| 1. Introduction:If you have just picked
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| | positioning the camera. Lastly if you are
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| up a camera for the first time, or have
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| | going to remove the background from the
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| been taking pictures for years, the
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| | final print, the cleanest background for
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| information contained in this guide will
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| | editing is desirable. This section will
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| ensure that you do not overlook anything
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| | help you take advantage of any
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| as you frame and shoot that picture.
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| | flexibility and optimize your shoot given
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| Taking your photographs to the next
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| | the environment4.1. Pick The Right
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| level, by using a few computer tools, and
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| | LightingGiven that we are focusing on
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| free clip art, we will walk you through
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| | color photography, proper lighting is
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| the steps to create a picture like the
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| | essential. In fact proper lighting
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| one on the cover of this book as easy as
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| | actually means LOTS OF LIGHT, and the
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| 1-2-3.At pet shows, and especially dog
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| | correct type of light. Without proper
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| shows, enthusiasts like yourself pay
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| | lighting it is nearly impossible to have
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| close attention to every detail down to
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| | an award-winning photograph, even one
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| making sure that every hair is in place,
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| | that has been touched up with the best
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| the bows in the top knot are perfect,
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| | photo editing tools. When it comes to
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| down to the shin on the glistening coats.
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| | lighting you want to have an even
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| The end quality of your picture is
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| | distribution of light over the entire
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| dependent upon your attention to details.
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| | surface of the pet, including the
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| Whenever we take a photograph for a
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| | underside areas. This light illuminates
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| client and create their unique art we do
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| | all areas, is not harsh or glaring and
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| exactly the same. Starting with the right
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| | does not cause shadowing. Light that is
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| photograph is key and we will provide
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| | at a low-angle such as parallel to 30
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| some often overlooked aspects of pet
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| | degrees above the ground, or when
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| photography. Remember that you must start
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| | outside, sun rise or sun set is often the
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| with the right photograph in order to
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| | best. This low-angle light covers the
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| obtain good and even great results.2.
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| | side surfaces of the pets' body with
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| Digital Photography Basics For PetsThere
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| | light. Light that is high in the air,
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| are two assumptions made here. The first
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| | such as overhead lights, or when outside
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| is, that you are interested in color
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| | sun light that is high in the sky such as
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| photography and the second is that you
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| | that mid-day harsh sun should be avoided.
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| have read your camera owners manual and
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| | This harsh light results in the top
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| understand the features and capabilities
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| | surfaces being washed out, and the lower
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| at least at a basic level. With that said
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| | areas being dark with excessive
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| the intent of this guide is to help you
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| | shadowing. The ultimate goal is low
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| get started with taking photographs and
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| | angle, soft, evenly distributed light
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| getting the best possible results. Before
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| | that illuminates the entire pet. Also
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| we continue, there is one thing often
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| | remember when to keep the light source or
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| overlooked until it is too late that will
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| | the sun behind you and watch out for your
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| ruin a great photograph. Shut off the
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| | own shadow!4.5. Picking The LocationYou
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| date and time stamp feature. You can be
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| | need to determine if the photo session
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| sure that it will always take away from
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| | will be indoors or outdoors, and once
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| the picture or be in the wrong place
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| | that is decided you need to optimize the
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| where no amount of editing can account
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| | environment as much as possible to make
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| for it.2.1. Picture QualityThe focus here
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| | the pet at ease. Before the pet is there,
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| is to start with the best of everything
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| | take a good look all around and make sure
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| possible and use your camera to the
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| | that the area is clean, organized, and
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| fullest. This does not mean that you need
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| | there are minimal distractions.
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| to spend $2000 on a camera and special
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| | Distractions can be toys, a left over
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| lenses, but it does mean taking advantage
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| | newspaper lying around, and even a tree
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| of the best capabilities your camera
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| | branch. You will be in competition with
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| provides. Even a $100 camera can create
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| | all of these distractions for the pets'
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| good small prints. After you understand
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| | attention. Unless you have a sleeping dog
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| your cameras feature menu and how to
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| | you are photographing, you will always be
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| navigate it, go back and re-read the
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| | in competition with the environment. Now
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| picture quality section again. Once you
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| | the dog may be well trained and stay
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| understand that section set your camera
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| | where you put them, but their attention
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| to the BEST modes possible.Many cameras
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| | may still be elsewhere. You also want to
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| have resolution settings similar to
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| | remove any items that could complicate
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| Normal, Better, Fine, and quality
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| | the photo editing later on.The intent for
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| settings of Good, Better, Best. Select
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| | many of the photographs used in fantasy
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| the Fine and Best modes or what ever your
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| | scenes is to remove the background and
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| camera calls the highest quality and
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| | have the pet stand alone. It is important
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| highest resolution modes. You can always
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| | that nothing sticks up in front of any
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| reduce the resolution and quality later
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| | part of the pet that can cause an
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| if needed, but you can never improve it.
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| | obstruction. Unless your final print will
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| Starting off with the best quality
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| | be of your pet in a grassy field, do not
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| photograph gives you the best possible
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| | take your pictures of your dog laying on
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| chance of having a great photograph and
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| | a lawn or grassy field. The blades of
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| piece of art. This becomes even more
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| | grass will hide the bottom of the paws or
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| important when making larger prints or
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| | any part of the dog that is in close to
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| even posters. As you increase picture
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| | the round4.9. What Photographs Should You
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| quality, your memory card will fill
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| | Take - Getting inside your pets headIt is
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| quicker and be able to store fewer
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| | recommended to initially start by letting
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| images. Be sure that you have a large
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| | your pet act naturally in the environment
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| enough memory card or multiple cards.
