Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Two days ago The Hong Kong based gear company Yongnuoannounced their next product, the YN360, an LED lit bar of light. While different in form from the Westcott Icelight, some found the comparison unavoidable. This was not the first time thatYongnuo has products that resemble other products in the market. TheYN600EX-RT looks amazingly similar to [...]

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When youre shooting a family portrait, about nine out of 10 times the client will ask, Do you have a place you typically like to shoot?

We all do, of course, but if you take every portrait client to the same location, your portfolio will develop an undesirable, repetitive consistency. So, its important to thoroughly scout the area where you live and work, to build a list of go-to spots for any scenario, circumstance, and style.

Think about your city, and build a list of... more

It was only a matter of time before we saw this partnership, but it has finally come to fruition. Periscope has announced that its new iOS app update will allow live streaming from GoPro cameras. Thats right, without any extra accessories other than your GoPro HERO4 camera and your iPhone,you can now lifestream wide-angle video [...]

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Digitalcameras have an array of squares or dots, that you see when you lookthrough the viewfinder, which represent the points at which it is capable of focusing. Put your subject on top of one of those dots, press the shutter button, and you’ll get a nice sharp image….usually.

But, sometimes your camera doesn’t light up the right dot, or your subject is out of the range of the focus points, or you want to select a specific point but you have trouble moving the buttons... more

If you have a pet, it may stand to reason that you already point your camera at it a fair amount. Why not? Pets, whether they are cats, dogs, or even chinchillas, tend to be photogenic. Beyond that, as a photographer, your pet is a subject you already share a strong emotional bond with, so it’s only natural to take a few snapshots along the way.

As a photographic genre, pet photography can go well beyond that of the simple snapshot. If you start to dissect the various... more

I got an email the other day that got me thinking. A guy simply asked How far do I have to stop down a lens to get maximum performance. Ive heard two stops from wide open. Ive heard down to f/8. Which is correct? I asked him which lens he was referring to, and was [...]

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Who said flash portraits had to be complicated?

With our brand new ebook, Fast FLASH for Portrait Perfection by Gina Milicia, they don’t have to be!

A five-time dPS ebook author, Gina has been using flash lighting in her portraits for over 25 years photographing a-list celebrities, heads of state… even royalty.

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After months and months of rumors, Olympus has finally unveiled the Olympus PEN-F, a digital revitalization of its original Pen-F, a half-frame film camera that made its debut in 1963. Like its other Pen siblings, the Pen-F is a retro-inspired mirrorless camera designed to combine the best of digital technology with the aesthetics of the [...]

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How about a little hi-key fun… Let’s start with a simple color portrait.

Now you will want to click on the Adjustment Layer at the bottom of the Layers panel… choose Channel Mixer. Make sure to put the change the Output Channel to gray and then move the sliders to get a pretty good color conversion. It won’t be a perfect hi-key look in one shot, so don’t... more

How about a little hi-key fun… Let’s start with a simple color portrait.

Now you will want to click on the Adjustment Layer at the bottom of the Layers panel… choose Channel Mixer. Make sure to put the change the Output Channel to gray and then move the sliders to get a pretty good color conversion. It won’t be a perfect hi-key look in one shot, so don’t stress out.... more

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