Star trail photography, as the name depicts, is a form of photography where the path of a star across the sky is photographed by leaving the shutter open for a long time to allow prolonged exposure. Though it is the earth that rotates around its axis, the stars that we see also tend to rotate around the north and the south poles in circles. Star trail photography therefore involves capturing these star trails as they rotate around the polar axis.

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Urban photography is an interesting adventure especially if you love the hustle and bustle of the modern lifestyle. Urban landscapes go beyond city lines and skyscrapers and capturing the urban noise and warmth in those timeless frames is what urban photography is all about. So equip yourself with the right gear and a creative mind as we venture into this fascinating world.

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Candlelight is a source of low intensity warm (Yellow-Orange) light which can be used to create strikingly beautiful images if used correctly. In this article, we shall discuss how candlelight or similar light sources like the hurricane lamp or the Diwali oil-lamps can be used dexterously as the main light source to get interesting captures. But before we move ahead, make sure you have turned off your camera-flash.

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Picking up from where we left in our last article on the basic overview of the Photoshop interface, this week we will cover its Tools Palette in detail.

The Tools Palette is located on the extreme left of your Photoshop workspace and can be used to do a variety of changes to your image. The palette contains some hidden tools as well. For example the Brush tool has Brush, Pencil & Color Replacement tools inside the same box. You can explore the box, by holding the left mouse button while it expands.

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