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Derek Doeffinger

For over twenty years, Derek Doeffinger worked at Kodak writing about photography to help amateurs and professionals alike take better pictures. He’s been involved with digital photography since its onset in the early 1990s. His book credits include a variety of how-to and photo travel photo books. Among them are The Art of Seeing, Kodak Pocket Guide to 35 mm Photography, The Magic of Digital Printing, The Complete Guide to Ultimate Digital Photography, Waterfalls and Gorges of the Finger Lakes, and Finger Lakes Splendor.

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Don’t overdo Photoshop!

What’s a sure way to kill a photograph? Going wild with Photoshop “fixes”

ArticleDigital Darkroom/Printing Techniques and How-Tos - by Derek Doeffinger, August 26, 2009

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Hello. My name is Derek and I’ve been a Photoshopaholic since…

100 in 100, day 90: Backwards take pictures should you

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Derek Doeffinger, January 2, 2009

Let's face it. That's exactly what we do ninety-nine percent of the time in photography. Not take pictures backwards but by "facing it"—the "it" being what we are photographing. The point is not Read more

100 in 100: Backwards take pictures should you

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 90

ArticleComposition and Exposure Techniques and How-Tos - by Derek Doeffinger, January 2, 2009

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Like Yoda I write, so better photographs you will take.

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100 in 100: Show the subject unclearly

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 89

ArticleOutdoor and Travel Techniques and How-Tos - by Derek Doeffinger, January 1, 2009

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100 in 100: Show the subject unclearly

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Derek Doeffinger, January 1, 2009

Sometimes, instead of showing a subject clearly, try deliberately photographing it vaguely, obscurely, or unclearly. Now, why on earth would you do that? One reason is simple: variety. Why sho Read more

100 in 100: Tilt your horizons

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Derek Doeffinger, December 31, 2008

Day 88: Skill-wise, this is one of the easiest tips to execute. Attitude-wise, some of you may not find it so easy to do. The only skill you need is to hold your camera crooked, or as I like to Read more

100 in 100: Tilt your horizons

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 87

ArticleOutdoor and Travel Techniques and How-Tos - by Derek Doeffinger, December 31, 2008

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100 in 100: Kick your bad picture-taking habits

100 photography tips in 100 days: Day 87

Article100 in 100 Techniques and How-Tos - by Derek Doeffinger, December 30, 2008

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100 in 100: Kick your bad picture-taking habits

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Derek Doeffinger, December 30, 2008

Day 87: Here's a simple way to expand your photography. Photograph at different times and locations than you normally do. We all fall into habits. One habit we should try to develop is the habit Read more

100 in 100: The magic of the mundane

NewsAdorama News Desk - by Derek Doeffinger, December 29, 2008

Day 86: What is it you photograph? When do you photograph? This week's tips, which will usher out the old year and in the new, ask you to consider the very essence of your photography. By analyz Read more