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Nikon Nikkor MF 105mm f 25 Ai S Telephoto Lens 206613
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NEW Canon EF 75 300mm f 4 56 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
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Nikon Nikkor AF S 55 200mm f 4 56 G ED DX VR SWM IF Telephoto Zoom Lens 207312
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Nikon Nikkor AF S 55 200mm f 4 56 G ED DX VR SWM IF Telephoto Zoom Lens 207355
Nikon Nikkor AF S 55 200mm f 4 56 G ED DX VR SWM IF Telephoto Zoom Lens 207355
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Nikon Tamron 70 210mm f 4 56 Non Ai Manual Focus Telephoto Zoom Lens 206468
Nikon Tamron 70 210mm f 4 56 Non Ai Manual Focus Telephoto Zoom Lens 206468
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Petri 85 210mm f 48 Manual Focus Telephoto Zoom Lens 206266
Petri 85 210mm f 48 Manual Focus Telephoto Zoom Lens 206266
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Telephoto Lens ROKINON 500mm f 80 FOR CANON REBEL T1i T2i T3i XS XSi XTi
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52mm 20x Tele Photo Lens Nikon D40X D60 D3000 D5000
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500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens Canon Rebel T1i T2i T3 T3i
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Canon EF S 55 250mm f 4 56 IS II Telephoto Lens
Canon EF S 55 250mm f 4 56 IS II Telephoto Lens
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Softcase for small Telephoto or Zoom Camera Lens
Softcase for small Telephoto or Zoom Camera Lens
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Softcase for small Telephoto or Zoom Camera Lens
Softcase for small Telephoto or Zoom Camera Lens
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500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens Nikon Digital SLR D3100 D3200 D5000 D5100 Camera
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New 20x TELE PHOTO LENS For Canon EOS 50D 5D 40D 30D 58mm w 18 55mm
New 20x TELE PHOTO LENS For Canon EOS 50D 5D 40D 30D 58mm w 18 55mm
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22X Telephoto Lens FOR NIKON AF S NIKKOR 50mm 55 200mm 55 300mm f 45 56G LENS
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52mm 20x Tele Telephoto Lens for Nikon D50 D3000 D3100 D5000 D5100 DX 18 55mm
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Nikon 24 70mm f 28G ED Nikkor Wide Angle Telephoto AF S Zoom Autofocus Lens
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Tokina RMC 500mm F80 Pentax PK Mount Mirror Ultra Telephoto OPTICAL ISSUES
Tokina RMC 500mm F80 Pentax PK Mount Mirror Ultra Telephoto OPTICAL ISSUES
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Canon EF S 55 250mm f 40 56 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens for Digital SLR Camera
Canon EF S 55 250mm f 40 56 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens for Digital SLR Camera
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Mamiya SEKOR C 80mm F 19 N for 645 Fast Telephoto Lens w Caps
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Telephoto Lens for Sony NEX 3 NEX 5 NEX 5N NEX7 NEX C3 or NEX C3K Cameras NEW
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3 Lenses Telephoto Wide Angle and Macro for Canon T3 T3i T2i T1i XSi XS
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Sigma SA Mount 100 300mm f 4 APO EX DG HSM Telephoto Zoom Lens
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3 Lens Kit Telephoto Wide Angle Macro for Sony NEX 3 NEX 5 NEX 5N NEX7 NEX C3
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Telephoto Lens for Sony A33 A55 A230 A300 A330 A350
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500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens Canon Digital SLR Camera
500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens Canon Digital SLR Camera
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Konica Hexanon K AR Mount 200mm f4 Fast Portrait Telephoto Lens Film Digital VGC
