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Creativity & Determination to Develop Complex Film Photography Workflows

Creativity & Determination to Develop Complex Film Photography Workflows

Photographer Clyde Butcher, known for his black-and-white Florida landscapes, works with antique cameras to create dramatic, evocative portraits of the state’s natural beauty. Compelled to reveal the “real” Florida, particularly little-known and little-documented  landscapes such as the the swamps and backwoods, Butcher does his part to educate his community about the environment they live in. In a […]

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The Perfect Comeback to a Camera Snob

The Perfect Comeback to a Camera Snob

I am sure many of us have fallen victim to camera snobbery at one time or another. That moment when a fellow photographer, belittles your camera or questions why you don’t have better equipment. This video from VEEP sums up the situation perfectly: In the clip one guy is about to shoot a fairly simple shot on […]

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How to do Off-Camera Flash Photography with Canon Speedlites

How to do Off-Camera Flash Photography with Canon Speedlites

Being faced with the prospect of using off-camera flash sends many new photographers running for the hills. Learning to use flash effectively can be overwhelming, and it may seem easier to painstakingly seek out perfect, natural light for every photo shoot. However, gaining fluency with artificial lighting increases a photographer’s versatility. Flash allows the photographer […]

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Beauty Portrait Photography with Sparklers

Beauty Portrait Photography with Sparklers

Fabrics, hats, animals, flowers and glasses are commonly used props for beauty portraits. They make the photo more interesting by giving the subject something to manipulate. Since beauty portraits involve only a subject, lighting and a prop, there’s more pressure on the model to express herself beautifully because she is the main focus of the […]

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How to Use Spot Metering & AE Lock on a Digital Camera

How to Use Spot Metering & AE Lock on a Digital Camera

As a photographer, the chances of being familiar with the terms spot metering and AE lock are relatively great. They are common features on most DSLR cameras and ones that are often used. That being said, not everyone understands the science behind the two settings which is why the following video will prove to be […]

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15 Fantastical Pictures That Capture the Wonders of Burning Man

15 Fantastical Pictures That Capture the Wonders of Burning Man

A windmill of silky parasols, monk-like silhouettes parading down a dusty path to infinity, metal structures on sky high accordion stilts… These are not creations of a foreign realm or off a fantasy movie set. These are real life. These are photographer Victor Habchy‘s beautiful, fantastical, and eerie images from Burning Man: Burning Man 2014 […]

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How to Look More Photogenic for a Camera: Squinching

How to Look More Photogenic for a Camera: Squinching

Think you don’t need to know how to pose and look pretty for portraits because you make it a point to be behind the camera rather than in front of it? You might want to rethink that notion, even if you don’t personally plan on being photographed, it’s beyond useful to have a few modeling […]

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How to Photograph Newborn Babies with Props

How to Photograph Newborn Babies with Props

Photographing newborn babies may seem like a perk in itself. But there’s more to it than just the cuddling and the cuteness. It takes a lot of passion, too. Photographing newborns can quickly become stressful if you’re not sure what you’re doing. As a photographer, you have to plan every single detail meticulously and keep everybody calm […]

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New Zealand Landscape Time-lapse

New Zealand Landscape Time-lapse

New Zealand is often listed among the most gorgeous places in the world, and for good reason. With a population of less than 4.5 million people, the natural wonder of this island nation which stretches from wet and temperate in the south to sub-tropical in the north lays beautifully preserved, barely touched by the machines […]

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Men vs Women Studio Portrait Photography Tips

Men vs Women Studio Portrait Photography Tips

Photographing guys in a studio environment requires a much simpler lighting arrangement than when shooting women. With men, you can get away with things like deeper contrast and shadows across the face. In this video, Daniel Norton shares some invaluable tips to light up a male model inside a studio: Beauty Dish with Grid For the first lighting […]

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