Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Over the last few weeks, we shared a few retouching tutorials, there was one about color and one about masks (and a few others hereandthere). If you are shooting for yourself then practice comes easy, you use the files you shot. But if you want to practice retouching (and leave photography for another time) you [...]

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(And then Missy took it way down regarding photographyso far down, that she referred to herself in the 3rd person. xoxo) Im not the sharpest tool in the shed. I have no idea how to wear a scarf without looking like its 1974 and I am constantly changing my online passwords because I cant remember [...]

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Weve seen our fair share of interesting stabilization rigs, but this one might just take the cake. Its a Mobius action cam strapped to the top of a tri-blade boomerang. Created by Victor Poulin of Boomerangs by Vic, this contraption uses a freely rotating swivel in the dead center of the boomerang and keeps the [...]

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I remember chatting with Benjamin Von Wong on Facebook one day, and him inviting me to this Facebook group that would involve his next adventure. Months later, this story came across my desk and I had to jump on it and made sure I got to share it with all of you! If you are [...]

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You cant avoid them. Photography Facebook communities are everywhere now. Most photographers belong to at least one. You dont even get a choice people just add you to groups, and before you know it your newsfeed is just one long stream of photography chatter. And, lets face it, the quality varies!

Becoming an active member of a great Facebook group can be a fantastic source of inspiration, support, motivation and friendship. It can be a wonderful, life-enhancing experience. I have met... more

Normally, Glyn Dewis is behind a computer, showing us photographers how to get the job done. However, for one of his latest video, he puts himself behind the camera, where he shows us one of the most common lighting techniques out there Rembrandt lighting. Named after the Dutch painter Rembrandt, who often used this [...]

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We’ve all seen family photos where everyone is happy, kids are smiling, and the whole brood looks like they are having the time of their lives. Photos like this seem so natural that it’s easy to think they required almost no work at all, when in reality the photographer was likely working like crazybehind the scenes trying to get the perfect pictures.

Shooting photos of adults is one thing, but working with kids brings a whole new set of challenges to the table. Whereas... more

Some photographers are very inefficient when it comes to shooting in a portrait location. They will take a photo here by this tree, then move over to another tree, then by the pathway, and one at the rock. Then they can’t figure out where to shoot next, because they’ve already used every“backdrop”they can see in that area, and they only have a handful of shots to show for their efforts.

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Photography doesn’t just have to be a hobby, in fact, it can be a brilliant way to gain some extra money and quite a lot at that! I’ve put together a list of my favourite ways of making money through photography, and with the ideas ranging from a couple of hours a week to a part-time project, you may find something that catches your eye.

1. Shoot Microstock

Stock image – Olly Stabler

There are many different microstock sites out there,... more

If you are doing projects that require traveling with gear, props or costumes you knowthat a major risk is getting your gear inspected and messed up by the TSA. Especially the gear that goes in the belly of the plane, where you can’t explain first handed what it is. Most “regular” bag content can take [...]

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