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Telephoto  wide angle for Canon 75 300MM 55 250 18 55
Telephoto wide angle for Canon 75 300MM 55 250 18 55
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500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens for Nikon D40 D40X D60 D80 D5000 D5100
500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens for Nikon D40 D40X D60 D80 D5000 D5100
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52MM 045X SOFT FISHEYE + 20X TELE PHOTO + UV FILTER FOR NIKON D5100 D5000
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52MM 2X Telephoto + 045X Wide Angle + UV Filter Lens for Nikon D3000 D5000
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Samsung 50 200mm EXT50200IB Telephoto zoom lens for NX Series Camera OPEN BOX
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Tele photo + wide angle for Nikon D5100 D3000 D3100 D40X D60 18 55 VR lens
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2x Telephoto +043x Wide Angle + Close Up Set+ Star Filter f Canon 600D 1100D
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500mm f 80 Telephoto Lens ROKINON FOR NIKON D300 D300S D700 D3000 D3100 D5000
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58MM 20X TELEPHOTO ZOOM + CLEANING KIT + LENS PEN FOR CANON EF 75 300MM
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52mm 2x HD telephoto lens zoom camera SLR for Nikon D5100 D3100 D60 D90
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Pentax SMC P DAL 55 300mm 4 58 ED Telephoto Lens NEW
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3 Lens Kit Telephoto Wide Angle Macro for Nikon D3100 D5100 D3000 D5000
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58mm 20x Tele Telephoto Lens for Canon T1i T2i T3 T3i 550D 600D EF s 18 55mm
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Mamiya M645 500mm f 56 BEAUTIFUL Medium Format Telephoto Lens 14459
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045x WIDE ANGLE+2x TELEPHOTO Lens Kit FOR Canon EOS 1100D 600D 550D 500D 1DX 7D
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2 LENSES Wide Angle +Telephoto+ 3 FILTERS FOR CANON POWERSHOT S2 S3 S5 IS
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TIFFEN 43mm 2x Telephoto Lens + 43mm Wide Angle Lens + 43mm Lens Mount
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ASAHI PENTAX Super Takumar 135mm f35 TELEPHOTO LENS
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Canon EF 50mm f 18 II Autofocus Lens500d 550d 60d 7d
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Schneider Kreuznach Xenar Telephoto 55mm 14x Kodak Lens Adapter 455mm 55mm
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20X TELE TELEPHOTO LENS 72MM FOR CANON XL2 XL1S XL1 CAMERA LENS
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Minolta 80 200mm f 28 APO PERFORMANCE Telephoto Lens 19901196
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20X TELEPHOTO 045X WIDE MACRO LENS FOR CANON SX210 IS
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Telephoto 22X HD 52mm + cleaning kit for Nikon D7000 D50 D90 D3100 D3000 D5000
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55mm 20x Tele Photo Lens for Sony A100 A200 A350 A700
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UV CPL FLD Filter lens kit + wide angle + telephoto f Olympus SP550 SP560 SP570
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52MM 2X HD Professional telephoto zoom lens for Nikon D5000 D3000 D3100
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Nikon Zoom Nikkor MF 35 70mm f 33 45 Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom Lens 206682
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58mm 20x High definition telephoto camera lens for Canon Rebel XS XSi XT XTi
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Brand New Canon EF 75 300mm f 4 56 III Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Camera
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500mm 1000mm Telephoto Lens for Canon Digital Rebel T3I T2i T1i 600D 550D 500D
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Five Tips For Taking Better Photos

