Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Photoshop 2015.1 (released this December), has a surprise and it wasnt promoted very well. You had to go digging to find it. When I came across it, my eyes lit up. Here is the link on how to activate them: Heres a run down on the differences, using the link above to elaborate on. Healing [...]

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Film photographers, prepare your hearts (and wallets…if you’re lucky enough). This is the Filmomat, an automated film processor capable of developing both color and black and white in almost any format you can throw its way. The man behind the machine is German photographer Lukas Fritz, who spent a year building the Filmomat out of [...]

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Did you know that when traveling with your image stabilized (IS) lens, it’s suggested that youturn off the IS functionality? Neither did I. Until today. Posted as a PSA by Redditor momonto, he quotes an unknown reference he found some time ago that says you should always turn off image stabilization on your lens before [...]

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If you are reading this you probably find photography exciting, maybe even so exciting that from time to time you forget changing your camera settings according to the subject you’re shooting. You have probably already missed at least one amazing shot, just because you forgot to change the ISO or shutter speed.

You are not alone. This happens to both amateurs and professionals, however there are a few simple tricks to avoid ever missing that shot again due to... more

What if you could create beautiful Golden Hour portraits without the sun? Well,you can. All it takes is a few strobes and a little know-how. GoldenHour, also known as Magic Hour, is the time just before sunset or just after dawn during which the natural light given off by the sun is softer and warmer [...]

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Nicolaus Wegner is back at it again. One year after sharing the epic Stormscapes 2, hes released Stormscapes 3, the third iteration of his incredible storm-chasing time-lapse series. And this year, hes upped the ante. In the six minute video, Wegner shares his run-ins with nighttime mesoscale convective systems, double rainbows, crepuscular rays and even [...]

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//geek alert Often when we talk about camera sensors we talk about “buckets” collecting “photons of light”. But talking about buckets is looking at the sensor mechanism from a bird’s eye view. If you want a deeper understanding of how camera sensors work,Filmmaker IQ is giving a terrific lecture that goes down all the way [...]

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With ever increasing megapixel counts in smartphone cameras, do you need a dedicated camera at all? Or perhaps could you just get a really tiny compact camera?

At this point in time at least, the answer is probably no. Or at least not if you really want consistently good image quality. The reason is, that these devices don’t have large enough digital sensors.

The digital image sensor is the part of the camera that actually captures the image, from the light that is... more

Somethings the things that eludeus are the things that are right under our nose. Say a naked model.ArtistTrina Merry(previously) examined how modern selfie-stick culture impacts the great wonders of the world. Her way to do so was to place a naked yet body painted model against Wonders of the Modern world and camouflage them to [...]

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When photographing a still life subject, you are creating an image rather than capturing a moment. You are constructing your photograph; from background, to subject, to lighting. With the subject matter being inanimate objects, their tendency to stay very still allows you to take time to refine your lighting, and experiment with your composition. It’s a very pleasant way to photograph, and you don’t need any fancy gear. It’s also a great way to learn about lighting... more

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