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Shooting Macro with Strobe Flash Systems

April 19th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
Jewels that glow with brilliant, iridescent colors in shapes and details that catch the light and my eye. The collection ranges in size from 1/2 inch to some as big as my fist. They are all precious.
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Pictures and sound

April 19th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
Many photojournalists are now required to capture audio on assignments. Adding an audio track of background noise or an interview can add another dimension to a picture story, and capturing audio during a shoot can also be a big help with captioning and other facts.
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Novoflex MagicBall Tripod Head

April 19th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
Over the years, I've tried just about every tripod head on the market. Too many knobs, too heavy, too awkward, or just not strong enough are just a few of the gripes I've toiled with.
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The Professional Photo Subject

April 7th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
Phew, it's been a busy month or two. Three assignments in one day is not uncommon. I've been shooting everything from an evening with George Lucas at his beautiful Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's Presidio, to the Fetish Ball in downtown San Francisco. Michael Chertoff has passed through, and so has John Travolta. I can never complain that there is no variation...
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Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight

April 7th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
I have seen the wonderful things that one Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight flash can do, I have seen the wonderful things thats two SB-800 AF Speedlights can do together, but I have never needed them like I did the other night.
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In Time for Tortoises

April 7th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
In the dry, thorny forests of southwest Madagascar, 106 radiated tortoises destined for the dinner table got a second chance. The Mahafaly people of Tanindranto, a small village on Madagascar's southern coast, took action and stopped five poachers who illegally collected the tortoises from around the village for the bushmeat trade.
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Shooting Fast - The Rule of Numbers

March 30th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
When it comes to digital cameras, the most common complaint that I have heard from people is that their camera is not fast enough. When people talk about the speed of the camera, most of the time they are talking about the time delay between pressing the shutter release and the capturing of the image. Those of us who have been shooting digital for more than a couple of years know that this was a big problem with earlier digital cameras.
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Finding a Market for your Work

March 30th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
There are few subjects I hear more about, when sitting around a table in a bar, with some fellow photographers and a few beers, than the subject of selling our work. In fact, just starting this blog entry sends a shiver down my spine because it is such a huge subject. Where do I start? Or, more to the point, where do I end?
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Choosing Optical Filters

March 30th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
The great shift from film to digital capture over the last five years has transformed the entire picture-taking process in incredible ways. Images are now stored on hard drives, flash memory cards, and discs as electronic files that can be retouched or altered in Photoshop or with other image-manipulation programs.
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What is the difference between a $300 lens an...

March 13th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
A couple of years ago, I purchased my first digital SLR camera that had interchangeable lenses. Between then and now I have learned some valuable lessons that I would like to pass on, so that others don't make the same mistakes that I made.
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Shooting Underwater Photography on a Budget

March 13th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
just returned from a nice relaxing trip to Hawaii and, as always, I returned with a whole lot of digital pictures. But, this time I came home with a different view of Maui, pictures from below the surface of the water.
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Where to find good photo stories

March 9th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
I am often asked, where do I find a photo story? How do I know what is currently a topical subject and how do I get the detail I need to be able to go and shoot the story?
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Digital Image Backups

March 9th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
A common topic in photo forums, blogs, and photo magazines, is the subject of backing up/archiving your digital images. There are various methods that photographers use and I will review the more popular ones in a moment. First though, what are some of the considerations that you need to keep in mind when deciding how to back up and/or archive your digital image library?
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Webhosting for Photographers

March 9th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
It's been a bit of a dry month for contributions to this blog, and here's why. WEB HOSTING !! Aaaargghh! OK, I feel a little better now. As well as sharing what was going on, below you will find some thoughts, borne of experience, on the pros and cons of various approaches to web hosting for photographers.
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Steady those shots - No Tripod

March 6th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
One of the first things I teach my photo trek guests is the importance of holding a camera steady during a shot. With a little knowledge of how shutter speeds and camera shake affect a picture, a perfectly sharp shot can be guaranteed in most situations.
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Captioning guidelines

March 6th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
In photojournalism, a properly written caption is essential to describe a breaking news photo or to support a picture story. With the new photography era at our feet it's physically much easier for us pros to include these captions along with our work.
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Boxfull of memories

March 6th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
I just received a box of my '80s/ '90s Gamma-Liaison transparencies from Getty. Every time an unexpected blast-from-the-film-past rears its head I can't help but be reminded of the untold man hours and dollars required to shoot a trunkfull of film.
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Continuous mode shooting

March 6th, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
In the old days, shooting with a motor drive at 4-5 frames per second meant burning up a roll of film in 7 seconds and eating a huge hole in your pocket.
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Photo Fixing Basics with Corel

March 1st, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
If you're a new user to Paint Shop Pro, or someone who has it used it before but is looking for the fastest way to get work done with version X, the Learning Center palette is first feature you should get to know.
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Giving an Extreme Makeover with Corel

March 1st, 2006 by Lexar: Digital Photography Tips and Blogs
With Paint Shop Pro X's amazing set of Makeover Tools, you'll be able to remove blemishes, whiten teeth, and brush on a tan within seconds. Retouching portions your photos has never been easier!
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