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Wide Open Spaces: How Negative Space Can Improve Your Photos

As an ESL teacher thousands of miles away from home, I have learned there are times when silence isn’t so golden. Mostly, it hits me when I try and explain a new language concept to a room full of...

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Take Better Photos: Our Guide To Digital Camera Scene Modes

When I got my first camera, I was intimidated and confused by all the dial settings, each marked by its own cryptic image. A miniature moon? No, thanks. A flower reminiscent of Super Mario Bros.? Think...

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Reflections: My Top 5 Favorite Photos of 2013

  It started with a photo. There wasn't anything significant about the image. The photograph wasn't even high quality. But the memory I associated with the moment it was taken captured me. It compelled...

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Tips For Taking Dazzling Light Painting Photos

Ever wondered how to shoot that magnificent photo of someone drawing with sparkers? Or perhaps illuminate a scene in the darkness of night? Also known as "light drawing," lighting painting is a...

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DIY: Turn Your Photos Into 3D Works of Art

My home is filled with photos of my family, friends, and favorite places. However, I'm always looking for fun new ways to display these photos, besides just framing them.  Recently, I came across a...

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Tips For Shooting Urban Areas and Cityscapes At Night

  Sure, forests and rolling plains have their charm, but there’s something to be said for the beauty of manmade structures. The dazzling lights on the buildings of a city’s skyline are a prime example....

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Tips For Taking Perfect Candid Photos

I love the look of candid pictures. There's something about the authentic, natural emotions encapsulated in them that's impossible to get in posed shots. However, taking candids isn't very easy. The...

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Tips For Taking Fantastic Portrait Shots

Look at the portrait above. What’s the first thing your eyes are drawn to? I'm guessing it was the face! That’s what we tend to look at first in photos. So unless you’re going for modern art, you’ll...

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More Than Picture Perfect

Life with little kids simply isn’t picture perfect. My daughter Lucy (three) and my son Will (nine months) are screechingly loud, often inexplicably sticky, and always up to something. With faces red...

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DIY: Memory Shadow Box

Shadow boxes (aka "display frames") are one of my favorite new ways to display pictures and mementos.  Shadow boxes let you show off your beloved pictures like regular picture frames, but since they...

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