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Beginning in Early 2010, The Chautauqua Star will begin carrying a series of articles on "Better pictures with your Digital Camera" written by award winning photographer Niles Dening. These articles are written to help amatuer and beginning photographers use their digital cameras to better effect.

The articles will be mirrored on this website shortly after their publication in the Star to allow photo illustration that may not be easily reproducable at high quality in a newspaper medium.

This website will also allow easy and direct email contact with the author should you have comments or questions, or suggestions for future articles.

   
#026
July 30, 2010
026 -- Taking a Group Photo – part 3
Part 3 Developing your photos for best results
#025
July 23, 2010
025 – Taking a Group Photo – part 2 Part 2 discusses location, lighting and focus.
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#024
July 16, 2010
024 -- July 16, 2010 -- Taking a Group Photo – part 1
Part 1 will give you ideas how to plan for a successful group photo.
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#023
July 9, 2010
023 - July 9, 2010 - When Bigger is Better?  Printing your photos-
A large display photo can be a beautiful addition and focal point in a room. Here's some ideas how to fdevelop the file for that application.
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#022
July 2, 2010
022 July 2, 2010 Your Pixels Are Showing
Set your camera for the most demanding application that you'll need for your files. memory is cheap.
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#021
June 25, 2010
021 June 25, 2010 -- Why Keeping 10,000 Photos on your Computer Can Be A BAD THING!
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What happens to all your photos in a hard drive failure? Here's some ideas for backing up and preserving your files.
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#020
June 18, 2010
020 - June 18, 2010- Kid’s Pictures
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Taking pictures of kids? Make it fun and it's easier
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#019
June 11, 2010
019 -- June 11, 2010 -- Graduation Time
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Going to a graduation? Don't be shy. Get your best pictures.
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#018
June 4, 2010
018 - June 4, 2010 -- Reunions
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Family and class reunions. here's some hints to get good photos.
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#017
May 28, 2010
017- May 28, 2010 -- Fireworks! Picture That!
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Time for fireworks! How can you get good pictures?
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#016
May 21, 2010
016-The Benefits of Throw-away Snapshots
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All of take pictures that aren't worth printing. But can they be of any benefit?
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#015
May 14, 2010
015-Get the Red Out
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Part 2 discusses maximizing the scenery and backgrounds.
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#014
May 7, 2010
014-My pictures are too dark
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Part 2 discusses maximizing the scenery and backgrounds.
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#013
Apr. 30, 2010
013-What makes a good picture? Part 4
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Part 2 discusses maximizing the scenery and backgrounds.
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#012
Apr. 23, 2010
012-What makes a good picture? Part 4
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Part 2 discusses maximizing the scenery and backgrounds.
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#011
Apr. 16, 2010
011-What makes a good picture? Part 3
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Part 2 discusses taking better sunny day photos.
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#010
Apr. 9, 2010
010-What makes a good picture? Part 2
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Part 2 discusses perspective and eye direction.
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#009
Mar. 25, 2010
009-What makes a good picture? Part 1
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We often see pictures that are exceptionally engaging. This series focuses on aspects that you can control for better images. Part 1 discusswes establishing a focal point
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#008
Mar. 18, 2010
008-Emailing and Printing your digital pictures
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What size photo files should I use, for emailing and printing for the most efficient and best results?
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#007
Mar. 11, 2010
007-Choosing a Photographer

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A re-working of a letter to a friend. What are my suggestions how he should approach finding a photographer for his daughter's wedding.
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#006
Mar. 4, 2010
006-When to tilt the camera
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Landscape and Portrait orientation. So easy to use, it's often overlooked.
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#005
Feb. 25, 2010

005- Depth of field
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#004
Feb.18, 2010
004-ISO, f-stops, and shutter speed.  Why do I need to know this?
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A very basic understanding of how the camera works and how the setting affect the end photo can help turn a snapshot into a keeper photo.

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#003
Feb.11, 2010
003- Sorting your pictures for viewing and printing
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You'll have lots of good picts with lots of not so good picts mixed in. Sorting out the good ones makes viewing and printing much more enjoyable.
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#002
Feb.4, 2010
002- Getting your picts out of your camera.
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Transferring your picts from the camera to a computer allows you to use your photos for lots more functions.-
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#001
Jan.28, 2010
001- I've Got more Megapixels than You Do!
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The megapixel rating on your camera doesn't neccesarily mean automatically better pictures, but it does allow the possibility of better prints - especialy large prints. ----------------->Go to Article---->
 
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