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Magic Lantern Is one of the more powerful pieces of software ever released for Canon cameras. MLwas released a good few years ago, but I am still getting quite a bit of mails asking us for more information about it. Good! Because videographerJake Coppinger just released a Magic Lantern for Dummies guide. It only covers [...]

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Props: are they a blessing or a curse? In photography, props can often make or destroy a photo, and because of this some people try to avoid them, some are afraid to use them, and other people love to use them.

I moved from being afraid to loving props because I found they are amazing tools to unlock creativity.

Freshly squeezed coffee. A different way to prepare a fresh cup of coffee.

Why use props?

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Ever since wanting to focus on colour in my images I’ve found that often times due to budget or location, that I just quite simply cannot get the colours I’d like right in the camera. This means that I’ll often have to change colours in post and that, of course, in turn requires decent selections! [...]

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If you hate the way you look in selfies, here’s some good news for you. Firstly you are not alone. Big noses, squashed ears and weak chins make selfies looks less attractive (maybe this is why duck face is so common). Secondly, this may change as researchers atPrinceton University developed an algorithm to convert selfies [...]

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PhotographerIan Norman was out on shooting some night skies photo inAlabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. The photos are gorgeous (as you can see below), which is pretty usual up till now. But some time into the shoot Ian notices a huge fireball over the Sierra Nevada mountains. While Ian’s“big guns” gear was not setup [...]

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If I show you two different portraits, one with a blurred background and one with a sharp background, you will automatically prefer the one with the creamy bokeh. Why? Because thats just how it is. No, the bokeh effect is very flattering because it isolates the main subject by separating it from the background.

If you did not know, bokeh means blur in Japanese, and it is purely aesthetic.

Most portrait photographers blur their backgrounds, and I certainly do it because when I... more

If you likeCinematographs, you are going to lovePlotagraph. In a nutshell,Plotagraph can convert any single JPEG into acinematograph. This is great news to anyone who likesCinematographs because creating those is a tedious and cumbersome process while (at least judging by the tutorial)Plotagraph is fast and very intuitive. Actually it requires no premiere/photoshop/after effect know how. [...]

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Remember thatguy in the truckwho tried to kill that photographerand eventually got charged with felony? This is kinda the same,onlyinstead of a guy, it’s a girl, instead of a car it’s a golf cart, and instead of the guy trying to kill the photographer, it’s the photo crewalmost killing the girl! We hate it when [...]

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Everybody loves to get it right in camera. But if you dont, you have plenty of tools to help you make it right. Lightroom is one of the best available, and the easiest to use. In this article I’ll show you how you can use Lightroom’s Transform and Crop Tools to improve your composition.

The Transform Tab

First, lets talk about the Transform tab, in the Develop module. Transform is relatively new to Lightroom. Its an improved version, split-off of the Lens Correction tab.... more

Do people who take photos today still use the Sunny 16 Rule? Do they even know about the Sunny 16 Rule? I think it might be regarded as a little old-fashioned now. After all, it is firmly rooted in the days of film. If it isn’t being taught (and I’ve taken a quick flick through [...]

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