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One of the big things that inspires me in photography, life, and technology is the ability to democratize, to add access, and to make things affordable to the masses. For a little bit of personal background; I grew up lower-working class (my mom was more or less a single mom, working 3-part time jobs, and [...]

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The word “testing” can have a variety of different meanings in the industry. But it always refers to creatives sharing their time to create something as a team. In commercial photography the test is done to see if the model is suitable for a commercial shoot, since models cost a lot of money and bad [...]

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Film is not dead. But since the advent of digital photography, about 20 years ago, film has certainly taken a back seat. Since just over a decade ago, when digital cameras were widely available to the masses, film has almost been completely replaced. However, there’s a lot to be learned from the disciplines of analog days, before the ability to take photos so instantly, and at a phenomenal rate and remarkable quality, was made accessible to everyone with a digital camera.

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Do you have an image that you would like to give the Hollywood treatment to, and really help make it pop? In this article, Ill be showing youa method that you can use to give your images the blockbuster treatment, and take them to the next level. The best part about it is that you dont have to be a Photoshop genius to do it!

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One of the more interesting photo techniques used in sports and racing photography is panning. Not only does it provide context to the speed and motion involved, it also isolates the subject matter, making for an interesting composition. The concept seems simple, but as many years of shooting has taught me, its anything but. To [...]

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One of the biggest challenges for me when I first started taking photos was posing subjects. Coming from a more photojournalistic background, the idea of posing subjects for portraits wasnt something I was too keen on. It took a lot of time and work to not only learn how to post my subjects, but also [...]

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Earlier we looked at some artsy images of everyday objects – vegetables.

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PSB files are Adobe’s answer to the 2GB file size limit of PSD files, the standard Photoshop Document, andsomething whichmost photographers will likely never have to deal with, but the big issue that plagues them can also apply to large or complex PSD files, too. PSB files aresomething I only ever have to worry about [...]

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We are giving away our most awesomest Image Manipulation Store package yet: City Series: London The link is in the bottom but first some awesome news: New Backend We have completely revamped our backend. We were having issues with folks unable to download. Quite understandable considering that the IMS now serves over 180GB of goodies, [...]

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You know how sometimes you see a photo and just have to know how it was made. I mean not in the tutorial-follow-me kind of way but more in the who the heck did you make this kinda way? This is how I felt when I sawRichard Wakefield‘s Circus Doll photo. It had something feeling [...]

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