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How do I make a package look “heroic and important” in a advertising shoot?
I've been given the following assignment, and unsure what to do with it.
An advertising agency has hired you to photograph individual "pack shots" of a range of packet soups. The soups come in ...
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How do I avoid dust entering my camera when changing lenses?
Akin to Should I be worried about getting dust inside my SLR? and What should I do to avoid switching lenses?, I have a certain paranoia of dust/debris entering my camera when changing lenses.
Are ...
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Easier ways to pre focus a distance on a lens without manual focusing meter?
In applying zone focus(focusing at particular distance in advance, before the subject comes in) to shoot a bike that will come into frame, how do I correctly focus at a particular distance with a lens ...
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What are some artistic techniques that can be performed with lenses?
I have recently been attempting to perform various different techniques for taking pictures, like using a tilt-shift lens, freelensing, HDR photography, and a couple others.
The styles that I want to ...
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Can knowledge and preparation offset the need for longer lenses in wildlife photography?
One of the biggest barriers to wildlife photography as I see it is the requirement for fast, long expensive lenses. I have in the past used a teleconverter to get my 300mm lens up to 600mm but even ...
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When would one need manual focus override?
In lens reviews, ability to override auto-focus manually is often referred to as a good (and important) feature.
I have rarely, if ever used that feature, so I feel I might be missing out on an ...
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What's the best way to create a tilt-shift photograph?
Specifically, what's the best way to go about shooting photos that have a fake miniature quality to them, which produces high-quality (and believable) images? Is there some special lens that you can ...
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What is 'freelensing'?
I've recently heard about a photographic technique called 'freelensing.' How do I go about 'freelensing,' and what can I do with the technique?
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Using lens flare for good
I usually try to avoid lens flare, usually by avoiding shooting directly into bright lights (or using other techniques to minimize it).
However, sometimes I find a situation where lens flare actually ...
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Tips for using the Lensbaby 3G?
I just picked one up as a much less expensive option than a tilt/shift lens for the Pentax mount (they're hard to find and crazy expensive for the K-mount). I have done some experimental shots with ...
