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There is an inverse relationship between depth of field (DOF) and f-stop. As you reduce your lens’ f-stop, going from f/2.8 down to f/16, f/22 (and even f/32 and f/45 on some lenses), your DOF increases. When shooting a macro photo this increased DOF is very tempting. It is easy to crank the aperture down as small as you can if you are using strobes, or if the subject is motionless and ...
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I love to hike, and always carry a camera to record what the day brings. But a a single frame often doesn’t do justice to the view from a Montana mountainside. The magic is in the experience of taking in the entire vista, focusing, one by one, on myriad different details.
So I often shoot panoramas – comprised of somewhere between three and forty frames. Once home, I download the images and...
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Cool Photography Tips- I’ve been taking photographs for about 40 years. Sometimes professionally, other times just for the fun of it. I’ve built my own studios,...
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