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		<title>Portrait Lighting Essentials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[back lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Stumpf]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[off camera flash lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portrait Lighting Essentials]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Saturday we stirred sleepy-eyed photographers from their beds and gathered them at &#8216;Studio 1650&#8242;, our Long Island Photo Gallery home office.  There, we setup a backdrop and some amazing photography equipment and did a quick seminar on Portrait Lighting Essentials.

LIPG member Mark Stumpf gave our group a 90 minute demonstration on how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easy As 1 -2 &#8211; 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a little voice inside your head that steers you away from your photography goals?  If you&#8217;ve tried and failed to reach your photography goals in the past, negative thoughts may be what&#8217;s holding you back.  Try this 1 -2 &#8211; 3 approach for success.
First, you need to review your goals. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photographing Flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Long Island]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Photographing Flowers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring has officially sprung and with it flower beds around Long Island are beginning to show signs of color.  It&#8217;s early yet, but soon beautiful flowers will be in bloom everywhere.  Flowers make great subjects and are highly sought after as fine art.  Want to get that winning shot? Here&#8217;s how.
First thing you need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning Photos Into Fine Art Posters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re  looking for something new to do with your photos, here&#8217;s a great idea! Try converting some of your favorite images into fine art posters.  It is amazing fun to turn an ordinary photo into a stunning piece of wall decor by adding a simple white border around the image and a caption along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Kick Up Your Creativity&#8221; Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Convert pictures to black and white]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I love photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[macro pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my personal photography style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photographic creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photographic knowledge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self portraits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because I love photography, I am always looking for new ways to kick start my photographic creativity juices.  It is easy for me to get stuck in a rut with my personal photography style or subject matter.
Here I am at the end of a remarkable summer.  I&#8217;ve expanded my personal photographic knowledge and my artistic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Steps To Clean Lenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best way to keep your camera lenses clean is to, first and foremost, keep your lens caps on when your lens is not in use.  When changing lenses, be sure to immediately cap the lens after you remove them from the camera body.
The most important part of the lens is the rear part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portrait Photography</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photo shoot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portrait backgrounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portrait photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It may look easy, but portrait photography requires more than a point and click approach.  The photographer wants to capture the physical features of the subject or subjects and inject the mood of the moment into the photograph.  So how do you get the subject to give you a natural look and how do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photographing Fireworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to photograph fireworks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote shutter release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tripod]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that exciting time of year again, Fourth of July.  Time to get some great photos of fireworks.  Here are a few tips from a recent article from Digital Photography School.

1.) Use a Tripod:  A tripod is critical when shooting fireworks because you will be using longer shutter speeds to capture the movement of the fireworks. [...]]]></description>
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