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In a recent poll 73% of our readers told us they wish they had more control over their camera.
In response to this we have published an E-book, explaining in easy-to-understand language how to get the most out of your camera.
Discover How Your Camera Works and Take Better Photos Today
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Get Complete Control Of Your Camera

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1. Don’t leave your camera
You never know what opportunities will present themselves to you if your camera is always at your side. It may be a bit of extra hassle, but you will develop a greater sense of observation by being aware of your camera constantly.
 
2. Shoot a Photo a Day
No greater photographic [...]

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30 Photographic Goals for 2010

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The question I’m being asked on a daily basis at the moment is – ‘what camera should I buy?’ Obviously cameras are on many people’s wishlists this Christmas!
I’m planning to update our Popular Digital Cameras and Gear page here on DPS in the coming week to help answer the question but thought I’d do a [...]

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Top 10 Popular DSLRS

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Today I’m really excited to announce the official launch of the first ever DPS downloadable ebook – The Essential Guide to Portrait Photography.
Whether it be casual photography of family or friends or more formal portrait work – it is people that are often what our cameras are focusing upon.
This guide is all about helping you [...]

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The Essential Guide to Portrait Photography – 25% OFF This Week Only

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Today I spent a couple of hours working through 3 great new ebooks by David duChemin.
The 3 e-books are only $5 (USD) each – yet they contain some really great information that I’m certainly many DPS readers will really find useful.

Lets take a look at each of them in turn:
1. TEN (10 Ways To Improve [...]

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3 Affordable E-books to Improve Your Photography

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In our photography forums we’ve got a creative group of photographers – many who set themselves all kinds of photographic projects and then share how they took the shots.
Here’s 21 from our ‘How I took It‘ section. Click pictures to read the story and techniques used behind the shots.
1. Light Sugar Cube

2. Dart [...]

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21 Great Shots [And How They Were Taken]

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Got an iPhone? Check out how Chris Folsom from studiotempura.com uses his as a tool in his photography.
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There has been a lot of buzz around the iPhone lately, especially among photographers.  And for good reason… the iPhone has a host of photography-related tools that are both fun and useful.  I find myself [...]

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How to Use the iPhone as a Photography Tool

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If you’re used to clicking the crop tool dragging the tool over your image and pressing Enter, it may surprise you to know that there are other options that you can use when cropping in Photoshop.
Here are my five “best-kept secrets” of the Photoshop crop tool.

1. Rotate as you Crop
When you drag [...]

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5 Secrets of the Photoshop Crop Tool

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Today Joe Decker shares some tips on wide angle photography.
One of the first lens purchases aspiring landscape photographers typically made is a wide or super-wide lens, anything (in full-frame 35mm terms) from 24mm on down, and with good reason, wides offer photographers the ability to capture the sweeping vistas of the natural landscape. But they [...]

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6 Winning Ways to Work Wide

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Do you want to know how to photograph fireworks? With 4th July just days away I thought I’d refresh this article in which I give 10 Fireworks Photography tips to help you get started.
Fireworks Displays are something that evoke a lot of emotion in people as they are not only beautiful and spectacular [...]

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How to Photograph Fireworks Displays

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