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There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are. Ernst Haas

Do you ever ask yourself why the images you capture are not like the ones you see in your mind’s eye?

Do you ever wonder why your photos don’t look as good as a professionals? What makes theirs look so great?

The answer is – probably because you are shooting in Auto!

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There are still a few very unique and interesting things that can be done with film, but not with a digital camera. One of these experiments is the recording of sparks on film. Sparks are created when an electrical discharge moves either through or across the surface of the film. I first got interested in […]

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In October 2017, Google announced Clips, a tiny camera that captures your daily life and keeps the most memorable moments. There was no word on availability, but it appears that Google has finally launched Clips for preorders, at least in certain countries. As Google wrote in a recent blog post, they hired professional photographers and […]

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With the recent announcementfrom DJI about the Mavic air, DJI now has a drone at each $200/$300 step (give or take) from the $499 Spark*, through the $799 Mavic Air ending with the $999 Mavic pro(or $1,100 for the Platinum Pro). But which is the drone you want need? With the steps being so small […]

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Going on vacation is one of the best opportunities to practice travel photography. But the problem persists that more often than not, those boatloads of vacation photos that you snapped end up going nowhere other than maybe scattered about on Facebook.

Sound familiar? You’re definitely not alone! If you’re looking for ways to actually use your vacation photos, here are 8 ideas to get you started.

1. Make a blog post

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Sometimes its good to have your creative friends visit as it can really get the creative juices flowing. So whilst my friendRenee Robyn was in the UK, I thought I may as well take her photo. I know you all think the final photo is true, but I’msorry to say its a fake, I photoshopped […]

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Gear lust – its out there and is bound to bite you sooner or later. Whether photography is a business or a hobby for you, gear lust is a natural part of the consumer cycle. But there is a sane way to approach your desires and check if they are ruling you or you are ruling them. So here are some tips to help you know if you should upgrade or it’s just gear lust.

New Photo Equipment Flowchart

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Good photos are instrumental in the animal rescue/shelter world. You only get one chance to have the animal make their first impression on a prospective adoptive pet parent. Poor photos can literally be the death of adoptable animals. In this article, I will give my top 10 tips for better animal rescue shelter photos, designed […]

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I remember the first photography workshop that I took part in, one of the coolest things that came from it was that, for at least two to three weeks after the workshop, I was seeing potential images everywhere I looked. It was like some switch had been turned on in my brain and suddenly I […]

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Do you have to film the occasional interview or webcam session? Do you need a quick, inexpensive, good looking video light for those sessions? Well, you can build your own DIY beauty dish video light for less than $50 – and I’ll show you how step by step in this article. DIY Beauty Dish Video […]

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