From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Free PDF ebook downloads for Photographers

Free photography PDF ebooks
Here are 3 useful O’Reilly PDF files for photographers to download. They are not the full text, however are still useful in the chapters that they do offer and are definately worth the download.
Note: You will need a copy of Adobe PDF reader to view the ebooks you download.

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Understanding shutter speed fractions

Shutter Speed = Fractions

To understand shutter speeds fully, you also need to understand how fractions work. More specifically, it’s important that you understand the relationship between fractions and your camera’s shutter speed setting.
The faster or shorter your shutter speed, the less light that is let in to your camera’s sensor. Therefore, to use a fast shutter speed, you [...]

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Macro photography discussions challenges favorite macro and twin lite flashes

Flickr Group – SLR Macro Photography (digital)
There are now quite a few interesting discussions going up over on our Flickr Group, SLR Macro Photography.
1. Penny has started a challenge for members on a theme called ‘Threads’ which is becoming popular. Members have posted photo’s of material such as denim, cotton and woollen objects. While others have taken the theme one step [...]

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Pure white backgrounds in product photography gray card

How to get a pure white background in product photography

If you do a lot of product photography, either for stock or ebay listings, you’d have probably realised by now that items that sell the most, are those that have a pure white background. Many photographers new to this style of photography, start off by placing a [...]

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New Flickr group SLR Macro Photography (digital)

Flickr Group – SLR Macro Photography (digital)
If you love macro photography, we’ve started a new Flickr group called SLR Macro Photography (digital), where members win REAL prizes! To start the group off, this month we will be giving away a free book from Amazon called, ‘Close up shooting: A Guide to Closeup, Tabletop and Macro Photography’. The winner [...]

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