New Article : Using Filters
Photo filters are great tools which don’t receive much of their share of limelight nowadays, but understanding how filters work can also show you the sort of things you could do with a digital filtered effect. Have fun reading this and trying it out!
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Do you sometimes wonder why a professionally taken picture can look so full of impact? Sometimes you would realize a picture may have colours are “so bright” or a sunset that almost feels “warm” or a sky that is so “clear” and “blue” or even a portrait shot looks so “gentle” and “soft”.
A lot of times, the secret here is the clever use of filters. In analog (film) photography, a lens filter is attached to the front of a lens. Light passing into the camera is affected by the filter and this creates different effects in the final image.
In digital cameras, the built-in image processor mimics traditional filters to create the effects you would normally get. However, D-SLR cameras still uses physical filters as this allows for greater control of the effects of the filters.
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Blast of Classic History
This is what I did last weekend.
A trip to Colmar Tropicale in Berjaya Hills and took the time to shoot the scenic French scenery. I know I’m up to no good again with HDR effects and lots of dodge and burn tweaking but I couldn’t help myself, especially in ending off with a monochrome and classic sepia toning.
You guys probably want to know the steps taken to shoot this. The only reason why I hadn’t got round to doing it is because I had to get the video tutorial perfect first! Hehehe… (yeah, yeah, grunt some more!… but soon, k?)
New Article : Understanding Histograms
Do digital jargons dumbfound you? Or does your picture turn out a bit less impactful as you had hoped. Well, could it be due to the problems of adjusting your exposure levels? Histogram is a useful feature, that will help you to correct your exposure problems. Read on for a better understanding of it!
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One of the most important features of digital cameras which have changed the experience of taking pictures is the possibility of reviewing your picture at the point of taking a photograph. You are able to see if you have taken a good picture or a bad one and decide whether you should keep it.
However, most of us do not know about an additional feature in our camera that can also help in determining a good picture. This feature is called the histogram.
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New Article : Travel Shots
Going traveling? Get to know what’s the best thing to do to bring memories of your trip back with you. Learn the basics of getting a good set of photographs that you can share with family and friends and to keep for all the time you’d like to revisit your travels.
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Traveling is one word that excites many. The core reason of traveling on vacation is to enjoy and see unique sights away from home, and most of us can’t get enough of it even when we have to come back to our real life. And so, what do we do? We record our memorable trips on our cameras. Indeed travel photography is where we use our cameras the most.
Planning for your next holiday? Read on to see how you can bring back more memories and interesting shots within a travel album which you would be proud to show to all your friends.
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New Article : Up Close and Personal
Shooting very close doesn’t only mean photographing pimples and chappy lips… 
Well, if you ever took the time to look at the things around you up close, then you’d appreciate the beauty in the details. My article this time around tells you about shooting the small things in the world around us.
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Some of you may have had the childhood fascination of looking through a magnifying glass and discovering this strange world of the small and tiny. We are so used to seeing things in our normal field of vision that we pass by things which we take for granted. Well, ever thought about “stopping and smelling the flowers”? While you are at it, take some really cool macro or close-up shots?
Compact digital cameras benefit from the fact that they have really close focusing range. On some cameras you can focus down to 1cm from the subject. That’s why almost all new cameras come with a “macro” mode.
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New Article : Flash It!
Does lighting just dumbfound you? Ever wonder when is the right time to use flash, or do you use it all the time without realising the effects it has on your picture. This time around, PCT shows you the basics of getting to grips with your camera’s flash. Learn how it works and how it will improve your flash photography.
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This time we look at one of the most useful feature you have on your camera, the flash. Surprisingly we almost always take this feature for granted, thinking that all there is to it is to switch it on and off whenever we need it or don’t. Here are some tips with you on how you can effectively use your flash.
Most of us would have the standard flash unit built-in on our (digital) camera. Of course if you have moved on to a prosumer (digital) SLR camera, then you may already know about the different ways of using an external flash. This set-up gives you the versatility of using bounce flash and a more powerful flash output.
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Want a Whole Bunch of Photography Tips and Ideas?
Well, some of you have asked if I had a whole collection of articles and PDF e-books in one place to share. I was glad to tell you that I will be constantly adding this to PCT’s website, a few e-articles every week and monthly collection of e-books for you.
Below are just 2 of the ways of how you can tap into PCT’s photography resource fountain:
TWITTER : If you have not experienced PCT’s tweeting sessions before, I’d suggest you follow my tweets. With just 140 characters, these are the most direct tweets you can get about photography tips and ideas.
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New Article : Composition Rules!
Ever wonder why your pictures turn out not quite as composed as you would like it to be? The pros seems to always know how to get it right. Well, “Composition Rules!” will teach you the basics of composing your shots right. Once you get the basics right, the rest is just creativity!
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Gone are the days where you hurriedly take pictures of friends and unintentionally chop off their heads and only realizing it after you get your pictures back from the lab. Either we all have become better photographers in this modern day and age or perhaps it is due to the wonders of digital photography, where all it takes is a press of the little magical “Delete” button and all your photography woes come to an end. In any case, somewhere along the way, we realise that our photo album has become the all too familiar boring set of normal “straight on”, “flat”, “uninspiring” images.
Now think, Composition.
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New article : The “Oohs” and “Aahs” of Photography
My article this time looks at the appreciation of photography and how your pictures can evoke interests. Read my article for some basic elements to look out for.
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So, having fiddled with your new toy, by now you would have taken that photo of your girlfriend or boyfriend posing with their hands placed on their hips, your little baby’s smile, a friend huffing and puffing to blow out a candle on a cake, you would also have probably asked a bunch of people say “cheese” many times over to get them to give you a genuine smile on your photo and pulled your camera out a couple of times for the occasional fun snapshot of a “teh tarik” session. Perhaps now it’s earning a well-deserved spot on the shelf among the rest of your decorative items.
Is that all there is to it?
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New Article : Getting Acquainted with Your New Love
Hi you newbies!
My new article this time around is about getting to know your equipment when you first begin to take up photography.
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If you are new to photography and have just picked up that full-featured new “toy” which you have always wanted, you will come to the realization that the new camera also comes with a number of new jargons. A digital camera is a sophisticated piece of equipment. Different from its analog cousins, there is much more that is packed into it.
This may seem daunting at first but taking a little time in the beginning to get acquainted with these jargons would save you a lot of hassle of having to flip through the entire camera manual when you are suppose to be enjoying your new found hobby.
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