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Jul
24
2012
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Sports Photography Tip #1 – What are you actually trying to capture?


When you're photographing sports, what are you trying to achieve? What are you trying to capture in those photographs? These are questions I don't think many people ask themselves, and unfortunately that's why there are so many ordinary sports photos out there. People simply get caught up in the sport itself. They...



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Dec
9
2011
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Camera Toss Photo Fun


      One of the really good things about photography these days is the wide availability of water-proof, shock-proof, and disposable cameras.  And the quality is improving while prices are dropping every day.  More than ever before it's easy to take photographs in ways that would have been prohibitive just...



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Nov
5
2011
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Becoming a Better Photographer #3 – Shoot Wide or Tight?


A trap that many people fall into when photographing an event is to try to capture everything in a single shot. An overview shot can be very useful to give a sense of the whole environment, but don't expect it to capture many specific details or communicate anything more than a general sense of being there.  It's very...



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Nov
4
2011
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Becoming a Better Photographer #2 – Zoom With Your Feet


In my previous post I mentioned the term "zoom with your feet" which means to physically walk around your subject instead of standing still and using your zoom lens to do the work for you. So why zoom with your feet? I'm glad you asked. Firstly and foremost, walking up to and around the subject shows you just how many...



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Nov
3
2011
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Becoming a Better Photographer #1 – Look in the Mirror


This is the first in a series of tips that I hope might help people become better photographers. It's aimed at regular people who have a bit of an interest in photography, but might not really know where to go from there. The tips I include here are the kinds of things I might suggest to a friend of relative when I see them...



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