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Crutchfield is full of enthusiasts — audiophiles, gamers, car audio lovers, you name it — and it has become apparent that a solid population of photographers exists here as well. So we decided to form a club that could share photos, talk about photography, and bounce ideas around. Here's...
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As a Crutchfield advisor, I'm often asked for gift ideas. In part 1 , I offered up some gift suggestions for the dad thinking about an iPod (or who already has one). I listed a few things that might go well with his new flat-panel HDTV in part 2 . But what's about the dad who's on the go? Here's what...
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Taking photos in low light settings is tough, especially when you want to capture the glow and warmth of candlelight. In a previous post, I talked about using aperture priority to let you control the amount of light entering the camera so you can capture some great photos of holiday lights. You can use...
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It’s that time of year. The lights are up everywhere, and you head out to enjoy the outdoor displays with your family. You drive around town looking for an inviting plot of illuminated holiday cheer, and take some quick snapshots with your camera. You don’t want washed-out blurry photos, but you only...
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A lot of people ask me what camera they should buy when they're considering a DSLR . Usually by that time they've got it narrowed down to a couple of choices, and are looking for that last piece of info to help them make their final decision. It's generally off-the-cuff, but I take that question seriously...
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I want it all when I take pictures. I want clear, expansive landscapes in the background and bright, smiling people in the foreground. And I've discovered a little tip that helps me achieve it, too — pop the flash, even in the sun. Here's a real world example: After climbing a mile straight uphill this...
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The perfect post for Halloween! One of the routes I take to work passes by a rolling pasture with a large dead tree to one side of it. This tree intrigues me, because it usually has between three and fifteen vultures (sometimes called turkey buzzards ) in it – waiting, I suppose, for the wind to tell...
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Canon shooters have been clamoring for an 18-200mm lens for years now. Nikon's 18-200mm VR lens is one of the most popular choices among Nikon shooters, and it's in the nature of every Canonite to want what the other guy's got. Canon jockeys, your wait is over. Canon's new EF-S 18-200mm IS lens is here...
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My father-in-law took some really nice photographs of my husband and his brothers during their childhood. But then he made the mistake (in hindsight) of not getting prints – just slides. (This is the part where I want to simultaneously applaud him for being a little tech-geeky, in an analog way, back...
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I was recently in a Crutchfield video about Nikon's D80 SLR , and one of the features I chose to mention was a Nikon technology called D-Lighting. I don't actually use this feature much, because years of not being able to fix problematic backlit shots has resulted in me manically recomposing the shot...
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A few weeks ago, the good folks at Tamron came by to show us their current lenses and make sure we got a real-world sense of which lenses did what. I've got a Nikon SLR, and I spent that time thinking lustful thoughts about every lens Tamron showed me. But I also had a revelation — the world of SLR photography...
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Let's assume your new DSLR camera came with an image-stabilized kit lens, or offers image stabilization built into the body. So why would you want to consider adding a zoom lens with a fixed f/2.8 maximum aperture ? The answer, like with most questions involving photography, is light. You need more of...
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What if a camera tripod were as flexible as an extra hand? That's the idea behind the Joby® Original Gorillapod™ . You don't have to place this tripod on a flat surface. Instead, you can wrap its legs around pretty much anything — a fence, a tree limb, or the hood of your car — and attach your camera...
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Your new digital camera probably has you taking more pictures than ever before. The instant results are great — but the pictures pile up quickly, clogging your hard drive. And it's not easy to find that great picture you took last month at the family reunion. Since digital photography is supposed to...
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I’m no photographer, but like everyone else, I take lots of snapshots so we’ll have reminders of trips, recitals, and birthdays. We always put together an annual photo collage, showing where we went and what we did that year. It’s good enough for me that we have it recorded — the photos don’t have to...