One of the most useful pieces of kit that you can own is a set of Neutral Density Graduated Filters. They can rescue a landscape image which would otherwise be spoilt by washed out skies or dark foregrounds. A large percentage of landscape images will always have a contrast between these two areas and it is therefore essential to have, and to know how to use, these useful filters.

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Most beginners take photos to capture an event, or moment in time; a birthday party, a trip, a new family member, a cherished pet. These are usually considered “snapshots”. What we all like about good snapshots is that they remind us of stories.
What about a portrait, which tends to be taken in neutral surroundings, thereby robbing us of the story aspect? See if you can answer the following seven questions the next time you want to “shoot” a portrait.

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This tutorial will show you how to build creative hover animations for buttons using sprites. In Part 2 we will convert it to XHTML + CSS and as a bonus we will also use jQuery for a fading hover effect.

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The Secrets of Storytelling Shots - learn how to take better, vivid photos.

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In this tutorial you'll see why setting your camera to the correct White Balance not only saves you a great deal of time in Photoshop, but also enhances image quality. We'll talk about color temperatures, White Balance presets, and how they affect your photographs. Learning to read the light and set your camera accordingly is essential for all photographers, from beginners to the masters.

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Smoke photography has gained lot of momentum in the recent years. There are some photographers out there who come up with amazing smoke photographs. The setup for smoke photography is relatively simple. Here’s a quick recipe for successful smoke photographs.

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Focus stacking is a very useful technique for increasing your depth of field while still maintaining an appealing level of background blur. The focus stacking tutorial creates a solid foundation for the technical aspect of stacking. Armed with this knowledge, we can explore a method to photograph flowers through refracted dew droplets.

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10 Tips for Shooting Fireworks - Photography tutorial.

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As any beginner in photography will contest to, learning how to use a manual camera can be downright frustrating and time consuming. Not only that, it can drain your pockets of your hard earned money, having to develop roll after roll of film, most of which turns out to be either under or over-exposed.

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Superzooms have a fantastic zoom range as it is, but as with everything you buy, you always end up wanting more.

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