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10 Tips for Long Exposures

10 Tips for Long Exposures

| Nando Harmsen | 1,100 views | 1 comment

Photographing with long exposures gives your photo a different look. Simply using a long exposure because you can is pointless. It needs to serve a purpose. Are you going to use long exposures? I have 10 tips for you.

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Macro with a crop sensor means more magnification

Macro with a crop sensor means more magnification

| Nando Harmsen | 908 views | 14 comments

Most macro lenses achieve 1:1 magnification. This means your subject is shown at the same size as it is in reality. Are you using a crop sensor? Then you get more magnification.

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Mushroom tip: try a wide-angle lens

Mushroom tip: try a wide-angle lens

| Nando Harmsen | 745 views | 0 comments

Autumn is mushroom season. Grab a macro lens and you can take beautiful photos. But a mushroom on its own is a little lonely. Show its surroundings by trying a wide-angle lens.

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10 tips to save hard drive space

10 tips to save hard drive space

| Nando Harmsen | 3,609 views | 20 comments

If you take a lot of photos, you use a lot of hard drive space. If you have been taking photos for a long time, you have used a lot of space. The days when hard drive space was cheap are over. These ten tips can save valuable space.

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You don't need to have everything in the frame

You don't need to have everything in the frame

| Nando Harmsen | 843 views | 3 comments

Sometimes I fall into the trap too. I try to get everything in the frame. The idea that something might not appear in the photo then works against me. Yet you don't always need to have everything in the frame.

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6 Tips for Photographing in the Dark

6 Tips for Photographing in the Dark

| Nando Harmsen | 2,499 views | 6 comments

Night photography is an appealing form of photography. There are a number of things to consider to make your night photo work. These six tips should help you take that successful photo.

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Avoid Blurry Photos With These 10 Tips

Avoid Blurry Photos With These 10 Tips

| Nando Harmsen | 2,343 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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Corporate photography tips for greater success

Corporate photography tips for greater success

| Ektor Tsolodimos | 898 views | 1 comment

Corporate photography is exactly what it sounds like: photography for businesses. I have been doing nothing else for 10 years, so I have put together a few tips to help you achieve more success on your next shoot.

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