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What Do You Mean, you don’t use a lens hood

Original post February 6, 2013 and edited in January 2014, but it always good to have a reminder as to why lens hoods are essential tools After many years of working for Nikon in the field, and after...

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To Protect Or Go Bare Glass

I am going to start this blog by stating that I own a protective glass filter for every lens I own.  They are not UV filters or Skylight Filters.  They are clear glass filters and I suppose they have...

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Is Your Photography As Unique and Individual As You Are?

I am an individual, and so are you. Unique and to my knowledge only one of me with my specific traits has been created but there have been many influences that have guided me to the point I am at...

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Photographic Field Trips Given By PhotoCraft and taught by Elliot Stern

Photographic Field Trips These field trips are presented by PhotoCraft, Burke VA, are designed to give you partial day photo experience at different locations. They provide his customers with diverse...

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TICKS and Spring is coming -Workshop & Field Trip Photo Outings have Already...

April 19, 2014.   A quick follow up-Photographing Blue Bells at Bull Run Regional Park. A quick follow up.  I had written an article recently about ticks and how to get rid of them once they become a...

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DO YOU NEED TO CUT BACK THE LIGHT – SOMETIMES YOU DO FOR REALLY DRAMATIC...

  DO YOU NEED TO CUT BACK THE LIGHT – SOMETIMES YOU DO FOR REALLY DRAMATIC IMAGES  -  THINK ABOUT ADDING A VARIABLE ND FILTER TO YOUR KIT.   • Neutral Density filters evenly reduce the amount of light...

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Lock and Load And Get Ready To Light ‘Em Up

Lock and Load And Get Ready To Light ‘Em Up May 25th, 2014 By Elliot Stern and Brian Zwit Shadows, darkness, crevices, creases, textures, hats, and maybe even a chocolate Labrador Retriever are all...

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Making The Right Choice – The Right Decision And Not A Choice You Will Regret...

Making The Right Choice – The Right Decision And Not A Choice You Will Regret A Month Later It is not unusual to have people asking me questions about what camera they should buy.  I am usually glad...

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How to Clean Your Camera Sensor in 3 Easy Steps

I have written on this many times and it nice to see an article from DPI supporting how important it is that you learn how to do this yourself. The main reason for that is if you are traveling you […]

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Shooting High-Resolution Macro Photos of Snowflakes-2013 by Don Komarechka

Shooting High-Resolution Macro Photos of Snowflakes. 2013 by Don Komarechka Buy his book on snowflakes.  You won’t be disappointed....

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ARE YOU KEEPING UP BY UPDATING YOUR CAMERA FIRMWARE?

Digital cameras have certainly come of age. Today digital camera’s are computers and enable us to capture beautiful images as long as you make use of a lot of the technology plugged into the camera...

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Northern Virginia First Real Frost For 2013

First FrostIt was cold, damp, slippery and for me worth the effort.  Anytime is a good time to “freeze” time” with a click of a shutter. The images were taken … Continue reading Northern Virginia First...

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It shouldn’t happen to any of us but it can and does. Sometimes you have to...

It shouldn’t happen to any of us but it can and does.  Sometimes you have to take the bad and hope for the best. So I decided that I was … Continue reading It shouldn’t happen to any of us but it can...

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Striving for light weight and high quality camera bodies and optics

Striving for light weight and high quality camera bodies and optics For a great many years having worked in the photography industry for several companies, mainly 33 years with Nikon.  … Continue...

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Is megapixel a dirty word or is just misunderstood. Even worse has it become...

Is megapixel a dirty word or is just misunderstood.  Even worse has it become a synonym for MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS?  Nit Pickers, stop and smell the digital ink.  … Continue reading Is megapixel a...

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HOW LONG ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR REFINEMENTS VS? INNOVATION?

HOW LONG ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR REFINEMENTS VS? INNOVATION?   How willing are you to let the NEXT GENERATION (which only has very minor changes) suck you in? … Continue reading HOW LONG ARE YOU...

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Eschewing Perfection – Luminous Landscape and I could not agree more

Eschewing Perfection – Luminous Landscape. I COULD NOT AGREE M O R E Tagged: black and white photography, camera hardware, Cameras, Fuji x cameras, LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY, Lenses, luminouslandscape,...

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LensRentals.com – Canon T6 Sensor Issue

If you are the proud owner of a Canon T6 through a recent purchase, please check your sensors.   If you are going in to buy a Canon T6, then … Continue reading LensRentals.com – Canon T6 Sensor Issue

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Improve Your Lighting Skills with a Trip to the Toy Store

  I have been doing this with toys for the longest time and find them to be a wonderful way to do still life studies and learn about lighting .  Please read this article. It is great for a rainy day or...

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You Have Finally Decided What Your Next Lens Will Be. Now What’s Next?

You Have Finally Decided What Your Next Lens Will Be.  Now What’s Next? I am pretty sure I know what the next step will be.  It is going to be long and tedious and there is a possibility that the long...

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IMAGES ON THE GO

// Tagged: BLUE RIDGE WORKSHOPS, camera hardware, Close-up & Macro Photography, Fuji x cameras, photography, WORKSHOPS

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CICADA – 2013 / BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

CICADA – FROM BEGINNING TO END – DIG THROUGH THE EARTH, FLY AROUND, LOVE, PRO CREATE, DIE. Love them, hate them, but photograph them because they only show up every 17 years Tagged: BLUE RIDGE...

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HOW VISUAL ARE YOU – COULD YOU PROVIDE BETTER CONTENT TO YOUR ADMIRERS?

The majority of people that will read this article are photographers. Photographers learn something new everyday about making a picture that will grab the observer of that picture and hold their...

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Don’t Leave Home Without by Elliot Paul Stern – Blue Ridge Workshops

The Multi Tool Leatherman Juice  XE6 When photographers go anywhere one of the things that most forget, is to take less gear than planned and always have a multi-tool in the bag or pocket for the times...

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West Virginia 2013

Tagged: BLUE RIDGE WORKSHOPS, camera hardware, Close-up & Macro Photography, Fuji x cameras, WORKSHOPS

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