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How to Use Two Speedlights to Define Portrait Facial Features

How to Use Two Speedlights to Define Portrait Facial Features

In the past we’ve touched on portrait photography more than a few times, but I’m a firm believer that when it comes to subjective art the more opinions you have the better. Today we’re hearing from Jeff Rojas on the use of two speedlights to define facial features: As you can see above, Rojas uses […]

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How to Use Reflectors Photography Course

How to Use Reflectors Photography Course

A reflector is the photographer’s first lighting tool and in many ways the most crucial and effective. This new course from professional photographer Jay P Morgan is designed to help master everything there is to know about reflectors in photography to capture stunning portraits consistently. Found here: The All About Reflectors Course All About Reflectors was […]

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15 Valuable Secrets To Success for Travel Photographers

15 Valuable Secrets To Success for Travel Photographers

Whether you’re an hobbyist photographer about to embark on a much-needed vacation with your family or an amateur professional photographer preparing for your first legitimate assignment abroad, you would do well to glean as much wisdom as possible from expert travel photographer Richard I’Anson. In the following video, I’Anson discusses the fundamentals of travel photography, including the ins and outs of selecting […]

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Autofocus Modes Explained

Autofocus Modes Explained

Sony recently released a new mirrorless camera that focuses faster than most of the best APS-C sensor equipped cameras on the market. The compact a6000 uses a Hybrid autofocus system which combines both Phase Detection and Contrast Detection autofocus. Now, you probably know that Phase Detection is faster than Contrast Detection, but be honest, do you […]

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How to Improve Your Landscape Photography

How to Improve Your Landscape Photography

Landscapes are amongst the most popular subjects for photography, and with some of the best scenery to be found in the U.K, it’s not surprising why. Many of us enjoy a day out in the countryside, and to take along the camera is often second nature. Coming back with some nice record shots can be […]

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Daring Photographers Climb the 1,260-Foot Shun Hing Tower in Shenzhen

Daring Photographers Climb the 1,260-Foot Shun Hing Tower in Shenzhen

Just in case you’ve started to feel comfortable, sitting all cozy on the Earth’s surface, this video may startle you into a frightful spiral of vertigo in less than three minutes. It features three Russian photographers climbing the Shun Hing Tower—the third tallest tower in Shenzhen, China, and 28th tallest in the world—with no safety precautions […]

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Winter Wedding Photography Tips

Winter Wedding Photography Tips

When I saw the headlights of a wedding car shining through the thick winter fog the other day, I knew the appointed photographer for that wedding would need some seriously good luck to produce a satisfactory wedding album. More and more couples opt for winter weddings because of discounts in prices and greater availability in […]

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Why Photographers Shouldn’t Give RAW Files to Clients

Why Photographers Shouldn’t Give RAW Files to Clients

When a client starts asking a professional photographer for RAW, unedited photos from their portrait session or wedding day, things can get a little messy. In the following video, Detroit-based portrait photographer and graphic designer Jessica Kobeissi breaks down the complexities of this issue and describes the reasons why photographers should never give RAW files to clients: RAW files […]

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How to Photograph Interiors as a Real Estate Photographer

How to Photograph Interiors as a Real Estate Photographer

If you want to advance your real estate photos from bland to high-end magazine-quality, you need to pick up some tips and tricks from the experts. That’s where this bundle of tutorials comes in. Learn to photograph and retouch interior design photos that sell, whether your interest is in hotels, restaurants, or real estate. Serge […]

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Techniques for Photographing Historic Figures: Lincoln

Techniques for Photographing Historic Figures: Lincoln

We’re going back in history a bit today. Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens takes us on location at Gettysburg to photograph Lincoln. He uses a couple different strobes, some props, and smoke to really capture authentic looking photographs of Lincoln up on Little Round Top, kneeling at the rock wall where Chamberlain’s troops would […]

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