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Many a time, disabled people are perceived as a minority (which they are) and in that group, there are women, which are perceived as a minority of their own. But theRaw Beauty Project (previously) is really showing the power of photography to empower those who would otherwise considered a minority within a minority. The project [...]

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Ah yes, the priceless questions photographers get from their clients. If your work involves human subjects, you may occasionally feel that youre locked in the eternal struggle of staying true to your vision, while still making your clients happy. Any of these photography client questions sound familiar:

  • Can we have all the RAW files?
  • Wouldnt a jumping shot near this clich tourist destination be awesome?
  • Cant you just fix this in Photoshop?

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“I’ll have a whatever’s on tap and two stacks of Ilford paper please”. I know this is not what you expect to hear in a bar. Consider this though: darkrooms are being less common, there is a renaissance for film and everyone loves beer. So why not combine a darkroom with a bar. And this [...]

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Have you ever seen an interesting photo of a clear globe and wondered how to create such an image? This article will give you a few tips on how to take crystal ball photos. You can use a crystal ball to get a fisheye effect without the expense of buying a fisheye lens. One of [...]

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It’s died down a little now, but last year there was an insane craze surrounding the Sigma Art series lenses so much so that I actually ended up buying 2 of them, selling them, then borrowing them again in the future for other shoots when I had no money. To be clear from the outset, [...]

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As a beginner photographer, I still remember experimenting with random photo-shoots of colorful fruits, leaves and flowers. Believe it or not, capturing the inanimate has always been one of our favorite pass time activities as photographers. But, not anymore! With so much demand for lively product shoots in magazines and websites, still life photography is a million dollar business today.

Capturing the still life is a very unique photographic experience. With your subject being... more

Lets face it, we all love to take pictures, basically to get out there and photograph what makes us happy and gets our creative juices flowing. Many of us, myself included, hate sitting in front of the computer, sorting and sifting through images from a session, wedding, or just personal work. Frombusy professionals to active hobbyists, having a good solid workflow and method of organizing images is crucial.I am a wedding, lifestyle and travel photographer. So my workflow is slightly... more

David Stoddart is a photographer andpost-processing obsessive from Suffolk. He travels the Uk creating composites from his adventures, and has recently been creating a series based on planes from the world wars. Here David takes us through one of his composites. This is one of my favourite Photoshop composites, mostly because the subject matter of [...]

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The chances are as a photographer that you pay close attention to light and colour, even if you dont have a camera in your hand. Its possible then that you might have noticed how your colour perception changes as the light fades. Its self-evident that we have no colour vision in the dark. You only [...]

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Sign Sign Everywhere a Sign check out theseimages of neon signs.

By wbeem

Weekly Photography Challenge – Neon

If you live in an urban center or city, chances are you can find some neon nearby somewhere. Look for old diners, city center squares, movie theatres (especially old marquees... more

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