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Behind the Scenes Tips for Results Like Pro Photographers

Behind the Scenes Tips for Results Like Pro Photographers

You put your best effort in taking an image, and yet when you compare it to a pro’s work, it feels bland. I’m sure you must have come across such a situation. Trust me, most of us have gone through the same thing on our journey as a photographer. Well, that’s because the results depend […]

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Photographer Shares His Five Bad Habits

Photographer Shares His Five Bad Habits

Admit it, everyone of us has some kind of bad habit. Be it as a photographer, or in our personal life, we all have something to confess. Coming back to photography, one could develop a bad habit due to lack of knowledge on the topic, or simply due to sheer laziness. And if we fail […]

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Photoshop for Beginners – The 6 Most Important First Steps

Photoshop for Beginners – The 6 Most Important First Steps

Most people want to do special effects with Photoshop but like all tools capable of advanced work, it pays to get the essential basics under your belt first. Here is my recommended list of the 6 basic essentials any Photoshop beginner should learn: 1. Learn the image analysis tools – The Histogram, The Eyedropper, and […]

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Foreground Tips for Landscape Photographers

Foreground Tips for Landscape Photographers

A great photograph is about balance. Many of us carefully calculate composition, and plenty of us spend hours location scouting for compelling backdrops. But, all too often, photographers overlook creating compelling foregrounds. Often the first thing people see when gazing at a photograph, the foreground is a hook to pull viewers deeper into your images. […]

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How to Take Better Nighttime Photographs

How to Take Better Nighttime Photographs

As a portrait photographer, nighttime can really be a pain to work in. The low light conditions push your gear as well as your creativity to their limits. However, when done correctly, you can get some amazing results even in the dark of night. Professional photographer Ben from Bach Photography demonstrates how you can easily […]

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Getting Through Tough Times as a Photographer

Getting Through Tough Times as a Photographer

Any photographer who specializes in portraits and advertising shoots, like myself, will be used to having occasional downtime – it’s all part of the mix. Add to that the uncertainty that comes along with photography shoots, which can get postponed, delayed or cancelled at any time and you’ll find that uncertainty is something every professional […]

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Creative Challenge: Single Color Photography

Creative Challenge: Single Color Photography

Often times, we photographers encounter a creative block, but it’s not anything to worry about. As creatives, we can take creative block as a challenge that forces us to think outside the box to overcome it. And what better way to do so than by indulging ourselves time and again in some creative challenges? Team […]

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How to Emphasize Landscape Vistas Using Scale

How to Emphasize Landscape Vistas Using Scale

It’s truly an amazing experience when you get to stand in front of a beautiful landscape and witness its full glory. But as a photographer, how do you communicate the same sense of excitement to the viewers through your photos? It becomes difficult to get a grasp of the actual grandness unless there’s something familiar […]

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When to Use Levels or Curves in Photoshop

When to Use Levels or Curves in Photoshop

Many Photoshop users learn to use the Levels dialog and then never progress to learning how to use the Curves. Let me give you several reasons why learning to use the Curves will make you more of an expert with Adobe Photoshop. What is the difference between Levels and Curves? In digital photography editing, both […]

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Editing Landscapes with AI Tools in Luminar

Editing Landscapes with AI Tools in Luminar

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been the buzzword in many fields of work recently. Everything from smartphones to televisions, to some serious research, has been making use of AI for efficiency purposes. While most photography has not been influenced by AI (yet), the same however can’t be said regarding photo editing. For instance, Luminar – a […]

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