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As a beginner photographer, I was swaying around too much at times not knowing what was good and what was not. It took me several years, and countless hours, to really understand the right path and to focus my energy on the right techniques. If this sounds familiar to you, then here are seven incredible tips that will help relieve you of the dilemma a beginner faces in photography.

Note: These tips are in no way comprehensive but are definitely a good starting point

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For someof us it’s summer time, for mostof us it’s the middle of the year, for all of us it’s time for a huge dPS sale!

If you’ve been a Digital Photography School reader for a while, you probably already know about our huge end of year sale (prepareations are already under way for this year’s). But last year we ran a mid year sale too – and it was so popular with readers – it’s back!

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Once known for its compact discs and Walkmans, Sony has suffered losses from its consumer goods in recent years. These losses, along with the success of the division in charge of image sensors lead to a surprising move by the Japanese giant. Sony announced yesterday that it will raise 440 billion yen (nearly $4 billion) [...]

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If you are using hotshoe strobe, you are probably familiar with the Rosco Swatchbook. At roughly 7 US Dollars this wonderful swatch book let you gel your strobe to any possible color. If you are lucky, you can get one from your local cine or photography store, but even if not, it is still a [...]

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Will public photography soon be impossiblein Europe? A new proposal being submitted in the European Union parliament may mean almost that. “Freedom of Panorama” is a a term we don’t hear frequently, but its importance is vital to the photography community. Inshort, Freedom of Panorama is a part of copyright law that gives individuals the [...]

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Finally, after being envious of the Japanese market for several months, what is perhaps one of the best innovations in mobile phone photography has arrived in the US. The Olympus Air is a powerful, interchangeable-lens camera that is controlled by your smartphone. It is a standalone camera that should not be confused with simple adapters [...]

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Food photography may be more popular now than ever before. The blogosphere is exploding with pictures of food, and social media sites like Pinterest and Instagram are flooding you with never-ending streams of food photos 24/7. Creating food images that stand out in this massive sea of content is a difficult task. Here are five tips to help you get your food photos noticed.

#1 Dont be afraid of shadows

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Adobe’s new dehaze feature has created some buzz around the Interwebs and yielded some interesting results for photographers. In another layer to this suspenseful saga, photographerBimal Ramdoyal shared some of his own results with the new tool. Taking a photo from a blizzard, Bimal upped the dehaze slider to+90 in Photoshop to see what it [...]

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One of the primary reasons I built my mirrorless kit with Olympus gear, was their wide array of high quality lenses. From fast primes to convenient zooms, they have all of the important focal lengths covered. It wasn’t until I picked up the Olympus Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 however that... more

It seems like Taylor Swift has had a spot reserved for her in the headlines lately. First it was positive press for standing up to Apples music streaming service and defending artists rights, but then came along a concert photographer calling the singer a hypocrite for exploiting photographers that cover her concerts. Then came her [...]

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