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Article: Photographing Lyon France at Dusk.PPSOP Video

Watch as Bryan Peterson shows how to get a perfect dusk exposure!

Article: Meet The Only Neutral Density Filter You'll Ever Need.You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson—AdoramaTV

Did you know there's a single filter that can take the place of 6 ND filters? Watch and learn about the Tiffen 77mm Variable ND Filter.

Article: 9 Awful Real Estate Listing Photos—And How To Avoid Taking Them.Do you really want to sell that property? Don't post crappy photos of it!

The worst sound a real estate listing agent can hear in his or her office is crickets chirping. This advice is for them (the agents, not the crickets).

Article: 12 Steps to Success As An Architecture Photographer.Make beautiful spaces and buildings look amazing

Here are a dozen things you should keep in mind if you want to make a living as a full- or part-time architectural photographer.

Article: Tame Hard Sunlight for Flattering Outdoor Location Portrait Photography.Photo On The Go with Joe McNally

Join Joe McNally in Guanajuato, Mexico, as he demonstrates strategies for managing hard sunlight.

Article: What Everybody Ought To Know About Manual Exposure For Well-Exposed Outdoor Portraits.You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson: Adorama Photography TV

AdoramaTV Presents You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson. As a photographer, what do you do when there is a vast difference in the available light? In this episode Bryan will explain how to take a great looking portrait in the shade when the background is full of harsh, bright sunlight.

Article: How To Use the "Exposure Triangle" When Shooting Video with a DSLR.DSLR | Video Skills—AdoramaTV

AdoramaTV Presents DSLR Video Tips with Richard Harrington. Join Rich as he explains the three main elements to consider when deciding on the correct exposure for your video, ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed.

Article: Add Flash to Ambient Light To Fill In The Shadows.You Keep Shooting—AdoramaTV

AdoramaTV Presents You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson. Join Bryan as he demonstrates how to increase the look for your photo by combining both flash and ambient light.

Article: PhotoZAP 76: Looking Toward the Future.Our Panel of Perfectionists Picks Apart Your Pictures

"We are drawn into the moment by that great pocket of light toward the center but, when we get there, we realize there really isn't a moment." —Jena Ardell

Article: Five Creative Ways to Shoot The Tree.Decorated a tree? Get some great pictures of your work!

During the month of December, millions of people across the country have an evergreen tree sitting in their living rooms, bedecked with colorful lights and ornaments befitting the holiday season.

Article: Creative Primary Flash—AdoramaTV.You Keep Shooting

AdoramaTV Presents You Keep Shooting with Bryan Peterson.

Article: Fill Flash for Foreground Interest—AdoramaTV .You Keep Shooting

Master photographer and photography educator Bryan Peterson's debut video on AdoramaTV!

Article: Bracketing—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

AdoramaTV Presents Digital Photography One on One. In this week's episode Mark answers a viewer's question regarding bracketing. Watch as Mark walks through the basic steps of exposure, flash, and focus bracketing.

Article: Viewer Feedback Vol. 2—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

AdoramaTV Presents Digital Photography One on One. In this week's episode Mark answers questions from viewers.

Article: Shooting At Dusk .Dynamic scenes after sunset

When it comes to shooting cityscapes, the time to do it is after sunset or before sunrise. Too many photographers pack up their gear at sunset and head home, but the most dramatic shots are still waiting for you. The trick is to shoot at the right time.

Article: Perfect Beach Exposures Every Time.No more grey sand!

The problem with beaches (or snowy landscapes, or any scene where there’s a lot of white or light colors) is that they mislead camera meters.

Article: FAQ: What is the “Sunny 16” rule?.More than a fair weather friend for photographers

Here's a simple trick to help you get perfect exposures on bright, sunny days...without a meter!

News: Weekend Wrap for May 13, 2011.Lucky and unlucky news of the world of photography

Article: Mastering Graduated Neutral-Density Filters.From the Perfect Picture School of Photography

Adorama's online photo learning partner, the Perfect Picture School of Photography, is are very happy to add Glenn Randall as an instructor. Here he shows how to use graduated ND filters for landscape photography.

Article: Viewer Feedback—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography One on One

AdoramaTV Presents Digital Photography One on One. In this week's episode Mark answers 12 questions about photography from viewers in this viewer feedback special.

Article: Inverse Square Law—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography One on One

AdoramaTV Presents Digital Photography One on One. In this week's episode Mark Wallace explains the Inverse Square law and how it applies to photography.

Article: Shooting in Manual Mode—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

Learn how to adjust your camera in its full manual exposure mode.

Article: Snow Exposure Tips.Don’t let gray snow give you the winter blues

Is it snowing where you are? Grab a camera and start shooting so you can show how snow transforms everyday scenes into winter wonderlands. But first, learn how to avoid a classic winter photography gotcha.

Article: Camera Settings—AdoramaTV.Digitial Photography 1 on 1

What camera settings should you use? Mark Wallace walks you through an exercize that helps you to find the right settings to use on your camera for the correct exposure.

Article: Slow Shutter Magic-AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

This week Mark Wallace shows us how to use a slow shutter speed to get some really fun photos. By shooting at night with slow shutter speeds you can create interesting shapes with light.

Article: Histograms—Adorama Photography TV .Digital Photography 1 on 1

In this episode Mark explains just what the histogram is and how you can use it to ensure a correctly exposed picture.

Article: Metering Part 2: Exposure Compensation: AdoramaTV .Digital Photography 1 on 1

This week is the second episode in a four-part series about metering. In this episode, Mark will explain exposure compensation. He will also demonstrate this and show us how to use it correctly.

