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Reader Alison Carlino asks, via Twitter:

"How could I light posed formals in front of tank w/no umbrella reflection showing?"
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Welp, there's good news and bad news.

The bad news is there is no way to effectively stop those reflections from... more

This week on PUTV, Pete has a tip on using styles and Corey talks about importing a 3D model and using it for your project in Photoshop.

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This week on PUTV, Corey has a tip on using the flame generator. Pete dives a little deeper into brushes and gives you some helpful tips in using them.

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Creating a compelling photo composite is as much about finding the right assets as it is about the process of blending them together. If youre unable to capture your own assets, stock image sites are treasure chests for images, as well as inspiration. While hunting for the images used in this issues tutorial, I encountered dozens of stock photos that sparked ideas. When I finally stumbled across the images well use, I was so captivated by the brilliant colors and dynamic shapes that... more

The Focal Camera project is looking tomake the art of building a DIY camera accessible to masses, and their open source catalog of templates and instructions is making it happen. The modular system works much like the way Legos work–meaning the individual components of a camera are each made separately and can be used together [...]

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I’m a big fan of summer. In fact, I dislike winter greatly, and my favorite season is spring. But summer is probably number two on my favorite season list.Summer is great because its not cold. But it can also be so hot that you may walk a couple steps during a hot and humid day and return drenched in sweat.

Not cool, sun – not cool.

But in all seriousness, summer can be fantastic for photography because you can literally go out anytime with shorts and a t-shirt... more

A company by the name of Snake River Shooting, based in Idaho, is now proudly offering ‘”Drone Munition,” a shotgun shell that’s being marketed as an effective solution to being spied on by drones–load the shell, shoot down the drone. Doesn’t get any more simple than that, right? (You know, except for the felony charges [...]

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  Some things just diehard and instant film is proving to be one of them. Much to the delight of Polaroid enthusiasts everywhere, The Impossible Project began production of their own instant film to replace Polaroid’s when they ceased production on the cult classic in 2008. Impossible has gone on to do pretty incredible things. [...]

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iPhones are a pretty consistent staple in the photography world anymore, from grabbing quick selfies and behind-the-scenes footage on set to shooting feature-length films and luxury car ads. The technology and available apps keep getting better and better, and those who laughed at the idea of smartphone photography are sheepishly slinking into the background. Melissa [...]

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