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If youve ever wondered how to improve the look of your portraits using only one speedlight, then make sure you read every single word on this page. It isnt so much the type or quality of the speedlight you are using; it is more about how you modify and shape the light, that will help you to improve the overall look of your portraits.

Lets break speedlight portrait lighting down into three simple action steps that are easy for you to follow:

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KelbyOne (parent company to Photoshop World) announced today two multi-payment plans for Photoshop World in Las Vegas. With the two-payment option, attendees will get a subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud Photography annual plan. With the three-pay option, attendees will get a ticket to a Rock ‘n Roll After-Hours Party with the band, Rebel Soul.

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Before delving into the mysterious world of photography, I started my visual arts career in graphic design and marketing, both freelance and on-staff. One request I became accustomed towas extracting all kinds of objects and people from all kinds of backgrounds and surroundings. Apart from “Make it look awesome,” this seemed to be people’s favorite. [...]

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Lighting is hands-down one of the most important elements in visual production and has the power to single-handedly alter the mood and perception of an entire scene. On a more macro level, lighting position, more so than diffusion or tone,is probably the most vital aspect to control. Lighting affects our moods, distortsspace and time, and [...]

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Maybe it’s easy to distance ourselves from violent criminals. We see death row inmates on the tv, the newspaper, but, for the most part, we only know about them what the media is reporting.We don’t know for example, what books they’ve read or which movie is their favorite. Maybe we don’t need to know those [...]

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Exposure settings for this shot: Shutter speed of 4 seconds; aperture at f/5.6; ISO 400.

Night photography can be much more rewarding than photography during the day. Because everything looks different at night, you don’t need to go somewhere exotic to get great pictures. Bridges, attractions, and buildings are usually brightly lit at night, and places that might seem rather pedestrian during the day – can make stellar photography subjects at night.... more

Men photographerslisten up, you need to be more like women. Women photographerslisten up, you need to be more like men. Men need to be in touch with their feminine side in order to be better photographers and women need to stop being so feminine in order to be better photographers. Am I the only one [...]

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The Sony a7S is well known for the quality of its groundbreaking high-ISO video, with an endless amount of test videos posted online. Back in September of last year one video rose above the rest when Carbon Studios released a short film lit entirely by moonlight, aptly named Moonlight. Blown away by the video, a [...]

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Hey everyone, thanks for visiting! Im Will Chao, a wedding photographer in Melbourne. When I was first asked to review this lens, I didnt believe such a lens existed and thought it was a low quality toy lens. I mean, how could I? A lens of this type has been unheard of until now, and [...]

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