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The Rewarding Burden of Large Format Photography

The Rewarding Burden of Large Format Photography

Modern imaging formats like medium and especially 35mm have made the actual task of photography less labor intensive, but there’s still something to be said for the romanticism of large format photography. Cinematographer Taylor Hawkins and Nick Bolton have created a beautiful and honest short film about the original format. The vignette, Through the Ground Glass, provides […]

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Lightroom Mastery

Lightroom Mastery

Master the Lightroom techniques that will bring your photos to life and save you tons of time. Photographer Mike Newton has helped tens of thousands of photographers learn Adobe Lightroom and is here to teach you exactly what you need to know to take your edits and efficiency in Lightroom to the next level. Found here: Lightroom Mastery […]

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How to Use Light Painting in Product Photography

How to Use Light Painting in Product Photography

Light painting is a fun and interesting technique used by photographers to “paint” light into their photos. It can be achieved with flashlights, a softbox, reflectors, spot lights, or any other type of light source. While many photographers have attempted this phenomenal technique, very few have mastered it. To understand a little more about light painting […]

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An Intro to Line, Shape, and Form in Photography

An Intro to Line, Shape, and Form in Photography

There are many elements of composition that form the building blocks of photography: lines, shape, form, texture, pattern, and the rule of thirds, just to name a few. Each of these elements plays a role in drawing the viewer’s eye into the photo. Here, Mark Wallace focuses on three basic building blocks—line, shape, and form—to […]

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The Most Confusing Thing About Lightroom

The Most Confusing Thing About Lightroom

As a photographer and educator, Phil Steele has found there is one fundamental misunderstanding that causes many amateur photographers to get confused when working with Adobe Lightroom. Unfortunately until you understand it, you will never really be able to use Lightroom without causing yourself problems. To help tackle this common confusion, Steele created this insightful tutorial on […]

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Magical Photography Through a Glass Ball

Magical Photography Through a Glass Ball

Lithuanian photographer Andrius Aleksandravicius has a distorted view of the world. But in a very good way. Aleksandravicius came up with the incredibly creative Glass Ball Project; he takes pictures of buildings through an actual glass ball, all flipped upside down and round—each one giving us a magical view of an ordinary scene: Aleksandravičius and his girlfriend traveled around […]

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The New Rules of Photography Composition

The New Rules of Photography Composition

Like many other disciplines, photography has its own rules. However, portrait photographer James Allen Stewart has found that by breaking these long standing composition rules, you can compose more intriguing and vibrant images. In this helpful tutorial, Stewart shows four traditional photography composition rules and how breaking them helped him create two new rules for photography […]

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Top 100 Photos Captured Without Photoshop

Top 100 Photos Captured Without Photoshop

In a day and age where using Photoshop is the norm, it’s no surprise that many people feel tricked or manipulated when they look at a photograph. Thankfully, that’s not the case for all imagery. Using Mother Nature, perfect timing, and a natural eye for artistry, these amazing photos prove you don’t have to use editing software to […]

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Guide to Creating a Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

Guide to Creating a Double Exposure Effect in Photoshop

In the world of Photoshop and other photo editing software, it is so easy to create unique, stunning effects that you can’t get with just a camera. With a few techniques and a willingness to experiment, you can take an average photo and transform it into an amazing work of art. A double exposure effect, […]

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8 Steps to Create a Dynamic Vertical Panorama

8 Steps to Create a Dynamic Vertical Panorama

We’ve covered how to create stunning panoramas, but let’s be different today. Let’s step it up and learn how to create a beautiful, mind-blowing panorama that stands out from the rest and really grabs the viewer’s attention—the vertical panorama from an aerial view! Russel Brown provides a great tutorial on how to stitch together multiple photos to […]

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