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Freeze water droplets in action

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 12:56

  The light given out by a flashgun lasts for a tiny fraction of a second, allowing you to freeze action that would otherwise be impossible to capture by simply using a fast shutter speed. This ability to capture a world that’s invisible to the eye has been used by scientific and technical photographers for decades. While the array of ...

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Freeze water droplets in action

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 12:56

  The light given out by a flashgun lasts for a tiny fraction of a second, allowing you to freeze action that would otherwise be impossible to capture by simply using a fast shutter speed. This ability to capture a world that’s invisible to the eye has been used by scientific and technical photographers for decades. While the array of ...

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Using a flash diffuser

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 12:49

On-camera flash may be a convenient and affordable way of lighting your portrait shots, but the harsh direct light can make your subject look more like an escaped convict than a film star. Undiffused light comes from a very small point (the tube inside the head of the flash) so it produces very strong directional light. Think of it like ...

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How to use a flashmeter

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 12:47

You can’t use the camera’s own built-in lightmeter built to meter studio flash exposures:  you’ll need a separate flashmeter to measure the exposure. The most accurate way to use these handheld meters is a technique known as incident light metering. This measures the light falling on the subject rather than the light reflected by it. This means it won’t be ...

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Explore you camera’s features

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 12:16

Just when you think you’ve exhausted the creative possibilities of your DSLR, there’s always another technical marvel waiting to assist you in your quest for brilliant pictures. Want to order prints straight from your camera? No problem. Fancy viewing your pictures on a TV screen? Easy. Here are some of the options on offer… • Light up the LCD panelAt ...

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How to take multiple exposures

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 12:13

Combining two or more exposures isn’t just a technique for those into manipulating their images in Photoshop. High-end DSLRs allow you to shoot more than one image on a single frame using the multiple exposure function. Multiple exposures made in camera are less controllable and predictable than those lined up at the computer. Once you’ve taken the images you can’t ...

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Selective focus

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Anonymous, 24 October 2007 09:56

Selective focus is a technique that allows you to isolate your subject from its setting. It involves focusing your lens on the subject and using shallow depth-of-field to create an artfully blurred background. However, there’s a lot more to it than using a wide maximum aperture to reduce depth-of-field. 1. Pick the right lens. Exactly which lens you use depends ...

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