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Photographic Negatives Theory

As digital photography becomes more popular, the idea that each image once started out as a "negative" seems like an old wives' tale. But much can be learned from the technology that was the foundation for a ...Read More

 
How to Clean & Preserve Old Photographs

Time will continue to deteriorate the quality of your photographs; however, you are able to slow the process by performing a few steps. Photos are stored best in similar conditions to which you live in, such ...Read More

 
How to Become a Home-Grown Photographer

Photography is as much an art as it is a passion. Harnessing that passion and launching a photographic career is a long yet rewarding path to walk. Many of this century's most influential photographers were ...Read More

 
How to Photograph a Night Launch

Photographing a night launch allows you to become a part of history. Few people have the privilege of witnessing a live launch, and documenting the event with your camera will preserve this special moment. But ...Read More

 
 

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SoYouWanna make sure your photographs have proper lighting? The etymological definition of the word "photograph" is "transcribe light." It's easy to understand, therefore, that light is the most important ...Read More

SoYouWanna make sure your photographs have proper composition? "Composition" is arranging the elements of the image within the frame for the best effect, and involves the ability to "see" pictures, or what the ...Read More

Refinishing photos leaves you with many options depending on how you want to use your photos. For personal use, a glossy finish is usually best, but for important occasions, a lustre finishing style may be ...Read More

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. When teaching history, historical images are valuable tools that can increase student comprehension of material referred to in a lecture or passage of ...Read More

The photographs taken at a wedding will likely capture the best memories a wedded couple has from that event. Even with so much riding on the wedding photos, many couples are looking for ways to save money ...Read More

One of the oldest and most intriguing forms of animation is stop motion. Stop motion animation has been used to create special effects since the very beginning of cinema. Combining a number of still shots to ...Read More

Are you a person who hates looking at photos of yourself? Do you always cringe when asked to be in a picture because you just do not feel like you are very photogenic? Well, fear no more. There are ways to ...Read More

SoYouWanna take good candid photographs? Some of the best pictures you'll ever take are those in which no one says "cheese" and you have a bunch of relatives and friends grimacing at you. "Candids" are photos ...Read More

You've spent big bucks for a fancy new digital camera, loaded with features and automatic settings. But now what? What makes one automatic setting different from the others? An auto-everything camera is ...Read More

Don't be scared. We're not trying to make you into a professional, a hobbyist, an enthusiast, or, heaven forfend, one of those camera-toting stooges who spends weekends huddled in a darkroom, forever entering ...Read More

SoYouWanna take good portraits? At some point in your life, you're going to want to get some kind of "the way we were" formal portrait. Many people do this themselves using a camera with a timer. There's no ...Read More

Photographing for newspapers takes skill, training, certification and countless hours of working in the field in order to cultivate talent. Newspaper photographers, also known as photojournalists, can be ...Read More