Whether it's before, during, or after you shoot, we've posted some awesome photography tips, tricks, and hacks this year. Here are the most popular for 2010.
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Take a People-Free Photo in a Crowded Place
People are for portraits. When you want a good landscape they're just a nuisance. This clever trick shows you how to take a bunch of location photos, a tripod, and a copy of Photoshop to get rid of all those pesky people.
Use a Dab of Vaseline to Take Vintage-Style Photos
Vaseline isn't just good for moisturizing your dry elbows and making your teeth glisten for your upcoming beauty pageant—it also gives your photos a great vintage feel.
Top 10 Photo Fixing and Image Editing Tricks
When your photos fail you—as they often do when you're rushing to capture the world—and that's where your computer comes to the rescue. Our Top 10 Photo Fixing and Image Editing Tricks has a wealth of subtle and elegant touch-ups to fix your crappy photos or make your nicer ones look a whole lot better.
Make Images 3D sans Goofy Glasses
You don't need a 3D camera to take 3D pictures. This simple optical trick can let you create an effect that brings your photos into the third dimension.
How to Get the Best Color Out of Your Photos
Black and white is so 1906. We've had color photography for awhile, but it's a waste if you can't make use of those colors effectively. This tutorial gives you an introduction to color theory, how to put it into practice with your photos, and some quick color tricks you can easily employ in Photoshop (or your favorite image editor).
Use an 18% Gray Card for Better Color Balance in Your Photos
Your camera's white balancing system is far from perfect, but you can give it a helping hand by using an 18% gray card. Even if it's the crappiest possible gray card you can make, it's surprisingly helpful in achieving accurate color balance. Here's how to make one and why it works.
How to Take Better Pictures with Your Smartphone's Camera
It's really true that the best camera you have is the one you have with you, but if that camera's your smartphone you may find yourself wishing you had your DSLR instead. If you're stuck with your phone, or just prefer to avoid the heavy lifting involved with larger cameras, these tips and tricks will help you get the most out of the little camera built into your phone.
Get the Most from Your Point-and-Shoot Camera
For those of you who prefer the compromise between a smartphone and a DSLR, we've got tips for you too. This advice, geared for your point-and-shoot camera, will get you better acquainted with you camera, help you better frame your subjects, and ditch the flash whenever possible.
Enhance Your Camera and Photos This Weekend
If you're looking to do more with your camera and don't want to limit yourself to just the best of 2010, check out our weekend roundup of ways to enhance your camera and photos.
Get Great Images from a Not-So-Great Camera
Your greatest asset in any photo is beautiful lighting. Here's a look at why, and how you can get fantastic photos with perfect light and a camera as lowly as the one built in to a previous generation iPhone.
Through the Viewfinder Method Makes Your Digital Pics Look Analog
If you like the analog look that people are getting with fun apps like Instagram, you can get that through-the-viewfinder border effect with as little as a cardboard tube.
Choose the Right Lens for Your First DSLR
When you enter the world of DSLR photography, it can be hard to make sense of the numerous lenses available to you. They all provide wonderful photographic options, but certain lenses are particularly great for when you're just starting out.
How to Take Wireless Photos with Your DSLR and iOS Device
Your iOS device is wonderfully versatile when it comes to photography, going beyond just a camera and turning into both a wireless camera remote and photo receiver when paired with your DSLR.
How to Record Great Video with Your HD DSLR Camera
HD video brought new life to DSLRs over the past few years, but that didn't come without its challenges. Video is a tough beast to conquer, but we've got you covered with a comprehensive guide that'll make you an excellent videographer in no time.
Unshake Makes Blurry Photos Passable
Nothing's worse than snapping an incredible photo in the moment and finding out all you got was a blurry mess. Unshake is a tool that'll help you get back that incredible image you thought you had with hardly any work at all.
How to Create Your Own Photosynths
Digital cameras make it easy to snap tons and tons of photos of any place you go, and Microsoft's got a fun and free too to make use of them all. PhotoSynth is a Windows app that stitches your photos together into a traversable 3D space.
And there you have our most popular photography tips, tricks, and hacks for 2010, but we've posted plenty more. If there are others that you really love but didn't quite make the cut, share 'em in the comments. And if you want more photography goodness, you dial your time machine back to 2009.