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Adobe’s Photoshop CC, along with its entire Photography package, is one of the most powerful tools available for amateur photographers. Terry White does a great job at explaining the new features found in Lightroom CC and Camera Raw, and the following video addresses one of these features, the Dehaze option: Travel photos are the ones […]
If you’ve ever taken a photograph of the sky and it just turned out flat and lifeless, don’t worry; you can enhance the sky in your image and give it a major boost with some simple Photoshop adjustments. This easy fix from expert photography instructor Karl Taylor takes less than five minutes and can completely transform a flat […]
There are hundreds of photographers who move to New York, and few become super-famous. So what’s life really like for them? For someone who enjoys the simple artistry of photography, and who gets by with enough commercial work to pay the bills? One answer can be seen in this video, which profiles Sam Fan—a.k.a. SamAlive—who moved from his […]
There’s quite a gap between expectations and reality when it comes to street photography. Every day more and more photographers set off on their journey to street photography nirvana. Unfortunately, a majority of these photographers find their dreams shattered because of the sheer difference in what they expect and what they get once out on the […]
What happens when you try to take a portrait of a wild animal in captivity? Take look as National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore gives us a glimpse of what he goes through all in a day’s work: It may seem a bit weird to be trying to capture professional portraits of animals who’d rather be […]
The city of light, as they often call it, is an amazing European city everyone should visit once in a lifetime. No matter if you’re traveling with the love of your life or exploring the city on your own with the backpack on your back, there is always something magical to see behind every corner. […]
Multiple exposure is a technique that many film photographers discovered by complete accident – either the camera broke and the film didn’t advance, or they shot the same roll twice by mistake. Once you realize how two (or more) frames blend together, you start to realize the almost limitless experimental possibilities allowed by this technique. […]
Have you ever wondered how to definitively tell whether your picture is overexposed? If so, you can watch this quick video by Karl Taylor to understand: The gist is simple: a histogram is a chart that depicts how properly your image is exposed. The light tones are charted on the far right, while the darks are on the far left. On your SLR, it […]
Photographer Eva Creel demonstrates how you can make creative use of speedlight gels to capture a scene that imbibes a sense of cold and fog and then bring everything together to transform into photographic magic: Creel sets up three speed lights for the shoot. The first is the key light that illuminates the model’s face. […]
You know it’s going to be a great event when a bunch of photographers get together and combine their skills for a cause. In the video below we saw just that: ten photographers getting together to capture Drew Geraci‘s wedding proposal on camera. Here’s how it went: It took quite a bit of planning, but […]
