Follow 100 in 100 on Twitter!This week’s theme: Hit your creative refresh buttonToday’s tip: Day 86: The magic of the mundanePrevious tips:Week 1: Classic darkroom special effects in Photoshop ElementsDay 1: High-Contrast B&W in Photoshop ElementsDay 2: B&W Solarization in Photoshop ElementsDay 3: Bas Relief in Photoshop ElementsDay 4: Color Solarization in Photoshop ElementsDay 5: Selenium Prints in Photoshop ElementsWeek 2: Getting the best–and worst–image quality out of your compact digital cameraDay 6: Compact Digital Camera Image Quality OverviewDay 7: Slow down for sharpnessDay 8: The ISO Tipping PointDay 9: Mud in the fast laneDay 10: Does “noise reduction” work?Week 3: Environmental portraiture tipsDay 11: Find an environment that says something about your subjectDay 12: Select the right elements in the environmentDay 13: Set the subject in a characteristic environmentDay 14: Adapt to the environment to get the best portraitDay 15: Make the environment a key feature of the portraitWeek 4: Metering and exposure tipsDay 16: Metering for the “correct” exposureDay 17: Metering for Brightness RangeDay 18: Metering for the Darkest ObjectDay 19: Metering for the Brightest ObjectDay 20: The substitution metering methodWeek 5: Creative camera motion techniques.Day 21: Dancing with your cameraDay 22: Zoom for motionDay 23: Pantastic panningDay 24: Camera tossers—only centerfielders need applyDay 25: Camera still–subject movingWeek 6: Capture fall foliageDay 26: Capture the mood with diffused lightDay 27: Go with backlight for radiant leavesDay 28: Come in on a detail for colorDay 29: Use a filter to remove glare from leavesDay 30: Saturate fall colorsWeek 7: Digital exposure and metering techniquesDay 31: Metering modes: Green or Program?Day 32: Metering modes: Tv, Av, or M?Day 33: DSLR scene mode secrets!Day 34: Effect? Scene mode? What’s the difference?Day 35: Six scene modes you may actually want to useWeek 8: Speed week–ISO and action with Bryan PetersonDay 36: Understanding the Effect of ISO on ExposureDay 37: The Myth of ISO ExposedDay 38: Freezing Action at ISO 100, 200, and 400Day 39: Fine grain with higher ISOs? Humbug!Day 40: Push Processing ISO 100 in RAWWeek 9: Spotlight on top Adorama photography productsDay 41: Field report: Pro Optic 500mm f/6.3 mirror lensDay 42: Practical bagsDay 43: Thanks for your (lightweight) supportDay 44: Big light for big spacesDay 45: User report: $75 Flashpoint 35mm Film and Slide ScannerWeek 10: High-flying picture-taking tipsDay 46: Taking pictures from AirlinersDay 47: Taking pictures from small planesDay 48: Photography at airshows Day 49: 100 in 100: Photographing planes on the groundDay 50: Air-to-air plane photographyWeek 11: The 16 most important cameras of the yearDay 51: The most important Pro/Prosumer DSLRs right nowDay 52: The most important Amateur DSLRs right nowDay 53: The most important System Compact Cameras right nowDay 54: The most important compact cameras right nowDay 55: The most important Superzoom Cameras right nowWeek 12: Don’t overdo Photoshop!Day 56: Don’t be a super soaker saturaterDay 57: Cornering Curves and leveling LevelsDay 58: Should grandma’s face be as smooth as a baby’s?Day 59: Sharpen to show–not to killDay 60: It’s an imperfect world. Accept itWeek 13: Lensfest ’08: The best new lenses of the yearDay 61: The Long RangersDay 62: Lensfest ’08: Superwide zooms and fisheye lensesDay 63: Lensfest ’08: Midrange zooms get features, respectDay 64: Lensfest ’08: Tele zooms go all the wayDay 65: Lensfest ’08: Wild and wacky lensesWeek 14: Buying Guide PotpourriDay 66: Buying Guide: The best mid-range DSLRs right nowDay 67: Buying Guide: The best system compact digital cameras right nowDay 68: Canon PowerShot G10 field/lab testDay 69: Adobe Photoshop CS4 User ReportDay 70: Incredibly Useful Photo Accessories for under $100Week 15: Understanding shadows and highlightsDay 71: Understanding Shadows and Highlights in Digital ExposureDay 72: Understanding contrast in exposureDay 73: Film vs. Digital exposure, and HistogramsDay 74: Do You Have The Blinkies?Day 75: How do metering patterns work?Week 16: Think like the cameraDay 76: Think like the cameraDay 77: Why your camera acts like a teenagerDay 78: Activate the camera-Photoshop partnershipDay 79: Make your camera singDay 80: Know your camera’s limitsWeek 17: Low light and night photographyDay 81: Low light & night photographyDay 82: Fast lenses for low lightDay 83: High ISO, low light, and noiseDay 84: Tripods: The ultimate image stabilizationDay 85: Best Low Light/High ISO DSLRsWelcome back to our most popular feature, 100 in 100: 100 photography tips in 100 days. In this, our third round We will serve up a tip a day, five days a week for twenty weeks, through mid-January.Join the million-plus photographers who’ve visited the original two seasons of 100 in 100 and have learned and improved their photography. And be sure to catch up on our previous 200 tips in 100 in 100 Part I and 100 in 100 Part II. ATTENTION WEBMASTERS AND BLOGGERS! E-mail me if you’ve linked to 100 in 100 on your site or blog and I’ll add your link to “100 in 100 in the News.” Thank you to all bloggers and webmasters who have linked to us! –Mason ResnickEditor, AIRC / Adorama Imaging Resource Centermresnick@adorama.com© 2008 Adorama |