Tips and tricks and almost anything else related to photography...

Tips and Tricks -

• Basic tips & tricks
  • Why is a DSLR better than a compact camera ?
  • Common mistakes & simple things any Nikon photographer should know
• Basic principles or concepts
  • The "shutter speed greater than focal length" rule of thumb
  • What is blooming ?
  • Why I like digital photography
  • Depth of field
  • Exposure basics : aperture, shutter speed, ISO value <--- in progress
  • Using film
• Taking pictures
  • Low light shooting (events - concerts)
  • Shooting basketball
  • Landscapes  
  • Night photography
  • Using a 10.5mm Fisheye on a D3 camera
  • Real estate photography
• Tooling - using software
  • Healing tools (removing elements in a picture)
  • Highlights and shadows - recovering badly exposed pictures
  • De-fishing
  • Noise reduction - tooling
  • Black and white conversion
• Equipment
  • LENS: Tokina 12-24 anti-flare technique
  • LENS: the Sigma 80-400OS
  • Macro equipment
  • Special effects filters
  • Using GRAD filters
  • Using a circular polarizer
  • You lost your LCD protection
  • Sensor cleaning
  • Batteries can be dangerous
  • Choosing a lens
  • About filters (UV, CP,...)
  • Using a GPS unit to record position of pictures
  • Transforming a perspective control lens to work on a D200
• Studio equipment
  • Mini-studio for product photography
  • Working with light  
  • A funny experience: the foldable reflector joke  
• Various
  • Missing user manuals ?  
  • The blue/pink/purple corners issue with long exposures  
  • Focus test charts  
  • The expodisc/Hickspodisc
  • Philosophy (the politically incorrect reflections about the digital photography world)