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Photo-a-day project – day 4

I nearly missed getting my photo for today. I suspect that this is the first hurdle that many photo-a-day projects hit.

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Shadows at the park

Photo-a-day project – day 3

cotland’s northerly position lends itself to some great light, particularly in the months around winter. Near-horizontal sun casts wonderful shadows across the landscape.

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Sunbathing Mac

Photo-a-day project – day 2

My Macbook is the tool of my trade. Emails, calendar, wiki editing, researching on the web, presentations, word processing, accessing remote systems via ssh. About the only thing it doesn’t do for me is ‘phone calls.

Today I let it relax in the spring sunshine.

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Photo-a-day project – day 1

I thought I should be prepared to take my own advice in the article ‘Take a photograph a day and improve your photography’, so I will attempt to take a photo every day of April.

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Take a photo a day and improve your photography

Take a photo a day and improve your photography

Some call it Project 365 and manage to take a photo every day for a year, some start with something more manageable and go for a month, but taking a photo every day can help you re-evaluate your photography, and for some people, even more.

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How To Photograph Snow (and have it come out white!)

How To Photograph Snow (and have it come out white!)

Because snow reflects so much light, it can confuse the sensor in your camera, and makes it difficult to get the right exposure, often leading to flat, dull, grey images. That snow was white when you were there – right?

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5 Tips for Batteries In Cold Weather

Don’t run out of juice when the temperature drops.

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How does copyright protect your photos?

How does copyright protect your photos?

You want to show your photos to the world, but the digital age makes it easier than ever for people to steal your work. How do you protect your photos?

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