User Vivek - Photography Stack Exchange

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What blogs should I be following if I am learning photography?

learning blog

apr 8 at 7:41 Regmi 581

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What are your easiest beginner tips?

apr 7 at 8:14 Regmi 581

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What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?

lighting technique portrait posing lighting-basics

aug 3 at 3:23 tenmiles 1,466

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What is the “exposure triangle”?

exposure camera-basics

jan 10 at 14:21 mattdm 47.7k

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How and why do you use an image histogram?

exposure technique tonal-distribution tonal-range histogram

apr 2 at 15:39 jrista♦ 46k

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Where can I find reviews of lenses?

lens equipment-recommendation reviews

mar 11 at 0:03 Brian Kelly 183

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In portrait photography, what is 'broad' lighting? What is 'short' lighting?

lighting studio-lighting lighting-basics

nov 16 '11 at 18:32 Community♦ 1

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Manual photography cheat sheet — where can I find one, or what should be on it?

accessories manual-mode manual-flash

oct 22 at 12:16 Francesco 2,663

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What is Rembrandt lighting, and when do I use It?

lighting studio-lighting lighting-basics

mar 18 at 19:12 Gaffer Mike 11

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What is Ansel Adams' “Zone System”?

exposure zone-system ansel-adams

jan 17 '12 at 16:39 epo 511

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What is the best way to micro-adjust a lens?

autofocus back-focus tests focus-adjust front-focus

apr 15 at 8:45 MikeW 21.1k

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Tips for landscape+stars photography?

exposure tips landscape astrophotography

mar 29 at 10:46 fred_76 31

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What are the best sites to share photo galleries with friends?

feb 19 '12 at 7:05 MikeW 21.1k

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What's a good strategy for choosing which photos to keep?

storage photo-management delete curation

sep 26 '11 at 22:34 Nick Bedford 5,660

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Which tools are good for creating panoramas/stitching multiple photos?

photo-editing software panorama

dec 20 at 12:35 matt burns 3,253

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How can I get photos showing the “shaft of light” effect?

lighting technique sunlight composition

jan 21 '11 at 20:50 che 9,867

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What is tone mapping? How does it relate to HDR?

hdr tone-mapping

feb 21 '12 at 11:47 Community♦ 1

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What historic reasons are there for common aspect ratios?

history aspect-ratio

mar 21 at 13:00 mattdm 47.7k

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What is “bokeh panorama” (also called the “Brenizer method”)?

depth-of-field panorama bokeh brenizer-method

mar 16 at 18:00 dpollitt 22.7k

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What is the 'Diagonal Method' and should I use it instead of 'The Rule of Thirds?'

composition composition-basics

mar 27 '12 at 2:49 mattdm 47.7k

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How does one create the Dave Hill effect for portraits/action shots?

post-processing lighting tutorial

jul 27 '11 at 18:40 Laura 292

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Lightroom vs. Elements vs. Photoshop: Side-by-side comparison?

lightroom software photoshop photoshop-elements

apr 25 at 3:02 ProDesignTools 21

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What does it really mean that telephoto lenses “flatten” scenes?

focal-length telephoto perspective subject-distance

aug 23 at 5:05 ahockley 15.2k

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How can I test a new lens to make sure it is operating correctly?

lens image-quality tests

nov 14 '11 at 9:42 Imre 20.3k

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How does exposure fusion work?

terminology hdr image-processing dynamic-range exposure-fusion

jul 24 at 15:23 chills42♦ 17.7k

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What are your tips for guiding an inexperienced model?

models posing

oct 26 '10 at 23:58 Bossykena 930

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How do you make the most stunning sunrise and sunset photos?

sunrise sunset

jul 30 '11 at 18:36 mattdm 47.7k

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How to create an eye-path?

composition human-vision-system composition-basics

jun 29 '11 at 2:04 mattdm 47.7k

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With all other things equal, in a DSLR, will a larger sensor produce a sharper image?

sharpness large-format nikon-d7000 image-quality

sep 19 '10 at 15:11 Matt Grum 73.4k

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How do I get good colors when taking pictures in the city at night?

lighting color night-shooting

oct 10 at 7:14 Yngvar 101

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What blogs should I be following if I am learning photography?

What are your easiest beginner tips?

What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?

What is the “exposure triangle”?

How and why do you use an image histogram?

Where can I find reviews of lenses?

In portrait photography, what is 'broad' lighting? What is 'short' lighting?

Manual photography cheat sheet — where can I find one, or what should be on it?

What is Rembrandt lighting, and when do I use It?

What is Ansel Adams' “Zone System”?

What is the best way to micro-adjust a lens?

Tips for landscape+stars photography?

What are the best sites to share photo galleries with friends?

What's a good strategy for choosing which photos to keep?

Which tools are good for creating panoramas/stitching multiple photos?

How can I get photos showing the “shaft of light” effect?

What is tone mapping? How does it relate to HDR?

What historic reasons are there for common aspect ratios?

What is “bokeh panorama” (also called the “Brenizer method”)?

What is the 'Diagonal Method' and should I use it instead of 'The Rule of Thirds?'

How does one create the Dave Hill effect for portraits/action shots?

Lightroom vs. Elements vs. Photoshop: Side-by-side comparison?

What does it really mean that telephoto lenses “flatten” scenes?

How can I test a new lens to make sure it is operating correctly?

How does exposure fusion work?

What are your tips for guiding an inexperienced model?

How do you make the most stunning sunrise and sunset photos?

How to create an eye-path?

With all other things equal, in a DSLR, will a larger sensor produce a sharper image?

How do I get good colors when taking pictures in the city at night?

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