Free Digital Photography Tutorial Site

This free digital photography tutorial site is designed to show you how to take better photographs. With a little knowledge and thought before taking a photo, you can turn a ’snapshot’ into a photograph that will delight your viewers rather than bore the pants off them.

Free Digital Photography Tutorial Site

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On the photography tutorials page you will find an introduction to the articles which cover many aspects of photography both artistic and technical, or you can just wade in and start reading using the menu on the left.

If you are not a big reader or just want a ’quick fix’ solution to a problem, try their Top Ten Photography Tips page first.

Using the In-camera Flash

Photography tips website Digital Photography School today brings us a useful article about how to best use the built-in flash in your digital camera.

Has anyone noticed how there has been a real anti-flash vibe going around recently in the digital photography sphere? I’m seeing it in books, websites, forums and even from manufacturers of cameras themselves with the recent release of loads of cameras that would rather push ISO up very high than use a flash.

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How to Make Video Panoramas from Your Digital Camera’s Video Clips

We call ‘em Videoramas.
Panoramic photographs are great at taking in entire landscapes, urban and natural. They allow you to see beyond what your camera can capture in one frame (or in the case of panographies, many many many frames). But why stop with stills? Your digital camera probably shoots video clips as well, and by stitching...
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How To Get Paid With Your Digital Camera

What if there was a way to convert all of those digital photos you take into real money?

How much money could you earn as a result?

"Here is a bullet-proof blueprint that reveals how to make some spare cash with your digital camera. There are plenty of opportunities out there - I know, I've been doing it for some time now. And you know what? The more you take photos, the better you get at it, and the better you get, the more money you make from your photos!" -- Rick Blythe.

Here you go-

If you have a digital camera and you have ever wished that you had more money coming in to pay off debts, buy those little extras you’ve always wanted, then this is definitely the most important letter you'll read today!

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"This ebook is packed with tons of information so even the novice can start making money taking photographs immediately. Lots of tips on how to get your pictures selling fast! The ebook doesn't even begin to list all of the extras the membership area has to offer, from tutorials, to bonus ebooks, to a complete list of companies that want your photographs. The Camera Dollars System is a must have to get you started creating some extra cash-flow in your life!" --Becky Holmes - www.SuccessGraphics.com

Learn How To Share Your Photos Easily With Free Digital Photo Albums

By Trevor Sadowski

Digital photo albums are a great way of sharing your photos with friends and family, whatever country they live in.

What makes digital photo albums so special?

Unlike the old days of film, if you take photos using a digital camera it is now much easier to share these images across the world, using photo albums hosted on a website.

Instead of arranging for extra copies of photos to be made, all you need to do is to open a free account at websites like the Kodak Easyshare Gallery or Photobucket and start uploading your photos. You then decide which style of album you wish to display your photos in and then invite people to view them. You will find that most photo albums sites allow you to comment on your photos. Not only that but you can also allow visitors to add comments too. This takes sharing photos to a new level and of course you can upload from anywhere in the world. You just need access to an internet connection.

So, if you are traveling, your friends and family can see where you are and really get into the experience of your adventures.

What are the benefits of digital photo albums?

The main benefit is the avoidance of hassle when you want to share your photos. Uploading them to a website is a once only operation. You avoid the need for sending large attachments with emails. In my experience you are never sure whether they will reach their destination anyway.

You can request printed photos directly from the photo albums site if you need copies but in particular, friends and family can do this too. A major saving in your time on what is usually a laborious task.

What are the downsides?

You will find that you have to sign up for a free account which grants you access to the main photo albums creation area. However, be aware that you usually have to make a purchase, at least one a year, to keep your account active. This purchase may take the form of a few hard copies of pictures from your digital photo albums or perhaps your images printed on mugs, keyrings or posters etc.

You need to read the terms and conditions carefully as digital photo albums suppliers usually reserve the right to delete your digital photos or videos should you not make the required purchase. But don’t worry, some only require the purchase of a few of your digital photos printed and it is not very expensive.

Trevor Sadowski has been taking photos for more than 30 years and loves to help people improve their photos.

For more information and reviews of the main photo albums sites visit Trevor’s website for some solid recommendations.

ACDSee Pro Photo Manager

The Imaging Resource have done a full review on ACDSee Pro, calling it a pixel data editor and says it compares not to Aperture and Lightroom but to Photoshop Elements. I would agree. Where Aperture and Lightroom edit mostly jpeg header data, ACDSee is a full fledged photo editor.

"Your camera may have shipped with free image editing software. If not, there are several free options out there including Picasa and Irfanview. But there isn’t a free Windows workflow tool. And as soon as you take a few hundred images, you’re going to wish there were.

Fortunately for Windows users, ACDSee is an inexpensive workflow tool. And there’s really not much ACDSee Pro can’t do. If you shoot just JPEGs, it’s a fabulous bargain at $40. If you shoot Raw, it’s only a bit less compelling at $129.99, particularly since it does not offer metadata editing of image characteristics (although you can batch edit IPTC metadata like copyright). And that’s really our biggest qualm about recommending the product.

But it provides a single environment to import, sort, catalog, edit, create HTML pages and contact sheets, archive and track your image collection. And while we may have qualms about the interface, the horsepower behind the application makes a very sweet sound."

Read the full review here..

I have used ACDSee products over the years, always upgrading to their latest version, and love the flexibility it provides me.

Choosing the Right ISO for Digital Photography

I just came across an article over at digital Photography School titled How to Choose the Right ISO for your Digital Photography. This is a great question especially for those of us who have no idea what it means. ISO is one of those terms in photogaphy many of us never bother to figure out but which can make a huge difference in your photos.

If you are one of those who wants to get a little bit more out of your camera then this article is for you. Go ahead, take your camera off AUTO and start improving your technique.

What ISO is best for my pictures? - Reader Question

Changing the ISO setting on your camera changes the sensitivity to light of the image sensor inside of it.

The lower number that you select the less sensitive the sensor is to light (and conversely the higher the number the more sensitive it becomes).

This is useful when you’re shooting in different lighting situations - particularly when there’s low light and you might not be able to use a flash (you’d bump up your ISO setting in this case).

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