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See How Easily Your Photos Can Create Impact

May 9, 2011 2 Comments

Over and under exposure can lead to photos with impact.

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Mandalay Burma temple silhouettes against a frame.

Five Variations on a Theme: Shooting Silhouettes

May 2, 2011 1 Comment

Learn how to make stunning silhouettes with these five techniques.

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Shoot Themes When You Travel

April 26, 2011 3 Comments

Spice up your travel photography tip # 5: Use themes to shoot your travel stories!

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Develop a Creative Vision

March 26, 2011 1 Comment

A viewfinder is a viewfinder is a viewfinder. Change your vision to change the image.

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Change the Way You See

March 25, 2011 2 Comments

Travel photo assignments differ, even when they’re on the same general topic.

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Cut the CRAP – just take pictures

March 21, 2011 10 Comments

Do what you want to do, no matter what.

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Beneath the Glossy

March 17, 2011 0 Comments

Yeah, that’s my work, but you don’t know that.

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Be a Photographer, not a Lens Changer

March 13, 2011 17 Comments

Do you want to be a photographer or a lens changer?

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The Girl with the Polka Dots

February 27, 2011 1 Comment

Natural light is always available, and with a reflector or two, you could make a portrait that pops.

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Shooting a Graphic Novel

December 24, 2010 0 Comments

So my creative problem was, how do I light and direct a photoshoot so it looks like a movie?

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Discovering what makes you excited as you create an image is key to staying creative. Many people with cameras learn technique by trying a lot of things. Itâ€™s great to take risks and give yourself plenty of opportunities to discover your favorites. Whether you are creating still life shots or macro, portraits or panorama landscapes, notice the elements of the shots you consider your favorites. Is it contentâ€”what you take photos of? Is it the quality of light? Is it genre? Finding out what you enjoy photographing is key to enjoying a long and happy relationship with your craft.

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Su Mon in the City

July 8, 2010 13 Comments

A Closeup of Life in Yangon Her hair has gotten so dry. She ties it in a ponytail most days with a plain rubber band, out of the way, for the times when she is at work taking tourists to Schwedagon Pagoda. The sunset at Schwedagon Pagoda, called a paya in Burmese, never fails to [...]

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