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Our Favorite Reader Photos from the "Gorgeous Landscapes" Assignment
The Editors  |  Sep 22, 2015

This assignment was simple but it was also highly competitive. Yes, we received many lovely landscape photos in our Picture This! gallery on Shutterbug.com, but we were looking for something extra special. And we got it, with these 10 images from readers offering incredible and unique vistas.

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Our Top 10 Favorite Bird Photos from Shutterbug Readers
The Editors  |  Jan 22, 2019

Here’s a photo assignment that was for the birds. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) Yes, we were looking for images of birds and we wanted your best shots.

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Photo Filters
The Editors  |  Feb 01, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Magic disks for the photographer

Photo filters can improve your photos, whether you shoot them with a pro camera or a point-and-shoot model, on film or digitally, still or camcorder. That's why filters exist. They're not essentials, but lots of serious photographers use them. Read on...

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Photo Lesson; Self-Assignments
The Editors  |  Jan 01, 2005

Photography is one of those things you learn best by doing it. Here are some photo projects that will help you get more out of your photography.

 

1. Decorate Your Home with Your Photos
Considering all the time, effort and money you put into making your photographs, you should display the best ones for all to see. A good place to start is in your own...

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Photographic Super Course: Macro Photograqphy
The Editors  |  Apr 01, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos by Jack and Sue Drafahl

One of the most common bits of advice drummed into new photographers is "get closer to your subject!" In that context, it means that novice shooters generally shoot from too far away, so their subject is lost among all the other stuff in the...

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Photographing Shadows
The Editors  |  Mar 01, 2005

Beware the dark side, that famous sci-fi-movie "master" more than once cautioned his young protege re "The Force." But the dark side--a.k.a. shadows--is well worth the photographer's attention. While the eye is drawn to bright areas in a photograph, the interplay between bright and dark--between highlight and shadow--can make for a...

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Show Reports
photokina Cologne 2002
World Of Imaging
The Editors  |  Aug 01, 2002

Held in even years, photokina is organized by KolnMesse GMBH in cooperation with the Photographic Industry Association. This "World of Imaging" is being held from Wednesday, September 25th to Monday, September 30, 2002, in Cologne, Germany. This year more than 1600 exhibitors from 45 countries will...

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Playing With Perspective
Go Wide Or Get Stacked
The Editors  |  Feb 01, 2003

Playing With Perspective

We judge near and far, big and small by our innate sense of perspective. A sort of visual grammar, it orders the world around and ensures that we can get where we're going and that when we reach out to touch...

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Portrait Tips
The Editors  |  Feb 01, 2004

People are among the most popular photo subjects. This month's lesson presents some easy ways to produce better people shots.

1. Don't Just Sit There...
Static portraits—with the subject just slouched there, or stiffly posed, are not terribly appealing. It generally pays to play director as well as photographer when you're photographing people.

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Reflections: Our 10 Favorite Photos from Shutterbug Readers
The Editors  |  Mar 08, 2018

When you really start to look for them, you’ll find reflections everywhere. For this assignment, we wanted you to capture reflections in a way that brought out their beauty and art.

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