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Excerpt from The Adobe Photoshop CC Book for Digital Photographers (2014 Release)by Scott Kelby

Camera Raw lets us paint with white balance, and of all the things that have been added to Camera Raw over the years, believe it or not, this is one of the ones youll probably wind up using the most. Its pretty common to have a natural... more

Many photographers at one point or another are faced with this question; is it better to use natural or artificial light when taking photos? There is definitely not a right or wrong answer, although as a photographer, you’re sure to have your own strong opinions. In this article, we’ll review the key differencesbetween natural and artificial lighting sources, as well as the pros and cons of using them.

Defining Natural and Artificial Light

To begin, let’s clarifythe... more

Ever get curious about what your most-used camera settings actually are? Ever wonder what focal length you rely on the most? Lightroom Dashboard is a free online tool developed byCheyne Wallace to provide an answer to all your burning Lightroom statistics questions by helping you “visualize your catalog data.” Well, THAT rocks. As Cheyne says, [...]

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I’ve had hard drives crash, and chances are, so will you. But it wasn’t a hard drive crash that left Montreal photojournalistJacques Nadeau depleted of his life’s work. Earlier this week, a thief (or thieves) broke into Nadeau’s home and stole five hard drives with an estimated total of 30,000 to 50,000 images captured over [...]

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I was prompted to write this article in the hope of answering the many questions I get asked about flash photography: I find flash photography very confusing…What do all those numbers mean at the back of the flash…What does TTL mean…What does flash-sync mean?

This article isnt about explaining all the technical ins and outs of flash photography, far from it. Instead, I hope to show you how to get started usingoff-camera flash, by using ONE flash essentially. Okay, you... more

We’ve seen previous unveilings of post-focusing cameras, such as the Lytro Illum, which allow the user to change the focus of the image after it’s already captured. And, a year ago, Sony even jumped on the bandwagon by acquiring their own patent for similar technology. Now, according to reports, all Panasonic 4K-compatible cameras released in [...]

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I recently moved into a new studio. It is bigger than my last one, so I absolutely had to get more gear to match its size. Here is something I learnt in the process. While softboxes and stripboxes are small when folded if you want to have them readily available, they take up quite a [...]

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I got the inspiration for the square ring light from a trip to Vegas. The hotel bathroom had a light that ran the perimeter of the giant rectangle mirror. I noticed the square ring catchlight in my eye and found it really interesting and wanted to reproduce this. A dozen (ok, maybe 2-3) different ideas [...]

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The word photography comes from the ancient Greek words for light and drawing. With the presence of light being a rather important constituent in the making of a photograph, it is no wonder that low-light conditions are often a photographers nemesis.

While so many other lighting variables have an immense impact on your images the quality, direction, color temperature, and intensity but... more

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