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Flash Photography Tips and Tricks with Dust

Flash Photography Tips and Tricks with Dust

If you prefer a good dose of humor mixed in with your photography tutorials, look no further. Kai, from over at DigitalRev, is here to teach us about using flash to capture dust, or in this case, baby powder, in mid-air. Kai’s dust dancing video tutorial is inspired by a series of similar photographs taken […]

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The Process of a Photographer

The Process of a Photographer

The process of creating a photograph is different for every photographer and hearing those different stories can be a great source of inspiration. Below, you can watch a visual telling of how fine art photographer, Jessica Backhaus, uses her imagination and obsession with light as the driving forces behind her work. Join along as she […]

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Boxing and MMA Photography Tips and Techniques

Boxing and MMA Photography Tips and Techniques

Everyone loves a good success story. With a growing number of amateur photographers looking to make the transition to professional, this particular success story may be of interest. When Ed Mullholland, who studied economics at Rutgers, was invited to his first fight, he decided to bring along a camera and snap a few pictures for […]

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How to Choose a DSLR Lens

How to Choose a DSLR Lens

Selecting the perfect DSLR lens can be a daunting task, especially with the plethora of options available on the market. Whether you’re a beginner just stepping into the world of photography or a seasoned professional, understanding the nuances of different lenses can significantly impact your images. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the key […]

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Try This Secret Photoshop Trick for Better White Balance

Try This Secret Photoshop Trick for Better White Balance

Adjusting white balance can be such a pain, especially when you get it horribly wrong while shooting. When you edit your photos, you’re probably doing what any other photographer is doing: creating a curves adjustment layer and using the presets to select the black and white points. Photoshop normally does a good job of giving […]

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3D to 2D: Photographing TED Speakers

3D to 2D: Photographing TED Speakers

TED talks have been around for 25 years. Even though people associate them with our current technological life, these conferences have been a part of our lives for the better part of the last three decades. During this time, thousands of speakers from all walks of life have shared their ideas with millions of people […]

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How to Use a Camera with a Broken Light Meter

How to Use a Camera with a Broken Light Meter

These days auto exposure metering is a given. But back in the ‘golden days’ of film, or when photographers had to hire porters to carry their gear, this was not the case. Fine calculations had to be made each time before you clicked the shutter release. This was because the build up to every moment […]

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The Benefits of Photographing with Back Light

The Benefits of Photographing with Back Light

A lot of times new photographers hear about the golden hours or feel that natural light is too tricky to work with so they get discouraged. Corey Rich helps us understand how to make natural light work to your benefit and use it as a back light to make your photos look outstanding from sun […]

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The DMV Photographer Wants to Destroy Your Dignity

The DMV Photographer Wants to Destroy Your Dignity

No one has ever been satisfied with the photo on their driver’s license. We all thought it was just bad lighting or the stress of actually having to be in the DMV that contorted our faces into scowls. Thanks to a video created by The Huffington Post we now know the truth: the DMV photographer […]

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5 Photoshop Tricks You Probably Don’t Know

5 Photoshop Tricks You Probably Don’t Know

Because Photoshop is such a complex piece of software, you can use it for years and not utilize it to its full potential. This 9-minute video from the Photoshop Training Channel demonstrates five amazing tricks in Photoshop that you probably weren’t aware of: 1. Advanced Blending Click on the brush tool. Select white as the […]

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