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Choosing a Lens for Portrait Photography

Choosing a Lens for Portrait Photography

A good lens can bring the out the best of the moment and the model. If you’ve been wondering which lens to buy for portrait photography, this video by Mark Wallace is probably what you’ve been waiting for: Though the decision making process is difficult, you can break it down in a scientific way to […]

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7 Things I’ve Learned from Photographing Children

7 Things I’ve Learned from Photographing Children

Photographing children always charges me up with positive energy. I’ve been doing it for years now, and not only do I believe they can be great teachers, but also that I’ve become a better photographer by learning from them. In no particular order, here are seven ways photographing children has improved my photography. 1. Perspective […]

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What to Do With Your Music Festival Photos

What to Do With Your Music Festival Photos

Well, if you have survived a music festival in one piece, and all your gear is intact, that’s a big achievement in itself. But you can’t put your feet up and take the next few days off. There’s a lot of work to do and very little time to do it. Post-processing is a heavy […]

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DIY Leather Camera Harness

DIY Leather Camera Harness

A leather harness is an excellent accessory for photographers who prefer to use two camera bodies. As you can imagine, unless you’re in a studio environment, you can only use what you can carry. A leather harness that allows you to sling two cameras is a perfect solution: Leather harnesses are expensive. A good quality […]

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How to Get the Most Out of a Photo Walk: 7 Commandments

How to Get the Most Out of a Photo Walk: 7 Commandments

Photo walks need not be too complicated or too gear heavy. You can do a lot with just one lens and a little bit of intuition. Micael Widell presents seven commandments for photo walk that will absolutely transform your imagery: 1. You shall snap the first photo immediately Just as upon entering a shop you […]

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How Photographers Can Get Out of a Creative Slump

How Photographers Can Get Out of a Creative Slump

Professional photographer and filmmaker Sean Tucker has produced editorials for established corporate clients. He has accrued thousands of followers on platforms like Youtube and Instagram. He even creates tutorials for fellow photographers learning the ropes. Yet, he still experiences doubts and insecurity despite the success that he’s found as an artist. Doubt is something that virtually […]

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How to Process Black & White Photos in Lightroom

How to Process Black & White Photos in Lightroom

Processing images in black and white can be done in countless ways and with many different programs. But for this tutorial, Aaron Nace from Phlearn has chosen to use Lightroom. Let’s delve deeper into Nace’s workflow: Virtual Copies At the start of the development process Nace makes virtual copies of the original image. Virtual copies […]

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7 Photoshop Tricks Hiding in Plain Sight

7 Photoshop Tricks Hiding in Plain Sight

Most users never quite get to use the full range of tools that Photoshop has to offer. Some of these tools are, however, extremely useful for the purpose speeding up your workflow. This video from photoshopCAFE elaborates: 1. Read the Fine Print Ever wondered about the tiny bits of information on top of the image […]

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5 of Lightroom’s Best-Kept Secrets for Photographers

5 of Lightroom’s Best-Kept Secrets for Photographers

It’s no secret that Lightroom is one of the single most helpful programs for photographers. With the ability to simultaneously organize and alter images, the processor has constantly evolved since its inception to provide the best user experience possible. Like many of Adobe’s products, Lightroom is full of shortcuts. It would be difficult to discuss […]

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White Background Lighting Tutorial for Portraits or Product Shots

White Background Lighting Tutorial for Portraits or Product Shots

Often, when you shoot subjects on a pure white background, the background doesn’t turn out truly white. This can work well if that’s the look you’re going for, but what if you really want your background white? According to advertising photographer Joe Edelman, it’s a simple fix: Though some photographers shy away from shooting subjects on […]

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