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Indoor environment is usually not sufficiently illuminated. Most compact cameras automatically use the flash in this condition. But the result is not satisfying.By watching this video you will understand that filling the shadows with a simple flash is not a good idea:some areas will end up burned, overexposed. By adding more little lights to the [...]

The Center for Fine Art Photography offers a range of workshops for the novice photographer to the advanced professional. Each workshop is presented by a photographer who has extensive knowledge and skills in the subject he or she presents. All classes are limited to a certain number of attendees to maximize your learning experience. New [...]

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After seeing that lots of people are impressed about the HDR concept, and the easiness of working with this software called Photomatrix, I decided to try it out. But I was disappointed. What I’m about to say it’s just my opinion and many will probably not agree.
I noticed before that the manipulated photos [...]

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Tip 1
Use your best telephoto and macro lenses. Some little creatures won’t allow you to get very close and since you don’t want them to be scared away and chase them all over the place for a long time, you may consider a telephoto lens.
Tip 2
Be very patient, move slowly and silently. Try [...]

Some people buy themselves a powerful camera (professional) from the beginning, but only a year after that get to know all she can do. Others have a different vision: at the beginning the passion for Photography is not that big and a compact camera fits their requirements at the moment. After one year or so, [...]

Unlike its predecessor L5, the Nikon L6 has 1MP less and also 2x less optical zoom. The battery life is impressive, but the shutter lag is slow (long time to charge flash). The design is smooth, quite flat to fit the pockets, lightweight and with intuitive buttons at the back. It does not have [...]

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Scene, Movie
• Scene Modes: Copy, Museum, Sunset, Close-up, Dawn/dusk, Fireworks, Landscape, Back light, Beach/snow, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Night landscape, Panorama assist
• Movie Mode: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30/15 fps, QuickTime format
• Effects: Cool, Sepia, Vivid, Black & White
• Flash Modes: Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow, Off
• White Balance: 5 positions, manual [...]

Functions:
• Shooting Modes: Auto, Scene, Movie
• Scene Modes: Copy, Museum, Sunset, Close-up, Dawn/dusk, Fireworks, Landscape, Back light, Beach/snow, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Night landscape, Panorama assist
• Movie Mode: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30/15 fps, QuickTime format
• Effects: Cool, Sepia, Vivid, Black & White
• Flash Modes: Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow, Off
• White Balance: 5 positions, manual [...]

Even if the price has not yet been anounced, this compact digital camera from Panasonic will be in the stores starting from June 15th. It is a 7MP camera with image stabilization, 20 scene modes (including a Baby mode that marks a child’s age using the built-in calendar function), high senzitivity ISO 1250 and is [...]

The design of Coolpix L5 is different than the one of L4 or L6 and I must admit that I personally don’t like it. It’s the 5x optical zoom that first catches my attention (not 3x like most of the cameras in this range). Then, the optical vibration reduction (image stabilization) brings another plus to [...]