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If you’re like most photographers you use your camera to capture a moment; you see an interesting subject, so you photograph it to the best of your ability. But a worthwhile experiment is to try staging a photo. Rather than waiting for all the elements to perfectly arrange themselves, take control and create the moment yourself.

It’s an important lesson in thinking about the story and composition, and it’ll improve your photography in no time. I spent three years... more

The lens leaks and announcements are coming through thick and fast at the moment, aren’t they? You might’ve noticed Tamron’s teaser image floating around lately suggesting that some new lenses might be coming, butnow Tamronofficially joins Sigma, Sony, Samyang, SLR Magic, Canon, andothers launchingnew glass in2016 with the announcement of two new lenses. Tamron SP [...]

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In late summer 2015, Kirby Jenner emerged in Instagram. By his own testimony, he is the twin brother of Kendall Jenner, their sistermodel and celebrity star Kim Kardashian. The pictures on the account of the mustachedtwin brother leftno doubt about the authenticity of his story. We have an exclusive interview with Kirby Jenner which shows [...]

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Photographing glass objects is always a complicated task because of the reflective surface, and at the same time translucent nature, of this material.The catalogue images with great glassware perfectly illuminated, are usually done with complicated setups, in studios that allow the control of reflections, and lighting equipment with accessories that are not accessible to most photographers.

In this article I will show you how photograph a glass on both white and black backgrounds, with... more

Over the course of the last two years following my personal coming out experience, I created a series of images to portray the deep emotions I felt while coping with my newly discovered sense of identity. At first it felt like I was isolated in a vast and unforgiving world but I quickly realized being [...]

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What is a vignette?


The word vignette comes from the root word vine, which originally was taken to mean a decorative border on a page. In photography, this translates to a border around the edge of the image. This border is caused by a reduction of light from the center of the image, or a light fall-off. Light fall-off can be due to a variety of reasons: the amount of light hitting the sensor, the type of lens used, or an intentional addition in post-production. This article will focus... more

Sometimes, getting a sweet lighting setup is a matter of pure luck and this is the case with this setup. I’ll collect setups like tools, so this one is just another tool in my toolbox now. Anyways, back to the story. Here is my issue, taking a portrait whist using a single key light and [...]

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Daniel Ochoa de Olza‘semotional series of 8 images that received third place in the People, Stories category of the World Press Photo contest (see the winners here) has been withdrawn byAssociated Press, stating that the submission of the set was made in error. The photographs in question were never distributed by the AP our [...]

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The curiously namedSquijoo (who operate under the slogan “Templates For Photographers and Designers“) came under fire earlier this week and put in the naughty corner after they got caught outin what appears to besystematic copyright abuses and plagiarism infractions. Specifically, a lot of the ‘original designs’ posted on Squijoo were uncomfortably close to designs posted [...]

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Filters are wonderful little tools that help modify the light coming through your camera lenses, and alter what is recorded onto the sensor or film, whichever the case may be. Different filter types exist for varying purposes; polarizing filters deepen sky color and remove glare and reflections from shiny surfaces, a UV filter screens out ultraviolet light and adds a protective surface over the camera lens, while... more

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