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Our team of "Picture This" bloggers will share photos and information for all levels of expertise, from beginner to intermediate to advance -- from point and shoot digital to digital SLRs. Barrie's blog, "Focus on Disney World", will include beginning and intermediate level topics. Scott's "Photographic Innoventions" will focus on intermediate to advanced photography concepts and techniques relevant for Point and Shoot and Digital SLR cameras. Lisa Berton talks about Point and Shoot digital cameras for beginning and intermediate levels of photography.
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Selective Focus
I'm sure many of you have seen photos where the subject is tack sharp but the background is totally out of focus. This technique is called Selective Focus and is a simple one to master. Here's all you need...
Posted by Scott Thomas on April 3, 2009 5:00 AM
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