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11 great resources for night photography

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Photo by Bob / hisglassworks (used under CC-Attr-NC-ND)
Photo by Bob / hisglassworks (used under CC-Attr-NC-ND)
When the sun goes down, you might normally put away your camera and head home or crawl into your sleeping bag, but what about all that wonderful natural light you only find at night?

From the countless stars, meteors, distant planets, to the light of the moon, the night sky offers a pretty spectacular light show! And although the light may be dim, it’s definitely still possible to capture some of it.

I haven’t had a whole lot of experience with night photography, but below is a list of 11 great resources I found this week. I’m looking forward to trying them out soon 🙂 [Read more…] about 11 great resources for night photography

Learn about prime lenses and taking photos in the fog in our latest podcast!

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podcast3In our newest podcast, Matthew Fletcher talks about prime lenses, taking photos in the fog, and things you can do “in camera” to get better color in your photos. At the end, he also goes over some interesting news stories, including the release of Canon’s new 5D Mk II firmware. [Read more…] about Learn about prime lenses and taking photos in the fog in our latest podcast!

How to reduce noise for long exposures

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Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
If not handled properly, noise can really degrade the quality of your photographs. Those pesky little dots can become a big distraction in an otherwise great photo.

You can usually avoid noise problems by shooting at a low ISO (400 or lower for most cameras), but noise becomes a problem again when using a long exposure (anything longer than one second). [Read more…] about How to reduce noise for long exposures