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One of the most amazing things in this age we are leaving in is the availability of information. What used to be highly regarded trade secrets is now instantly available as a tutorial on youtube. Sadly, this creates a whole new issue of knowing how to separate the good from the crap. YoutuberSugar Zaza shares [...]

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One of my ABSOLUTE favorite things to do in Photoshop is to play with lighting effects. Whether that be to makesomething glow, create a spotlight sort of effect, or set my hands on fire, I’m always so impressed with the many ways Photoshop allows you to alter lighting. Because of the skills I’ve gathered for [...]

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When I started to use artificial lighting, The Inverse Square Law was my nemesis. Not only it is not intuitive, but it is also not linear, and visualizing how a strobe distance from a subject will impact the photo is not trivial to say the least. PhotographerDerrick Bias shared a few priceless photos that show [...]

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I’ve just made a new photography website for my fashion, portrait, and event photography. This meant researching the different options currently available (as of December 2015) for creating photography websites. So whether you’ve just gotten your first camera, or are a seasoned pro looking to update yourphotography website, here are some options to consider.

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If you are doing a lot of run and gun, you may be recording sound directly to your camera. Now, without going into the question if this is a good practice or not, most DSLRs will limit you to one stereo channel with a 3.5mm mic plug. But, there is a way around it, and [...]

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Adding a texture overlay to your images is an amazing creative tool. It adds another dimension of depth in the image; it makes it dreamy and adds a painting flavor. It also creates a timeless feeling, especially useful when you want to give a vintage look to your pictures.

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So, this article is for stylish-or-so (mostly wedding) photographers on a budget; if you were looking fora DIYhoneycomb speedlight grid that is sleek, easy to mount and efficient, to use on your strobes during balls, parties and any low light dynamic situations that you might face during your events, you might be interested in this [...]

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Nobody enjoys carrying a heavy tripod around all day. Whether its in a busy city, or on a long arduous hike, tripods can be a real inconvenience, and yet they are one of the most essential pieces of equipment for any travel or landscape photographer.

Here are 7 reasons why a tripod is a travel photographers best friend:

1. Allows you to Photograph at dawn and dusk

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If you wonder what composition really means, it is basically what elements you choose to put in a photograph, and where you decide to place them in the frame.

When composing a photograph you need to consider several things:

  1. What is the story you are trying to tell? In other words, what do you want the viewer to see or feel when they look at your photograph?
  2. Whats your center of interest or focal point?
  3. What elements will most support that story?
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When her work isnt being shown in the Saatchi Gallery within the Louvre or in an advertisement for Adobe, Flra Borsi is behind the camera or computer, capturing and compositing fine art images to share with the world. In one of her more recent series, Animeyed, the Hungarian photographer brought together animals and self portraits [...]

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