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2:00PM Angus Kidman | Traditional place cards often don’t consist of much more than the name of the guest and perhaps a reference to the event. Jazz up your place settings by adding a montage of photos on one side. More »
Use Photos To Enhance A Place Card
2:00PM Angus Kidman | Traditional place cards often don’t consist of much more than the name of the guest and perhaps a reference to the event. Jazz up your place settings by adding a montage of photos on one side. More » 
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Take Better Pictures By Studying Studio Layouts
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Whether you’re interested in learning more about lighting to add to your photography skill set or you’re just curious how proper studio lighting works, this handy guide will provide some photo-enhancing insight. More »
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Squeeze A Few More Shots Out Of A Dying Camera Battery
3:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Despite the best preparation, sometimes you find yourself dangerously low on battery life with a full day’s activities ahead of you. Get those last shots with these battery-conserving tips. More »
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TiltShift Makes Your Photos Look Like Miniatures
4:30AM Adam Pash | Web site and Adobe AIR application TiltShift gives your photos a tilt-shift photography effect that normally requires expensive special lenses or Photoshop chops. More »
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EXIF Date Changer Helps You Synchronise Photo Times
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: Setting (and re-setting, and re-setting) your camera’s clock can be a pain, but wildly incorrect photo timestamps even more so. Here’s a free program that can keep your shots in sync. More »
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Use Composition Rules To Take Better Photos
1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Photography is a creative art, no doubt, but creative doesn’t mean doing everything willy-nilly however you want. Use these basic rules of composition to give your photos an extra boost of visual appeal. More »
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National Geographic’s Infinite Photograph Is A Giant, Beautiful Photo Mosaic
2:30AM Adam Pash | National Geographic’s new Infinite Photograph turns over 300,000 amazing photographs into a “boundless picture of the earth.” More »
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Take Impressive Macro Photographs With Your Point-And-Shoot And CHDK
3:30AM Adam Pash | Remember the Canon Hacker’s Development Kit, aka CHDK—the open-source firmware that turns your point-and-shoot into a super-camera? Here’s how bug enthusiast Tim used CHDK and DIY ingenuity for better macro results from his point-and-shoot. Spending more money was off the table for Tim’s spending budget, so rather than pony up for some new, expensive equipment, he turned to the wonder of open source. His setup is a little heady if you’re not familiar with the subject, but Tim used a reverse mounted lens technique along with the focus bracketing feature of CHDK. The results—one of which you can see in the screenshot—speak for themselves. If this project doesn’t quite appeal to you but you are interested in getting a ton more functionality from your standard Canon point-and-shoot, check out our guide to getting started with CHDK. My setup [BugGuide.net via Hack a Day] More »
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Master The Art Of Panning To Create Dynamic Pictures
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | What’s panning? It’s the photo technique that seems to freeze an object in motion against a blur of background movement. Slowing your shutter speed is the heart of a good pan and critical to creating a motion blur: The actual shutter speed depends on the speed of the subject but generally it will be 1/200th or slower. 1/200th if your subject is really flying along, like a speeding car on a race track, and maybe as slow as 1/40th of a second if your subject is a runner on a track. Steady hands or a tripod with a nice ball head are a must for a smooth pan. For more tips and example photos, check out the rest of the tutorial below. Photo by tinou bao. The Art of Panning [Digital Photography School] More »
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