Photography Blogs & Tutorials

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With a little imagination and know-how you can use the Lightroom Print module to create amazing layouts, which in turn you can use to create prints, postcards or even business cards. Im going to give you a couple of... more

After yesterday's Pinhole Bonanza, I am proud to serve you the Battlefield Pinhole Camera DIY tutorial.

The battlefield is a revolutionary pinhole camera that simultaneously uses 3 rolls of 35mm film to capture an image split across all three rolls. Look at the image on the left for a clue on the name origin :)

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RetoucherJulia Kuzmenko is somewhat of an authority in the glamour / beauty retouching scene, so it is quite interesting to follow her workflow and see how she approaches an edit. It is even more interesting when the retouch is a challenging mix ofskin, makeup andglitter. (Especially glitter, and red no less). Julia shares quite a [...]

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Wedding photography can be a roller-coaster of ups and downs. Here’s one way to tell if you’re having a good day: Leave a brand new Nikon 20mm f/1.8 lens laying on the ground during the park photos. Have it found by a random passerby who proceeds to jump into her car, drive in the general [...]

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Drones are great for capturing aerial imagery on a budget (…at least when they’re not about crashing into airliners). But, not everyone can afford to or wants to jump on the drone-ownership bandwagon. And as drone regulations continue to tighten, the prospect of drone ownership is could begin to fade. However, for those living a [...]

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Shooting in black and white can be an amazingly creative way to explore new areas of photography, and help you see not only your pictures, but the world around you in a whole new light. However, unless you are shooting with black and white film or with a dedicated black and white camera like the Leica M Monochrom, all your pictures will initially be shot in color and later transformed into black and white through software tricks or filters.

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states brought with it quite a stir in the photography community. One group was cheering in victory, calling for further legislation making it illegal for photographers and wedding vendors to refuse clientsbased on religious beliefs. Another group was crying out that their religious freedoms [...]

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Everyone loves a good fairytale…or, at least my daughter does. (Me? Not so much…) But it was on July 29, 1981 that the world looked on at the fairytale wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. (Sure, it didn’t last, but so what?) Lord Patrick Lichfield was the only photographer allowed to capture the candid [...]

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Can you visualize the world around you in black and white? It’s not easy to do at first with an array bright colors competing for your attention. Look a little closer however, and you may recognize the broad potential for expressive imagery. Of course, not every situation lends itself to this artistic style. There are however, certain characteristics you can look for, to identify the best opportunities.

1) EmbraceHigh Contrast

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Looking at the events from last year or so, it was just a matter of time until something like this happen. A drone had a near miss with anAirbus A320 airplane in Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. The Airbus A320 was operated byBrussels Airlines and carries 160 staff and passengers. On Monday afternoon flight BEL3289 [...]

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