Cheatsheets 2 for 4x5 Sinar Linhof Graflex Calumet

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Cheatsheets / Photography Guide / Tips & Tricks

11 Laminated 2.5" x 4" cards on a carabiner keychain.  With numerous how-to tips, tricks, techniques, and charts to help create stunning images.

The Photo Buddy Quik Cards are an inexpensive way to get up to speed on techniques that will help you create stunning photos. The Quik Cards or "cheatsheets" small enough to be easily stored in your camera bag or clipped just about anywhere.  The hard part about photography is learning what settings to change, when to change them, and how much of a change is needed.  Knowing where the settings are on your camera is the easy part, that's why we have chosen to keep Quik Cards universal to DSLR and SLR style cameras and not model specific.  These  concise, durable & ultra-light cards are a great reference for avid photographers -- just clip them in your camera bag for quick help when you're out shooting.  Unlike most manuals, Quik Cards are written in easy-to-understand language.  Quik Cards keep the information you need close at hand so you have it when you need it.

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Cards In This Set:

1.  3 steps to better photos -The secret for taking great photos can be expressed in 3 basic steps -- which many schools teach including the renowned New York Institute of Photography. Includes composition tips for shots with more impact.

2.  Black & White Filters - One side of this popular card shows the affect on the tones of various colored subjects as a result of using different colors of filters. The other side shows which color of filter to use for a variety of common scenes in B&W photography.

3.  Red-eye- Red-eye is one of the most common problems when shooting with a point and shoot camera.  This cards reviews what causes red-eye and a few techniques to naturally eliminating it

4. Action Stopping- shows the shutter speeds required to "freeze" moving subjects using 75mm to 600mm lenses (35mm equivalent). Great info if you're shooting action sports. Gives info for numerous subjects such as sprinters, cyclists, skiers, race horses, etc.

5.  Intentional Blur - Slow shutter speeds, panning, and zooming are three popular techniques for intentionally blurring an action shot. This card shows recommended shutter speeds for a variety of circumstances and offers several tips for improving your "blurred" action shots.

6.  Sports- If you want to shoot better sports photos the information provided on this handy card will help. It provides "rules" for successful sports shots, composition tips for powerful images, basic equipment requirements, etc.

7.  Effective Flash Range- Want to know how far away your flash will illuminate your subject? This card shows the effective flash range by ISO setting/film speed and lens aperture. Covers flash Guide Numbers from 40 to 180.

8.  Design Elements -  This card summarizes the elements of design and their influence in creating powerful images. A handy reminder of how lines, shapes, forms, textures, colors, tones, etc. can be used to give your pictures the desired feeling or emotion.

9.  Multiple Exposure- This card summarizes how to create successful multiple exposure shots. It presents numerous ideas for multiple exposures -- some using a tripod and some are for handheld shooting. Required exposure adjustments for when you have overlapping images are also provided.

10.  Macro / Close-up - This card gives the exposure adjustments (increased exposure times or larger aperture openings) that you need to use for image magnifications from 1/8 to 3 times life size. Focal lengths covered range from 50mm - 450mm lenses. Lens-to-subject focus distances for each lens at each magnification are provided. You simply measure this distance and match it to the card to get the required exposure adjustment.

11.  Wildlife Photography - This card summarizes a variety of tips and techniques used by the pro's to capture award winning wildlife photos. Using the techniques described will add vitality to your wildlife shots

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