Seven tips for shooting in tough lighting

Photographybay.com has posted some tips for shooting in difficult lighting.
It mostly applies to indoor, very dim lighting.

1. Shoot RAW
2. Use a Fast Lens with Manual Override or Manually Focus
3. Over/Underexpose Depending on the Shot You Want
4. Don’t Worry About White Balance…Yet
5. Crank Your ISO Up Modestly
6. Convert to B/W or Use Crazy Color Processing
7. Only Sharpen After You Noise Process

This should greatly help when shooting concerts and shows.

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4 Principles of Photography Marksmanship

Photographybay.com has posted tips on how your stance should be when taking a picture. Similar to a marksman holding a gun, the guide suggests four ways on holding your camera:

1. Grip & Hold
2. Stance
3. Shutter Release
4. Breath Control

Funny enough, these tips co-incide with my philosophy of having a special forces type of mentality when shooting; stop being a machine gunner and hit your target right the first time!

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Happy New Year 2010!

Hello to you all!

I hope 2010 brings you a great new year of health and happiness and much new and interesting photography. 2009 was a busy year and so I'm hoping in 2010 I can find the time to post very helpful and important tips.

Take care this year and happy photography!