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When you hear about human-shark interactions its usually about shark attacks or sharks swimming nearby people. Even when theres no sign of aggression whatsoever, the media rarely misses the opportunity to play on peoples fear of sharks and draw some attention. This video, captured by a paddleboarder with a GoPro, is rather unusual though. Not [...]

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First – to be clear – I’m talking about the process of using a smartphone camera for photography – not the pics, pix, snaps, shots or whatever it is smartphone togs, shooters or iphoneograperhers call photographs captured with a mobile phone camera. (Does anyone else really really hate the term “tog” or is it just [...]

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The Foo Fighters will be performing in Washington this weekend with a triple celebration: the 4th of July, a 20th anniversary and coming back to their home state. The Washington City Paper, however, will not send a photographer to cover the show has they had planned. The reason? A Taylor swift-like contract that according to [...]

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Outdoor photographers are repeatedly taught to plan their scenic photography excursions early in the morning or late in the day. These magic hours we’re told, is the only light worth shooting in. Yet, what about those situations when being on location at sunrise or sunset isn’t possible? You can pack up your bags and go home with an empty memory card, or make the most out of every opportunity. Allow me to let you in on a little secret not found in most photo magazines. Some of... more

Lyn Caudle is a fan of The War of the Worlds, so much so that the photographer and visual effects supervisor decided to recreate the massive carnage in his hometown of Dallas. Unfortunately, nothing was actually blown up or destroyed during the process. After creating lifelike replicas of the “Martian war machines”from both the 1953 [...]

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For those just now crawling out from under a rock, the United States has been an open battleground since last week’s Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sexmarriage nationwide. The Right is attacking the left and saying our doom is upon us; the Left is rubbing it in the faces of the Right. Ten years ago, Los [...]

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So often, we see videos of photographers sharing about the creation of their images after the fact. While this is great for presenting the information in a more detailed and refined fashion, it’s easyto lose some of the uniqueness that went into the whole process. Photographer Thomas Heaton, on a recent trip to Iceland, filmed [...]

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In this season opener, Pete has a tip on working in the new Adobe PS CC 2015 update and shows us how to use multiple gradients and drop shadows. Corey has a trick on using radial graphics.

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This location was discovered by walking BEYOND the main public area and exploring nearby dirt paths.

Theres nothing quite like the rush of finding a nook, a cranny, a wall, a corner, or a building that looks amazing in photos but has not been fully discovered by others just yet. Ask any photographer about unique locations, and most likely they will cringe a bit at the thought of giving up their secret spots. How, then, do you find new locations for yourself? Its... more

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