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| | and study how it acts and responds to
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| Remember, you do not want to run out of
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| | whatever stimulus is there. This will
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| storage when your pet is doing something
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| | allow you the opportunity to get inside
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| that will look great on that next
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| | of your pets head and over time possibly
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| Christmas card, so be sure to have that
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| | predict how they will act. Remember that
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| extra 512M or 1G card handy2.6. Lens
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| | many pets will see the camera equipment
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| Filters and ShadesIf you must take
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| | around and sense the extra attention
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| photographs in bright sun, such as at an
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| | making them want to get even more
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| outside farm and pet show, use a lens
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| | attention. Over time they will forget
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| shade and force flash to overcome the
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| | that you are there and start to focus on
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| harsh sun. One alternative to use
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| | the elements in the environment,
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| especially if your flash is not powerful
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| | including even laying down on that
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| enough, is a polarizing filter instead of
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| | special pillow. The idea is to have your
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| the flash. The polarizing filter is one
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| | pet at ease and capture that natural
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| of the most useful filters for outdoor
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| | moment. This will require you to be
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| photography and is a requirement for any
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| | patient and continue to snap the shutter
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| serious photographer, especially for
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| | hoping to capture that special moment.
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| those that use a digital camera. A
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| | Even in as little as 10 minutes you will
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| polarizing filter will reduce the glare
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| | understand the pets' personality and be
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| and make colors stand out more in harsh
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| | able to now stage that specific photo.5.
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| sun conditions. These filters can
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| | Basic Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
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| significantly reduce white-outs or
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| | IntroductionFor most photography work and
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| wash-outs (surfaces with the primary
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| | picture manipulation you will be using
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| color all washed out) due to bright
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| | Adobe Photoshop or other similar photo
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| reflections. An example of this would be
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| | editing tool. If you will be creating
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| your golden lab having a whitish back,
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| | large prints greater than 11x17 with
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| and dark murky looking legs lacking in
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| | text, you should use an illustration tool
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| detail. Some photograph flaws can be
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| | that provides good text and layout
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| edited out and touched up, however, these
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| | capabilities such as Adobe Illustrator.
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| flaws are nearly impossible to eliminate
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| | With these two types of tools you can
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| after the fact and make the editing look
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| | create fantastic and artistic pictures,
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| natural.A second important tool to have
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| | and then include them in professional
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| in your camera bag is a lens shade. A
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| | looking layouts. The intent of this
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| lens shade is inexpensive and is attached
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| | section is to provide some starting
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| on the end of your lens to keep excess
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| | guidelines to create some of the basic
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| light from directly entering the lens. It
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| | pictures that are displayed on Keep in
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| basically provides a tunnel that shields
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| | mind that the guidelines and steps
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| the optics (lens), and due to its black
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| | provided here have been generalized,
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| color absorbs any bouncing light. This
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| | however, they will point you in the right
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| helps the camera to better detect the
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| | direction to create a great picture. The
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| light levels of the subject.3. Express
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| | references in this section are referring
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| your Pets Personality Through Creative
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| | to Photoshop, so if you are using a
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| ArtPeople find many ways to express their
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| | different photo editing tool, you will
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| personality, whether it is through
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| | need to find the equivalent features.Note
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| sports, music, art, or another outlet. In
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| | that to better demonstrate the
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| any case, the creative nature that we
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| | techniques, the photographs used are not
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| have comes to the surface once we have
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| | the best and did not follow all of the
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| the tools and have developed ability to
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| | rules in the previous sections. For
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| accomplish this. One area that has
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| | example, there are poor lighting and lack
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| continued to grow as a result of
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| | of detail to emphasize the use of the
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| technological advancement is with
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| | tools and techniques.So to get started,
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| computer enhanced graphics. Faster home
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| | take what you have learned here, get out
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| computers coupled with programs such as
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| | that camera and have fun.The selections
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| Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator have
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| | of text are excerpts from the Ebook
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| taken the high end graphics work once
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| | titled Pet Photography and Graphic Arts
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| limited to corporations to smaller
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| | by Anthony Palmieri at Palmieri founded
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| businesses. The most basic photo
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| | Palmieri Concepts after 20 years of
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| manipulation is to correct flaws in the
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| | creating custom artwork for his own
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| picture, which can be expanded to the
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| | pleasure and enjoyment. This business
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| more advanced creation of fantasy scenes,
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| | grew out of a love for motor vehicles and
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| such as overlaying multiple images and
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| | was started to share with others what
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| the addition of special effects.4. The
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| | began as a hobby. After taking his own
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| Photo Shoot - The Tricks of Understanding
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| | pride and joys (yes this really started
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| Your PetNow that you have a general
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| | with family pictures and not cars) and
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| understanding of how to use your camera,
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| | combining them with creativity, it became
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| lets focus on where, when, and how to get
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| | obvious that many others would like to
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| the optimum environment. There are some
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| | showcase their loves as he has done.In
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| things in our control, and others that
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| | addition to the custom artwork, he has
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| are not, and at any one time they can
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| | also written numerous articles on
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| change. It is important that we discuss
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| | automotive art and car shows covering
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| each element so you can decide what to do
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| | topics from custom show boards, to
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| given your situation. These elements are
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| | automotive theme garages. Links to some
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| lighting, the location, and the position
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| | of these articles can be found on web
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| of the pet. If you are restricted to a
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| | page. His goal was to create a business
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| specific time of day outside, then you
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| | where each and every one of his works of
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| many not have any control over the
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| | art are custom done just for you with the
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| lighting, or do you? If you are
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| | intention that it would be something that
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| photographing the pet at a show such as
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| | he would display on his own walls. Many
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| walking around the judging stage, you are
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| | of the custom pictures that he has
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| probably limited to the camera position
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| | created can be seen displayed at his
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| and location. Ideally you want the best
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| | house.
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| lighting, optimum flexibility with
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