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Black and White Picture Techniques

Black and White Picture Techniques

Learn self-expression and interpretation using these black and white photography techniques. This is not to say that the same learning process is not offered in color or digital photography, but by removing the color from your images, you take them one step from the depiction as a simple likeness. They are not unlike the world […]

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7 Advanced Smartphone Photography Tips

7 Advanced Smartphone Photography Tips

While most smartphone users are happy simply shooting in auto mode, phone cameras are much more powerful than they might think. The key to smartphone photography nirvana is in unlocking manual mode. In this video, COOPH shares seven tips for making pro photos with your smartphone: 1. Manual Mode Unsurprisingly, the first tip is to […]

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Tips for Photographing Dogs, According to the World’s Most Famous Dog Photographer

Tips for Photographing Dogs, According to the World’s Most Famous Dog Photographer

Dogs are like kids; everyone thinks theirs is the cutest in the world. But a lot of the doggie snapshots you find on social media are very generic—the mutt’s maybe got a funny expression, but the photo itself isn’t anything special. So what’s the best way to capture a dog on camera? For answers, dog-lovers must […]

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How to Save an Underexposed Photo in Photoshop

How to Save an Underexposed Photo in Photoshop

Whether it’s an error of judgement, a momentary brain lapse, or some crazy lighting, an underexposed photo of a great moment is a reality in every photographer’s life. Whatever the reason, there is a way to salvage the image. Aaron Nace from Phlearn shares how: Before you get started, understand that when you start to […]

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7 Top Tips for Destination Wedding Photographers

7 Top Tips for Destination Wedding Photographers

Having been a professional wedding photographer in Hong Kong for many years, I’m now getting booked for more and more destination weddings in far flung and exotic locations such as India, Thailand and the USA. Preparing for any wedding is a big job, but shooting a huge event somewhere unfamiliar requires a whole new level […]

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Tips for Using the Clone Stamp Tool

Tips for Using the Clone Stamp Tool

You likely use Photoshop’s clone stamp tool on a regular basis for removing lens specks or for replicating elements, and so on and so forth. But the clone stamp tool can sometimes be a little unwieldy, such as when working on a target area that is curved instead of being a straight line. Unmesh Dinda […]

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10 Ways to Improve Your Photography in 30 Days

10 Ways to Improve Your Photography in 30 Days

Improvement in any area requires a plan and some action. If you would like to improve the results that you get from your own photography there are any number of different things that you can do to enhance your skills. Here we’ll take a look at 10 things anyone can do, at virtually no cost, […]

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Camera Settings for Landscape Photography Tutorial

Camera Settings for Landscape Photography Tutorial

If you’ve ever wondered how landscape photographers work out what their camera settings should be, this video by Adam Karnacz is for you: Karnacz takes us on location in the Yorkshire Dales and sets up three different shots. He explains that he’s been reluctant to talk about his camera settings before, because he didn’t want that […]

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7 Tricks for Nikon Photographers

7 Tricks for Nikon Photographers

Are you a Nikon photographer looking to unlock some quick techniques to use for photo efficiency? Photographer Steve Perry demonstrates some useful tricks for Nikon users: 1. Save Your Settings Many Nikon cameras allow you to save your settings so that you don’t accidentally adjust or reset them. To do this, first insert an empty memory […]

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10 Wedding Photography Blunders You Don’t Want to Make

10 Wedding Photography Blunders You Don’t Want to Make

Do you want to know how to avoid the biggest mistakes you can make while shooting a wedding? If you’re looking to get in to the wedding photography business, or even if you’ve got some experience, this is a great video to watch and learn from. Pye Jirsa and Shivani Reddy from SLR Lounge polled 200 wedding […]

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