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How do I trigger the flash in a way that takes luck out of high-speed photography?
I've tinkered with a bit of high speed photography (catching a water drop with low power flash in a dark room) and had success, but mostly through the volume of trials.
I've got a shot in mind (I'd like to drop an Oreo into a glass of milk), and I'd…
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What do you recommend for a high quality photo book service?
I'm looking for a reliable photo book printing service that allows the option of uploading a high quality PDF or Indesign file, but also prints using high quality photo prints.
I've used Blurb, but their print quality, even on the higher quality…
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How do I go about becoming a second shooter for a wedding photographer?
Okay, I'd like to get to know more about photography, but not in a super serious way. In particular, I'd like to find a few photographers that I could offer to be second shoot, so I can improve my skills. Ideally, I'd work an arrangement where I…
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What is the difference between Canon "L" lenses and non-L lenses?
The Canon L lenses are much more expensive and presumably much better quality than non-L lenses. What makes an "L" lens? How much better are they over a similar length/speed "ordinary" canon lenses?
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How do soft focus or defocus control rings work?
Lenses like this one from Nikon have a "defocus control" feature which allows you to
Control the degree of spherical aberration in background or foreground elements for more creative control.
How do these lenses work? The defocus control has…
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Why is infrared light's focus point different from that of visible light?
When reading about infrared photography, it's often mentioned that IR's focus point is slightly different from visible light. Why is the focus point of infrared light point different from the focus point of visible light?
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What are some effective techniques for photographing subjects who wear glasses?
What are some effective techniques for photographing subjects who wear glasses?
I am sorting out my collection of digital images as I install new software, and find there are many images that would otherwise be really nice, if it weren't for eyes…
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What goes into making smooth, crisp, fashion magazine worthy shots?
I bought an SLR, a Nikon D70, several years ago with the intension of eventually reproducing the smooth but crisp effect I had seen from my favorite portrait shots like this one from Declan McCullagh:…
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How can I take pictures of far-away mountains to the South?
I'm trying to take some pictures of a pair of mountains to my south. The distance is about 20 miles away. I'm running into the following problems, and I'm wondering what you guys might suggest to get around some or all of them.
If I try to…
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How can I get an advertisement-like photo of a pint of Guinness?
I'm a massive Guinness fan and want to take a close up of the dark cloudy texture you get when you pour a glass. I've seen it in the adverts and just want to experiment.
I have a limited-edition pint glass, and am imagining a shot with the logo on…
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Prime lens or flash: which upgrade will most improve baby photos?
I current own a Nikon D5000 with kit lens (18-55mm f/3.5-5.6) and am looking to take better indoor photos of my fast-moving 9-month-old, which sometimes come out blurred or not natural I use the on-camera popup flash.
I believe to overcome these…
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How to fix uneven/gradient lighting on a canvas with white background?
I have a photo of a pencil drawing made on paper, taken with a hotshoe flash on the DSLR and two polarising filters (cross polariser technique for canvas photography).
The problem now is that when getting closer to the drawing, lighting becomes…
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How can I extract just the value of a tag without the name using exiftool?
I am trying to save the camera make to a variable in my Bash script. If I use:
exiftool -make x.jpg
This returns:
MAKE : SAMSUNG
I need it to return just the value, without the key and colon.
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How do I focus in low light for long exposures?
I've been trying to take some long exposure shots at night with my Canon 450D. The problem I'm having is that I can't seem to get a shot in focus. The low light conditions prevent AF from working at all, nor is there enough light for me to get the…
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Do professionals all edit their pictures heavily?
I am wondering how many serious photographers do heavy editing in Photoshop after taking those pictures. Do all or most professional photographers do that? Or they just do a simple cropping and adjusting a brightness and contrast compare to those…
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