Insects have wing beats ranging from 12 beats per second for a large butterfly to 250 beats per second for a honeybee.

Photographing insects in flight is one of the greatest challenges for all wildlife photographers. This article describes how to capture crisp, sharp images of the Emperor Dragonfly.

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Flowers are a beautiful and popular subject, but taking photos of them outdoors is often a frustrating process. You have to wait until the flowers are in bloom before you can even start, and then you are at the mercy of the light and weather.

But there’s an easy way to take photos of flowers at any time of the year, no matter where you live – take them indoors, where you can control the light and the background. That’s how we took a high key photo of a lovely lily, and in this tutorial we are going to show you how you can do it too.

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What is a wedding? For a photographer it’s nothing but business. For the bride and groom it’s the most important day of their life. A day in which two lives take a decisive turn, for the better or for the worse.

So a wedding is undoubtedly a very important even for at least two people and their immediate families. The photographer must be aware of this, even though for him/her it’s just another day at work. Why is this?

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A huge range of focal lengths in a single optic are made available with modern zooms. Companies or people who design lenses work with a single focal length. Hence, chromatic aberration or distortion is minimized.

However, designing zoom lenses can mean that compromises are often times necessary. This means that prime lenses usually give much better results to the similar focal length on a zoom.

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In the past few years, taking photos of children has become a highly politicised act and there is a lot of public fear surrounding the situation. But in appreciating the joy that a child brings to their new family, there should be no hesitation in taking delight in documenting their offspring’s childhood.

This is easier said than done, and there aren’t any rights and wrongs when it comes to photographing kids, but hopefully the tips below will help you get better results. In years to come you can all look back at those treasured memories!

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If you’re just getting started with outdoor flash photography, shooting on-location might pose a few new challenges for you. Mainly because the available (or ambient) light source, which is the sun, is one you cannot directly control.

However, when you get the hang of outdoor flash photography, you will be stunned by the quality of photos you’ll be able to create.

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Today we’re going to delve into one of the most important aspects of photography – lighting. We’ll begin with a background as to why lighting is so important, discuss the traditional three-light setup, and then move on to illustrate a number of different lighting techniques (and the associated results)!

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Whether you’re religious, atheist, or agnostic, it’s always a perfect time to send out a friendly card to your friends and family to adorn their refrigerator with.

Today we’re going to walk you through setting up the shoot, creating a solid composition, the post-processing procedure and even a little Photoshop magic to add that special personal touch.

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Photographing sunsets and sunrises can produce some of the most beautiful images you will take. Surprisingly, these wonderful scenes are not that difficult to photograph.

This article will give you a few tips to make your sunset and sunrise images the best they can be.



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If your next holiday will take you to a tropical location, with warm, clear waters and a bounty of aquatic life, you may be tempted to bring back photos of life under the waves. If that is the case, this primer will help point you in the right direction to make the most out of your time in the water!

We’ll start with assuming you have not chosen a camera for your trip and then move on to techniques you can practice at home and on location to help ensure you bring back memorable, quality underwater photographs.

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