Photography Blogs & Tutorials

One of the most confusing things for a new photographer is understanding image size, resolution, and printing. Ill try and explain what these things mean, and how to make the best choices depending on what you want to do with your photos.

Megapixels and photo size

As a photographer you will already have confronted the term megapixel when you first purchased your camera. While technically a megapixel is equal to 1,048,576 pixels, in reality, camera manufacturers round this number... more

Wish you could take amazing photos with that camera that rarely comes out of Auto Mode?? Now you can.

With our brand new video course, Photo Nuts and Shots.

It’s a follow up to the incredibly popular Photo Nuts and Bolts course released earlier this year and complements our best-selling ebook of the same name (and author, Neil Creek).

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New firmware updates have been released for Canons 1D X and Nikons D7100 and D5200 DSLR cameras. The Nikon updates (both version 1.03) include mostly minor fixes, and an annoying bug that would cause the cameras to freeze when using the automatic Clean Image Sensor option. Canons update only fixes one issue where autofocus is [...]

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Ammunition, explosives, firearms and selfie sticks will be banned at Papal events in Washington. Thats right, the Secret Service is in charge of securing one of the most high-profile people in the world and its the elongated selfie accessory that is keeping them up at night. Being designated as a National Special Security Event by [...]

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Here’s a great video from Jake Hicksthat demonstrates how you can use a three light setup to make a creative portrait, much like the photo in the title card of the video, above. In the 11-minute clip,Hickswalks us through the process of how he shot the photo, taking the time to explain thefiner details of [...]

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Working mostly in fine art portraits I’ve never felt the need to try a retouching program. I like to keep a natural look, using Photoshop only for any minor retouching needed. I had looked into a retouching program briefly, but after clicking on a few sites I never got further than looking at the before and after samples. I always preferred the natural before image to the over processed, plastic looking after images. I want my subjects to look like themselves, in... more

The team over at AlphaUniverse shared today that Sony has announced to make the a7S II will ship with the ability to capture uncompressed 14-bit RAW still images. The feature will be user selectable by providing the photographer with the option to shoot compressed 14-bit RAW or uncompressed 14-bit RAW. The AlphaUniverse article quotedNeal Manowitz, [...]

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Looking to learn more about the mysterious lives of Australias saltwater crocodiles, National Geographics Young Explorer Trevor Frost set out to capture unique footage of the worlds biggest crocodiles. His tools: toy remote-controlled boats, foam blocks, duct tape and a handful of GoPro cameras. His goal: get the salties to take a shot at the [...]

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What could possibly go wrong?

Let me be your fall guy here. Ive been shooting for 25 years, and Im completely human. Im also not the most careful person.

Ive left a SLR in a drybag that unfortunately collected water, then sat soaking for a week. Ive had a camera slide off the top of a car (like a coffee cup – but much, much worse) then go bouncing across three lanes of traffic. Miraculously, the camera and its lens survived! Ive opened my car door and had my DSLR fall only 1.5... more

Photographer and Digital Artist Renee Robyn survived a devastating motorcycle crash that nearly left her paralyzed. Unable to leave her bed while recovering from the accident, she discovered a new way to express her boundless creativity without having to travel: digital composites. Shes now a critically acclaimed artist. Learn more about Renees inspirational story through [...]

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