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You can usually take your flash mount and combine it with your monopod (assuming you have one). This allows you to get some fun off camera flash shots without needing to set up a light stand or have anybody hold the flash.

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For a few bucks at your local supermarket or auto store you can purchase a car sun reflector. When shooting in harsh sunlight you can use this reflector to fill in the shadow side of the subject to give you a little more depth. Notice the lack of harsh shadows the left side when the sun is coming from the right

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When Trying to get detail out of flat objects, put the flash almost directly next to the object to extract the detail of what you are shooting.

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When taking photos at night, the longer you have your shutter open, the more photons hit your sensor. Merging a short exposure and long exposure at night, will make sure you capture detail where light falls while still maintaining the detail in the lighted areas.

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You can use noiseware reduction software as a great way to smooth skin. Noiseware will smooth the skin yet keep all the detail of the skin. http://www.imagenomic.com/ is a great source that I use for noise reduction.

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Shooting in RAW will increase the dynamic range of your photos. You can capture up to 16 bits (depending on the camera) of data when JPEG only captures around 8 bits.