David duChemin eBook

by Tanya Puntti

New eBook written by David duChemin

In May 2010 David duChemin spent 5 days in Venice creating a series of images on themes of loneliness and solitude. The first in The Print & The Process series, this book contains over 30 inspiring images, accompanied by a discussion of how and why those images were created.

VENICE, A Monograph – The Print & The Process
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White Balance

by Tanya Puntti

Setting the White Balance on your digital SLR camera

White Balance is how you set the color balance. Color balance, is critical to every image. Have you ever taken a photograph and found it looked too blue, yellow or green? This is usually a result of the camera’s White Balance not being set correctly for the available light. Setting the white balance on your digital SLR Camera

What is bokeh and how to achieve it

What is Bokeh

Bokeh is an adaptation from a Japanese word meaning blur. In photography this term is used to describe the quality of the areas in the picture which are not in focus.

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Aperture setting for macro photography

What aperture setting to use for macro photography

Just because your dedicated lens can shoot in F2.8 doesn’t mean that’s the best Aperture for macro photography. More often than not, using an Aperture of F2.8 on a dedicated macro lens, will result in only the eye being in focus.

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Best time for macro photography

Macro Photography Tip: What is the best time for macro photography?

No doubt, the best time for macro photography is early morning while the ground is still wet. It’s much easier to photograph insect macro’s at the crack of dawn, while they are still covered in dew and unable to fly.

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How to blur backgrounds for portraits

How to blur backgrounds when photographing portraits

A question I get asked often from beginners to SLR photography, is how do I achieve a smooth or blurred background in my photographs. It doesn’t matter whether you’re photographing a portrait, flower or animal, the technique stays the same, and revolves around the Aperture setting on your camera. [...]

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4 eBooks that will improve your photography

Photography eBooks written by world known photographer David DuChemin
A few weeks back I came across a set of eBooks written by David DuChemin. I’m not normally one to purchase eBooks, however considering each cost as little as a cup of coffee, I thought I’d give them a read.
All I can say is Wow! I [...]

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Sunset iPad wallpaper download

Free sunset iPad wallpaper to download
To download this free iPad wallpaper picture, simply touch the sunset photograph to load the full size version. When the wallpaper has loaded in the browser, touch and hold on the image and select ’save image’ from the pop up menu.

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Make iPad wallpapers from photographs

How to make iPad wallpapers to suit both horizontal and vertical dimensions
Even if you don’t yet own an iPad, creating wallpapers for those who do, is a great way for getting a portfolio of photographs noticed. As most users are aware by now, the iPad has a 1024 x 768 pixel screen. However, since it [...]

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DSLR Tips Night Photography

Digital SLR tips for night photography

How to take photographs at night? It’s no doubt one of the most popular questions we receive from beginners to SLR photography. What at first seems like a hard technique, in practise is much simpler, as this video tutorial demonstrates.

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Free PDF Guide to Depth of Field DOF

Free PDF / Ebook tutorial for photographers

A Photographer’s Guide to Depth of Field (DOF) is the first photography downloadable guide from ‘Light Stalking’, but don’t let that fool you! It might be their first guide, but it’s full of excellent advice for beginners.

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House episode filmed with Canon 5D Mark II

Video footage of the House episode filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II DSLR camera
After reading in Digital Photographer (Issue 96) today that the sixth series finale of House (television show) was filmed exclusively with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera, I immediately set about finding a sneak preview of it for photographers yet [...]

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