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Camera Focus

Camera Focus

Focus is, in itself, is a fundamental element to photography, and while focusing for still photography is one of the first steps you learned as a new photographer, the art of finding and keeping focus goes far beyond those initial lessons. Understanding how focus works in partnership with your aperture, focal length, and depth of […]

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Topaz Black and White Effects

Topaz Black and White Effects

Topaz B&W Effects is designed to be the most technologically-advanced software available for custom black and white photography conversion. Capture the essence of your photos in monochrome with striking tone and detail. It is designed to be an end-to-end workflow for black and white photography. Also featuring over 200 presets that can be applied to your image in just […]

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How to Create a Long-Term Seasonal Change Timelapse

How to Create a Long-Term Seasonal Change Timelapse

A timelapse is a fun photographic technique to experiment with. Being able to watch the sun rise and set over a city skyline or see a flower bloom in just a few minutes is nothing short of amazing. But certain precautions must be taken when leaving your camera outside for long periods of time: Things […]

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Gravity Defying Photographer: Li Wei

Gravity Defying Photographer: Li Wei

A prominent trick photographer in Asia is Chinese artist Li Wei. While studying painting, he came to the realization that he instead preferred to express himself through performance art and photography. He ultimately decided to leave school to develop a way in which he could combine the two, creating a medium that is, both, a little mind […]

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Top 10 Tips for Photographing Children Age 1 Through 10

Top 10 Tips for Photographing Children Age 1 Through 10

Photographing children can really be a challenge, but with a few simple techniques you can get through the session with lots of smiles and beautiful pictures. Here are ten tips that have helped me photograph children that I know will bring you success as well. 1. Establish a Relationship Be confident and outgoing when you […]

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How to Be More Productive on Photography Projects in 2015

How to Be More Productive on Photography Projects in 2015

Do you ever feel weighed down by a big photography project coming up? You have to meet the clients, find an assistant, find a location, set up the shoot, take the photographs, and then edited all the photos. It can be daunting and most of the time you feel drained even before you begin. Well […]

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How to Control Reflections in Your Photos

How to Control Reflections in Your Photos

Have you ever removed reflections in your image just to reinsert them later in Photoshop? Photographer Gavin Hoey gives us the entire process from start to finish with a cool card-playing model in this reflections photo: Eliminate Reflections In-Camera First Hoey gives us some tips on how to avoid having your light source reflected in the […]

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Portrait Photography Basics

Portrait Photography Basics

Are you looking for portrait photography tips so that you can improve your picture taking skills? At first thought, portrait photography would seem easy, yet the results are often disappointing. Many of our pictures often include people, and whether you are photographing a model, taking a family photo, or capturing some candid shots while on […]

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The Magic of Motivated Key Lights in Portrait Photography

The Magic of Motivated Key Lights in Portrait Photography

Anyone who uses artificial light is used to working with key lights, but what they may not have played around with is the art of using motivated lights as their main light sources. In the video below, Jay P. Morgan shows us just how beautiful motivational key lighting can be: What is a Motivated Light? […]

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A Photographer’s Creative Marriage Proposal Caught on Video

A Photographer’s Creative Marriage Proposal Caught on Video

Being a photographer means having the creative view to transform each moment into an unforgettable one—even if that’s a difficult thing to do! You’ll see what I mean in just a moment, after watching the video below. Marvin Lewis and his girlfriend have a special tradition each year on their anniversary: they get dressed up […]

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