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Contrastly Photoshop Actions

Contrastly Photoshop Actions

The 135 Photoshop actions in this bundle were carefully crafted to make the lives of photographers easier – one-click, done! Make your Photoshop post-processing workflow a breeze and get a head start with our easy-to-use one-click Photoshop actions. Found here: Contrastly Photoshop Actions Bundle Each Photoshop action in this set creates a group that contain all the […]

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How to do Stop Motion Photography Like a Pro

How to do Stop Motion Photography Like a Pro

Stop motion is typically considered an animation technique. It involves physically manipulating your subject for each picture, so the object, idea, or person appears to move. While this technique has been used to create movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, it is also used for commercials, […]

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Close-up Portrait Photo Tips

Close-up Portrait Photo Tips

Martin Schoeller is famed for his stunning close-up portraits, but he says that’s not because he possesses the innate ability to coach his subjects to pose like trained models and or possesses any special artistic talent. Instead, Schoeller’s portraiture is successful because he conducts his photoshoots with three basic principles in mind: Make it easy […]

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How to Edit Photos Using the Histograms in Photoshop

How to Edit Photos Using the Histograms in Photoshop

Histograms are helpful tools for both capturing your images and editing them. When used correctly, histograms can help you to use the proper exposure levels while capturing your images. In this video tutorial, Aaron Nace explains how histograms work and how you can use them to create the perfect exposure for your images: To begin, […]

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How Use Leading Lines to Improve Your Photography

How Use Leading Lines to Improve Your Photography

Leading lines are one of the simplest and most powerful tools in photography composition. They draw your viewers into your photos and lead them on a journey through your image. Typically these lines grab your viewer’s eyes and point them toward something cool within the photo. To further explain how you can improve your photos […]

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Wine Drinking Portrait Project Yields Hilarious Results

Wine Drinking Portrait Project Yields Hilarious Results

While it may come as no surprise, drinking wine changes more than just how you feel. It also affects how you act and how you look. According to Brazilian photographer Marcos Alberti, the 3 Wine Glasses project began as a joke—finding the inspiration for his project from a saying about wine, which states that your first […]

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DSLR or Mirrorless Camera Pros and Cons

DSLR or Mirrorless Camera Pros and Cons

If you’re in the market to buy a new camera, your first step will be deciding between a DSLR and a mirrorless camera. The choice is a common problem photographers struggle with. While both types of cameras have the ability to capture great photos, each has its own list of advantages and disadvantages. Professional photographer […]

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Golf Photography Tips

Golf Photography Tips

Golf isn’t thought of as a dynamic sport to photograph, because the action isn’t fast and there are very strict rules on photographing PGA events. One would be quite surprised at how much opportunity exists to capture raw emotion, beautiful surroundings, and athleticism to the photographer who is willing to seek out the possibilities. Go Wide […]

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How to Light On Location Portraits With Horses

How to Light On Location Portraits With Horses

When shooting on location, the best of plans don’t always work out—especially when working with animals. That’s why it’s important to make sure you have the right gear with you. In the video below, award-winning photographer Bobbi Lane takes us through her gear choices as she does a beautiful photo shoot with horses: While it […]

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The Changing Perception of “Snapshot” Photography

The Changing Perception of “Snapshot” Photography

When’s the last time your printed one of your photographs? We live in an age of immediacy. It’s not unheard of to take several pictures a day and share them on Facebook within seconds of their capture. But with the speed of life, our online images are also quickly forgotten. Gone are the days of […]

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