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Visible light photography with the Fuji IS-Pro

October 23rd, 2010

Using the B+W 486 UV-IR Cut Filter to take visible light filters with the Fujifilm IS Pro DSLR. Includes information on how to use CornerFix to remove the green-cyan vignette cast that the UV IR cut filter causes on wide angle lenses. [...]

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Remove lens flare from a photo using Photoshop

September 21st, 2010

How to remove lens flare from an image using various techniques in Photoshop. [...]

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How to use filters on the Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 fisheye

August 17th, 2010

In this post I'll cover how you can use filters on the Tokina 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X 107 DX Fisheye lens, a lens that doesn't accept filters. Possibly the same techniques may be able to be applied to other lenses that don't accept filters. [...]

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Infrared photography with the unmodified D200, 450D and FZ5

July 31st, 2010

Comparison on Infrared photography with the unmodified Nikon D200, Canon EOS 450D and Panasonic Lumix FZ5 cameras using the Hitech 85 (Cokin P) Infrared filter. [...]

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Using a fisheye as a regular rectilinear wide-angle lens

July 23rd, 2010

Comparison of photos taken with the Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye zoom lens when the photos are defished to rectilinear projection to look like they were taken with a normal wide-angle lens. [...]

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How to calculate subject size from a macro photo

July 7th, 2010

How to work out the size of an insect or flower from your macro photograph - useful when requesting an ID. Also covers obtaining the Macro Magnification that is saved to the EXIF when using Canon's MP-E 65mm f/2.8 lens. [...]

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How to add some ‘pop’ to a flat photo using Capture NX 2

July 1st, 2010

How to add pop to a flat or low contrast image using Capture NX 2. This tutorial specifically focuses on a landscape image, particularly enhancing the clouds. [...]

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Backup for photographers

June 20th, 2010

A brief overview of different backup solutions for digital photographers, covering the benefits and drawbacks of each method. [...]

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MT-24EX Macro Flash Diffusers comparison

June 7th, 2010

A comparison of different home-made diffusers for the Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash when being used with the Canon MP-E 65mm/2.8 lens. Includes photos of the diffusers and how well they work. [...]

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Blooming/glow around brighter areas

February 26th, 2010

How to prevent blooming/blur/glow/halos in photos that are caused by shooting a lens wide open. Hint: stop the lens down. Example photos of the problem included. [...]

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