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21-year-old Jamie Raines of Essex, England never felt quite comfortable being in a girls body, so just before his 18th birthday he started taking testosterone as part of a gender transition. Over the course of more than three years, Jamie documented the transformation his body underwent by taking a photo a day. The 1,400 photos [...]

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When dPS first heard about Zack Seckler’s unique style and perspective on photography, we thought you might like to hear about his though process and see some of his work here. So I did an email interview with Zack to ask him a few questions:

#1 – Your work is very unique with a particular sense of humor. Can you tell us a little about your thought process? How do you come up with the ideas for them? What steps do... more

Here is a quick question, how many lenses do you have? More than 1? Great. How do you match each lens with its front and rear lens caps? I used to put the name of the lens on the cap with a tape (both on the front and the rear ends) but after watching this [...]

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Chris and Jordan from The Camera Store put the Sony RX10iithrough it’s paces from both the still and video side of things.

They look at whether it has made big improvements over the previous iteration of this camera, and who it is best suited for. Have a watch of this if you... more

When setting up your lights for studio photography, you first need to consider what lighting setup will create the look you are going for. Is your light going to fall into the category of hard light – or will it be soft? Whats the difference?

Lets first look at the basic characteristics of hard and soft light sources, and the different feel each creates when shooting the same subject.

HARD LIGHT

In general, a single-point light source, aimed from a distance is... more

They say photography is an art form, and I couldn’t agree more. There are so many elements that go into making a great piece of art. Not only do you need to know your gear and the environment you work in, but you also need to know how to put the finishing touches to your art, thattakes it from good to great.

This can be quite challenging especially to a beginner. But like any great artist would say, all of this can be done with a lot of practice and patience. Great photos tend to... more

The notorious photograph, Man In A Polyester Suit, taken in 1980 by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, sold at a Sotheby’s (New York) auction on Wednesday for $478,000. The sale makes the photograph one of the most expenisve photos ever sold, though it’s still quite a ways off from list topper, Rhein II which sold for a [...]

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As creative minded people, you might find it stressful when you have to spend too much time in front of a computer screen working. That’s the situation John Marshall found himself in, and to quench his thirst for something hands on and artistic, he startedcutting out giant sized cardboard animals to pose with in a [...]

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By Darlene Hildebrandt

By Darlene Hildebrandt

Weekly photography challenge – blue

This week is your chance to find something blue and create a composition... more

Last couple of weeks we’ve been looking at images of red and yellow, warm colors. So let’s switch it up and go with a cool color – blue!

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