“I’ve been working on my portrait photography recently – but one thing that I lack is good locations. Most of the great portraits I see online by other photographers have exotic locations that add so much to the image – but I’m trapped in a v…

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A Guest Post by by Gavin Phillips

What is High Dynamic Range Imaging? (HDR)
HDR is when you take 3-5 or 7 photos at different exposure settings, and then merge them into a single image using speciality software. What you get are beautiful photos with …

Historically a contact sheet was a page of images each printed at the same size as the film negative – they were used as a reference for the images on the film roll. They were called contact sheets because the film was placed in close contact with t…

Much has been written on DPS about receiving feedback and examining your own photos to help improve. Today I want to give you some pointers on providing a critique to others (when asked for) so the conversation between you and the photographer is time …

Photographers use memory cards unless they shoot film. So when a new card comes out I pay attention. I’ve tested a wide variety of these cards over the last decade and here are my general conclusions…
1. Most of the cards perform similarly.
2. All…

by Peter Zack
  
Nikon D800 from Nikon USA site
If you want to get a copy of the just-released technical manual, It’s available for download here. It reads more like a ‘quick start guide’ than a true technical manual. It’s a teaser to get you…

There’s a lot expertise within the Pictage community, and it’s itching to be shared. We’re kicking off a series of how-to posts written by seasoned photographers. The intention is to provide tips to those of you who’d like to develop a particul…

Earlier today we posted 24 Beautiful Dawn Images – with the hope of giving you a little inspiration to set those alarm clocks a little earlier this week and to get out at – or before – sunrise to take some dawn images of your own.
So let’s make…

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Dawn is such a wonderful time to photograph life. Sun breaking the horizon, dew on grass, mist hovering over landscapes… of course, that’s only if you’re awake to see it.
Here’s some shots taken at dawn to give you a little inspiration …