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FIFA World Cup: Fun Facts Illustrated by Pho.to

FIFA World Cup 2014 is coming and in a few days all football fans will be stuck to TV displays watching exciting video translation from Brazil. Cafes, restaurants and breweries will be full of people, singing and even dancing, holding flags of their favourite team. Football unites people of various professions and makes us all feel as a single team. Small things, such as patriotic face paint and accessories that symbolize which team you prefer, help to keep the spirit and solidarity high.

A charming football fan who support Brazil team at FIFA World Cup 2014 smiles

The photo is edited with our new ‘Flag of Brazil‘ photo template. In this post we are going to tell you a few interesting facts on football and illustrate them with fun football Pho.to templates. Enjoy!

Ole-Ole-Ole!

Pets Photography: а Short How To

Puppy hiding in a paper bag

Sometimes taking pictures of your best friend in animal world is not easy. Here are a few simple tips on pets photography to help you get the most of your photo session. These rules can be used by beginners and starting pros and are easily applied to any kind of camera.
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Shooting Lovely Family Portraits

Two great family holidays are coming soon: Christmas and New Year. That is why we devote this article to taking joyous family portraits. The blog post contains a number of tips on posing and taking photos, that any photographer will find useful, including amateurs who prefer taking photos with their phone.

Snowmen family

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Outdoor Photography: How to Cope with Lighting

Shooting outdoor you’ll definitely see that there is more in sunlight than just light and shadow, brightness or darkness. It’s also the mood of your image, its look and atmosphere. This article deals with simple tips and tricks on how to take control and make use of natural light.
Shooting Outside: natural lighting
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6 Effects Every Photographer Should Know About

If you are reading this post, you must love taking photos. Do you know how to make your favorite shots stand out of the hundreds of pictures you have? You must have stumbled upon advice to use rule of thirds, diagonals or negative space. But mastering these techniques can take years.

Do not worry, there is a special ingredient that can make any of your photos look outstanding. Change a picture’s color saturation, add a few shades or change the focus area and you will see that the photo has improved dramatically. Don’t worry, it’s really easy! You don’t have to master Photoshop or GIMP and spend hours working on a photo. Pho.to knows some trusted post-processing techniques, so this site will help you improve your photos significantly in a single click. We have selected 6 different effects, and each one of them can change your photos in its own unique way. However, the common traits of these techniques are their high quality and versatility.

Examples of photos processed with 6 popular photo effects

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Your one-stop service for sharing photos anytime, anywhere

Do you know why people don’t like sharing photos online? We can name quite a few reasons for this. Some of the photo sharing sites require registration, and it can be really tedious. Other services can downsize your pictures or demand a subscription fee. Besides, managing the pictures you have uploaded is definitely not an easy as pie task.

That’s why we have come up with Share.Pho.to!

Share.Pho.to logo and key features

It’s so easy to use our service that you’ll get addicted to sharing your photos. In less than 10 minutes we will teach you to:

  • Upload your photos quickly and easily
  • Add captions to the photo set and individual photos
  • Share photos in all the ways possible
  • Easily manage the photo sets you have uploaded

Sample photo set on Share.Pho.to

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7 Tips from Pho.to on How to Photograph Kids

Kids are a great subject for photography. They are genuine, full of emotion and… aren’t they the sweetest things? Besides, they grow up too fast, so every photo becomes a treasure.

Photographing children is fun, but not an easy task: kids are always on the move, and phrases like “hold it” or “freeze” carry very little weight with them 🙂

Неre are a few tips and tricks that can help you get the best possible results when photographing children.

1. Get down to the child’s eye level.

Kids are short, you are not. If you shoot from an adult’s perspective, pictures will have the same downward angle. So the main rule is: get down on their level. The best way to do so is to kneel down or even lie on the floor/ ground so that the camera is on the same level with the kid’s eyes. Naturally, you may get dirty 🙂 but with this small change, you’ll get much more intimate shots.

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The Power of Black and White Photography

These days, smart digital cameras do the work for photographers. Unlike in old times, people can easily get high resolution colored images. Shooting in color has become the norm in photography. But despite the wide usage of colored images, most people still love black and white pictures. And however strange it may seem, but up to this date, black and white pictures are still a hit! People are often surprised at the power that black and white images have.

So, what are the advantages of black and white photography?

  • Sometimes, colors can be distracting and may even make the photo look complicated. It can be hard to focus on the subject because of too much color. But when it comes to black and white photography, the subject is much easier to focus on.
  • Black and white keeps you focused on the actual composition and texture of the photo. It allows you to focus on shapes, light and shadows, lines and perspective. That is why some photos look definitely more convincing in black and white.
  • Black and white photos have a classy and exquisite feel about them. They have an aesthetic, artistic look that is hard to produce in color. They definitely look timeless!

In the times of digital technology, most photographers prefer desaturating their images in post-processing, instead of shooting in black and white mode. Pho.to offers you lots of opportunities to turn your pictures into beautiful black and white photos. Are you interested? Then read further!

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10 Simple Tips for Getting Creative Photos

There is always something new to discover in the process of taking photos. Below you will find 10 easy-to-perform tips for getting creative pictures!

1. Instead of holding the camera straight, turn it sideways and see how the shot turns out. A crazy angle created by tilting a camera can result in a great shot, no matter whether you photograph nature or people.

Turn the camera sideways and see how the shot turns out

2. Take pictures from unusual perspectives. When you take a photo from an angle that isn’t ‘normal’, you can result in getting an amazing shot. Just look at your subject from an angle that it is not normally viewed from, and start creating art!

Take a photo from an angle that isn't 'normal' and get an amazing shot!

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