Tutorials
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Photography
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This series of Tutorials deals with the causes of blurry pictures. It also teaches how you avoid unintentinal blurriness and explores creative applications of unsharpness.
Part1: Camera Shake
Part2: Motion Blur
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Learn to see the world with the eye of a photographer. This tutorial touches on the philosphical aspects of seeing and is not for the technical minded. |
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Learn how to use the shutter speed to freeze motion, pan a subject or blur a subject. Learn the skills to get the shot, no matter how fast your subject moves. |
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Learn how to become a good photographer.
This is an ongoing series of short articles that should help you take better photographs.
gear, location, mind, imagination, direct & indirect light, rainbows, hard light, Zen Photographer Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
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Answering some frequently asked questions: How to become a professional photographer - part 1, How to become a professional photographer - part 2 |
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This interactive mind map will help you to decide which digital camera to buy. By answering a few simple questions you will get some suggestions on your ideal digital camera. |
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Help: My pictures look flat, out of focus/blurry/not crisp enough, dull, overexposed
Learn why your pictures may look less colorful than those you see online all the time.
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How to avoid a “bad" memory card
Data loss is a photographers worst nightmare. Learn some simple precautions to prevent this from happening to you.
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The correct Exposure - Part 1 : Shutter, Aperture and ISO
Learn how to perfectly expose your photos.
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Winter Photography - 11 Tips for better Photos
Learn how to take excllent photographs with the special challenges winter offers.
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Photographing Fireworks
If you are drawn to fireworks, you are going to love this tutorial. Find out how your shots will succeed.
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Depth of Field (DOF) and Hyperfocal Distance
Focus on this tutorial for sharp images. Download my Hyperfocal Distance Calculator Excel sheet.
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The Ten most common Photographic Mistakes
In this tutorial you can learn about the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. This is the most popular tutorial so far.
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Software
Equipment and Gadgets
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The Sigma 8mm Fisheye lens and its creative applications. |
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Learn how to sell on Amazon and some common pitfalls. Read about my chats with the Nigerian mafia in this entertaining article. |
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The Lens Buying Guide
Learn everything you need to know before you go shopping for your next SLR lens. This extensive guide covers a wide range of subjects. It is split into 4 subcategories:
Focal Length, Visual Space, Crop Factor, Zoom and Prime Lenses
Aperture, Image Stabilization, Shutter, ISO and others
My Recommendations, Third Party Lenses, Digital Lenses
Examples, How should you test your lens
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Diffraction Limits of Resolution
Technical limits to your camera resolution. Learn why it's not necessary to chase higher resoluiton cameras.
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Surviving 100,000 visitors on a Budget
An account of what happened one day when a tutorial became very popular. Very instructional if you plan to be successful online.
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Bokeh - the least understood lens property
You have probably heard about Bookeh in countless lens reviews, but what does it really mean. Find the answer here.
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This tutorial shows you how to build a cache for dynamic websites. This will off-load the Database server quite a bit, keep your website alive, even when the database goes down and make your website faster and more responsive. It is a work in process but most of this website is being cached using this method and it works well.
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Building a digital Picture Frame, capable of displaying high resolution pictures or playing videos in an endless loop.
The Picture Frame is based on an old Toshiba Laptop running Linux with a few modifications.
What distinguishes this project from many others like it is the capability to play videos in a loop (e.g. my lonely Maui beach movie ;-) )
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