Photography Blogs & Tutorials

The great thing about night photography is that subjects that appear commonplace during the day take on a new, interesting appearance at night. Urban scenesare lit (or not lit) at night in fundamentally different ways that our eyes are not used to. The long exposure times required in night photography allow you to use different techniques to capture the scenes in creative and often dramatic ways. Plus you aren’t beholden to the sun’s rays and the changing daytime light.

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This tutorial will show you how to use a couple of Photoshop’s Layer Styles, and a simple sparkles brush to create a shiny, posh crystal text effect.

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1) Easy Street EPS Bold font.
2) Stars and Flares Brush Set by MysticEmma.
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Hacking is what we (and, indubitably, Anonymous) live for. So when photographerRichard Schabetsberger releases videos like this, we get all giddy with excitement. From aerial photography to creative selfies, Richard shares with us eight hacks to get better results and more creatively-dynamic images from your smartphone. 1. Attach to aDrone Helium Ballon With all the [...]

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Film sets can be dangerous locations for both man and beast. But, one film takes the cake in terms of hazardous working conditions, with 70 members of the cast and crew being injured during the process. Roar was shot over the course of 11 years (NOT a typo) and is basically a reality movie with [...]

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If you are one of those who stalk refrigerators in the back of photography stores, consider this an official heads up thatFujifilm are going to end-of-line some of their 120, 220 and 135 films as well as bump the price of some of their other products. This painful process will start this year and will [...]

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Several times in the past few months people have asked me how to get into photography without spending a lot of money. I must admit the idea of emptying your wallet to getall the camera bodies, lenses, flashes, tripods, and other gear you need to do some serious photography can seem quite daunting, it certainly was for me when I first got bitten by the photography bug.

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A little about me, First, Im a wedding photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. Second, Im a HUGE fan of large aperture lenses. I shoot every lens almost 100% of the time at the maximum aperture possible. At any given wedding, over 90% of my photos are taken with 35mm F1.4, 85mm F1.2, and 200mm F2.0, [...]

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Digital photography has changed the way people take photos, and how many are taking them. Anyone with a camera can be a photographer these days, and many of those want to be professional photographers or artists, though they can be the both. All over the internet there is a rise of those who are calling themselves Fine Art Photographers; so maybe it is time to look into what they are and how they are different to the usual photographers.

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This is a fun twist on portraiture that can often tell a bit more of a story about your subject, by allowing them to reveal two or more sides to their personality. It’s an old photography trick used in the days of the darkroom, and now with modern technology can be done in minutes with a few simple steps in Photoshop.

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It’s been a very long while since we shared a good pinhole camera tutorial andOndrej Revicky just made it better by sharing the pattern and instructions for building a character-full pinhole camera calledTEFAU. Tefau is 100% made of paper that you can make by downloadingthis PDF and printing it on somewhat heavy paper. Ondrej explains [...]

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