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The Photographer's Ephemeris: TPE for iOS The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) helps you plan outdoor photography shoots in natural light, particularly landscape and urban scenes. It’s a map-centric sun and moon calculator: see how the light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth. TPE is a universal app with optimized user interfaces for both iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch devices. “Get it. TPE’s map-based approach means you aren’t limited to a predefined list of locations, which often miss the places many photographers go. Advanced features including visual sun and moon search, automatic time zone and elevation detection, correction for atmospheric refraction and height above the horizon, ensuring that you have the best possible information for planning your shoot. You can even determine when the sun or moon will be visible behind nearby hills and mountains. “It worked perfectly. Key features “One of the most useful apps for any nature photographer” – Outdoor Photographer Magazine Advanced features Geek features

Understanding Histograms Possibly the most useful tool available in digital photography is the histogram. It could also well be the least understood. In this article we will look at what a camera histogram tells the photographer and how best to utilize that information. Virtually every digital camera, from the simplest point-and-shoot to the most sophisticated digital SLR has the ability to display a histogram directly, or more usually superimposed upon the image just taken. The 21st Century Light Meter When I teach my landscape and wildlife field workshops and am using a DSLR (which I usually am these days) I am frequently asked why I frequently look at the LCD after taking a shot. In Bloom. Canon EOS 1Ds with 16-35mm f/2.8L lens @ 24mm. This histogram shows an almost perfect distribution of tones covering about a 4 stop dynamic range — from deep shadows on the left to just short of bright highlights on the right. This setting, like every other that you or your automated camera makes, is a compromise. Examples

Get Photo-News with the PhotoVerse App Last week, the developers of an iPhone/iPad app contacted me about using my RSS feed to pull content for their new application. It’s a pretty cool idea, so I said “go for it!” PhotoVerse collects photography related news and blog posts like any RSS reader, and makes it handy for anybody interested in photography to keep up on their reading while also allowing them to share the articles on social media networks. The developers also asked me if I would like to test out the application… but I’m on Android, so no luck. I have 5 coupon codes for a free copy of the app.

Achieving Better Focus and Sharpness in Your Images Twice a month we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in October, 2009. The most common complaints I hear from most photographers of any experience level is "my images aren't sharp", and "I can't get my focus to lock". 1. My what? You can adjust the eyepiece to a fairly large degree, but if you need more eyesight correction, there are replacement diopters available for DSLR/SLR's from many of the major manufacturers in a range from -5 to +4 as needed. 2. What the heck are all those things in there anyway? There are two types of focus points, single plane and cross point. Cross point focus points will work with lines of contrast that align either way. Each focus point also has a particular sensitivity. So if you are working in a low light situation, you may obtain better AF using the centre focus point. 3. An advantage that higher end lenses have is full manual operation even when AF is locked. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Hyperfocal Distance If you are shooting landscapes you probably should. Have you ever wondered where to focus on a landscape to render the greatest area of focus from near to infinity? If you know how to figure out your Hyperfocal Distance (HFD), you will know exactly where to focus your lens. So what is HFD? Every lens has a distance that can be calculated depending on the length of the lens and the aperture you are using. Older lenses used to have this calculation right on top of the lens. Maybe it’s because of the way the lenses are constructed or perhaps they just don’t think this kind of information is useful to today’s shooter. So what do you do if you don’t have a 15 year old lens? So the hyperfocal distance for a 50 mm lens at f / 16 using a circle of confusion of 0.03 mm (which is a value typically used in 35 mm photography would be calculated like this: All of that, just to figure out that you should focus at 5.2 meters. You can get your downloadable PDF by clicking here.

How to Use Panning to Make Your Photography Come Alive | MCP Photoshop Actions and Tutorials Blog for Photographers You are here: Blog Home » Guest Bloggers » How to Use Panning to Make Your Photography Come Alive How to Use Panning to Make Your Photography Come Alive As photographers, we are always looks for new techniques to improve our work and make our images stand out. As I was starting out in photography this often lead me to additional purchases of lenses, software and accessories. But there is something you can do to add the WOW factor to your photos without a trip to the camera shop – panning. Have a look at this cyclist I shot at 1/350 of a second as he raced by me at 20mph. Now let’s look at another cyclist in the same location that I captured while panning him as he raced by. Many people are intimidated by panning but it is a relatively easy technique to master. How to do panning… Give panning a try and you will find an excellent new tool for your camera bag. About Dave: Dave Powell is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan.

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black and white landscape photography tips Black and white landscape photography tips Funnily enough, in the age of digital SLRs and highly colored computer graphics, black and white photography seems to be re-emerging as a strong trend. Many new photographers presume that all they need to do is take the shot in black and white to start with, using the onboard monochrome camera setting. Black and white landscape photography Black and white landscape photography starts before the shot is even taken. As with any landscape, foreground detail makes for a good composition. Digital SLR Camera settings for black and white photography Many professional landscape photographers agree that it's best to shoot in RAW format. What filters are good for black and white landscapes? Using filters for black and white photography will help to separate colors that look similar once changed to monochrome. Graduated filters are useful for keeping detail in the sky and clouds. Urban black and white photography

The Art of Black and White Photography by David J. Nightingale Learn to create absolutely haunting black & white photos — shooting tips, Photoshop secrets, MORE “I’m no longer intimidated by B&W photography.” “David systematically takes you through each group of techniques showing you all methods and suggesting his preferences. BEST COURSE CHOICE for anyone with a camera and a desire to create STUNNING black and white photos Here’s the best course choice for anybody who wants to create haunting, striking, remarkably dramatic black and white photographs. Learn a rare and beautiful style of photography What’s so special about black and white photography? Learn to snap better pics, then how to enhance them with Photoshop “The Art of Black and White Photography” is an excellent, easy-to-follow course for anyone who wants to learn both sides of creating stunning black and white photos: “The definitive guide to black and white Photoshop conversion” “This is the definitive guide to black and white Photoshop conversion. — Filipe Martins Photoshop made simple

10 Useful Apple iPad Tips and Tricks We'd be the first to admit using Apple's iPad isn't exactly rocket science, and we will also admit that Apple is at the top of its game when it comes to easy-to-use products. But if you didn't take the time to read the owner's manual, we have some quick and neat tips and tricks that can help you get the most out of your tablet. From managing the sound levels of your tunes, to organization your apps, to muting in the case of emergency, we have 10 handy hints for you to work your way to iPad ninja status. Check out our tried and tested iPad tips, and impress your friends when they come to you for help with their iPad. Be sure to let us know if there are any shortcuts you'd like to share in the comments below. 1. Remember that you can have multiple webpages loaded in Safari simultaneously. To do this, rather than just tap the link, press and hold it until you see an option to "Open in New Page," hit this, and Safari will open a new window and load that link. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.