Photography Blogs & Tutorials

I love travel portraits. Not only do they test your photography skills but also challenge you to interact with people in unfamiliar environments. The end result directly reflects your subject’s personality along with your ability to make them feel at ease, read the light, select optimal settings, and compose a great shot.

A boy named Ashim and his father at Dasaswamedh Ghat Varanasi, India.

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Size, resolution, and formats What do pixels have to do with it?

Do you buy your camera based on its number of megapixels? Are you having problems sharing your photos online? Does your print look low quality even if it looks great on the screen? There seems to be a lot of confusion between pixels and bytes (image size and file size), quality and quantity, size, and resolution.

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If you are an astrophotographer, then you may be familiar with the so-called Star Eater problem of Sony a7R II. The noise reduction algorithm of the camera mistakes sharp pinpoint stars for noise, so it deletes them from photos or reduces their brightness. But after open letters and complaints from astrophotographers Sony seems to […]

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Every once in a while you come across a photographer who’s work really speaks to you personally. It might be the subject matter, artistic skill, technical perfection or just plane cool photography. In the upcoming Photographer Spotlight series, we are going to profile the work of a number of photographers along with question and answer […]

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Blue hour is the time of day after sunset (and just before sunrise) when the sky still has some color it and it’s not pure black. This is the number one tip for shooting night photography – don’t shoot at night! If you want a dark, deep blue sky – shoot at blue hour.

This is a bonus – you don’t have to stay up all night getting shots for this week’s challenge. Just catch the blue hour and you’re good to go.

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This topic may not be strictly related to photography. But, deals with an important aspect of our lives photography can affect relationships. If youre a portrait or fashion photographer, your significant other might feel uncomfortable when youre photographing someone from the opposite sex. And in this video, youll hear some thoughts on overcoming this […]

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The release of the new Samyang 35mm f1.4 autofocus lens for the Sony E mount system has grabbed everyones attention. Owning both this lens as well as the Sony Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4, I have beenconstantly asked to do a comparison review. In this comparison, I will go through everything showing the differences between […]

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DJI’s new drone tracking system, AeroScope was announced last month. It’s designed to allow officials at airports, military installations and other restricted areas to easily spot unauthorised drone use. The Verge went to talk to DJI North America managing director, Michael Perry to see how the system in action and find out how it works. […]

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Blue hour is a fantastic time to get out and do some night photography. Yes, you read that right – night photography is best done before it’s actually night time.

To help you out with blue hour photography here are three videos with examples and tips.

How to shoot at blue hour with filters

Ray Salisbury takes you on location at blue hour and demonstrates how he scouts a location for the best spot, finds a good composition and uses filters.

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Eric Par is best known for his stunning light paintingphotosand helpfultutorials. In all his photos, he remains invisible even though he stands behind the model and draws shapes with lights. He does it all in-camera, and many people have wondered how he does it. In this video, Eric and his partnerKim Henryshare a few tricks […]

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