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Roller Coaster Series: The Incredible Hulk

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Bag and hat holders rejoice! While the wild portion of your crew is loop-dee-looing and clutching onto the safety harness, you can relax and take photos. This is the start of a mini-series (before it becomes an interntational silver screen gem) of photographing steel, wooden, and other solid building materials, roller coasters. With each new … Continue reading "Roller Coaster Series: The Incredible Hulk"
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Sunlight on City Hall

Posted on by Lisa Berton
Lighting can make or break an image. The greatest moment caught on camera lands in the land of delete when you can’t make out who it is or what’s going on because the photo is underexposed (not enough light) or overexposed (too much light). Lighting can make the simplest of boring old items dramatic and … Continue reading "Sunlight on City Hall"
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Backlighting

Posted on by Scott Thomas
Backlighting is light illuminating from behind the subject. This is very tough to correctly expose for and causes havoc with your camera’s light meter. If you are outdoors and the light source is the sun, the best way to meter for backlighting is to point your camera to one side of the sun or the … Continue reading "Backlighting"
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