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How to Make Your Own Canvas Gallery Wraps

How to Make Your Own Canvas Gallery Wraps

We may be living in the digital age, but for studio photographers looking to attract clientele and sell prints, impactful gallery canvas wraps displayed in-studio are often much more compelling marketing tools than images shared via social media. Not only do gallery wraps provide clients and prospective clients with tangible demonstrations of the photographer’s skill, but they […]

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How to Edit Landscape Photo Skies Without Fringing

How to Edit Landscape Photo Skies Without Fringing

When you photograph a landscape and overexpose the sky, it will often turn out too bright with overdone highlights. After opening the file to edit it, you may notice that turning down the whites and highlights won’t always fix your problem. By doing that, you are affecting the entire image and will likely have portions […]

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The Darker Side of Wildlife Photography: Understanding Ethical Practices

The Darker Side of Wildlife Photography: Understanding Ethical Practices

With the advent of high-tech cameras and editing software that just about anyone can get to grips with, we’ve seen a transformation in wildlife photography. A transformation that many say is for the better. But as with any change, there are problems. Editing software now means that it’s possible to manipulate a dull image of […]

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A Day in the Life of a Camera Repair Master

A Day in the Life of a Camera Repair Master

In an age where conglomerates such as Canon and Nikon rule the market, it can be easy to overlook small photography studios and workshops. However, if you take a moment to speak to the people behind these businesses, it’s easy to see the magic that cameras bring to the lives of those who love them most. David […]

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How to Get Great Light For Outdoor Portraits

How to Get Great Light For Outdoor Portraits

If you’re new to photography, you might think that lighting outdoor portraits is pretty straightforward. Just use the sun, right? Well, not so fast. There are a number of other options, allowing for a number of different looks. In the video below, professional photographer James Patrick covers his five favorite outdoor portrait lighting setups: When shooting […]

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3 Simple Photography Tips for Winning Photo Contests

3 Simple Photography Tips for Winning Photo Contests

Action sports photographer Lorenz Holder is a two time winner of the Red Bull Illume action and adventure sports photography contest. In this video he shares invaluable insight into how to employ what he calls the POP Principle to nail your shot—and maybe win a photography contest in the process: POP is an acronym for Plan, Organize, and Position. […]

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3 Light Setup for Outdoor Portraits with Just 1 Light

3 Light Setup for Outdoor Portraits with Just 1 Light

Equipment that a photographer chooses to use for for the photo shoot and how it is used determines the effect of shadows and highlights on the subject. SLR Lounge created a video informing photographers on how to best capture a three light setup using only one piece of lighting equipment: Pye Jirsa used a Canon 5D Mark III […]

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How to Mimic Sunlight with a Strobe

How to Mimic Sunlight with a Strobe

What do you need to produce Mad Max style fantasy portraits? Burnt up cars, flames, smoke, and a hot sun beating down. Jay P Morgan from The Slanted Lens sets out on this quest, but first he needed a backdrop that would be perfect for the scene; the backyard of a car salvage company seemed like […]

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8 Tips for Underwater Photography

8 Tips for Underwater Photography

Photography and underwater diving are both difficult hobbies to master. Joining them together into one activity results in a challenging but extremely rewarding endeavor. The water and waves are beautiful on their own, but with the addition of marine life such as fish, coral reefs, and other marine flora and fauna, your photography will reach […]

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What’s the Proper Way to Photograph Fireworks?

What’s the Proper Way to Photograph Fireworks?

It’s that time of the year when many members of our community are looking for tips on how to shoot fireworks. The Art of Photography shares a few things to consider if you’re planning to shoot fireworks this 4th of July: Considerations When Taking Fireworks Photos Fireworks are bright. That means they stand out against […]

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