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How to make transparent liquid on white porcelain visible?
I made a picture for the cooking.SE blog:
If you look very hard, in the middle, below the vanilla bean tip, is a small spill of synthetic vanilla essence (which is almost colorless, not dark like real vanilla extract). What changes in lighting or…
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What's an excellent walkabout lens?
(Happy to keep the question general, but personally interested in Canon fit)
I've got a Sigma 18-125 that's served me well, but the image quality isn't stellar, it's unstabilised, max f3.5, and focus is slow and noisy. It does, however, cover an…
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What is the major factor that makes colors in photos very vivid?
Once you have a good enough camera, what are the other major factors that makes some of the photo very vivid?
For example, looking at the following picture, the colors are vivid. If I take the same photo, probably the colors won't turn out this way.…
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What is the optimal order of post-processing steps?
I know it's best to do as much post-processing before converting from RAW, but in cases where it's not possible - what is the optimal order of post-processing steps (like noise removal, dust-spot removal, color correction, brightness/contrast…
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What is the best way to digitize old photographs for preservation?
What is the best way to digitize old photographs? I scanned some of them and there was a reduction in quality due to the scanning process. I also have some photos where scanning is impossible - the photos are struck firmly in a large album; tearing…
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Why isn't my variable-aperture photo more interesting?
I took a photo where I changed the aperture of the lens during the exposure. I was hoping to get a cool or unusual effect, but I didn't. Why not, and is there any really interesting effect that I can get by changing the aperture mid-exposure?
I…
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What storage solutions are there for working with large volumes of digital photo data?
I'm dating a professional photographer that has been accumulating digital images at an alarming rate (thousands of high-res images per month).
Does anyone have any recommendations of external and/or remote storage solutions to effectively work with…
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How can I make good fountain/waterfall photos?
I have a Canon Digital EOS Rebel XT camera, and I wonder how you could take photos of moving water like rivers, waterfalls and fountains...
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Using carbon-fiber tripods in cold weather: safe temperatures, precautions, and effects of failure
I'm considering buying Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 carbon-fiber tripod legs with a Manfrotto 498RC2 ball head, but I've read that carbon fiber can break at low temperatures. (Note that the 055CXPRO3 uses pull-wound carbon fiber tubes.)
How cold an…
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Where can I find advice on using an advanced AF system for wildlife and bird photography?
I recently purchased a Canon 7D, as my previous 450D had become a severely limiting factor in my endeavors to wildlife and bird photography (particularly bird photography, which I LOVE, but for which I have a bare handful of keepers out a few…
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How can I overlay two images exactly by scaling one of them in gimp?
I have two different pictures of the same object, one of which is taken from roughy the same angle but has a different scale and rotation. I want both images to overlap so that the upper one matches the lower one as exactly as possible. Is there any…
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Where does the ¹/shutter speed = focal length rule for hand shake come from?
The generally accepted rule of thumb is that the shutter speed must be the same or larger than the inverse of the focal length.
As is, it seems that it makes no sense as is:
On a 24 Mpixels full-frame camera, at 100%, the blur from camera movement…
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Which camera bag for a single DSLR camera plus 2 lenses?
I'm looking for a shoulder bag for 1 DSLR, 2 extra lenses and a small flash. I will probably be picking up a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, so the bag needs to fit that attached to a camera. The bag needs to allow the camera to be easily stored and retrieved…
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How do DSLRs figure out what aperture to select in P mode?
In program mode, DSLRs adjust not only the ISO and the shutter speed, but also the aperture.
The aperture has a huge impact in some situations. For example, when shooting a close subject in front of a meaningless background, the aperture must be…
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How can you avoid/minimize lens flare when shooting into the sun?
When shooting outdoors in bright sunlight, and specially when shooting with the sun visible in the background, lens flare can affect the picture by reducing contrast and introducing artifacts. Are there any special techniques or any equipment that…
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