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Best of Nikonians 2020 Exhibition
The Best of Nikonians 2020 Virtual Exhibition has opened its doors. We welcome you in to walk around and to discover over 70 artworks produced by the finalists and the winners. Read more...
Webinar with Marsel van Oosten
Webinar with award winning nature photographer and Nikonian Marsel van Oosten, including video recording of the webinar. Read more...
Things to Consider if You’re Having Focus Issues
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Recently I was talking to a friend who was having trouble getting sharp focus with her Nikon D3000. She was unclear if it was her, the camera, or maybe her computer. Read more...
How to Fix a Hazy Photograph in Under 10 Minutes
Mike Hagen (Mike_Hagen)
It's always a challenge to overcome when you take photographs and they come out hazy. Do you remove, and spare another precious moment that might not be captured? Well, it's always worth another shot - no pun intended - but don't delete that photograph. Read how fellow Nikonian, Mike Hagen makes things crisp and clear. Read more...
Using the AF back button on your Nikon
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Have you ever been caught in one AF mode when you want the other? You try to switch from AF-S to AF-C so you can capture those birds in flight, but by the time you switch the flock has gone past or found a new perch. Read more...
Alter Images this Winter
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
For some photographers it’s winter weather where they live and finding a good subject to photograph when it’s cold and raining or snowing outside can be difficult. Certainly, pulling on boots and jackets and braving the winter weather can result in some astounding snow or winter images. But, that is difficult for some people to do. Read more...
Shooting Indoors — Light Box Photography
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Sometimes I cannot get outside in a location that will allow me to take interesting photographs or the weather just won’t allow it. But, I still want to use my camera to take photographs so I’ll try setting up a still life of some sort. At one point, I read about light box photography and saw some beautiful flower images that a photographer, who teaches the technique, had taken. Read more...
Studio Photography: Shooting the $2million image
Martin Turner (Martin Turner)
This is the first in an eight part series that looks at studio photography. I’m going to look at Concept, Working With People, Planning, Composition, Lighting, Shooting and Post-processing. Read more...
Basics of Flash Brackets and Diffusers
Russ MacDonald (Arkayem)
Diffusers and brackets? What do they do, and which ones are best to use? Well, both the bracket and the diffuser were introduced into photography to solve problems of the small flash. What's small flash, what problems do you face with it and how do you overcome it? Read more...
Improve Your Wildlife Images
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
How to get an action shot of an animal that is pleasing to the viewer: A sharp image and especially, the animal's eye. Read more...
Webinar with Tony Sweet
Webinar with nature photographer and Nikon Legend Behind the Lens Tony Sweet. Read more...
Using a Textured Background to Enhance an Image
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Learn how to use a textured background to enhance your images. Read more...
How's your approach changing over time?
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
My finger was bouncing around on the keyboard, on an online photography forum the other evening and someone asked this question, “Can mental quickness in responding to a changing photographic scenario be learned or improved?” Read more...
Street Photography in Cuba
Connie Cassinetto (Via the Lens)
Why did I find myself in Cuba on a Street Photography Workshop? -- A non-streetphotographer tells her story while working her Nikon Z7 and D500 in this target-rich area. Read more...
Mastering photography - Why it is for you (2)
Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs)
In this second part we discuss passion and joy, the motivation of why we should bother about mastering photography. This is a part of the "mastering the art of photography" series, where we discover any of the processes and methods supporting photographers interested in achieving more consistent, better results. Read more...
Mastering the art of photography (1)
Bo Stahlbrandt (bgs)
In this new series of articles on "mastering the art of photography", I want to discover any of the processes and methods supporting photographers interested in achieving more consistent, better results. Read more...
Eye Detection (Eye AF) in the Nikon Z6 and Z7 Cameras
Darrell Young (DigitalDarrell)
Darrell Young (digitaldarrell) is an active member of the nikonians.org community since the spring of 2004. Very thorough and easy to read, his writing of the Mastering the Nikon Camera series of books has been considered by critics and readers as the best in books on how to use a given Nikon camera. In this article he brings us the details of Eye AF. Read more...
Nikon WR-R10/T10 Radio Wireless Camera Controller Review
Jerry Harris (J_Harris)
A review on switching from the ML-3 Infrared Wireless Remote Control to the WR-R10/T10 Radio Wireless Controller which can be used for both your Nikon camera and Speedlights. Read more...
5 simple steps to service a Gitzo tripod
Gary Worrall (glxman)
All equipment needs maintenance and servicing a tripod should be a routine after you use it around water and sand or mud. In this practical step-by-step guide you will see, how to easily disassemble and reassemble a Gitzo tripod. Read more...
Understanding your Digital Camera's Histogram
Darrell Young (DigitalDarrell)
Digital photography offers certain benefits for thinking photographers that are only realized with a basic understanding of a metering feature called the "histogram." Using the histogram in your camera's image viewing LCD will guarantee you a much higher percentage of well exposed images. It is well worth working to understand the histogram, and is not overly complicated. Read more...
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