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  • 11 ways to be a photo Jedi

    Photography is an art that needs to be learned. Like the Jedi knights of Star Wars, you need to go through a long learning phase and you may become a true Master. However, this goes through respect for the rules of the photo Jedi. 1. Learn, Young Padawan A photo Jedi is not taught, he…

  • Save a drowned camera or lens

    You just dropped your photo camera or a lens in water; What can you do now if it was not weather-sealed or water-tight? The first thing to do is to remove all electrical power source. Electricity does ugly things to metal and electronics. So, start by removing the batteries right now. You may be able…

  • Inform us, but leave no trace

    Some of you may be interesting in giving us some information leaks. It may seem that your privacy may be difficult to be kept in the process, but there are a few ways to protect it. I can give you some information and some advice. I would not divulge the sources of my information if…

  • Mountain photography from a small plane

    When you are in a plane of a light plane flying near a mountain range, it is quite tempting to shoot a few landscape photos; But the conditions will stay very difficult for the photographer. There are many traps and the results may loose a lot of quality compared to what you expected. For example,…

  • Theft-protected, an ugly camera

    This is one surprising idea: Make your expensive camera so ugly that nobody will try to steal it. This is the extremist extension of a solution I already use: In order to reduce the risk of theft, you can use gaffer tape and cover all distinctive marks and logos. Your SLR may still look bulky,…

  • Going through Customs with a photo bag

    When you’re traveling far in order to satisfy your complementary needs for exoticism and photography, you will have to go through the Customs and/or boarding controls of the airplane. A few things would be good to keep in mind in order to ensure this is a better experience. Here are mine: Pack everything really fragile…

  • Black & White photos

    Some itemized advice for shooting B&W digital pictures: B&W loves textures and fine grained surfaces Check your light Use low ISO: Image noise is more visible in B&W Check your composition: The lack of colours will make your spectator more attentive to a a bad framing Before converting to B&W, do all the cleaning and…

  • 5 lessons for photo self-improvement

    After all, if you come here, you must be interested in photography. It is quite possible that -like me- you want to improve your day-to-day routine and become a better photographer. Don’t believe that you must be born with the photographer’s gene. It’s something that you grow into. photo credit: Dave-F almost retired Here are…

  • Story of three photos: 10 tips

    Here are three photos I shot last Sunday during a visit to the Lake Der-Chantecoq. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them If you want to only watch the photographs, you can merely ask for a large format print on RedBubble (or a simple card). But I think that the story of these three photos…