Photography Blogs & Tutorials

If you own a Flickr account you should probably change your password the minute you read this post. Yahoo says that the data breach occurred in late 2014 and “The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords (the vast majority with bcrypt) and, in some cases, encrypted [...]

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This is the second part of a series that will explore a studio setup aimed at product photography. You can see the first here: Equipment Tips for Quick and Efficient Studio Product Photography.

Although this is built primarily for product photography you can use it for a few other genres. In this second part I will be going hands on with an actual shoot. I will show... more

A wiser person than myself once said that if someone does not know to which port they are sailing, no wind is favorable. I heard that advice early in my photographic journey and it has stuck with me throughout the years. Learning about photography is important. Developing your skills as photo maker is even more important.

However, one of the most important things that you can do in order to grow as an artist (and business person) is to recognize the importance of finding a direction,... more

As some of you may recall, one of my very first blog posts (my 4th to be exact), was about compositing. I talk about compositing constantly in many of my posts, because I guess it’s sort of my “thing,”but I figured it was about time to share another of my handy dandy tricks for pulling [...]

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If you are uploading photos and videos to facebook directly from your phone, you may have noticed that the quality is not on par as the photos you are uploading from your computer. The reason for this is that by default, the facebook app is set to upload low res photos and videos to facebook [...]

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As a portrait photographer, the majority of mywork is shot on location. This can beoutdoorsor in my clients’ homes or places of business. I mostly shoot using natural lightandhave become adept at finding the best light source in any locationas well as creatingbackgrounds that won’t interfere with the subjects.In this tutorial, I want to show you an easy, natural light portrait setup you can recreate in your own home. Simply by repositioning yourself and your model, you can create... more

I have a disclaimer before I even beginthis article. I shoot much more often in Shutter or Aperture Priority than I do in Manual mode. I save Manual mode specifically for studio shooting, for some tripod work where I have a lot of time to get the settings perfect, or for situations where the lighting is very consistent.

Learn Manual Mode to better understand exposure

However, I think it is immenselyimportant for you to try to periodicallyshoot in Manual early on, especially if... more

Flickr had the potential to be what Facebook is now, unfortunately Yahoo squandered multiple opportunities to make something of Flickr, now Yahoo has decided to offload Flickr to Verizon which is just one of many reasons I have decided to discontinue using Flickr. Its a shame to be leaving Flickr because I like the way [...]

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So how many photos do you think you can cram in a 1 Terabyte memory card (spoiler: it’s this times 2)? This question just move from a theoretical question into a practical question as SanDisk just showed off their first prototype of a 1 TerabyteSDXC card. While this is not the first consumer 1 Terabyte [...]

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We were (semi) excited about the GoProhero5 Black announcement. And while the footage wuality is yet to be seen, we were still left with some questions about how the camera actually feels and operates. Questions like how does the camera mount to a stick (or any other accessory for that matter)? How does it feel [...]

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