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A hyperlapse is a form of timelapse photography where the position of the camera moves between each exposure to create a nice, seamless tracking shot in timelapse form. It’s pretty easy to do, but not so easy to make it look good. UK filmmaker Cal Thomson shows us how to shoot smooth long exposure hyperlapses: When shooting […]
On July 11, 2014, New Yorkers were treated to a rare solar phenomenon –“Manhattanhenge”–an urban event that occurs when the sun aligns precisely with the Manhattan street grid. The effect lights up both the north and south sides of each cross street simultaneously, creating a highly-anticipated, beautiful sight: Like Stonehenge–where light lines up with the […]
HDR—or high dynamic range—photography is a technique that blends multiple exposures together to get the maximum detail from both shadow and highlight areas. In effect, it increases the dynamic range of your images, which is impossible to achieve using any other technique. Phil Steele just updated his popular Lightroom training course to cover the new features […]
Sometimes a simple thing like a color gel can drastically change the mood of a photo. Gels can also come in handy when you need to give a very specific look to your photos—something that would otherwise take a lot of effort to achieve. The best thing is these gels are inexpensive. In this video […]
Lightroom presets work so well these days it’s easy to just use them and nothing else – amazing professional photo edits with one click. Or they often offer a good starting point to further post-processing. As part of the eBook download, included are 10 Lightroom Presets Designed for Landscape & Cityscape Photography This is how to install […]
One of the challenges in photography is making enough to keep eating. Eating is good, and when you’re in the business it’s important to stay current with the trends and be constantly adding new revenue streams to your portfolio. An area growing in popularity is food photography. People are fascinated by food; there are more and […]
Vincent Laforet has been flying and taking pictures from above for over a decade and his experiences have led him to one conclusion: the world is much smaller than we think. We are more connected to each other than we could ever imagine. Wanting to share this lesson, Laforet came up with the idea for […]
Shooting period pieces that look and feel like they’re really from another era can take a bit of work; you need to find the right old-timey locations, wardrobes, and props. But it doesn’t have to cost a ton of money. Jay P. Morgan is working on a portrait series called Time Period, where he photographs people […]
Dubai is a truly incredible city. It contains some of the most glorious skyscrapers, including the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world which is shown multiple times throughout the video, but most predominantly at 1:32. The piercing blue waters and myriad of colorful lights contribute to the breathtaking scenery that rivals that of […]
Take a behind the scenes look at a martial arts photoshoot that presented photographer Clifton Li with the challenge of capturing water splashes. Li and his team constructed a shallow pool of water using plastic sheeting as the main source of the water splashes, but assistants help add to the splash by tossing buckets of […]
