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In the world of photography, editing and retouching are just as important as the imagery itself. Every image that you see published has been through its fair share of post-processing before it is seen by the public. If photographers didnt retouch their images, it would be like a painter presenting his sketches instead of the finished painting.

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There is much controversy over the last presidential administration and many heated opinions about former Vice President Dick Cheney. But, this isn’t a political forum, so let’s stay focused… September 11, 2001 was a day that shocked the nation, regardless of whether you subscribe to the government’s narrative or to the many conspiracy theories that [...]

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen the insane footage of professional surfer, Mick Fanning’s recent encounter with a great white shark. The encounter occurred during the finals of the J-Bay Open, a surf competition that takes place in South Africa. While waiting for his next wave, Fanning had an unwelcome visit [...]

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Drunken friends: We’ve all had at least one, but chances are not all of us have had ones that lost our quad copters on neighbors’ roofs. That is not the case for Harrison Howe who’s roommate drunkenly lost his Syma X5Con an inaccessible roof down the street. Without being able to actually get onto the [...]

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If you’re looking to upgrade from your kit (link is external) lens the 24-70 f/2.8 lens is a common choice. It’s got a good range zoom and wide largest aperture of f/2.8 for the entire range. But which one to choose? Brand name or third party?

In this video Matthew Gore does a really comprehensive lens comparison between the brand name Canon brand name version, and the Tamron third party one. He... more (link is external)

As photographer Aaron Draper believes, photography of homeless individuals is quickly become a clich. “Far too often, photographers who are searching for urban wildlife stalk the homeless. Unfortunately, this does nothing to increase our understanding of their lives or situations; it just shows how we are elevated and photographing them from a place of privilege.” [...]

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We’ve seen it take on a blizzard and underwater scenes, but New Zealand-based photographer Tom Mackintoshdecided to turn Lightroom’s new dehaze featuretoward the night sky, with some incredible results. As Tom describes, this images hurried and born out of a random curiosity. Armed with a Canon 5D Mk III and aTamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8, Tom [...]

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I dislike people who define the undefinable. No, there is no singularly “best” flavor of ice cream;it is impossible to prove that Concierto de Aranjuez is the most inspiring piece of music ever written (although it is!); andbeauty simply cannot summed up in a 10-point, bulleted list. Thisis the fundamental message of Carey Fruth’s [...]

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They always say, shoot what you love and it will come through in your photography. Looking through the images from Andrew Fladeboe’s portfolio, one would be hard pressed to prove otherwise. The United States based photographer has been travelling the world photographing working dogs for several years. The project has brought Fladeboe to theNetherlands, Scotland, [...]

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The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. There are always more interesting photography subjects somewhere else other than the place we live. Or are there?

Now is your chance to make photos from ordinary things (link is external) you find in and around your own house and neighborhood.

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