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Despite how it may look, the above image is not a strange closeup of a Salvador Dali painting. No, its a bizarre creation created by a user of Russian web app Ostagram. Based off an art style appropriately referred to as Inceptionism, this photo is the result of two images being combined together using neural [...]

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Monopods are a wonderful tool to have if you need that extra little bit of image stability or happen to have a heavier lens attached to your camera. And while you can certainly shell out some dough to pick up a Manfrotto or something along those lines, its also possible to save the cash and [...]

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There are a lot of really great tools to use in Photoshop, or Lightroom, to get the colors in your photos to pop, creating a more vibrant portrait. But, did you know that you can create color popping portraits, before you even open them for post-processing? Its true!

By incorporating some of the simple things below ,before you take a photo, the color in your portraits will really stand out, and help you create eye catching photographs.

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Next year year, the moon will once again pass in front of the sun. This time though, the moon will be casting its shadow across the entirety of North America, giving photographers across the United States a perfect opportunity to capture the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States in 38 years. [...]

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As a self-taught photographer I am continuously seeking creative and technical inspiration, and when I find a technique that involves both technical know-how and demands creative juice I cant wait to go try it myself. When I first encountered the Bokehrama technique, sometimes referred to as the Brenizer method, I knew this is one of [...]

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As a culture we are constantly encouraged to believe that youth is a magical time – that everything is at our fingertips, easily captured, and that age will only bring a withering of possibilities and opportunities.

“Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long time.” – composer, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber

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  Over the years as my style and visual preferences have evolved, I’ve noticed that I’m kind of completely and utterly obsessed with any sort of float-y particle/dust/speckle/orb/bokeh/grit. Acceptance is the first step …. to NOT CARING AT ALL! I really love the way dust can add so much motion, texture, and interest to the [...]

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With each passing year, cameras are getting better and better at keeping digital noise to a minimum. Despite this, there are still times when you need to shoot at a high ISO and will inevitably end up with an amount of noise you arent pleased with. Thankfully, this can be fixed in post production. The [...]

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In the words of Terry Pratchett, Its still magic even if you know how its done. Thats good to know, because for a recent assignment from, magician DYNAMOshows us how he used a Galaxy S7 and clever practical effects to create incredibly unique and unusual images. Yes, the video is nothing more than an advert, [...]

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Sometimes it can be hard enough to time the perfect golden hour portrait. What can be even more challenging is to perfectly capture the sun as its quickly falling on the horizon. If you happen to miss it though, dont fret. The Photoshop gurus over at Phlearn have shared a helpful tutorial showing how you [...]

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