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You've got the basics of using your macro lens down; now let's take it outside! There are some unique challenges to shooting outside with a macro, and the next few tipsters will help with a variety of scenarios.
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So you've got your spiffy new macro lens. Cool! I bet you can't wait to make those tiny things in your world explode onto your negatives. This week, I'll have a look at taking macro shots indoors and how to make the most out of the smallest.
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Through a normal lens, the world is pretty darn cool. There are films galore, to say nothing of filters and settings, to make that world even cooler.
But with a macro lens, even the smallest parts of your world can come into focus. So come on along for a series of tipsters on how to get the most out of your macro lens.
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A photography relationship between me and my mother: that awkward moment in which you realize that maybe your passion for photography is linked with the “saturation” of being photographed all the time by your mother. The heritage my mother’s habit of taking pictures of me is that I got annoyed and I started being the one behind the camera.
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Each boasting superior lenses, the following trio of uncomplicated point-and-shoot cameras. Lightweight, the titanium bodied, perfectly box-shaped cameras released between 1994 and 2001 are quite irresistible. While they're pricier these days than at onset, taken care of well they guarantee a lifetime of meaningful and memorable photos.
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The second of my four part series is about a 35mm lens, slightly wide it has a wonderful range of applications, quite fast for lower light, wide enough for an everyday lens but not too wide to be specialist.
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It has the same fun size, light weight, awesome features, super easy focus zones, and vintage look as the LC-A+ BUT! with the amazing original Russian Lens.
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This four part mini-series sets out to review my four favorite lenses. All these lenses share a commonality: they are all M42 lenses. I love the M42 standard. Canon and Nikon, and later Pentax are all proprietary; the M42 is not. We begin with the Helios 44-4 M.
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Why settle for the regular 24mm lens on a Diana Baby110 when you can go WIDE and fit so much more into your 110 shots with the awesome 12mm lens? It's true what they say: great things DO come in small packages!
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The only problem with the great Holga-Lenses is that you can't see the focus-settings. I found a really easy way to mark it and resolve this issue.
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A quick way to renew your love for your Holga is to get an accessory for it. One available choice is the Wide Angle Lens attachment.
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Sometimes, socks needs new life!
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It's easy to why the Russian-made Zenit lenses are so hard to resist. They guarantee sharp photos and they work with a variety of SLR cameras too! But before getting yourself one of these gorgeous lenses, make sure that they're compatible with your camera.
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This season is full of coloured lights so I decided to try bokeh photography using my Nikon FM10. This trick can be used with any camera that is able to take double exposures, has a manual focus lens.
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Select the shape you want, cut out and the Christmas lights from your city will transform by magic arts.
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Sometimes you want to get crazy close to your subject or capture minute details. Here are a few tips to help you out.
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Offering Lomographers a whole new level of detail, sharpness and incredibly narrow depth of field, we are proud to introduce the 90mm and 114mm Russian glass lenses for the Belair X 6-12.
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It's the photographic accidents that sometimes bring out some new twists and thoughts about photography. Things you never really thought about in the first place. Just imagine the lens of your panoramic camera gets loose and creates some very interesting new results? How about that?
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"Bear" with us as we bring you some digital photography news because we can't resist sharing these funny/punny photos! When German photography duo Dieter & Marion dropped their 70-200mm 2.8 IS lens into a zoo exhibit, a polar bear attempted to "stabilize" its hunger by chewing on the Canon lens. Beware of bears!
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Einstein may have denounced the possibility of time travel, but the greatest thing about our first love, photography, is that it gives us the ability to stop time. This final Back to Basics article gives you the power to choose how.