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10 Tips for Beginner Photographers

10 Tips for Beginner Photographers

| Elja Trum | 231,192 views | 29 comments

When you first start taking photographs, there is a lot to learn: equipment, composition, editing and much more. This article gives beginner photographers ten tips to help you become a better photographer.

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7 tips for snow photos

7 tips for snow photos

| Elja Trum | 33,702 views | 11 comments

A wintery world gives you an easy way to take photos you don't get to make every day. Here are seven tips for taking beautiful snow photos over the coming days.

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What should you look for in a computer for a photographer in 2023?

What should you look for in a computer for a photographer in 2023?

| Elja Trum | 19,645 views | 28 comments

As a photographer, you can benefit greatly from a fast computer. Editing your photos will be much smoother. But what should you look for when putting together your new computer?

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How can you avoid and reduce noise in your photos?

How can you avoid and reduce noise in your photos?

| Huub Keulers | 18,367 views | 19 comments

We have all seen it in our photos: noise that sometimes makes our photos look ugly. But how can you prevent this noise? And when it cannot be avoided, how can you reduce noise in photos? In this article, I will briefly explain how to prevent or remove noise.

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The difference between file size and resolution

The difference between file size and resolution

| Nando Harmsen | 17,959 views | 11 comments

Megabytes, megapixels, resolution, file size, file format. These are terms that can be confusing. How can a 24-megapixel photo sometimes be 30 megabytes and at other times only 3 megabytes? Do you then have fewer pixels, or not? In this article, I answer these questions.

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15 practical tips for sharper panning photos

15 practical tips for sharper panning photos

| Huub Keulers | 17,611 views | 20 comments

Do you photograph action with a very fast shutter speed, losing the sense of movement? Or are your photos blurry? In this article, I explain how to use the right technique to create more exciting photos that suggest movement.

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Models for your photoshoot, free or TFP?

Models for your photoshoot, free or TFP?

| Frank Doorhof | 17,493 views | 0 comments

Let's get straight to the point. Most photographers will do model photography largely on a TFP basis. This basically means Time For Print, where everyone, the photographer, model, and possibly make-up artist and stylist, puts time into the project and receives photos in return.

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Flash photography: this is what you need to know

Flash photography: this is what you need to know

| Huub Keulers | 14,979 views | 4 comments

If you understand the basic principles of working with a flash, flash photography will hold few secrets for you. With practice, you can use your flash with confidence. This article contains a number of practical tips.

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Would you like to take better photos and keep up with what is happening in photography? Photofacts publishes articles that teach you something about photography — from a product announcement to a practical shooting tip or a look at a website. Photofacts covers photography every day and is a hobby project of Elja Trum's that got out of hand. The articles are written by a team of volunteer authors. If you would enjoy writing one or more articles for Photofacts, do get in touch.More about Photofacts

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