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More great articles for you to read:

Bokeh in detail

This article at bokehtests.com is by far the most technical explanation of bokeh I have read:

• About bokeh

Shooting the snow

RRD Photo has some good tips on shooting snow scenes … if only I lived somewhere it snowed!

• Exposing for snow
  

Creative Common Licenses

Jim M. Goldstein has a thought-provoking article on the creative commons licensing and photography. Make sure to follow the discussion in the comments:

• Creative Commons, only as good a those that use it

Where’s it gone?

The West Ring has a tip as to why your photo’s metadata may have gone amiss:

• Is your EXIF data missing?

Are you doing the April Challenge?

Trevor Carpenter is running a new photo challenge on Entropy. Deterioration, decay, devolution - go forth and shoot a photo a day for the month of April. I have never participated in a project such as this before, fingers crossed I can keep up!

• April Challenge

Enjoy.

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For your Easter reading add these articles to your list:

Learning The GIMP

If you have been learning to process your photos using GIMP, as I have, you will find this video tutorial at Photodoto interesting:

• Selecting foregrounds in the GIMP
  

Make a time-lapse movie on your DSLR

Ross Ching has written a guest post at Digital Photography School on making his awesome time-lapse movie, Eclectic 2.0, using his DSLR. He goes through the gear he used and how he put the film together. A very inspiring piece!

• How I made a time lapse movie with my DSLR
  

Look after your memory

Mangiaphoto provides some tips on looking after your memory card:

• Few tips on memory cards
  

Exposure compensation

Beyond Megapixels gives a good tip on setting your camera’s exposure manually:

• When to use exposure compensation
  

iPhoto overview

I’ve written a few tips on using iPhoto and came across this overview on PhotoWalkPro:

• Apple’s iPhoto - a review for the uninitiated

Enjoy.

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More great reading and photos this week.

Shooting underwater, kinda

Light Chasers Photography shows off some nice results from a visit to an aquarium. Must try this one day:

• Under the sea

Lessons in light

Neil Creek is teaching over at Digital Photography School. And yes, he has set some (voluntary) homework:

• Photography 101 - light and the pinhole camera

Cross-process

Originally spotted on Photojojo this cross-processing tutorial at Layers Magazine is an easy to follow guide on how to add that very cool, retro effect to your images:

• Curvy cross processing in Photoshop CS3

More Flickr goodness

kuanhoong.com lists some useful Flickr widgets:

• 8 alternate ways to embed flickr photos onto your webpages

Amateur to professional

Photopreneur reveals the ‘warning’ signs that you should take your amateur photography to the next step:

• 7 signs that you should be a professional photographer

Something to aspire to…

Enjoy.

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More great reading this week.

One day at a time

I recently came across this website run by Barrie Brewer. It’s a creative and challenging way to improve as a photographer:

• 365 days [and learning]

A 2 mega-pixel cameraphone

This website is another great find - the challenge of learning photography with limited photography gear, namely a 2 mega-pixel camera phone. There are also some great photo editing video tutorials here:

• My GPS Camera Phone

HDR Explained

Fotohacker explains HDR with an easy-to-follow tutorial so you can create your own masterpieces:

• How to create an HDR image

Blogging tips

Shawn Duffy has a welcome part two on his original (Photo)Blogging Tips:

• (Photo)Blogging Tips Part Two

Photography project

Neil Creek has a new photography project you can join - get creative with a fork!

• Iron Chef Photography: Fork

Enjoy.

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I’ve read some excellent articles recently. Here is just a handful:

Bad weather, good photography

Digital Photography School gives you six good reasons why you should leave the comfort of your home in adverse weather to shoot photos:

• Make the best of bad weather - 6 challenges for photographers

Turn your photos upside down

I Speak Film flips some photos with scenes reflected in water to add some interesting effects:

• Flip your reflections

I actually tried this one out before reading the article and posted the result to Flickr.

Put the color back in your sky

Beyond Megapixels has a great Photoshop post on using gradient filters:

• How to fix washed out skies in landscape photos

A quick snapshot

Photodoto has an amusing post on taking a quick snapshot:

• The making of a “simple” snapshot: a photo essay in four frames

Photography to go

For travel photographers check out Single-Serving Photo for the:

• Ultimate travel photography checklist

Blogging tips

For all you photo bloggers out there check out this informative article by Shawn Duffy:

• (Photo)Blogging Tips

Always read the fine-print

And lastly, Jim M. Goldstein reminds us to always read the fine print when it comes to entering photo contests. You’ll be surprised what some companies will try and do with your incredible image:

• How the rights to your photo are being hijacked through photo contest and social media

Enjoy.

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