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In the photography world, we’re pretty familiar with 52-week projects, although some of us have yet to ever start or complete one. Beamused Magazinewanted to encourage all artists to take up a 52-week challenge called an “endless book.” The premise is that artists create one page of their “book” per week, constructing them in such [...]

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I am a huge proponent of the open source platform. Sure, there are two sides to the open source vs. proprietary argument, but it’s still too early in the week to be arguing something that heavy. There are numerous reasons to use open source software for photo editing. Perhaps you prefer the Linux operating system, [...]

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Light and shadow are key in photography. You cannot have one without the other, and how light is used in the image set the tone and mood of it. Images with high contrast, and strong shadows can be very dramatic.

Have a look and see if you agree that these shadow images have a certain mystique about them.

I’ll start off with a few of my own images taken on a “shadows” themed photo walk a couple years ago:

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You can choose between manycamera bags – we assume that you carry your camera at all times and need a bag for it, so a camera bag is a must. The offering is huge – many sizes, colors and shapes: backpacks, belt pouches There are camera bags that say loud and clear that they contain [...]

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It was pretty exciting when Sigma announced that they are releasing theSigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art lens. While the focal change between 24mm to 35mm may seem small it equates to quite a big diffidence in field of view (73 degrees vs 54 degrees for a full frame and 53 vs 37 degrees on [...]

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As someone who describes himself a “Facebook Enthusiast”, I have a lot of photographers in my timeline. Probably 100 are constantly popping up, some of them are friends, while others are in that list because of their work. Peter Coulson belongs to the latter part, and he is somewhat special even there, because I always [...]

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How old were you when you took your first stunner shot? Photographer AidenBarger is 6, and is already with a few good photos behind him. Ok, so Aiden is getting a little bit of help and guidance from his dad, Eric, who is a civil engineer. But at the end it is Aiden’sideas and curiosity [...]

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The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in, used to convert RAW images into pixels Photoshop can understand, is an incredibly powerful yet easy-to-use editor. However, if you dont shoot in RAW format, you might not think to use it. In this column, youll learn seven reasons to summon the Camera Raw filter in Photoshop CC.

First, prepare the image to use the Camera Raw filter nondestructively. Choose File>Open as Smart Object or, if the image is open and has one layer, choose Filter>Convert for... more

When you depend on creativity for your livelihood – you can’t help but be inspired by other artists. One of my favorite bands is Walk Off The Earth. These guys leveraged the exposure from one viral video into a full blown career as rock stars – which is pretty amazing – but they are also [...]

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What would you do if your main computer was stolen, permanently lost, or just completely died?

Did you just get shivers up your spine? If not, you probably have some form of a backup system for your data and photos. That’s great!

By rust.bucket

If you got shivers, then you best start thinking about backing up your images, pronto. Let me suggest... more

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