Bryan Hansel Photography

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  • File a Photography Business Name

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    Recently, I was browsing the Minnesota Photography Club’s Facebook page and noticed that lots of photographers were pasting links to their Facebook photo pages. I noticed a half dozen link pastes. Most of the time they paste links instead of directly posting a photo because they want more likes and traffic to their Facebook pages.…

  • A Quick and Dirty Hugin Panoramic Stitcher Tutorial

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    I used to write for a magazine that had several articles in each issue called “Quick and Dirty.” They covered many topics, but the main goal of each article concentrated on accomplishing a complicated goal quickly with high quality results. The author’s goal was to write about the subject quickly, clearly, simply, and produce a…

  • Community Ed Cheat Sheets

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    Community Ed Cheat Sheets for those in the Basic Digital Class. Right click and Save these images to print out and paste on a 3×5 notecard. They’ll serve as reminders for you. There’s also a white balance cheat sheet here: White Balance Cheat Sheet

  • A 2 Cent Light Tent

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    Every once in a great while, I need to do a product shot. So, when I saw this easy, cheap, Mini Macro Studio set-up, I had to try it out. It uses two pieces of paper, two pieces of tape, one camera, one flash stand, and one flash. I have a SB-800 flash, so I…

  • Winter Photography Workshop on Lake Superior

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    This winter, I’ll be teaching a three-day photo workshop at Lutsen Resort on the shore of Lake Superior. This will be a fun adventure weekend. We’ll explore the rugged landscape of the northland via snowshoe and skis and at the end of the weekend, you’ll go home with a great collection of winter photos to…

  • D70 White Balance

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    White Balance confused me when I first switched from digital to film. Sure, I understood that as the sun changed position, or if the sky got cloudy, or if you were under different artificial lights that the color temperature of the light changed, but with film, it didn’t mater to me, because I shot Velvia…