Hello, my name is Peter West Carey and I am a freelance writer and photographer living in the Puget Sound region of the USA. Photography has been a passion of mine for many decades and I live by the motto Explore-Inspire-Educate. Photography and my love for travel are conspiring to take me to Africa, Nepal and Iceland this coming year and I encourage you to follow along at The Carey Adventures.Com where I also host a Photo Of The Day feed.
I had the extreme pleasure of embarking on a classic safari while on a recent visit to Tanzania. It was everything I had hoped and more, both from a photographic standpoint as well as having the chance to share it with my daughter. Today we’ll be sharing some fantastic tips on how to prepare for this type of photography trip.
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These step-by-step instructions are meant to give you a quick start in taking decent eBay photos. Whether you are a photo newbie or an avid hobbiest, these tips should help increase the bids on items you are presenting for sale.
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One of the hardest questions I’m asked as a traveling photographer is, “What bag should I bring on my next trip?”. To me, this question is the same as asking, “What should I put on my feet in the morning?”.
The answer depends largely on where you’re going, what you’re bringing, how you’re traveling and so on. And yet, there is always a bag to be had that is just right for the trip. In this article, I’ll be suggesting what to look for when choosing a photo bag for travel.
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For those of us that love travel and photography, there is nothing more liberating than being set free in a distant land, camera in hand. Everything is new, vivid and exciting and it seems like we can never bring enough memory cards to capture it all. Today we’ll be looking at 21 essential photos you should aim to capture on your next trip away!
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We have all seen the standard portrait; face forward, smiling, soft focus maybe. While the standard portrait formula works well and produces nice images, it’s often a good exercise to think outside the box.
This grouping of unconventional portraits (including self portraits) is creative work by photographers willing to take the risk to produce something memorable. While you might not find them all pleasing, they do offer a fresh take on an old format.
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Polarization filters are specially adapted glass that, when turned at an angle to a light source, will reduce glare from reflected surfaces. The most popular type of polarizing filter is circular to fit easily on the end of almost any lens, containing a free spinning element for quick adjustment.
In this article we’ll take a look at how a polarizing filter can improve a number of photographic scenes, along with a few unexpected results it can have.
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The full moon. Steeped in legend and myth, a full, orange moon rising from the horizon has sparked the imagination of humans for millennia. For photographers, capturing a full moon rise can present some challenges and opportunities. Specifically, the moon is relatively bright compared to the darkening scene through which it is rising. In this article I’ll show you, step by step, how I went about capturing a wonderful moon rise on a chilly December evening.
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Stock photography can be great revenue generating sideline to your photography business portfolio. If you can break into a few of these stock and mirco-stock sites, your images can sell while you sleep and continue to do so for many years to come. If there is one universal truth to be found in the stock photo industry, it’s that high quality images are always in demand. And there’s no reason your high quality photos can’t be among them! This listing of the current top stock agencies is intent on presenting a bit of what you can expect when applying as a contributor. The companies are listed in no particular order.
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Winter time has moved into the Northern Hemisphere and with it a new season for wonderful photo opportunities. The following 25 photos are meant to inspire those of you looking for a reason to leave the warm comfort of home and explore the cold depths of winter with your camera. It can be a great time to capture the magic of the season for the brave souls who adventure out into the chill.
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Wide-angle lenses do a number of things very well – one of them is the ability to keep near and far objects in focus, and present the landscape in a striking light. In this tutorial I will show you how get the most from your wide-angle lens for scenic nature shots.
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