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Action Sequence Photography Tips

Action Sequence Photography Tips

Shooting still action sequences is a unique and interesting way to show motion in sports photography. A sequence shot will show the athlete in action, capturing their path and letting the viewer understand the motion and athleticism that the sport requires. In this new video by Red Bull Illume, we join professional photographer Leo Rosas Morin […]

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How to Compress Photos for the Web While Retaining Quality

How to Compress Photos for the Web While Retaining Quality

Modern DSLR cameras are able to produce incredibly stunning shots that capture the tiniest details with ease. However, while you might get some use out of a 50MB image for something in particular, when you’re browsing the web you will never have the patience to load every single photo at dozens of megs. Terry White […]

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Star Wars Last Supper Photo Shoot Behind the Scenes

Star Wars Last Supper Photo Shoot Behind the Scenes

If you clicked on this link, chances are you’ve already seen The Force Awakens. What you probably haven’t seen is photographer Steve Brown’s infamous Last Supper, a stark, death-star take on Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting: Part photography, part CGI, and part full-fledged Star Wars geekdom, Steve Brown’s Last Supper features the Emperor as Jesus […]

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How to Achieve Three Portrait Styles With One Flash

How to Achieve Three Portrait Styles With One Flash

So you’ve got a speedlite. Now what? A lot of photographers only use their flashes in one particular way, switching to different lighting rigs for different effects. But with one flash, you can actually achieve a number of different looks, simply by swivelling it around. Here’s how: Mark Wallace is hosting this video with his Leica M Digital […]

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Double Tow Surf Photography Techniques

Double Tow Surf Photography Techniques

Surf photography is definitely a niche that is inspiring, beautiful, and just plain cool. Epic images of surfers speeding their way along crashing waves or engulfed in massive barrel waves is enough to get any viewer’s heart pumping. But, we’re always looking in from the outside, aren’t we? Well, there’s a style of surf photography called […]

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PhotographyPlanet Bundle

PhotographyPlanet Bundle

Choosing the optimal presets, actions, and templates to supercharge your photography workflow is no simple task. After years of development this bundle of photo essentials has been packed with thousands of presets, actions, and templates for all types of photography. We were able to negotiate an additional 20% off this massive bundle for our readers until the end of the […]

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How to Become a Professional Photographer Infographic

How to Become a Professional Photographer Infographic

Many people dream of turning their passion for photography into a full-time career. It can be a challenging journey for many, with no defined career path. To help you out, I’ve created a rough road map to becoming a photographer, which should hopefully speed up your progress along the way. There are many paths to […]

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What Does Steel Wool Light Painting Look Like in Slow Motion?

What Does Steel Wool Light Painting Look Like in Slow Motion?

Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy, The Slow Mo Guys, have come up with yet another wacky idea to try out in slow motion. This one involves lighting up wire wool and then spinning it like a daisy wheel in full steam while recording it in 4K slow-mo: We’re used to seeing long-exposure steel wool shots as stills: But […]

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How to Photograph an Exploding Light Bulb

How to Photograph an Exploding Light Bulb

If you’re a fan of capturing things exploding, yet haven’t been sure of how to light them in the studio, master photographer Jay P Morgan’s clip about how to “shoot” a light bulb just might shed some light on the matter: To capture the explosion, Morgan is using high speed photography. High speed photography is […]

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How to Add Graduated Sky Effects with Photoshop

How to Add Graduated Sky Effects with Photoshop

A lot of landscape photographers, using post-processing techniques, would be happy to just drag the exposure, whites and blacks slider to retain details as well as add a bit of contrast to their photos. But there are more things in heaven and earth! When it comes to post-processing there are more options than you think. […]

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