Photography Blogs & Tutorials

For those who know me, they know that I have a slight obsession with camera bags. There are just so many varieties; roller bags, backpacks, shoulder bags, etc., so it gets a little hard to get bored of them!

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We know that those models that we are seeing on cover shoots have been shooed to death. We shared a few of those before/after over the years (see here, here and here for just a few). So we know that extreme retouching exists, and we also know that it’s an issue that bogs both models [...]

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One of the greatest impacts of “drones” coming into our lives is the impact it has on photojournalism. Drones can go places that photographers just can’t go by foot. Here is a story that illustrates this perfectly (though its only relation to photography is the drone involved). According to ABC, a couple ofteenagers – Chris [...]

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Looking at a print 24 square meters large up close is impressive, but having it made from a contact print elevates it to quite a different level. Contact printis a way of printing photographs in which the negative (or positive) is pressed against a the photo paper and then exposed. This creates a photo at [...]

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This is something I’ve been pondering for a while now and man has it got me excited! What happens when you get a photographer who retouches his own images vs a retoucher who does it for high end clients as a living? Let’s find out the results! So I contacted the awesome David Neilandsabout joining [...]

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What is dodging and burning?

The techniques of dodging and burning are hand-me-downs from the days of the darkroom. The idea was to manipulate parts of an image while the paper was being exposed to light from the enlarger, wherethe negative was fitted. In order to decrease the exposure (lighten) onparts of an image, the paper had to be exposed for less time, which was dodging. To increase exposure (darken) it needed to be exposed for more time, which was burning.

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Flash

The word alone has the potential to cause dread, even among experienced photographers, bringing to mind images of overexposed faces and red eyes. Because of this, many photographers avoid flash altogether, keeping a safe distance at all times. I think that’s too bad.

It’s a missed opportunity. Sure, flash may not always be applicable to your situation – but it’s very helpful to have another tool in your bag of tricks if and when it is needed.

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It’s mid-summer and I have been doing a lot of underwater portrait photography lately…which has started me thinking that it might finally be time to upgrade my current DSLR underwater camera housing. I have been working with an inexpensive EWA Marine underwater DSLR camera housing for years (read my review here) – I love the [...]

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Don’t we all wish we could be a free and fly away like a bird? Well we can’t, but we can photograph them!

See:24 Fantastic Photos of our Fine Feathered Friends – Birds

By Dennis Skley

Weekly Photography Challenge – Birds

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Extreme weather often makes for amazing photography. Sometimes, you can predict how things will look. You’ve got an idea of how it will appear in your final shots. Other times, you can only hope, and it really surprises you. During a recent flight, photographerJerry Ferguson managed tocaptureanincredible photograph. As thunderstorms covered the Phoenix landscape an [...]

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