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You don’t always need fancy, expensive camera gear to be creative with your photography. There are a bunch of cool things you can do to add artsy and eye-catching effects with simple everyday items. Here, Cape Town-based photographer Sheldon Evans shows us five easy camera hacks using things you can find in your own home: […]
Ever wonder how folks manage to get great action shots where the background’s blurred in streaks but the subject is in focus? Hint: it’s not (usually) achieved in post-production but rather with an active technique called panning. While it’s not the easiest technique for a beginner to master, this tutorial by photographer Josh Katz will […]
Rolling shutter is an optical illusions that happens sometimes when shooting with digital cameras. It’s a byproduct of how the sensor inside a camera works. The illusion happens mostly with CMOS sensors because of how these sensors gather light. Compared to CCD sensors where the whole sensor is exposed at the same time, with CMOS […]
The Travel Lighroom Presets collection from LoadedLandscapes includes 100 Lightroom presets designed to transform your photos with a single click in your photo editing workflow. These presets have been created especially for improving and optimizing travel photos, and with a collection of 100 presets at your disposal you will have a great variety of effects […]
One of the fundamental principles of lighting is creating separation between the subject and background. There are many ways you can do this using one or more lights simply by changing where you direct the light. Here, Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens gives a great tutorial on how to easily create separation using light: […]
On a bright, sunny day, it’s easy to freeze moving water with nothing more than a fast shutter speed. But high speed photography on overcast days takes extra attention to detail. In the video below, Varina Patel explains her techniques for capturing the ocean spray from the rocky cliffs above Fisherman Bay in Australia: Tips for […]
A photographer on the La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie in Gainesville, Florida recently decided to leave the trail to get up close and personal with an alligator defending its newborns. At first, he had his tripod set up and the camera gear in a bag to mount it. When the alligator took notice and […]
How much time do you spend trying to perfect your lighting and camera position when taking portraits? Is there an easier way? Ed Gregory thinks he’s found the exact angles you should use to get the best looking portraits. And he aims to back it up with science: Here’s the basic setup for the experimental shoot. Gregory used […]
Here’s a challenge. Find five gorgeous portrait photography locations within one square block of your home. The ugliest neighborhood in New York notwithstanding.Think that’s impossible? Think again. Photographer Jordan Matter has some tips you could use to find a great portrait location no matter where you are: 1.Car There’s got to be some cars around […]
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 […]
