Film Cameras

How to Do Close Up Photography

By Richard Burke

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There will be times that you'll want to get closer to photograph an object than your lens will allow. All lenses have a minimum focusing distance, and if you get too close, the subject will be out of focus. Close-Up Photography is also called ... more »

How to Improve Your Photography Skills

By Aimee30

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To be better at photography, one must not just snap a picture and be done with it. There is much to think about--the right equipment, the right angle, the best subject, etc. Learn how to take much better photos, and make your photography more ... more »

How to Make Money On Photos Without Selling Them

By Aimee30

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These are some places where your photos can be uploaded to and viewed. The sites offer pay per view of the photo(s) uploaded... more »

How to Photograph a Baseball Game

By Richard Burke

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I have a really good friend that has an Uncle that has really good box seat tickets at Shea Stadium. One weekend we got the phone call asking, “Hey you guys, want to go see the Mets on Saturday?" Of course the answer was, "YES!" It was a perfect ... more »

How to Photograph a Trip to Chicago

By Richard Burke

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Over the past 30 years I have spent a lot of time in Chicago while traveling on business in the printing and publishing industries. Chicago is still the largest printing center in the United States and home to some of the country's leading ... more »

How to Photograph People

By Richard Burke

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They say the most difficult photographic client is the “Mother of the Bride." I have photographed a number of weddings and can completely agree with the adage; however, my experience is that we are all very vain when the camera is pointed at us. ... more »

How to take better pictures

By Tony240sx

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You don't have to be a professional photographer or have a $2000 camera to take great pictures. Here are a few tips that will help improve your photos... more »

How to Take Great Autumn Photographs

By Richard Burke

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There is more to celebrate in Autumn than Oktoberfest and Halloween. Autumn is a great time to take photographs. No matter where you live in the United States (with the exception of Hawaii), the quality and angle of light changes dramatically as ... more »

How to Understand Camera Specifications

By Richard Burke

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My article on “How to Buy a Digital Camera” covers the basics of shopping for a new camera. The article has been well-received, but people have asked me to explain some of the specifications that camera makers advertise for their products. There ... more »

How to Use a Polarizing Filter with Your Camera Lens

By Richard Burke

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Light travels in waves. When light strikes an object it is modified by the object. Light is absorbed by dark objects and reflected by objects like water, glass or rocks. To eliminate unwanted reflections in specular highlights, photographers use ... more »

How to Use a Super 8 Camera

By eHow Electronics Editor

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A Super 8 movie camera is a simpler version of a Hollywood film camera, but more complicated than a video camera. Here's how to use your Super 8 to make high quality films... more »

How to Become a Better Photographer

By Richard Burke

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One of the eHow's most searched topics in photography is how to be a better photographer. At first, I though this was an impossible topic to address. Photography has so many variables that I thought it would take books to answer the question. As ... more »

How to Become a Photojournalist

By Richard Burke

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Photojournalism usually refers to a type of journalism in which the picture is used to tell a story or express a position. Photojournalists frequently work with writers who are assigned to a “story” by a media editor. Sometimes, the journalist ... more »

How to Choose a 35 MM Camera

By msmarymac

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A 35 MM Camera is a great investment for anyone who loves or wants to learn photography. A good 35 MM SLR (single lens reflex) can run you anywhere from about $150 (used) all the way up to a couple thousand dollars, so access what you need and ... more »

How to choose the right camera for a shoot

By bluejayway

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You've got an idea for a great shoot and now you're looking at the kinds and formats of cameras available to you. For film cameras your common format choices are: Single-lens reflex, rangefinder camera, and view cameras. Each have special ... more »

How to Correctly Hold Your Camera

By bluejayway

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When taking pictures, it is important to remember even the most basic techniques. Demonstrating good form starts with how you hold your camera... more »

How to make a double exposure

By bluejayway

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Double exposure is a classic poor mans photography effect. It is simply the process of using your manual SLR camera to combine 2 shots into one picture to create an overlapped dream-like effect... more »

How to Photograph a County Fair

By Richard Burke

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August is the beginning of “County Fair” season in Pennsylvania and in most other agricultural states. The fair is inexpensive, exciting, fun and one of the best opportunities for photography you will have all summer. When was the last time you ... more »

How to Photograph a Sunset

By Richard Burke

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I like taking pictures around sunset. The light is great for photography and you don’t have to get up in the middle of the night like you do with sunrise pictures. Each sunset is unique and dependent on atmospheric conditions, geographical ... more »

How to Photograph Fireworks

By David Sarokin

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Summertime, and the living is...exploding like crazy. Summer is fireworks time. Here's how to take great pictures of fireworks... more »

How to Photograph Pets

By Richard Burke

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There are currently about 75 million dogs living in the United States. About 70,000 cats and dogs are born each day in the U.S. We read every day about the abuses that come from having so many pets, but most of us love our pets and take endless ... more »

How to Plan Eye Flow for Photo Compositions

By Richard Burke

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There are two basic concepts that photographers use when composing their photographs: the first is the Rule of Thirds (which I discuss in detail in another article) and the second is “eye flow” which is more difficult to understand because there ... more »

How to Scan Photos to a Computer Efficiently

By Aimee30

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This is how to scan photos into your computer in a better fashion. Instead of doing one at a time, there is a better method... more »

How to Sell Photos to Many Online Places

By Aimee30

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This article is a basic listing of places to sell photos online. Instead of listing just one option, I will list multiple ones. This one's rated moderate as the person selling photos must take quality photographs... more »

How to Stop Taking Blurry Pictures

By Richard Burke

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There may be times that you want an image to be blurry. The pictured image of a running doe and fawn was taken on a tripod and the tripod was panned during exposure to add a sense of movement to the image. In most cases though, you want to ... more »

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