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Questions tagged [technique]

Questions regarding technique, as opposed to style, hardware, or software.

Questions regarding technique, as opposed to style, hardware, or software.

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What is Miksang Photography?

I'm curious about a photographic technique called 'Miksang photography.' What is Miksang photography? What are some resources for helping me to learn how to 'do' Miksang photography (or incorporate it into my photography)? Does Miksang photography…
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How can I take better pictures of myself at home with a mobile phone?

I'm a beginner photographer. When I try to take photos of myself, they don't look as good as I look to myself. I don't have anyone else to take photos of me. I am using an Android phone to take photos of myself. I am looking for an application to…
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How do I photograph small fish in a fish tank?

I have photographed different type of fish in different tanks, with or without flash, through the surface of the water or through glass. However, I think I am missing something. There may be tips or hints that can make working with fish easier. I…
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How to achieve sharp foreground with a motion blurred background?

This is a photography of Adam Olson from 500px.com. Can you dissect how the blurred background have been done while keeping foreground in focus?
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How to take photos of light rays

Possible Duplicate: How can I get photos showing the “shaft of light” effect? While sitting in a room, there was a ray of light coming in through a small opening in the window. I tried my best, to capture the light ray, against the contrasting…
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How to get adequate light

I use Nikon D7100, mostly on Aperture priority mode. I do basic image editing on Google photo. I find that most of my photographs need additional light even though they were not necessarily taken indoors or night time. I want to avoid using external…
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Shooting small birds against a light sky

I was trying to shoot a small bird (black wings and back with white belly) against the sky which was overcast. The image was properly exposed but the colours were desaturated. Lens Nikon 200-500 1/500,f 7.1,iso 200
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How does a photographer edit to get a photo to look this clean?

I saw this pic recently and I love to quality and sharpness but I have no idea how one edits to get such a look. I know the photographer used A Nikon D750 and a Nikon 24-70 Here's a second example. Do you see what I mean?
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