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Here is a nice hack for making an overhead camera rig. If you are doing video tutorials, crafts videos or just need an overhead camera for still life, there is always the question of how to mount the camera. A with the standard tripod setup, you have a bit of an angle, and while you [...]

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None of us are perfect and we all make mistakes. While some photographers might be naturally gifted, and just do amazing work from the moment a camera is put into their hands, that is not the case for most of us. Chances are, if you are new to photography, you are going to muck things up. You shouldnt feel bad however, as you can be sure that many newbies have done exactly the same things. Here are a number of very common mistakes that new photographers make. Learn to avoid them, and you... more

Photographing certain subject matter is harder than others. This couldnt be more true for photographer Soraya Doolbaz, a New York-based photographer who specializes in phalllic fashion photography. Hoax or not, all signs point to the legitimacy that the Iranian-born photographer started from humble beginnings toturn an unlikely subject matter into a successful business. In a [...]

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A few days ago, we postedthat little fun game about curves. You should go and try it now! Some people really struggled with this one, so I thought it might be a good idea to explain this here. you can consider this a curves crash course. Curves. For some it’s just a big mystery, for [...]

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Have you learned everything your new camera can do yet? If not, then youve found the right article.

I present you with five quick exercises you can try right now, to help you better understand your new camera, and how it captures light. Ill give you some hints about what is happening, but you will need to come to your own conclusions.

If you get stuck after running the experiment, there are answers at the bottom of the article. Don’t cheat! You have to try to come to the... more

One of the best aspects of styled shoots is that it allows a photographer to create imagery that is otherwise impractical to achieve. Lin and Jirsa recently partnered with a group of Southern California Indian wedding vendors to execute a styled Indian wedding to showcase the work of each vendor as well as the hotel [...]

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So here’s is a fun little project you can do with your kids or really anyone that you may want to control…ahem, I mean impress.

Just a couple of simple techniques will have you done in no time… no strings attached. You will get the best results from two images from the same shoot so that they have the same lighting, but it is possible that you may want to add two different people from different shoots, so it is up to you.

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So here’s is a fun little project you can do with your kids or really anyone that you may want to control…ahem, I mean impress.

Just a couple of simple techniques will have you done in no time… no strings attached. You will get the best results from two images from the same shoot so that they have the same lighting, but it is possible that you may want to add two different people from different shoots, so it is up to you.

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Camera bags are nothing more than backpacks, luggage and messenger bags designed specifically to safely transport your photography gear around in. Its whats inside the bag that matters most. Of course, youre going to want camera bodies, lenses, speed lights, memory cards, microfiber clothes and more. But there are some items that you wouldnt traditionally [...]

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Social media can be a great tool to promote yourself as an artist and get your work out there. However, Facebook is a notorious time-waster and too many people sit tight by their screen after posting something on Instagram or whatever and wait to see how many likes and comments they receive. Two things are [...]

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