Photography Blogs & Tutorials

To a group of southern California photographers, the holy grail of photography is getting a shot of an airplane perfectly placed in the centerof the full moon as the plane travels by. The group is made up a diverse group of photographers–both amatuer and professional. Nick Ut, the legendary photographer behind “Napalm Girl”, is one [...]

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At its heart, filmmaking has always been about telling a story. It doesn’t matter if it’s a 30-second commercial, a short documentaryfor the local festival, or a blockbuster hit, the purposeis to communicate some form of narrative to the audience(perhaps with the exception of blockbuster hits…they’re simply about money). The problem sometimes lies in knowing [...]

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Terry White is an Adobe Photoshop expert and in this video he answers the 10 things that Photoshop (particularly for Photoshop CC) beginners want to know how to do including:

  1. How to touch up a photo; how to make people look better
  2. Layers and adjustment layers; what are they and how to use them
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When Lensrentals.com first got the firstCanon 5Ds and 5D sr cameras in stock, Aaron and I immediately started screaming that we wanted to take one apart. It turns out we received enough 5Ds cameras to let us have a day with one to do just that. Of course, we don’t expect to find out anything [...]

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Recently I rounded up some great examples of stunning night photography. It’s a genre of photography that is popular with many and comes with its own challenges and issues to overcome. But it’s worth the effort as you can create images with something special. Places just look different at night.

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Drones. Some love ’em; some hate ’em. We simply report on them. According to reports circulating around the web, Canon may be the next big player to announce its contendership in the great drone race baseda patent filed with Japanese Patent Office. While details are very limited at this time,Canon has apparently filed a patent [...]

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There is something magical, mystical about the night, and night photography. Things you can’t see with the human eye, a certain peacefulness.

Here on dPS night photography is a popular topic, with many articles to choose from if you want to learn how to do it.

In this collection let’s look at some stunning examples of night photography done well:

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Most often, photo-bombers are those annoying, inebriated trolls lurking in the shadows at parties or on the street. But, every now and then, they come in the form of an innocent and hilarious child. Knoxville-based photographer Leah Bullardwas shooting the wedding of clients Michelle and Anthony when she asked the bride and groom to kiss. [...]

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The rate of traffic accidents in Argentina is horrific; statistically speaking almost one person dies every hour, with 80% happening on roads and mainly while people try overtaking other vehicles. While overtaking a sedan or SUV-sized vehicle can be a rather simple task, trucks are a different story. Due to their size, trucks are not [...]

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It seems that Sony is going after Canon shooters and are trying to make an enticing offer that will allow Canonistas to keep their lens collection while moving to a A7R II system. In a recent (somewhat promotional) interview between (Sony Artisan) Thibault Roland and a top engineer from the recently announced A7R II crew, the engineer claimed that [...]

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