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Preventing Photo Underexposure

Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 4 June 2010

Photography is one of the most important arts known since the previous century. Experts would define it as the art of capturing or recording light. It doesn’t get any plainer than that. When you press the “shoot” button and the light flashes, you just captured a moment—in that case, the light of that moment. However, [...]

How to Take Photos of Fast-Moving Sports

Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 15 May 2010

David Peterson of Digital Photo Secrets has a good article on capturing moving objects. It’s not so much a problem with today’s newer point-and-shoot cameras. Nowadays you simply select the action icon on the camera and have fun. However, if you’re a true professional photographer, you may want to understand just what is happening inside [...]

Studio Strobes vs. Small Off-Camera Flashes

Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 22 April 2009

I finally got around to covering a question that I get asked so often from readers here on the blog, and that is: “What is the difference between off camera flash (like a Nikon SB-800 or SB-900, or a Canon 580 EXII), and a Studio Strobe?“ If I have time, I sometimes answer people back [...]

“Beauty Style” Headshot: Behind The Scenes

Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 21 April 2009

Scott Kelby takes you behind the scenes and shows how he works to achieve such masterful headshots like the one below. Check it out.

How to Make a DIY Ringflash

Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 15 April 2009

This is a really cool tutorial. If you want a ring flash but don’t have the money to purchase one yet this could very well work for you. The materials needed include: A plastic bowl (not too thick) whose base is about 8 cm of diameter. Your lenses need to be able to go through. [...]


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