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Star trails over an abandoned Mission-style building, Mojave Desert.

Star trails made easy: A beginner’s guide to StarStaX

The easiest star trails ever, using StarStaX. Here’s a very simple beginner’s guide for using StarStaX. Best of all, StarStaX is free! What is StarStax? StarStaX is free software that runs on Mac and Windows. They describe themselves quite well, so we’ll let them kick off the description. StarStax is

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Pentax AF180FG Compact Flash. Photo courtesy Ricoh/Pentax.

Pentax AF180FG Compact Flash: Rugged and simple to use

Pentax recently released its new AF180FG compact auto flash. Ricoh states that the construction is dustproof, weather-resistant, and designed for simplified operation. Here’s some more information about this new flash. Designed for outdoor use According to the Ricoh website, the Pentax AF180FG is designed for “even harsh outdoor conditions such

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Four easy ways of improving your photos instantly

Want to easily improve your photos instantly? Read about these easy, simple tips that you can do right away to improve your images. Squeeze instead of tap Don’t tap. Don’t push. Squeeze. Gently squeeze. This is true whether using a “big” camera like a mirrorless or DSLR, a point-and-shoot, or

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Easy ways to use reflected light in your photography

Want an inexpensive way to reflect and direct the light from your flash or speedlight? Here’s some easy ways of doing just that! Why should you reflect light from your flash or speedlight? Illuminating your subject with a flash or speedlight aiming directly at it can look flat and harsh.

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New in Photoshop: Photo restoration made easy

Photoshop has a new Photo Restoration function that is easy to use. You may use their AI-trained filter to help restore old or damaged photographs. What is Photo Restoration exactly? Photo Restoration is available in Photoshop Beta. Adobe announced it in June 2022. It restores aged or damaged photos by

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How to fix tilted photos without cropping in Photoshop

Have you ever tried straightening a tilted photo? Typically, you must crop the photo since it leaves empty space. However, Photoshop can fill in those empty spaces realistically. Here’s how to straighten the horizon without cropping. Content-Aware Crop Content-Aware Crop automates filling in empty space after cropping. This can occur

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