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Welcome to our photography articles page. Hopefully, in time we will add more and more useful articles including those submitted by you that are well written, informative and of course interesting to our readers.

The purpose of good photography articles should be to provide useful and helpful information on a variety of photography subjects from digital or film photography, wedding photography to commercial, macro, still life, portrait and anything else you can think of. Do you still use film? What are your reasons? Have you just gone digital and have something to say? Have you found that perfect accessory that we just have to have?

Each article should be at least 400 words long and the information should ideally come from personal experience. They should include examples, brand names (if necessary), equipment, techniques, suggestions, hints, tips and interesting stories and experiences. It is extrememly important that the photography articles you submit to us are 100% original and exclusive to ATP.

We will check this before making your article live on our website as Google frowns upon duplicate content scattered over the web.

You can add a link to your own personal web page if you wish, in order to back up any advice with example photographs and images.

By submitting an article, you agree that all articles will be subject to review and minor alterations with regard to spelling and grammar if necessary. Please email all articles and images to us here.

0. Special Article - Julia's House

After doing a free shoot for a local children's hospice, I simply want to raise awareness for this amazing charity and the people that tirelessly work there.

1. Buying a Digital Camera

What to look out for when stepping into the realms of Digital Photography for the first time and buying your first Digital Camera

2. Beginning Digital Photography

You have bought a Digital SLR, so now what can and do you do with it?

3. Photography Ethics and Photoshop

Is Photoshop cheating? Where do we draw the line at the use of this incredible program? Do you care?

4. Amateur Wedding Photography Tips

Before you start on the rocky road to becoming a professional wedding photographer, read and absorb as much information as you can, starting right here.

5. Learning to "see" creatively

Once you learn the basics of photography...forget it! Try to see things differently and add your own perspective to what you see.

6. Film Vs Digital - By Howard Freeman

With the onslaught and advancement of digital photography, there are still many "pockets of resistance", whom I am sure will empathise with Howards views.

7. Advantages of Using a Dedicated Film Scanner for your Negatives - By Kimberly Rentler

This article says that you can have the best of both worlds...film and digital if you use the right equipment.

8. How To Improve Your Pictures and Sell At a Higher Price on eBay - By Ron Knowlton

Want to jump the queue at eBay? Ron explains how a good image can help sell your goods that much quicker and for more money!

9. A Crash Course on Professional Wedding Photography - By Kenneth William Caleno

Kenneth gives some useful tips from his 45 years experience of shooting weddings professionally and successfully.

10. Digital Camera Cleaning and Maintenance

Something that we all need to do with our lovely shiny and new kit.

11. Keep a Diary

You may not have thought about this but when you enter the realms of a professional photographer, this is essential.

12. Controlling the Light

An article by Steve Barnes which talks about the various ways of controlling light in photography.

13. Portrait Photography Lighting

The 2nd article on lighting by Steve Barnes which describes lighting in relation to portrait photography.

14. Cleaning Camera Sensors

Read this at your own risk and seek professional advice before attempting to clean your own digital camera sensor!

15. Wedding Photography Guide For Brides

Getting the right photographer is important, but there are lots of things that YOU can do to ensure that your wedding photos are as good as they can be.

16. Keeping Your Cool at Weddings - The Wedding Photographer

Weddings are stressful affairs and when you are there for the entire day from start to finish, you are inevitably in the firing line or party to it most of the time. Take a chill pill!

17. Always Have your Camera Ready

Charge it, clean it and pack it. Always have your camera gear ready for any event!

18. Destination Wedding Photography

A change is as good as a rest so why not look into spreading your wings, expanding your horizons and see the world whilst getting paid?

19. The Future of Photography

3D? Holograms? Videomania? What is the future of our beloved photography as we know it? Any takers?

20. Wedding Photography - Getting in The Zone

You have the kit, the experience and the clients, now you must sort out your state of mind!

21. Camera and Multimedia Insurance

Whether you have just a small DSLR kit or full on professional set of tools, protect your kit and your liability by insuring it.

22. Batch Processing Photos

By learning to batch process certain, labour-intensive photographic chores, you could save time that is better spent taking more photos that need batch processing!

23. Winter Photography

23a. Winter Photography 2

Don't just sit there in front of that nice big log fire! Get out and play in all that lovely white stuff (if you are lucky enough to get it)!

24. Long Term Photo Storage Devices

Digital data gathering dust in all sorts of places? Checked them recently? Don't trust all that valuable info to just one device, read how you can keep your piece of mind and keep your data safe.

25. The Advantages of Using Hand Held Flash Meters

Since the introduction of digital photography, hand held light meters seem to be overlooked these days. Ken Caleno talks about the advantages of using these great tools over your cameras built in meter.

26. Flash Basics

Using flash both on and off camera can be a tad confusing, here Kenneth Caleno covers the basics.

27. Good Photography

What makes a photograph good as opposed to run of the mill or ordinary?

28. Using a Camera Phone

Camera phones are no different to a standard camera when it boils right down to it. Upload and share your own camera photo images at the end of this article!

29. Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital vs. Chinon CM4s Film (Circa 1980)

Just for fun I thought I would compare my first ever SLR camera from 1980, the very basic Chinon CM4s, against my current Canon EOS 5D Mark II...check out the results...

30. Stock Photography Earnings - From Little Acorns

If you are thinking about starting to shoot stock photography but think that microstock pays too little, think again! This article explains how you can possibly earn more than your annual pay rise at work with just 10 good images!

31. Enduro Africa

The greatest thrill of my life (after skydiving) which raised a fantastic amount for charity. You can read more about this amazing trip of 100 off road bikers tearing up the Wild Coast of South Africa in my Enduro Africa 2009 Diary!

32. Time Lapse Photography

Learn how to create time lapse video clips using a DSLR and some free software.

33. African Safari Photography

An African adventure article with safari photographs by ATP Member Grace Bryant.

34. West Country Walkabout

A diary, with photographs, of a long weekend walkabout in Dorset (Weymouth and Portland) with a bunch of members from ATP Members...a top weekend was had by all!

35. 3D photography and Augmented Reality

Immerse yourself into 3D gaming with the Nintendo 3Ds. A short article by Adam Ulivi.

36. Wedding Photographer Scam

Be aware of the latest scam to be aimed at wedding photographers that at first glance, could seem ligitimate.

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