistication to your monochrome images by adding some subtle toning. Often toning your monochrome images can also help you emphasize a particular mood or feeling in your images. This four-part series on advanced toning will show you how…

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What Happens in Your Mind Just Before You Click the Shutter?

If you’re like many photographers what happens in your mind just before you click the shutter are often subconscious thoughts that gets little or no attention at all. However it can often lead to improved results if you become more aware of your thoughts in those critical moments just before you click the shutter…

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What is Street Photography?

Street photography often means somewhat different things to different photographers, but in essence street photography involves wandering the streets and making photographs of daily life as it unfolds before your eyes and camera…

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Happy New Year! Top 10 Articles of 2010 and New Year’s Resolutions

G’day everyone and Happy New Year! I hope you had a good Christmas and that Santa was good to you. Hopefully Santa put one of two photographic gifts under the tree for you this year? Speaking of photographic gifts, I’ve been busy with a new project which I’ve been working on in what little spare time I have in between juggling work, photography, blogging and family…

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How to do Advanced Toning in Photoshop CS4 – Part Three

In many cases you can add a touch of sophistication to your monochrome images by adding some subtle toning. Often toning your monochrome images can also help you emphasize a particular mood or feeling in your images. This four-part series on advanced toning will show you how…

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