Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Despite being as important as the camera body, lenses seem to get less attention. Sure some extremely large or expensive lenses are mentioned every once in a while, but looking back how much do you really know about lenses? Not that much I assume, but you probably know who invented the first camera and at [...]

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For those of you who have been following my Lightroom articles I thought it would be fun to test your knowledge. Well start with the Lightroom Library module because the work you do here, lays the foundation for everything you do inside Lightroom. Master the Library module and youll be well on your way to becoming an expert on the entire program.

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In case our name didnt tip you off, we love DIY projects. Even more so, we love when DIY projects turn out to be just as good, if not better than something you could buy off the shelf. Thus, when we came across this DIY camera slider tutorial from YouTuber DIY Perks, we knew we [...]

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The use of reflectors in photography is just a way of taking advantage of the existent light, and bounce it to different places in your image. This can be done with virtually any surface that reflects light, like a wall, a mirror, cardboard, styrofoam, aluminum foil, etc.

Dedicated photography reflectors come in many different colors, shapes and sizes. Silver, gold, white, and sometimes mixes of these three colors commonly know as zebra reflectors are the most common colors. There are... more

Today is Day 3 in our 12 Deals of Christmas and we’re slightly worried about server capacity on this one because it’s 70% off our most popular dPS product of 2015 – our very own Lightroom preset collection!

Grab them before the deal ends here.

For just $10 USD this deal gets you 101 useful Lightroom* presets. That’s less than 10 cents per preset!

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Over the past week weve rounded up some of our favorite products this year, all of which make great gifts for the photographer in your life, be it yourself or a loved one. Now, were bringing all five round-ups together so you can easily browse your favorite categories and pick the perfect gift this holiday [...]

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Weve all seen photos from the early days of photography, and we all know how far imaging technology has come over the years, but how did we go from long-exposure self-portraits to instant selfies? In this video we are taken on a historical journey with COOPH photographer Leo Rosas through the evolution of cameras and [...]

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If Frank Sinatra was alive, December 12th would have marked his 100th birthday. For this occasion Universal Music released a movie featuringthe legend made by filmmaker Basti Hansen to promote the Ultimate Sinatra CD Box. Here is the cool thing, Basti did not want to use the same old footage that have been seen-to-death again, [...]

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December is just not a month to be a drone owner. After the US decision to register all drones above half a pound, and now Tokyo Police are initiating a task force that will be able to net drones mid-air. How? Using a bigger drone, of course. The task force was initiated aftera drone carrying [...]

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How often do you like or share a photo on Facebook? However often it is, dont take it for granted in Thailand, liking and sharing the wrong photo on Facebook can get you up to 30 years in prison. As laid out in an article from Quartz, a recent online incident took place that has [...]

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