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Studio Portrait Lighting: Reflective vs Shoot-Through Umbrellas

Studio Portrait Lighting: Reflective vs Shoot-Through Umbrellas

Umbrellas are some of the cheapest light modifiers you can get. But while they come in many different shapes and sizes, at the end of the day, they can be categorized into two different types: reflective and shoot-through. These umbrellas not only look different, but the images they produce will look miles apart. In today’s […]

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Photo Editing Seamlessly Across Lightroom and Photoshop

Photo Editing Seamlessly Across Lightroom and Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are undoubtedly the most popular software among photographers today. While many use Lightroom to make basic adjustments and to catalog their images, Photoshop is widely used to make advanced edits. Thus, there can be circumstances when you want to take your images from Lightroom to Photoshop, and back. The good news […]

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Photography Zoom Effect: Racking the Lens

Photography Zoom Effect: Racking the Lens

A zoom effect, in photography terms, is an effect in an image that looks like the subject is moving either toward you or away from you with lines of motion. It’s also known as racking the lens. The information in this article pertains to creating this look in-camera and not the post production technique (in […]

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Wide-Angle Landscape Photography: 5 Mistakes to Avoid

Wide-Angle Landscape Photography: 5 Mistakes to Avoid

Taking photos using a wide-angle lens can be tricky. The short focal length means a larger field of view, which allows for more distracting elements to creep into the sides of the frame. Plus, there are many other challenges that come with using wide-angle lenses, which can make new users prone to making mistakes with […]

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New! Creating Digital Dreamworlds in Photoshop

New! Creating Digital Dreamworlds in Photoshop

Have you ever wished you could master Photoshop to the point of creating anything you can imagine with your photography? This new eBook may help you take another step in that direction. It just launched and is currently 80% off today for the first 500 customers if you want to check it out. Learn more: […]

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Still Life Photography Using a Glass of Water

Still Life Photography Using a Glass of Water

Still life photography can be an amazing genre to try when you’re stuck indoors. With minimal and readily available subject materials, you can create some fantastic looking images. In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey from Adorama demonstrates how you can use some water-filled glasses and custom made backgrounds to create some interesting photos: Water and […]

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Photographer Shares Tips While Culling a Photoshoot

Photographer Shares Tips While Culling a Photoshoot

Beginner photographers spend most of their time worrying about camera settings. In the process of playing with camera settings, a common mistake is changing too many variables. But as photographer Jared Polin explains in today’s video, it is better to tackle one variable at a time. Join him as he discusses the “code” behind the […]

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Adding Dew Drops to Enhance Macro Photography

Adding Dew Drops to Enhance Macro Photography

Here is a secret weapon to add to your photography arsenal. It’s another simple tip that can take your nature photos to a whole new level! Flower photography is what got a lot of us interested in photography in the first place. Even if flower photography wasn’t part of you getting bitten by the photo […]

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How Light Modifiers Affect Your Images

How Light Modifiers Affect Your Images

Light modifiers are equipment that change how light interacts with your subjects. Light modifiers can range from a simple reflector and an umbrella to a sophisticated soft box. But do light modifiers matter? Have you ever paid attention to how the different light modifiers change the look and feel of your images? How do you […]

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Wildlife Photography: Mirrorless vs DSLR Cameras

Wildlife Photography: Mirrorless vs DSLR Cameras

Mirrorless cameras today have evolved so much that they almost seem ready for world domination. Seriously, it’s not just photographers these days—all major camera companies have started switching over to mirrorless technology. What is it about mirrorless cameras that everyone seems so psyched about? Do they really perform that much better? In today’s video, photographer […]

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