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RAW Magic

One of the most frustrating yet useful aspects of digital photography, is shooting in the RAW file format. The frustrating part is that RAW files will always lack contrast, saturation and sharpening and absolutely require post-processing. This is why when you look at RAW files after downloading them that you often are disappointed in your […]

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HDR-Managing Tough Exposures

  High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography has become very popular over the past few years. The HDR technique is used to create photos that express the entire range of visual tones without the contrast limitations inherent in the camera. Thus, it creates an image much closer to that which is seen by the eye. These […]

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Successful Sharpening

One of the easiest editing steps to help enhance your photography and take it to a higher level is basic sharpening. Now we are not going to get into the infamous RAW vs. JPEG file format debate, however, both file formats can benefit from some basic sharpening techniques to give the image that crisp, clear […]

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Just Shoot It!

Just Shoot It! How do you visualize and compose that great shot? I have to admit this is an area in which I am constantly struggling. I have had numerous shoots where I have spent a good 10-15 minutes trying to compose that perfect shot. I go through my rules of composition and frame the […]

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