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Camera Etiquette Questions

Posted on February 26, 2015 by lensaddiction

(Reposted Feb 2015) Someone posted a question about this in a forum I browse regularly, and it got me thinking. Most of the responses the poster got was around wedding photography (there may have been an element of that in … Continue reading →

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100 things I have learned about photography

Posted on February 24, 2015 by lensaddiction

(Originally posted Jan 2012 – reposting Feb 2015) Actually I havent learned 100 things according to this article, I have learned about 58 things. Still the good news is I *have* learnt something. And many of these are things I … Continue reading →

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How to buy a tripod – the wrong way

Posted on February 20, 2015 by lensaddiction

(Repost Feb 2015 – first posted Aug 2009) I say this, because I don’t know how to buy a tripod the right way – I found tripods extremely confusing, especially when buying one for the first time when I have … Continue reading →

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Book Review #2

Posted on February 14, 2015 by lensaddiction

(reposted Feb 14 2015) The Digital Photography Books 1,2 & 3 by Scott Kelby I picked up the first one of these books after seeing them raved about on all the photography forums I was hanging out on and looking … Continue reading →

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Whats your inner photography vision?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by lensaddiction

(reposted Feb 2015) I was talking to a friend about photography recently, and she blithely commented “if you are taking photos this good then you will do weddings, right?”. She was quite surprised when I replied an answer of “No”. … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of File Storage and Backup

Posted on May 20, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) One of the things I hear and read a lot about digital photography is how instant it is and also how limitless it is to take lots and lots of images. Using film you … Continue reading →

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Rules of Composition Followup

Posted on May 3, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) So I posted my Rules of Composition post in a couple of photography blogs I hang out in, and got some really interesting responses, and some new ideas and concepts. Big SHOUT OUT to … Continue reading →

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What are the Rules of Composition?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) Now I have started taking photos and posting them in forums for feedback, I am dealing with the question of composition. What is it? How do you do it? What is good composition? What … Continue reading →

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How to pick a lens – first do your research

Posted on April 24, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Aug 2009 – updated to fix some links) Ok I found this the scariest bit of all (except for actually handing over all that money!) because even tho I have been taking photos for years, I … Continue reading →

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Where to get help with your new camera

Posted on April 20, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Aug 2009) Sometimes its quite hard to know where to go to get help with technical things that you need to know lots of small detail about. Can involve some deeply nerdy conversations – not everyone … Continue reading →

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