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How should I go about finding awesome locations for landscape shots?

landscape locations

aug 31 at 16:19 Matthieu 255

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How do you achieve sharp bokeh circles?

bokeh sharpening

may 17 at 19:44 BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft 821

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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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When should you use a normal flash vs a second-curtain flash?

flash second-curtain

mar 31 '11 at 20:36 Imre 20.3k

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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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Are there any free but comparable alternatives to Lightroom?

lightroom digital-photography photo-editing

jan 2 at 9:50 user13276 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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Which photographer do you find inspirational?

art inspiration photographer

sep 13 '11 at 21:19 Mark Whitaker 5,550

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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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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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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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How do you create a washed out effect with deep blacks?

portrait reverse-engineering bokeh effect

sep 17 at 21:23 Edd 2,218

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Which are must have lenses for Canon?

lens equipment-recommendation canon

jan 10 at 20:15 social-biz 156

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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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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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Ideas for Daily Exercises to Improve Photography Technique

learning

nov 16 at 19:30 Nostron 31

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

depth-of-field panorama bokeh brenizer-method

mar 16 at 18:00 dpollitt 22.8k

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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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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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What's different about photographing at sunrise vs. sunset?

light sunset sunrise time

sep 1 at 13:06 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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How do I achieve fireworks pictures such as the hirobamboo method?

low-light reverse-engineering long-exposure fireworks

may 10 at 14:42 dpollitt 22.8k

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Is high ISO useful for photography?

iso high-iso

jun 12 '11 at 21:25 Juhele 1,090

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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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What do Hue, Chroma, Saturation, Value, Tones, Tints, Shade, etc. mean?

terminology color color-theory

sep 19 at 17:56 unexplainedBacn 1,184

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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 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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How I could take crisp sharp shots without expensive lens?

dslr sharpness

jan 4 '12 at 5:06 mattdm 47.7k

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How should I go about finding awesome locations for landscape shots?

How do you achieve sharp bokeh circles?

What are your tips for guiding an inexperienced model?

When should you use a normal flash vs a second-curtain flash?

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

Are there any free but comparable alternatives to Lightroom?

What historic reasons are there for common aspect ratios?

Which photographer do you find inspirational?

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

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

What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people?

How do you create a washed out effect with deep blacks?

Which are must have lenses for Canon?

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

How does exposure fusion work?

Ideas for Daily Exercises to Improve Photography Technique

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

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

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

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

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

What's different about photographing at sunrise vs. sunset?

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

How do I achieve fireworks pictures such as the hirobamboo method?

Is high ISO useful for photography?

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

What do Hue, Chroma, Saturation, Value, Tones, Tints, Shade, etc. mean?

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

How and why do you use an image histogram?

How I could take crisp sharp shots without expensive lens?

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