Photography Blogs & Tutorials

The histogram in Lightroom is a useful tool that is easily overlooked. Its main purpose is to help you understand the relationship between the sliders in the Basic panel and the tones in your photos. It helps you get brightness levels spot on and edit images without losing highlight detail.

Where is the Lightroom histogram?

The histogram is found in two places, at the top of the right-hand panels in both... more

Living on the 9th floor in my apartment, anything that gets left in the car, stays in the car. Even if I later “suddenly” remember that I need it while I am at home. Having the enormous responsibility of my project 365, this is usually bad news for me. I knew that I was going […]

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Headshots are arguably the unsung heroes of the photography world. Theyre everywhere, from social media profiles and advertisements to portfolios and hanging on the walls of the home. These carefully crafted images didnt take themselves, though.

If your headshot skills are a little wanting, there are a few tips you could take to improve your game. If youre after magnificent snaps, for personal or professional reasons, follow these steps for a perfect shot every time.

1. Let the eyes... more

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Quality Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets allow you to save a massive amount of time during post... more

One of the biggest announcements at Photokina 2016 (for me anyway) was the long awaited release of the Sigma ART 85mm f/1.4. I have been holding off buying a Canon / Nikon 85mm for years waiting for Sigma to release the ART version of their 85mm, so as soon at it was announced, I pre-ordered […]

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OVF vs EVF! Lets the bloody war begin   The world is divided in two always, that is why there is people making a lot of money selling t-shirts for opposite points of view! The users of mirrorless camera are not different, photographers loving the optical viewfinder and photographers loving the electronic viewfinder and […]

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A father-son duo Charles and Jake Riddel have designed and produced a new tripod head, which should be an improvement when compared to the ones already existing in the market. They named it Hitch Hiker, and it should provide you with smooth and precise control and more accurate photo composition, along with some other benefits. […]

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Fishing and fishermen can be a fascinating subject for photographers. You can see that for yourself in these images we shared earlier. Here are a few more of my images of the fishing village in Nicaragua:

The combination of the fish tails, pineapple, and abottle of Coke caught my eye. With a bustle of activity on the beach behind it.

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Did you know that you can use M&M’s to make something beautiful, and it’s not a cake? This is exactly what the crew from The Beauty of Science did, and all they used was a petri dish, some water and a Sony A7R M2 camera. And some M&M’s, of course. They’ve created a 4K timelapse […]

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Shooting long exposures on a bright day can be a hassle. Even with your aperture at f/16 and ISO as low as it’ll go, you’re lucky if you can get slow enough to blur motion. This is where super strung neutral density filterscome in. Jay P Morgan of The Slanted Lens takes us out on […]

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