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Do you do most of your shooting with your feet firmly planted on the ground? Camera shake is a basic concept that directs you to take a strong stance, brace your elbows, and keep that camera as still as possible. But what if you are not on the ground? What if you are up in the air? For myself, I would say that 95% of my photography happens on land, and while I get to do some underwater scuba photography sometimes, and that shooting from the sky is something I have only done a couple of times... more

I am currently in the market for a Lightroom replacement. Its a story involving a dead laptop and Adobes business practices, which are simultaneously too mundane and too incendiary to address, so I shall not indulge you with the details. But a Lightroom replacement is a tall order. First, and most obviously because Lightrooms reputation [...]

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This article isnt about how to magically transform your images using Photoshop. The real magic of Photoshop is trying to convince the viewer that no effects were added at all, and that the image was captured in camera.Photoshop can add that little extra to your imagery. Conversely, it can also ruin an image if it’soverdone.

I shoot to capture the best possible image as I can get at the time, but more often than not, time is not on my side. If I am shooting for a client, time is... more

For a start, I think I am guilty of the very thing I am mentioning in this post, so, no need to comment about that at the bottom, plus, I also know that nothing I say here is new but in my eyes it’s becoming more and more prominent in my eyes. The question [...]

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I cant begin to count the number of times Ive taken a photo of someone with glasses only to have a reflection ruin the shot. Usually, I end up scrapping the shot entirely, but with the help of a brand new tutorial from photographer Scott Kelby, I might just be able to salvage one of [...]

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Another day, another controversial drone crash. This time though, the entire incident was captured via the onboard camera. An Ohio resident who was vacationing on Marco Island, Florida is not facing charges after his drone lost signal and crashed onto the 20th floor balcony of a beachside condo. The operator of the drone, who remains [...]

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Every photographer has gotten the question after a successful shoot: The photos look great, but can I get the rest of them just in case I need them later? You dont need to edit them or anything. If youre here for the short answer, the answer is no, but its important to me for people [...]

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Earlier this week, actress Rumer Willis very publicly called out photographers Mark Williams and Sara Hirakawa of Williams and Hirakawa on Instagram for allegedly over-editing her facial features in a photo for Vanity Fair. Now, the photographers have spoken out against the criticism saying no unnecessary post-processing was done to the photograph. To catch you [...]

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First have a look at these: 24 Reflective Mirror Images to Make You Look Twice, then think about how you’re going to tackle this week’s challenge:

By Javier Daz Barrera

Weekly Photography Challenge –Reflections

Reflections can be made by anything that is smooth and... more

Kids love a good puddle to splash in – photographers love them for a different reason – reflections.

In this collection of images have a look at how these photographers captured reflective surfaces in creative ways:

By Darlene Hildebrandt

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