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10 tips to save hard drive space

10 tips to save hard drive space

| Nando Harmsen | 102 views | 0 comments

If you take a lot of photos, you use a lot of hard drive space. If you have been taking photos for a long time, you have used a lot of space. The days when hard drive space was cheap are over. These ten tips can save valuable space.

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True colours or your own colour palette?

True colours or your own colour palette?

| Nando Harmsen | 163 views | 0 comments

When you take a photo, the colours are determined by what is there. But the camera also renders colours in its own way. The final result comes with the editing. How realistically do you render your colours?

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Loyal to a brand? Or not?

Loyal to a brand? Or not?

| Nando Harmsen | 178 views | 0 comments

I mainly photograph with Canon, use Profoto flashes and carry a lot in Thinktank camera bags. I still use Adobe software. Am I loyal to these brands? Or not?

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Taking Product Photos in the Living Room

Taking Product Photos in the Living Room

| Rob Zwart | 205 views | 0 comments

It all started this afternoon with two perfume bottles, a camera and a simple idea. Taking professional product photos, right there in the living room and with just one simple flash.

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Lightroom tip: turn off assisted selection

Lightroom tip: turn off assisted selection

| Nando Harmsen | 239 views | 0 comments

One of Lightroom's features is assisted selection. This can mean that photos are analysed continuously. Don't want that? Collapse the panel, or turn it off completely.

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Film Noir look in photos with LED lights

Film Noir look in photos with LED lights

| Elja Trum | 202 views | 0 comments

Film noir remains a great style to experiment with. Hard light, deep shadows, black and white, and of course those classic lines from blinds across your model. With a few simple ingredients, you can quickly create the feel of an old crime film, even in a small home studio.

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The Perfect Photo Does Not Exist

The Perfect Photo Does Not Exist

| Nando Harmsen | 247 views | 2 comments

These days, I see many perfect photos. Every element is in the right place and nothing is distracting in the image. Sometimes I wonder whether it is a real photo at all. Embrace imperfections and show that your photo is real.

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5 Reasons to Use Black and White

5 Reasons to Use Black and White

| Nando Harmsen | 1,170 views | 3 comments

Photography began in black and white. It was the recording of light and dark. Then colour photographs arrived. Black and white never disappeared, though. It still exists because there are good reasons for it. Here are five. Do you know any more?

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Would you like to take better photos and keep up with what is happening in photography? Photofacts publishes articles that teach you something about photography — from a product announcement to a practical shooting tip or a look at a website. Photofacts covers photography every day and is a hobby project of Elja Trum's that got out of hand. The articles are written by a team of volunteer authors. If you would enjoy writing one or more articles for Photofacts, do get in touch.More about Photofacts

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