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  • Photo Lab
    • Order prints online
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    • Specialty Prints
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      • Cards
      • Placemats
      • Flat Stock Printing
      • Oversize Borders
      • Postcard Printing
      • Magnetic Locker / Fridge Prints
    • Picture Frames
    • Restorations
    • Our Location
    • Lethbridge Historic Business Logos
  • Restorations & Copy Work
    • Photo Restoration
    • Slide & Negative Scanning
    • Slides, Negatives & Prints scanned to digital files
    • Prints from prints, Prints from slides & negatives
    • Artwork Digitizing & Copies
    • Camera Card Recovery
    • Photo Editing
    • Our Location
  • Photo Studio
    • About the Studio
    • Family / Individual
    • Business Portrait / Head Shots
    • Graduation Portraits Lethbridge
    • Event Photography
    • Real Estate / Progress Photos
    • Advertising / Commercial / Marketing
    • Our location
  • Education
    • About Photography Courses & Mentoring
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      • General Photography Course
      • Point & Shoot Photography Course
      • Astro Photography Course
      • Bird Photography Courses
      • Waterton Park Field Trip
      • Macro Photography Class
      • Studio Lighting Course
      • Mentoring and Coaching
    • Student Feedback
    • Teaching Material
      • Focus Test Chart – Free download
      • Exposure Chart
      • Crop Factor
      • Photography Locations Lethbridge
      • The Astro photography rule
      • A FREE color checker for the camera bag
  • Nature Prints
  • About
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Canon 5D Mark IV with grip / battery holder. Lethbridge photolab, photo printing

Exposure Chart

Print your own Exposure Chart I have been wanting to do this exposure chart for a long time. Seeing that …

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Black & white print of a rusted nut and bolt showing the texture of the metal

Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom – My thoughts

Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom?? Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom are both powerful photo editing programs. But they are designed for different …

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Beaver pond, Red Rock, wall art, Lethbridge wall decor, Lethbridge art gallery, Nature prints, waterton park nature prints, Waterton art gallery, photography courses, workshops, online teaching, mentoring

JPEG or RAW, what is the answer?

JPEG OR RAW THE INFORMATION Another one of the big questions that comes up when I am teaching is “Do …

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Camera set-up for photographing lightning

Equipment for Photographing Lightning Photographing lightning can be a fun project. Also you don’t need to stand out in the …

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Digital camera card recovery, Lethbridge, photo lab, photolab, same day photo prints, YQL, prints and enlargements, order photo prints online

Caring for your camera card.

Your camera card is IMPORTANT, care for it!! I am often asked about how to look after a camera card …

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Lethbridge River valley weasel photo art with the weasel standing up looking at prey

Learn your cameras white balance??

Learn your cameras white balance to get better pictures Learn your cameras white balance is one way to get your …

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External Hard Drives – WARNING

I am a BIG advocate of using external hard drives to store your images and data. This is of course …

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Buying used – a photographers guide

Buying used photography equipment can be a great way to save some money if you take a few precautions.

Studio light that you can learn in your Photography course and imrove your photo education

Photo Education

Looking to improve your photography and / or business skills with a quality photo education? First Choice Photo / Paterson …

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Lethbridge River Bottom

Lethbridge River Bottom after a storm The Lethbridge river bottom, lots of shoots close to home. Staying home can be …

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Lethbridge High Level Bridge lit at night looking down the Oldman river with a full moon

What print size won’t crop your image

Figuring out your print sizes So what print size will I be able to print without loosing any of the …

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Espon ink and paper at Lethbeidge photo lab First Choice Photo

Photo Printing – to custom profile or not, that is the question!

Getting the best quality when photo printing Photo printing can be VERY rewarding. AND VERY frustrating!! After reading many posts …

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Editing photos in Adobe Photoshop

How to correctly color adjust images in PhotoShop

Adjust images in Photoshop to get the best color and allow you to change later There are many ways to …

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Macro Photography Class

Macro photography one on one class My Macro Photography Class helps you learn how to improve your Macro photography. Would …

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Lethrbidge photo lab first choice photo logo for quality printing in Lethbridge

1263 2 Ave South Unit C
Lethbridge, AB
West side of building at the back
Phone 403-327-1114
mike@firstchoicephoto.ca
www.firstchoicephoto.ca

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First Choice Photo / Paterson Photography Ltd 1263 2 Ave South - Unit C, Lethbridge, Alberta  T1J 0E7 (West side of building at the back)    Phone 403-327-1114

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