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Artistic use of exposure: light, space and time

The previous article talked about exposure in the sense of controlling how much light hits the camera’s sensor, and how shutter speed and aperture can

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Exposure basics: aperture and shutter speed

Photography is fundamentally about light. Any photographer needs to understand how to control how much light gets into the camera, which is known as exposure.

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Going wireless in Europe: what you need to know about cell phones and tablets

Updated: November 2019 To many Americans, staying in touch with a cell phone or tablet while in Europe can seem difficult and expensive. But savvy

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The story behind the picture: Villa Vignamaggio

Every great photograph tells a story, but I often find it interesting to read the story behind the photograph — and hence this occasional series

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Early morning sunlight rises over the patio of an Italian villa in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

The simple five-step guide to renting a Villa in Italy or France

Renting a villa in Italy, France or Spain isn’t just for millionaires. Perhaps surprisingly, villa rental can be more reasonable than staying in a hotel, especially

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How do I take vivid, colorful landscape photographs?

I’ve been asked how to take colorful landscape photographs a couple of different times, and ended up writing an answer on Quora and republishing it

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Going mobile in Europe part 2: data services

Updated November 2019 If you read the previous article, you now know the answer to the question “How can I use my cell phone in

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What kind of power adapter do I need in Europe?

Figuring out how to power cameras and other gadgets in Europe can seem tricky, but it’s easy enough once you know how. The trick is

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Circular stone and wrought iron staircase inside the monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain.

Plug converters / adapters for Europe

An extremely common question, especially for those heading to Europe for the first time, is what kind of plug adapter to use for their cameras,

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Sunlight casts shadows from bottles of Brunello di Montalcino in the castle enoteca, Montalcino, Tuscany

What is Chianti Classico wine?

A trip to Tuscany inevitably means a glass of red Chianti Classico for most visitors. But what makes this wine special? Chianti Classico must come from

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Evening falls at Chateau du Clos de Vougeot. Burgundy, France.

Bastides: Taxes and Real-Estate Speculation in Medieval France

On American Tax Day, 15 April, it seems fitting to remember a time 800 years ago when tax strategies began to shift towards sales and

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Is T-Mobile’s new international roaming best for European travel?

In October 2013, T-Mobile introduced a revolutionary new international cell phone capability — free data and text message roaming in 115 countries, and 20c/min for

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Lytro light field camera

Lytro Light Field Camera Review

Photography began with the concept of capturing light in a single plane — the idea of what’s in and out of focus in an image

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Siena Palio horse selection video

We recently got back from a photo trip to Tuscany, where we got to see the July Siena Palio. The Palio is the world’s longest

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Buying a digital camera: when megapixels don’t matter

Thinking about buying a new digital camera? The best advice I can give you is to avoid maxing out megapixels and you’ll get sharper photographs

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Traveling with photo gear & equipment

Traveling with photo gear is much harder than it used to be. Airport security is becoming more and more restrictive. US airport security now has

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Sienese Flag Throwing: Story Behind The Picture

You might be forgiven for wondering what is going on in this photograph: a vertical view down onto men in medieval yellow silk outfits waving large flags in Siena, Italy. You

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How to photograph fireworks

Photographing fireworks can be straightforward if you follow a few basic steps: 1) You need a camera where you can control the shutter speed. Digital SLR owners

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Story behind the picture: Tuscan Plain from Volterra

This photo recently featured as the travel section lead in Links Best Of Golf magazine, and was taken from a ruined monastery on the edge

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Links golf travel section

Links Best Of Golf magazine features a Lodge Photo image to head up its travel section in the Summer 2010 issue (page 65):

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Better flash photography — when no flash is the right answer

If you stand at night on the Northern edge of San Francisco, just along from the Bay Bridge on the Embarcadero, and look towards the

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Temple Church London and The Da Vinci Code

Temple Church is a remarkable building because it has survived largely intact in the centre of a major city for over 800 years, and because

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What is Super Tuscan wine?

For many, Tuscan wine means Chianti — but Super Tuscan wines have been growing strongly in popularity, and increasingly appear on US wine lists. So

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Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches photo

Cadogan’s guide to Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches, 10th edition, features a Lodge Photo image on page 9, at the bottom. This is image IT-B-0111

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The Myth Of More Megapixels

On a recent trip to Asia, I was browsing an electronics duty free store in Tokyo airport, chock full of the latest cameras. Not being

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