tfttf425 – The Lens Edition

20090614_175_blogToday we talk about lenses! Some of the questions today: Do 50mm lenses have a distortion issue? What is the best lens to upgrade? How to avoid strange shadows in your image when you use flash? Is it okay to stack polarizers with ND filters? What is the A-DEP mode for? And: a great tip by Simon about how to find the best photography spot around the Nürburgring race track in Germany.


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tfttf424 – Subjects 3 – Tech Guy

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Part three on subjects today, mainly, what helps a subject? How do you make your subject stand out even better? Size. Make the subject bigger in the picture. Give it a large portion in the frame. Focus. Where do you put the focus in the picture? Colors. Try using a complimentary color or contrast in the background.

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tfttf423 – Photoday 2009 video – Panoramic Photography with Ron Pepper – Part 3 of 3

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In this episodes Ron Pepper brings you tips and information on panoramic photography.

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