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With each passing year, cameras are getting better and better at keeping digital noise to a minimum. Despite this, there are still times when you need to shoot at a high ISO and will inevitably end up with an amount of noise you arent pleased with. Thankfully, this can be fixed in post production. The [...]

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In the words of Terry Pratchett, Its still magic even if you know how its done. Thats good to know, because for a recent assignment from, magician DYNAMOshows us how he used a Galaxy S7 and clever practical effects to create incredibly unique and unusual images. Yes, the video is nothing more than an advert, [...]

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Sometimes it can be hard enough to time the perfect golden hour portrait. What can be even more challenging is to perfectly capture the sun as its quickly falling on the horizon. If you happen to miss it though, dont fret. The Photoshop gurus over at Phlearn have shared a helpful tutorial showing how you [...]

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When you view an image that you love, do you find yourself asking, “What camera settings did the photographer use?” This is a common question, that overlooks other important aspects which would have helped to create that image, such as the lighting conditions, and any post-processing techniques involved. As you become more experienced, and progress in your journey as a photographer, you may begin to realize that the things you originally obsessed over, may not be as important as... more

You never know when a good photo opportunity will present itself to you. Always be prepared. Im not sure if you know this but Im actually a Boy Scout (Eagle Scout) and always be prepared was our motto. Whenever we got ready for a camping trip, we made sure we had all of our supplies, [...]

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Does your heart jumpa little on a beautiful winter day?

Are you readyto run outsideand start shooting? I know how you feel, I love snow photography too.Here are a few things to keep in mind:

13 snow photography tips: a beginners guide

The tips in this article will help you get some great photos in the snow, and keep your camera safe.

1. Focus on contrast

Autofocus can have a hard time locking on, when everything is white.It helps to focus on something dark, like... more

Shot almost entirely on GoPro cameras, and several years in the making, Hardcore Henry is hoping to set a new standard in action movies. Described byEngadgetas “A mix of Jason Bourne, Captain America, and Call of Duty”, it definitely looks like it’ll be different from pretty much every action movie we’ve ever seen so far. [...]

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Much of the power of Photoshop comes from itsuse of layers, which can best be thought of as transparency over your image.Layers have lots of benefits, like the fact that you can work on your image without affecting the pixels in the underlying image. But perhaps the most powerful aspect of layers, is your ability to affect exactly where, how, and how much of yourchangeswill affect the underlying image. That is all done through layer masks. In fact, it might be fair to say that layers... more

Lighting steel wool on fire and spinning it around on a string is a common technique to get incredible looking spirals and orbs in long-exposure photographs. What isnt so common is to film in extremely slow motion what this technique looks like. But, thanks to the The Slow Mo Guys, we now get to see [...]

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Joe McNally is one of the photographers I first started stalking following when I decided to start shooting portraits, and his books,The Hot Shoe Diaries &The Moment it Clicks, are two that will ever remain on my shelf. Year after year, for several decades now, Joe has continued to inspire and educate photographers all over [...]

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