I put this video together to go with my article "The Three Basics of Photography", which covers the same ground in more depth: http://www.lightandmatter.org/?p=3809 I wanted to make a video to cover the basics pretty quickly, so that if nothing else, the articles would be easier to understand afterwards. Plus, this thing has a cool soundtrack.

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Full Res examples here: http://www.fstoppers.com/what-is-lens-diffraction-on-dslr-camera Lens Diffraction can affect your digital photography in a negative way by decreasing the overall sharpness of an image. Patrick Hall of Fstoppers.com explains what lens diffraction is, what causes it, and how different apertures affect sharpness on real world objects.

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This week Mark talks about the difference between an umbrella and a softbox. Learn how your light modifier is affected by size, shape and control.

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AdoramaTV Presents Digital Photography One on One. In this episode Mark Wallace demonstrates the use of grids in the studio. Mark shows you how grids help to restrict the light falling on the subject. Visit http://www.adorama.com/learn for more photography videos! Send your questions to: AskMark@Adorama.com

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This project was created with the same spirit that america was founded on. Our intentions are to connect everyone in america through the lens of this camera and social networking sites. We can't do this without you. We want to tell your story and show your city or town through photographs of you, and people you know. As we travel around america looking for people and places to shoot you will be able to keep track of where we are going and help…

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