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Ways to stop people from subconsciously sighing when you mention you have a slide show they might like. → Continue reading »

Just because the sun has gone for another day, doesn’t mean your camera should! When I first started photography, I packed up the camera and went home whenever it got dark. Little did I know I was missing one of the most exciting times for taking pictures. Dusk, low light, and night photography offer some of → Continue reading »

A few thoughts when looking for a good photography book If you read CameraCrazy then you’re likely in search for ideas, information and techniques to make you a better photographer. Now despite the great comments we have received about how useful our readers are finding our ideas (and we truly do appreciate them, so keep them → Continue reading »

Well firstly, I should apologize to the Canon, Pentax and any other non-Nikon users. This tip is described for Nikons (in particular, the D70, since I shoot that), however although I don’t have specific instructions for other brands of cameras, I imagine that the setup would likely be very similar. So give it a shot → Continue reading »

You’re up at 5 am, out the door to get to your predetermined spot, take 20 minutes to setup the tripod and really begin to wake up. The sun begins to rise and you start shooting like crazy before the crucial 15-30 minutes of great light is over. After you’re done you go home, download → Continue reading »

I ran across a few websites on the legal implications of photography. If you take enough pictures, eventually someone might complain and want you to stop. Should you? If you’re not sure of when you can and cannot take pictures take a look at these websites. Unfortunately the laws differ between and in some cases → Continue reading »

Bird photography can be a very peaceful serene experience, with the birds chirping, the warm morning sun radiating and enhancing there plumage and all types of behavior from birds in flight, fishing, or perching. However, as nice as that picture seems, bird photography can also be the most irritating, frustrating time as well when birds → Continue reading »

This is a guest post by Andy Wong touching upon the basics of composition (hopefully a series of posts will follow). Very often people taking up photography for the first time often wonder “what makes a good picture?” To address a component of this, I would like to bring to you a series of illustrated posts → Continue reading »

This post is more aimed at the beginner but still very useful as a refresher for more experienced shooters. When I got my first SLR camera I had thoughts about actually being able to take decent pictures. After all, finally I had a camera with a light meter, a broader range of focal lengths and a → Continue reading »

I wanted to pass this website along that I found quite a while back. Tamron has a great online Depth of Field tool that allows you to get familiar with how Depth of Field Changes when you change the aperture and lenses’ focal lengths. In general, the bigger the aperture (lower F-stop number) the less → Continue reading »