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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 your flash effectively

By bluejayway

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Bad angles, high intensity, and using a flash out of its range of reach will cause your pictures to suffer from glare, red-eye effect, or insufficient lighting... more »

How to Adjust Opacity in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Opacity is the amount of transparency that exists in an image. If an image has 100% opacity it is not transparent at all. As you decrease the amount of opacity it becomes more transparent. You may want to lighten an image so you can add text ... more »

How to Clean a Digital Camera

By Richard Burke

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Digital cameras require consistent cleaning to keep the camera operational and to make sure you take the best pictures possible. Small point and shoot digital cameras have little to clean. The exterior needs to be kept clean with camera cloth or ... more »

How to Get Rid of White Eye Effect In Photographs

By bluejayway

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the tendency of the eyes of dogs and cats to glow green in photographs is called White Eye effect. Because their eyes reflect the camera's flash with such noticeable color it can make the animal seem ghastly. By using different angles this can be ... more »

How to Make a Skateboard Dolly Platform

By eHow Electronics Editor

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A skateboard dolly platform allows you to move around a video camera smoothly preventing jumps in your filming. It consists of a seat for the camera operator to sit in and sockets built in to the platform to mount your tripod and camera. Follow ... more »

How to Make Poster-Sized Photo Prints

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Digital technology makes it easy to enlarge your favorite photo to be as large as a poster. Poster size prints can be great for any type of celebration, decoration or simply for memory's sake. They can also be a fun way to embarrass a friend... more »

How to Photograph Silhouettes

By Heide Braley

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Have you ever seen the picture where your eyes are just drawn in and then you realize the subject is totally black? The whole trick is to underexpose them and position them in front of a bright background. The best subjects are things that are ... more »

How to Replace a Color in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Photoshop allows the user to change or replace a color in an entire image based on a color selection. Experts use mask layers to block out all areas they do not want effected. In this example, we will replace the color of the entire image ... more »

How to Use The Paint Daubs Filter Effect in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Photoshop has fourteen different categories of special effect filters. They are easy to use and allow the user to completely change and enhance an image. The PAINT DAUBS special effect allows you to "paint" the subject matter of ... more »

How to Adjust Brightness and Contrast in Adobe Photoshop

By Richard Burke

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Many images can be changed easily by simply adjusting the contrast and brightness of the image. Professionals will typically perform many steps during image correction. For the hobbyist, simple adjustments to contrast and brightness will ... more »

How to change a SLR camera lens

By bluejayway

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Interchanging lenses on your camera is a crucial step in the field of photography. Owning and using a multitude of lenses offers perspective or an advantage in a shot. For instance, when trying to photograph subjects from a far distance will ... more »

How to Permanently Delete Pictures and Files From Memory Cards

By nethopperz

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Let's say you have some files or pictures on a memory card or memory stick and you want to lend it to someone or sell it. How do you permanently delete files from the memory card to prevent recovery?.. more »

How to purchase the right lens for you and your Canon camera

By marcain

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This will help you determine the lens(es) that will best suit your purposes... more »

How to Restore Old Photographs

By bluejayway

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Photographs can be lost due to improper care and environmental damage causing them to become faded, scratched or torn. Restoring, preserving and digitizing old photographs can save them for future generations... more »

How to Take Great Photos!

By Anthony Delgado

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OK, so you aren’t a professional photographer. That doesn’t mean you can’t take quality photos. Follow these tips and you will see dramatic results!.. more »

How to Use Filters in Color Photography

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Neutral-density, color-graduated, color-compensating, enhancing, polarizer, soft-focus and specialty filters are used in color photography. Experiment and play with various filters to create your unique, personalized style... more »

How to Avoid Camera Shake

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Whether you are using a high-end digital camera, a cheap disposable or a camera phone, your picture will look bad if you cannot control your hands. Camera shake is one of the biggest threats to perfect remembrances on film. There are a number of ... more »

How to Capture Children's Expressions in a Photograph

By Heide Braley

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With cameras flashing at every family get together, most photos end up being worthless or undesirable. Why? Too many times, the focus is on a posed and stiff subject, instead of their natural self. Why do we have millions of pictures of people ... more »

How to Choose Photographic Paper

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Choosing between types and brands of print paper can be confusing, but it's an integral part of the printing process... more »

How to Copy Photos from a Camera to a Computer

By MidniteWriter

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You've spent the week taking great pictures, and now you want to know how to transfer those photos from your camera to your computer. This is a good time to dispel the mystery and fear behind this process, especially if you are new to digital ... more »

How to Develop a Black-and-White Print

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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After you make your contact print, the next step in printing a black-and-white photograph is to develop the print... more »

How to Make a Black-and-White Contact Print

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Making a contact print is the first step in developing and printing a black-and-white photograph... more »

How to make a photogram

By bluejayway

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A photogram is making a print in a photo lab without using a camera. By placing objects onto a piece of light sensitive paper in a darkroom, you can use an enlarger to cast light onto the paper and capture the silhouettes of the objects... more »

How to Make a Test Strip for a Black-and-White Print

By eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor

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Making the test strip is the third step in printing a black and white photograph from a negative - and one of the trickiest procedures... more »

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