I am so behind in my reading that this may well become a very weighty list.

Fireworks with a point-and-shoot

As my only digital camera is a point and shoot I found this article very useful. See the tips at A Matter of Memories for shooting fireworks – including some impressive examples:

• How to take great fireworks with a point-and-shoot
  

Flickr-ing

Neil Creek tells us the 10 things he hates about Flickr – and its users – and raises some interesting points. For me, my use of Flickr has changed as my photography experience has grown. I still very much enjoy being a part of the community and no doubt will for a long time to come. It’s what you make of it, right? I’ve even been known to give some unruly banner awards myself ;-)

• 10 Things I hate about Flickr (and its users)

How to hold your DSLR

A tiny tip from Beyond Phototips:

• Hold your camera right

Whiten your whites

Planet Photoshop has a quick tip on ensuring your white background is, in fact, white:

• Making sure your whites are really white

Sharpen from in-camera

Fotohacker explains why in-camera sharpening mightn’t be such a bad idea:

• Use of in-camera sharpening

Effects using a long exposure

Beyond Megapixels shows a variety of ways in which you can use a slow shutter speed to great effect. I especially like the zoom blur:

• Shooting with slow shutter speed

A stock partnership

JMG Galleries sheds lights on a new partnership between Flickr and Getty Images. Could this be a good thing for Flickrites?

• Getty and Flickr enter into a limited stock partnership

Storing your precious photos

Hyperphocal shares a few different ways to ensure you don’t lose your photos:

• 5 Ways to store your photos

Getting the focus right

Photodoto has excellent advice on the when, why and how of focus. No doubt your photos will improve after reading this:

• The importance of focus and quick tips on how to get it right

And last, but by no means least

Martin Gommel, incredible photographer, has another round-up of tips over at Digital Photography School:

• 20 More things I’ve learned about photography

Enjoy.

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