Article: TTL Metering—AdoramaTV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

This week is the first episode in a four-part series about metering. In this episode, Mark will explain how your camera meters light and uses that to make a correct exposure. In the coming weeks, he will also go over exposure compensation, using a light meter and some advanced light metering tricks - so stay tuned!

Article: Understanding Stops: Adorama TV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

In this episode, Mark explains what stops are and how they are used to adjust exposure settings on your camera.

Article: Five amazing camera and subject motion special effects.Slow down your shutter speed and do incredible things

Go ahead—move your camera, zoom your lens, encourage your subjects to move around, and even throw your camera...while the shutter is open. Welcome to the wonderful world of slow shutter speed and camera and subject motion!

Article: Fine grain with higher ISOs? Humbug!.Even finer grain at lower ISOs is better

Recently, Nikon and Canon introduced high-end DSLRs capable of reaching ISO 102,800. These pro cameras claim amazingly good image quality at ISO 6400 or even more. The Internet was abuzz. But I don't share the enthusiasm.

Article: Exposure — Adorama Photography TV.Digital Photography 1 on 1

In this episode Mark talks about the basics of exposure. Learn how the Aperture, Shutter and ISO work together to control how an image is exposed.

Article: Do you know your DSLR’s exposure modes?.Take full control over your camera

When it comes to knowing the difference between program, auto, Tv, Av, and manual, do you feel a bit green? After this in-depth look at DSLR modes, you’ll be an expert!

Article: How do metering patterns work?.Unlocking exposure secrets

These days most digital SLRs offer multiple methods for metering the light in a scene. The most common method includes Multi-segment, sometimes called “matrix” or multi-zone metering.

Article: Do You Have The Blinkies?.How your camera lets you know your exposure is wrong

A very useful exposure tool found on some digital cameras is the highlight alert feature that my pal Barry Staver (www.barrystaver.com) calls the “blinkies” or “marching ants.”

Article: Film vs. Digital exposure, and Histograms.The ultimate tool for determining proper exposure

Correct exposure is critical, maybe even more so for digital capture than film, especially color negative film. That because the latitude (the ability to over or underexpose an image) is greatest with color negative film than for any other capture media.

Article: Understanding contrast in exposure.Unlocking an exposure mystery

Contrast is the difference in brightness between light and dark areas in a scene and can be a function of the subject matter, lighting conditions, or a little of each. Controlling contrast in camera can be a challenge.

Article: Understanding Shadows and Highlights.More exposure basics

Light has three major qualities: quality, quantity, and direction. As photographers seeking to master the art of exposure, seeing that light is the key to mastering the art of exposure.

Article: Push Processing ISO 100 in RAW.Here's a really useful digital photography exposure trick.

You're shooting your son's soccer game and it's dark and dreary. At ISO 100, the fastest shutter speed you get is 1/125 second at f/4. Not fast enough. What to do?

Article: Freezing Action at ISO 100, 200 & 400.A sensitive look at light and speed

If you could end up with a razor-sharp, action-stopping image by using ISO 100, would you stay away from higher ISOs?

Article: The Myth of ISO Exposed.High speed to capture action? Naaah!

Most of those fleeting moments you want to photograph can be captured at shutter speeds that are well within your reach--even when you use ISO 100.

Article: Understanding the Effect of ISO on Exposure.All about the ISO birds and bees

Think of ISO as a worker bee. If my camera is set for ISO 100, I have 100 worker bees; if your camera is set for ISO 200, you have 200 worker bees.

Article: Six scene modes you may actually want to use.Are scene modes useful? These are!

Some scene modes seem unnecessary, but I've used these, and find them very useful!

Article: DSLR scene mode secrets!.The easy way to good exposures

Scene Modes are Program mode on steroids. They turn the whole job of exposure over to camera's CPU to not only make all of the relevant exposure choices—and maybe even ISO and color balance settings--but is biased toward specific shooting conditions. The Scene Mode you choose may even automatically pop-up the built-in flash!

Article: The substitution metering method.A useful exposure tweak

When using the substitution method, you replace an object within the scene with an object of known reflectance, such as a Kodak Gray Card and take a reflected-light meter reading from this object.

Article: Metering for the Brightest Object.Compensate for a misled reading

When taking a light meter reading from the highlight area within a scene, keep in mind that meters used thusly can produce the equivalent of medium gray and underexpose the image in areas of the scene that reflect less light.

Article: Metering for the Darkest Object In A Photo.Coax details out of the shadows without blowing out the rest of the shot

If the shadow areas of the scene are most important, you might be tempted just take a meter reading only from that area. If you do this, you could overexpose the image and cause total lack of detail in some of the highlight areas.

Article: Metering for Brightness Range.Tweak your reading at the time of capture

Even with today's sophisticated DSLRs and many compact digital cameras, the ability to tweak the exposure at the moment of capture--and recognizing what tweaks you need to apply--can make or break your image's quality and content.

Article: Metering for the "correct" exposure.Sometimes it's more of a judgement call

Even with today's sophisticated cameras, the ability to tweak the exposure at the moment of capture--and recognizing what tweaks you need to apply--can make or break your image's quality and content.

Article: Ultimate Image Quality, Part II.Ultimate image quality picture taking techniques

Let's look at the techniques you should use to continue on the path of ultimate image quality while taking pictures. We're going to use those techniques to keep that image delivered by the lens to the sensor as sharp as possible while maximizing dynamic range of the image (which is just another way of saying getting a good exposure).

Article: What is Bracketing?.Exposure basics quick tip

Whether shooting with a film or digital camera, one factor remains important: Correct exposure is critical and may be even more so for digital than film.

Article: Zoom During Exposure.A dynamic shooting technique

One of the reasons for using the "zoom during exposure" technique is that it helps eliminate background clutter, but the main reason is that it's fun.