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Category: Tips & Tricks

Why you should always pack a circular polarizer filter in your camera bag

Landscape and nature photographers should always carry a circular polarizer in their camera bag. Here's why.

Memory cards and flash drive

Memory card data recovery applications for photographers

Need to recover images you have accidentally deleted from your memory card? Here is a list of free and paid file recovery applications provided by memory card manufacturers like Lexar, Sony, SanDisk, ProGrade, Delkin, and Transcend.

Geocoding photo locations using Lightroom’s Map module and GPS data

Lightroom's Map module can geocode location data on photos using GPS data, but correcting for time zone differences can be confusing.

Russell Wilson - Seattle Sehawks vs. Los Angeles Chargers - November 4, 2018

Photographing an NFL football game from the sidelines

Learn what it is like to photograph an NFL game from the sidelines, including tips & tricks for football photography.

Bighorn sheep rest on a ledge with magpie in Lamar Valley

How to keep photographs of groups of animals in focus using aperture

When photographing groups of wildlife at long focal lengths, smaller apertures may be necessary to ensure that each animal is in focus.

Seattle Fireworks from Lake Union Park 2017

How to shoot awesome fireworks photos

Shooting great fireworks photos isn't difficult, but does require some advanced planning and the right gear.

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2018

Quick guide to focus stacking with Lightroom and Photoshop

When photographing a scene with a very deep depth-of-field, focus stacking may be necessary to achieve focus and maximize sharpness everywhere in the scene. Here is a focus stacking technique using Lightroom and Photoshop.

Moonrise over Seattle's Space Needle and the Cascade Mountains

Heat distortion can ruin photos taken with a zoom lens

Heat distortion can ruin photographs taken with a zoom lens when the air is a significantly different temperature than the ground.

Milky Way over Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park

Focus to infinity – The key to nighttime star photography

Learn techniques to set your camera's lens to focus at infinity to ensure sharp focus on stars for night photography.

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