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Synchronise the time between your cameras

Synchronise the time between your cameras

| Nando Harmsen | 475 views | 0 comments

When you take a photo, it is not just the camera settings that are saved, but also the date and time. This is the timestamp. Do you use multiple cameras? Make sure they are all set to the same time.

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Avoid Blurry Photos With These 10 Tips

Avoid Blurry Photos With These 10 Tips

| Nando Harmsen | 1,805 views | 9 comments

A blurry photo can have several causes. Preventing blur can sometimes be a matter of using the right settings. It can also be down to the way you take the photo.

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Photograph forts during the Forts & Fortifications Festival

Photograph forts during the Forts & Fortifications Festival

| Elja Trum | 633 views | 0 comments

From 5 to 13 September 2026, the Forts & Fortifications Festival takes place across the Netherlands. During this week, forts, fortifications, bunkers and water defence lines open their doors to the public.

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A camera backpack or a backpack for photography

A camera backpack or a backpack for photography

| Nando Harmsen | 1,726 views | 7 comments

A camera backpack is not the most practical backpack. The alternative is an ordinary backpack that you use for photography. What is the difference? Who is the camera backpack for? Who is better off with a backpack for photography? I try to provide an answer.

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Avoid unnecessary empty areas in a photo

Avoid unnecessary empty areas in a photo

| Nando Harmsen | 1,569 views | 4 comments

Good composition is a carefully considered collection of image elements brought together with an attractive division of space. Make sure you do not have unused empty areas in your image.

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Silhouettes in nature photography

Silhouettes in nature photography

| Nando Harmsen | 1,326 views | 0 comments

You have undoubtedly experienced it before. A backlit photo almost always creates silhouettes. We often try to prevent this with exposure bracketing or flash. But sometimes you just have to accept it. Try using a silhouette more often.

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Consider an L-bracket for your camera

Consider an L-bracket for your camera

| Nando Harmsen | 1,488 views | 5 comments

Every tripod with a tripod head comes with a tripod plate. You screw it underneath the camera. It often comes loose, or the camera slips down when you want to take a vertical photo. Make things easier for yourself with an L-bracket.

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Always edit with an end goal in mind

Always edit with an end goal in mind

| Nando Harmsen | 1,032 views | 0 comments

Taking a photo is only part of creating an image. There is a development process that leads to a final result. This should not be left to chance. Edit deliberately, with an end goal in mind.

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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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