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How to Imitate Window Light Inside a Studio

How to Imitate Window Light Inside a Studio

How do you create soft window light for a shoot in an artificially lit indoor room without an actual widow? Jay P Morgan takes us through the paces, explaining how he did it: Before we begin let’s talk about window light. Window light is a large natural light source, so it’s soft and produces very […]

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Photoshop Trick to Reduce Noise in Low Light Photos

Photoshop Trick to Reduce Noise in Low Light Photos

Are you looking to clean up your noisy images and prevent the grain from ruining your future pictures? The Koldunov brothers have shared a method to reduce noise created while shooting dark photography. The listed steps are easy to follow. Here’s how to get started: Take 10 similar shots of your scene. Open the images […]

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6 Effective Setups for Portraits Using Reflectors

6 Effective Setups for Portraits Using Reflectors

Do you think that reflectors are useful, but just for reflecting light in one way? Reflectors are actually versatile pieces of kit and can be used in several ways to create different looks. Aaron Nace from Phlearn shows us how to use reflectors in six different ways. He’s also thrown in a bonus use for […]

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Fantastic Fundamental Light Skills at 70% Off

Fantastic Fundamental Light Skills at 70% Off

As a photographer understanding light is absolutely critical. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a beginner or a professional – light is the most important element in photography. This popular 125 page in-depth tutorial eBook educates photographers on the most critical and important aspects of harnessing light in photos. We were able to arrange an exclusive 70% discount […]

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How to Photograph a Bottle of White Wine

How to Photograph a Bottle of White Wine

Photographing any kind of glass bottle with liquid in can be a challenge, but Dustin Dolby explains the technique he uses in this video: He talks us through his setup and explains that you don’t need expensive kit to make great wine bottle shots. He’s using a Yongnuo 560 IV speed light and a Bowens […]

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Beach and Surf Photography: How One Photographer Turned His Passion Into His Career

Beach and Surf Photography: How One Photographer Turned His Passion Into His Career

Have you ever dreamed about quitting your day job to pursue your passion? If you have, you’re certainly not alone. While many contemplate taking that plunge, Eugene Tan turned his hobby of photographing beaches and surfers into the full-time career of his dreams. At the young age of 9, Tan picked up his first camera […]

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3 Secret Techniques from Real Estate Photographers

3 Secret Techniques from Real Estate Photographers

Since real estate photography has some pretty unique attributes, there are some secrets that most might not know about when starting with it. And since we are dealing with inanimate pieces of property, we have a huge flexibility to our advantage that allows us to use different techniques that a photographer might not be able […]

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How to Sync Strobes to a Camera

How to Sync Strobes to a Camera

Now that you have your strobes, you must be thinking about the best way to sync them with your camera. Your answer is here. Jay P Morgan from The Slanted Lens demonstrates three ways to sync your camera with your strobes: 1. Using a Sync Cable The most reliable and the simplest way of syncing […]

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Why Camera Settings are Sometimes Insignificant

Why Camera Settings are Sometimes Insignificant

Are you one of those photographers who asks other photographers what their camera settings were when they took a shot you really like? Try not to do that in future, especially around Tony Northrup! In this video, Northrup explains why asking for his camera settings frustrates him and does you no good whatsoever: Back in […]

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Trying new Techniques when Bored with Photography

Trying new Techniques when Bored with Photography

Has your photography or cinematography work lost its appeal? Photographer Peter McKinnon wants to inspire you with some ideas for breaking out of a creative rut. If you ever fall into a rhythm that becomes repetitive and starts to feel more like work than creativity, these tips could be very useful: McKinnon normally shoots his portraits […]

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