Simplest Portrait Lighting
Marlene Hielema Marlene Hielema

Simplest Portrait Lighting

You can use any camera to create beautiful portraits like this. And you don’t need fancy lighting gear to do it.

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Portable full-featured LED light - NEEWER HB80C
Marlene Hielema Marlene Hielema

Portable full-featured LED light - NEEWER HB80C

If you’ve ever wanted to shoot on-location portraits, and need some extra light, or some gel-coloured light, this portable battery-operated LED light from NEEWER might do the trick for you. HB80C RGB Light for photos and videos.

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Focus on the Stars
Marlene Hielema Marlene Hielema

Focus on the Stars

LUMIX Cameras have a hidden feature that helps you FOCUS on STARS. If you're new to astro photography, this feature will help you get started.

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Scan your 8mm Film
Marlene Hielema Marlene Hielema

Scan your 8mm Film

If you have old 8mm film kicking around, you can scan it yourself using the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer.

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Using Flash Outdoors
Marlene Hielema Marlene Hielema

Using Flash Outdoors

I didn't think I needed to use flash outdoors until I worked with some professional photographers who shot skateboarding events and they taught me a thing or two about using fill flash.

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How to Test your Camera ISO
Marlene Hielema Marlene Hielema

How to Test your Camera ISO

If you ISO is too high you will get noise artifacts in your photos. Too low and you might be underexposed. This post explains how to test your ISO and find where your sweet spot is for your camera.

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