Tag: Y-tips
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5 tips for concert photography (and more)
This month, YLovePhoto will try an help in shooting photos where many think that only a pro can succeed: A live music concert. This is where many a difficulty converge to make the work of the photographer more painful. However, experience shows that a few tips (Y-tips, of course) will help a lot. Most of…
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Car races: The 7 best tips
Once again, YLovePhoto is here to offer its advice to optimize our photographs in the most varied environments. Car racing (or motorcycle racing) is assuredly a favorite spot for photographing an exceptional subject: bright colors, shiny metal, technical expertise, intense concentration around competition, everything is present. So, here are a few tips to start motor…
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How to pick the best point-and-shoot camera for Mom?
Mother’s Day is on us. And Father’s Day, too. And if our parents are not strictly as enthusiastic about photography as we are, they probably don’t want to lug around a big SLR camera but they did not fail in asking for advice on what camera they should pick. It’s time to answer with the…
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Shooting from a helicopter: The 5+1 best tips
Shooting photos from a helicopter is not your everyday’s experience (even when your name is Philip Plisson). The price for an hour of flight is high enough for ensure that you’ve got all the aces in your hand for a Manhattan island aerial tour, a flight over the Iguazu Falls or a wildlife observation over…
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Photographing your pet: The 5 best tips
After the family’s children, polls show that photographers repeatedly shoot their pets (dog, cat, bird, gold fish, etc.) more than any other subject. And this is quite normal since they are a subject quite easily accessible but also quite emotionnally charged. photo © 2009 Autumn & Phill M. | more info (via: Wylio) So, this…
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6 tips for Winter Photography
Cold weather is back and if you have fortitude, you will go out and shoot in the frozen light of Winter. Animals are slow, easier to approach (but limit yourself to reasonable distances to avoid frightening the animals out of their nest; By this weather, it could be a death sentence on your conscience). Landscapes…
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3 tips to reduce digital noise in your photos
Even without being a pixel-peeper, an extremist of image quality, if you use a big DSLR or a compact 200€ camera, you will quickly discover that the digital photographer enemy is digital noise. It will bring up little blurry masses, a kind of not-so-fine grain noticeably reducing the quality of our photos. But there are…
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8 tips for mountaineering and alpinism photo
« 2011, Neiges et Glaces du Monde » (2011, Snows and ices of the world) is a project of Marion Jonchères, French mountaineer, sportswoman, adventurer to the end of the world. During a full year, this frail young woman will face cold and altitude while climbing icy summits all over the world, on all continents.…
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4 best tips for new inspiration when you’re dead
Sometimes, I need to get new inspiration for my photography. I feel my photography eye is dead. Don’t we all? Here’s what I can do to help start again with fresh ideas, new energy for photography: Open a photo book and start looking for what surprises you and is different from your own work: Different…