Category Archives: photography

Hands On Introduction to Your DSLR

Sometimes technology can take away the enjoyment of things we like doing such as photography. So many of us like taking photographs and would like to take better photos so invest in a DSLR. DSLRs take great quality photographs and … Continue reading

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Why I Use Lightroom

Adobe Lightroom has become an essential tool for all my photography. It is really powerful and when you know what it can do it is pretty straightforward. Lightroom not only works as a database to catalogue your photos and videos … Continue reading

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Photoshop Layers: Adding Text

If you want to add some text to a photograph using Photoshop then you are better off adding it as a layer. It give you more control and retains the original image should you ever change your mind. Here you … Continue reading

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Understanding Photoshop Layers

Layers are a really useful feature of Photoshop, however, all too often I meet people who hear about them and then put off using Photoshop yet they are quite easy to use. Once I explain what they are for and … Continue reading

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iPhone Burst Mode – Get That Great Action Shot

Ever wonder how sports photographers get those great shots, well aside from having a good eye for it, and it helps to understand the sport, they have fast cameras. By this I do not mean just the shutter speed but … Continue reading

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Is This The Best Selfie Stick?

It seems the whole world enjoys a selfie. I must admit I enjoy taking photos more than being in them, I wouldn’t describe myself as camera shy, you only have to check out my video tutorials to know that, it … Continue reading

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How to Check for Dust on Your DSLR Sensor

If you have a DSLR camera and change the lens on it, one of the advantages of a DSLR, there is a chance you can get dust into the camera that can end up on the sensor. If you get … Continue reading

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How to Take a Better Selfie

So many of us enjoy taking photos and video and this includes taking of ourselves too, yes, selfies. The word that has now made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, who would have thought. Selfie, short for self portrait, seems … Continue reading

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Photography: Using a Polarizing Filter

This week I had to photography something in a glass cabinet, this can be tricky due to reflections and glare off the glass. To reduce this I used a polarising filter. Polarizing filters help reduce glare and reflections off water … Continue reading

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Technology I Found Useful in 2013

From a technology point of view I didn’t feel that this was a year where there were many “wow” moments, if any at all, and the usual leaders in wow, Apple, seemed a little flat. In fact like many it … Continue reading

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