Photography Blogs & Tutorials

So, youve seen plenty of splendid stop-motion videos, and youve finally decided to make your own. Rob Nelson of the Rob & Jonas duo will show you where to start and how to make your very first stop-motion video. You dont need fancy gear and a lot of money to start. If you have a […]

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Whether you’re a professional photographer or a hobbyist, there have likely been times when you’ve felt ready to throw in the towel and quit photography forever. Those feelings are normal and are usually the result of added stress from things like a looming deadline or a project that you don’t feel prepared to tackle.

Often, once the added stress subsides, so does the desire to quit photography. However, if that stress becomes chronic it can cause physical, emotional... more

If youre new to studio photography, you may want to take it one step at a time. Or literally one light at a time. You can make great studio portraits and create different setups with a single light. In this video, Manny Ortiz will show you how. All you need is one light and an […]

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Currently on display at CES 2018 is the new RemovuK1 4K handheld gimbal. Similar in style to the DJI Osmo, with abuilt-in camera instead of stabilizing your phone or a DSLR, the K1 has one distinct advantage. It features a built-in1.5″ LCD monitor to show you what that camera’s actually seeing. Originally backed through Indiegogo, […]

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There’s an idea that has been perpetuated, however unintentionally, that photographers do one thing and one thing only. The illusion is that someone who carries the title of “professional photographer must simply make photographs, sell them, and that is the sole source of their income.

Its true that there are some of us who do in fact make our way exclusively through our photography as an end in itself. I feel that most if not all of us camera jockeys (especially the... more

When we magnify even the most ordinary object, we can discover interesting new worlds. Photographer and videographer Andrew Drew Geraci did this with food we seeand consume every day. With help of a microscope and a camera, he magnified his subjects 1000x and turned them into an abstract and trippy video. His short film titled […]

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I love to hike. I love to head out into the backcountry, and I regularly take my camera gear with me. Funnily enough, my first article here on dPS discussed just this fact. So it seems rather fitting that I got to review the... more



Using speedlights without softening modifiers greatly expands your outdoor working range. And it does so enough that you can easily light a large group photo with a small, portable gear pack.

Today, we'll walk through how to do that, along with a few tips to tweak and improve your results.... more

Enter to win a Tamron 100-400mm Di VC USD (in winners choice of Canon or Nikon mount), a Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD (choice of Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount) or a Tamron SP 70-300mm Di VC USD (choice of Canon, Nikon or Sony-A mount)!

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With Macphun (soon to be Skylum) keen to promote Luminar 2018 as a replacement for Lightroom, theres no doubt that there are many photographers who are interested in trying it. Unfortunately, thats where the confusion may start as the Luminar interface is completely different from both Lightroom and Photoshop.

If youre new to Macphun software then it can take time to find your way around the new interface. But if youve already... more

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