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There’s a lot to learn when you first get a DSLR. The first things you need to know is how to get out of auto mode and start using your camera’s manual function. This tutorial will show you the 15 things you need to know when starting out: The 15 Things You Should Know: Shooting […]
Professional still photography is all about precision. Precision in lighting, angle, look, feel, composition, etc. Rob Grimm, a commercial photographer with over 20 years of experience, talks about his latest shoot for Boulevard Brewing company. Grimm shares a few tricks of the trade including light setups and ways to make the beer look better: Grimm […]
There are a lot of landscape photography tutorials floating around the Internet that, other than stating the obvious, don’t offer much in the way of useful tips. That’s partially what makes Kai’s tutorials so wonderful; he dishes out real world advice that most people forget about because they’re too busy blogging about not forgetting to […]
I went to visit an old friend yesterday who was my main inspiration to get into photography. It seems that he has been taking beautiful photos forever forever and went on to show me his newest gift – a brand new Canon lens – Ultra-Wide 16-35mm f/2.8. I went on to try it and realize […]
You don’t need fancy, high-end, expensive equipment for nightclub photography. Any decent prosumer level DSLR kit and a flashgun that’s fully compatible with the camera body and supports i-TTL (Nikon) or E-TTL (Canon) modes will do. Since all the photographs will most likely be resized for use on the web, megapixels also don’t matter. Even […]
One type of photography I would love to try is street photography. I love capturing random moments from people on the street; I think it’s one of the most honest types of photography there is. However, it’s rare that I have the courage to approach somebody for a picture or snap one of strangers down […]
Drones are fast becoming a part of our lives. Drones for product delivery, traffic management, and now drones as wedding photographers! Yeah, you read it right. And if we are to believe the pictures below, couples are digging it: A drone as a wedding photographer gives kind of a cool feeling to the whole event. […]
There are a ton of benefits to being a photographer nowadays—from the high-end camera gear that’s available to us to the practically infinite amount of knowledge being passed around between people sharing the same profession or hobby. What got me to thinking about this was the following video detailing how to create stunning shots in […]
This mom blew the world away with gorgeous photos of her kids, and now she shares some tips with us for photographing children. Elena Shumilova has over 60 million views on her photos, and SmugMug recently visited her in her home in Russia to see her process first hand: So just how does she do […]
This relentlessly in-depth eBook is designed to help you master challenging lighting conditions in landscape & cityscape photography no matter your experience level. Take more compelling photos, post-process them to perfection, and delve even further into long exposure tricks so you know all the possibilities. It is the product of over a DECADE of research as an […]
