Photography Blogs & Tutorials

In a very odd move, considering its less-than-glowing financial reports, Nikon will be increasing lens prices in Europe as of the beginning of 2016. Over 30 lenses and teleconverters will be affected by this increase, which is expected to range between 4.28% and 29.4%. Nikon has also started selling refurbished gear in certain European countries, [...]

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Some photographers do anything they can to avoid lens flares; others seek it out like their lives depend on it. If you fall into the latter category, Technical Farm has a product around the corner that might pique your interests. Its called the Flare Adapter. As its name suggests, the Flare Adapter is a lens [...]

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A short while ago we shared a fascinating video about the power of perspective and how 6 photographers captured the same person, playing changing characters, completely differently. It was a brilliant experiment, but it left me wanting to see how different photographers would capture the same character or object. The next video in the series, [...]

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Have you ever come across an image where the sun is perfectly casting its light down through the trees to illuminate a thick blanket of haze? What if you could somehow achieve that look without relying on mother nature to summon up a blanket of fog? Well, now you can with the help of a [...]

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A forgotten woman and her daughter – tips for storytelling

If you travel to remote places you will be sure to get extraordinary photos. Be brave, take a risk, and allow the warm winds of far off places take you on a journey you wont forget. Im always looking for opportunities that allow me to visit people and places that are off the usual tourist trail. I travel with an open mind and heart, and am often rewarded by meeting extraordinary people in the most unlikely places.

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GoPros brand has been built on the idea that consumers would use their action cameras to capture incredible feats of human achievements. As glorious and romanticizes as it may sound, the reality is, thats not usually the case. But just because a video doesnt contain someone base jumping off a jagged cliff or backflipping a [...]

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Researchers at Rice University have created FlatCam, a revolutionary lensless camera that measures in at only a few millimeters thick. The key to this camera is the lack of lens. Rather than relying on comparatively bulky optics to focus an image, FlatCam uses a sensor beneath an incredibly thin mask of quartz and patterned chrome. [...]

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Most often you may strive to capture photos which most closely reflect the scene the way it looks to your eye.
On the other hand, with having powerful editing software at your fingertips and an insatiable creative streak, sometimes you may find yourself experimenting with altering your images to create different looks.

Lightroom gives you ample opportunity to experiment with creative effects.

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Weve seen plenty of cases where people endangered or lost their own lives for a selfie, but in this case it could have ended in a tragedy of massive proportions. An employee at Bostons Logan International Airport climbed the wing of a Boeing 737 for a selfie, leading to the airplane being temporarily taken out [...]

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Portrait photography is a lie. At best you could call it partial truth. Its all about showing what we want to show in a person and hiding what we dont. So do I think this is a bad thing? Not at all, which is why Im sharing with you Peter Hurleys latest tutorial video on [...]

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