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Celebrity Portrait Photographer Demystifies His Lighting Setup

Celebrity Portrait Photographer Demystifies His Lighting Setup

Have you ever looked at some of the amazing portraiture on the cover of Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair and wondered how it was done? You may not have heard of Mark Seliger, but you’ve certainly seen some of his work. Actors, musicians—even presidents—have had their portraits taken by him. Iconic images like the nude […]

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Behind the Scenes of a New Zealand Timelapse

Behind the Scenes of a New Zealand Timelapse

Unless you’ve dabbled in timelapse yourself, it’s difficult to comprehend the time and effort that goes into the process, but so many photographers make it look easy. During his recent five week trip to the South Island of New Zealand, photographer Matt Williams shot 30,000 still images and compiled the frames into this gorgeous timelapse […]

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How to Make a Polaroid Style Photo in Photoshop

How to Make a Polaroid Style Photo in Photoshop

We all know that certain photography techniques die out when better and newer technology replaces them. That’s what’s going on with the film at the moment. There are fewer and fewer manufacturers producing film, and even fewer shops developing it. But sometimes we still want that nostalgic feel in our photos: Aaron Nace shows how […]

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How to Create Cinematic Headshots Using Natural Light and Flash

How to Create Cinematic Headshots Using Natural Light and Flash

Most photographers aren’t fortunate enough to have a permanent studio setting where they can spend time developing a personalized lighting setup that provides them with a consistent body of work. Rather, most professionals travel to photo shoots and have to work with the light and backgrounds that are available on site. This can be especially challenging for natural light photographers, who […]

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Incredible Photos From a 20+ Year Road Trip Around the World

Incredible Photos From a 20+ Year Road Trip Around the World

Gunther Holtorf has lived an incredible life. The ex-airline executive has traveled the equivalent of 20 times around the world. After 26 years on the road, most of which were spent with his late wife, Christine, Holtorf has visited 179 countries, six continents, traveled nearly 550,000 miles and has countless memories. Here, the German adventurer […]

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Dark Timelapse Shows How the World Looks to Someone Who is Depressed

Dark Timelapse Shows How the World Looks to Someone Who is Depressed

It is often said that the work of a photographer is a reflection of his state of mind and soul. This time Bruce Wayne (no, not Batman) proves the theory right: Before Wayne shot Into Eternity he witnessed a man taking his own life while Wayne was taking some long exposure shots of the Ben […]

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Light and Motion Combine for Beautiful Photographs of Kayakers

Light and Motion Combine for Beautiful Photographs of Kayakers

We recently wrote about painting with light using intentional camera movement. How about painting with light using intentional subject movement? Photographer Stephen Orlando attaches LED lights to his subjects in order to capture the beauty of repeated motions using light: The above album shows the movement of a kayaker’s paddle through the water. Orlando’s calls […]

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A Fascinating Look at the Tintype Photography Process

A Fascinating Look at the Tintype Photography Process

Tintype photography predates mainstream film. It was mostly used in the late 1800s. However, Michael Shindler is still doing it. And I must say he is doing it remarkably well: The video shows how the process goes with Jamie Hyneman as a model. It’s pretty much the same as any photo shoot, but instead of […]

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Rare Pictures Portray Steve Jobs in Difficult Times

For those who aren’t quite up to date with the history of Apple, Steve Jobs left the company in 1985 and for a decade, went through quite difficult times. Doug Menuez had the chance to take some rarely seen photographs of Steve Jobs during that period and shares them here: What is striking about those […]

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The Photography Masterclass

The Photography Masterclass

The author of the popular Trick Photography & Special Effects eBook now has a new video tutorials course, The Photography Masterclass. It is a complete and detailed step-by-step photography training program that will teach you how to capture profressional grade photos with any DSLR camera in any situation. Found here: The Photography Masterclass It is made up of […]

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