Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Two Canadian photographers, Peter Andrew and Derek Blais, have come up with a pretty awesome project.For their Point Blank Project, the two have been photographing a wide variety of handguns and turning them into really cool pieces of art after being inspired by the work of Robert Longo. All the shots are taken in similar [...]

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Anybody who has ever shot weddings can attest to the fact that wedding guests can be great assets or tremendous liabilities to you and your task of effectively capturing the day. That’s aboutthe extent of the diplomacy I can muster at this point. Guests dancing at a reception providing awesome photo ops = Good. Guests [...]

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Bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur, in the out-of-focus areas of an image. You can easily get this spectacular background blur in your photos using a fast prime or macro lens (basically ones with an aperture of f/2.8 or greater), and a technique involving what many call the El Bokeh Wall.

In my opinion, the El Bokeh wall is very effective at creating eye-popping bokeh, which can help make your picture more interesting and unique in its own right. However, keeping in mind... more

PhotographerGreg McCown had a lifelong dream to capture a rainbow and a lightning in a single image. This may seem crazy but if there is one place in the US where the weather is crazy enough to pull this off, it has to be Arizona. Two days ago, his dream came true. Greg was driving [...]

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When it comes to carrying gear in a safe manner, Pelican earned quite a name for themselves. They earned the name of being the safest, sturdiest, toughest case in the market. Sadly they have also earned the name of the most cumbersome, bang-your-knees, hard-to-carry bags in the market. At least with the 1510 unit. PhotographerMate [...]

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Smiley Face, SoHo, NYC.

Street photography and New York City are terms that often go hand in hand. New York is a diverse city of nearly 8.5 million eclectic and vibrantsouls, all packed into a tinyisland and its surrounding boroughs. Each area of the city has its own unique character and flavor, and there are so many interesting, unique momentsthat you cansee here on a daily basis. It isone of the great locations in the world for this genre of photography.

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Most folks will be fairly familiar with the Beauty Dish and its usefulness in both fashion and general portraiture. In this tutorial I would like to share with you just how versatile I think the humble Beauty Dish can be and show you just how many lighting patterns you can create with my personal favourite [...]

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A while back we got an upgrade for our Amaran 528 LED system and replaced them for the Amaran HR672 system. We are still using the old panels when we need more then the lights that we have, but all and all the 672s became our go to panels for almost anything out of the [...]

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It may at first seem simple. You took the shot a little wide, or a sneaky branch that you didnt notice found its way into the edge of your photo. In Lightroom (LR) its just a quick press of the R key to activate the crop tool, hold down the shift key to constrain the crop so you don’t get a weird aspect ratio, and your task is complete.

The crop tool – simple, yet powerful.

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Rokinon, just announced a new set of Cine Primes:24mm, 50mm, and 85mm, all T/1.5.(or Samyang if you live outside of the US, or Bower or Walimex depending on your location). This is an interesting move onRokinon’s part. up until now they were known for their very good dollar-to-value sub $500 lenses(in either their stills or [...]

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