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How to Capture Sharp Photos of Birds in Flight

How to Capture Sharp Photos of Birds in Flight

Getting a sharp image of a bird in flight is a challenging task, but it’s equally rewarding and satisfying. These small and magnificent creatures with their quick and unpredictable motion make the task of a bird photographer a difficult one. So, if you’re out for some bird photography, it is essential that you have the […]

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Depth of Field: A Major Player in Creative Control

Depth of Field: A Major Player in Creative Control

When you hear the phrase Depth of Field (also called DOF) you may wonder why you should care as long as your pictures are in focus. Well since DOF is generally referred to as the range of a pictures over all sharpness; and most people are instinctively drawn to the sharpest part of the picture […]

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Working with Flash Photography in Daylight

Working with Flash Photography in Daylight

Shooting with a flash when photographing outside on a sunny day may sound counter intuitive. But, by placing the flash just right, you can get some beautiful results. In this video, professional wedding photographer Vanessa Joy with Adorama explains how you can shoot outside with an off-camera flash and make it look like you have […]

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10 Tips for Drone Photography

10 Tips for Drone Photography

Aerial photography used to be a thing that only professionals could have a go at. It required expensive equipment, extensive training, and comprehensive knowledge of the equipment. But with consumer drones flooding the market, aerial photography has become more accessible to the masses. This has further allowed photographers to capture images from a totally different […]

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Bird Photography Tips in Rain & Snow

Bird Photography Tips in Rain & Snow

When the weather is not quite favorable, it’s easy to play the blame game and stay indoors. But instead, you could go out and take some breathtaking photos. Bad weather conditions can help add that missing ingredient to your photos and make them look wow! This is the exact reason that keeps bird photographer Mike […]

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Photographing and Editing Real Estate Interiors

Photographing and Editing Real Estate Interiors

Real estate photography is all about presentation. You really want to showcase the best look of the location that you’re shooting. This means that the composition should be spot on, and you may want to be picky about what you want or do not want in your frame. Besides the shooting process, how you choose […]

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How to Create a Luminosity Mask in Photoshop

How to Create a Luminosity Mask in Photoshop

In this article, let’s look at HOW you can actually create your first luminosity mask for yourself… You can run through these steps on your own shot, try to pick a shot that’s kinda similar for the purpose of this demo – i.e. a bright sky with a dark foreground. First step, open up the […]

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Creative Tips on Using Fabrics for Studio Backgrounds

Creative Tips on Using Fabrics for Studio Backgrounds

Backgrounds play a pivotal role in studio photography. They play a subtle yet very important role to help fill out evocative portraits. They complement the subject, adding a sense of depth and creating a certain mood. When selecting the background for your studio, using fabric can be a great idea. There is a variety of […]

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Tips for Using Twitter as a Photographer

Tips for Using Twitter as a Photographer

People’s tastes changes with time—this is as true on social media as anywhere. With changing times, the way users interact with social media platforms changes as well. For example, while photo content was once dominant up until a few years back, with increased internet speeds and camera quality, video rules the internet now. This is […]

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Timelapse Photography: Tips & Tricks to Manipulate Time

Timelapse Photography: Tips & Tricks to Manipulate Time

Timelapse photography is capturing the essence of time through video. Events that would normally take weeks, months, or even years are condensed into a few minutes and turned into a video. You all must have seen these videos, which show the fast moving life of cities, the vast and fast moving waters and the sky, […]

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