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Photography is an expansive art form that includes more than just portraiture, landscape or glamor photography. Both professional and amateur photographers may favor specific types of photography over others. While a professional photographer may work in photojournalism, an amateur may be particularly interested in macro-photography. Read on to learn more about the various types of photography.
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Darkroom Construction
Many photographers crave their own darkroom to process pictures. If you are building your own darkroom, don’t fret! It’s easier than you think. Even a beginner can turn a garage or an extra room into a darkroom dream-come-true. The basic requirements for a darkroom are running water, light blockage, a dry area to dry your pictures and sturdy work surfaces. To lightproof a darkroom, ...Read More »
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- Taking Memorable Photos of Children By Nancy Hill Children are a favorite subject for many photographers. Advertisers know a photo of an adorable child will ...Read More »
- Is the Photo Gift Product Market for You? By Nancy Hill You’ve no doubt seen photo mugs and photo calendars. Maybe you’ve even purchased some as gifts for ...Read More »
- Portfolios 101 by Nancy Hill At some point in your journey into photography, you will know the time has come to show ...Read More »
- Ten Reasons to Learn to Take Good Pictures By Nancy Hill Everybody has a camera, so why should you bother taking pictures? Let someone else worry about shooting ...Read More »
- Basic Photography Concepts Most of us aren’t professional photographers, but many of us take our amateur photography seriously. Over time, we come to ...Read More »
- Aberration Aberration, also known as “color fringing,” refers to the effect in which light passing through a lens becomes blurred and ...Read More »
- Angle of View Angle of View is the amount of a scene a photograph captures and can be measured vertically, horizontally or diagonally. ...Read More »
- Aperture Aperture refers to the lens diaphragm on a camera that controls the amount of light that touches the film when ...Read More »
- American Standards Association (ASA) ASA, an acronym for American Standards Association, refers to an antiquated scale for film speeds devised by Kodak during the ...Read More »
- Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio is a measurement of a photograph’s width to height. Commonly, 35 mm film measures 36:24, creating an aspect ...Read More »