At PosterBrain we've seen a lot of photos of all types. From landscapes to portraits, from sports team posters to the *ahem* more risqué. Within all the different categories of pictures, we've also seen a range of quality in the photos. We know our printing process can take even sub par images and make them look their best (hey, we even took a shot at the airport with our iPhone and it came out great), but it never hurts to try to help our users improve their photos at the source: the second the picture is taken.

To that end, we've combed around the various information sources available to offer the top 5 tips on how to take better photos. So here they are:

Subjective Subjects

Have you ever been looking at a friend's photos (or been forced to sit through an overly-long slideshow of their vacation slides) and found it difficult to tell what you're supposed to be focused on? Are we meant to be looking at the funny pose of Aunt Mabel pretending to jump into the Grand Canyon, or at the canyon itself?

Amateur photographers often try to combine too many elements into one photo. Or, if there are only a couple elements in the photo (like Aunt Mabel and the Grand Canyon) they often don't focus on their subject. In the Aunt Mabel example, it would make sense to focus on her, make sure the focus field of your camera is clearly trained on her and not somewhere in the middle distance.

Most new digital cameras will show you a series of lights or boxes to tell you what you are focused on. You can generally cycle through possible targets using a half-press on the "shoot" button to select the one you want.

Close the Gap

Really good photographers know that closing in on your subject is a terrific way to really make your photos stand out. Why else would tele-photo lenses be so popular? By getting in close your pictures will capture more facial expressions, more of the scales on that striped bass you caught, a better reflection of the sky in the car's glossy paint, or more of the chocolate sprinkles on your child's face.

When your subject is a wild animal or even a pet, it can sometimes be tough to get in close without ruining the photo, but in most cases your photos will be better for it.

A quick note on digital zoom: Most new point and shoot cameras come with a "digital zoom" feature. This is not the same as optical zoom (which is done with lenses). Digital zoom is effectively blowing up the photo (via software) and concentrating on a specific portion. While sometimes useful, it is overall not recommended to use digital zoom because it degrades quality and is very easy to blur.

Simplify to Amplify

Simplifying your photos goes along with getting closer to your subject, but presents its own challenges. Look at the work of great photographers: when Ansel Adams took the photo of a grizzled old cowboy, did he also include a tractor, a barn, a few cows, some chickens, a spool of fence and the man's birth certificate? Of course not, everything you need to know about that photo is right there in the man's face (and a little in his hat).

Likewise, your photo of the fish you just caught doesn't need to include the boat you used, the cooler that held your beer, the lawn chairs you sat in, and a nice stretch of beach. You want to capture the color and size of the fish, and the proud fishermen who landed her. Your subject is the majesty of nature and the exuberance of a hunter's triumph, not a guidebook to the method of catching a fish.

Declutter your camera's field of view and get better pictures right away.

Find a New Angle

If you're like most people, when the camera is in-hand you hold it up to your face and in the horizontal/landscape position to take pictures. No offense, but... BORING! Imagine what pictures of your kids would look like from age 2 to 20, lined up next to each other, if you took them all that way. They'd start out with the tops of their heads, then slowly they would reach eye level, and then you'd be looking at their chins with a cap and gown in the background.

Have you ever seen a photo from an uncommon angle and thought "Wow!" Of course, we see it all the time although it's not always obvious. Think about taking a photo of your dog from his level, or slightly below. You'd probably see things you never saw before.

Even turning your camera 90-degrees to the vertical (or portrait) style can provide some amazing changes in perspective. Get creative, try holding your camera over your head and shooting downward, paparazzi-style. Most of us have digital cameras these days, so why not experiment with all that "free" film?

Lights On!

Think about lighting. I know, you're suddenly paralyzed with visions of flashbulbs, stand-lights, and those crazy black umbrellas that the pros use (where do they get those anyway?). Don't worry, all we want you to remember are some simple rules of thumb for better pictures.

First, if you're outside the sun should be at your back 90% of the time. Now, you may have to adjust a few steps left or right if your shadow is interfering or if your subject can't stop squinting, but for the most part you want light on your subject.

Second, if you have to take a photo looking into the sun or other light source, make sure to use the "half-press" trick above to force your camera to focus on the subject, not the sun. The tendency of these cameras is to focus on bright objects, so it may take some time to get it right.

Lastly, if you are inside, consider how the internal lights will affect the colors in your picture. I often find it's better to shoot with less light than with the light given off by low-wattage incandescent, which makes everything a little yellow. Open the curtains for natural light, or turn off the ugly lights and use a flash.

The bottom line here is to think about the final product before you shoot the picture. No one has ever looked back on photos of loved ones and said to themselves, "Wow, I wish I hadn't spent that extra second focusing and just got a blurry picture instead."

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