Since we’re working on content for a mobile phone photo course, it’s a great time to share a few simple tips on getting better panoramic images from your phone’s camera. I personally love photographing panoramic images with my Iphone and think they do a phenomenal job of seamlessly stitching panoramas together. Below are a few recent…
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Reposting with several key updates. Enjoy! Camera Flash Recommendations
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Hey there camera & photo enthusiasts! My name is Charlie Dickens and I teach basic (and other) digital SLR photography courses at Wake Technical Community College as well as for NC State here in Raleigh, NC. I often get asked by students before signing up for the basic class, what camera they should buy, so
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I’m super excited to announce some new photography classes I’ll be teaching this fall at NCSU and Wake Tech. The NCSU classes are targeted primarily for business with a photography for business theme. The Wake Tech classes are continuing ed / personal enrichment classes for individuals. Basic Digital Photography Class at Wake Tech I have
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So now I have a nice DSLR camera, what flash should I buy…. I’m posting this article primarily for photography students in my second level (intermediate) photography class, but thought it would be good info to share with anyone else considering purchasing an affordable flash that you can grow into. Below are a few considerations
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A couple of fun shots from the photography class trip downtown last night. The students love the field trip photo shoot and I love to see them putting all the classroom info together and applying it to create some great photos. I love facilitating those “light bulb” moments in photography!
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Love this shot of the state capitol building in Raleigh. I photographed this during a photography class field trip I was leading this week. Sometimes I get to sneak in a few images for myself. 🙂
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If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about your digital SLR (removable lens) camera and how to create great images, now’s your chance. I’ll be teaching two basic classes through Wake Tech starting in May. Classes are 8 wks long, one night per week for 3 hrs. Here is the link for signing up: http://www.waketech.edu/programs-courses/non-credit/register-online?search=basic_digital_photography The
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Couple of images taken in downtown Raleigh during our photography class field trip last week. I love answering questions and working with the students to help them capture what their photographing, but I have to be honest, I like to sneak in a few photos myself too. 🙂
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Interesting article here http://www.macworld.com/article/2452232/life-after-aperture-and-iphoto-what-to-do-with-your-image-library.html in MacWorld about Apple dropping support for Aperture and Iphotos. I’m sure everyone is familiar with Iphotos, but Aperture is Apple’s pro image editing software that has been around for years and was a big rival for Adobe’s Lightroom. So what do you do when all your thousands of images are tied to
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