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Capturing Humanity: Photographing Homelessness in L.A.

Capturing Humanity: Photographing Homelessness in L.A.

Singer and photographer Guy Sebastian has spent a good chunk of his career working with many charities. His own charity, The Sebastian Foundation strives to recognize all people as equals and create a lasting change in the lives of the less fortunate. For this Canon Shine feature, Sebastian uses photography to capture the humanity behind homelessness: […]

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How to Shoot Hand-Held Photos at Low Shutter Speeds

How to Shoot Hand-Held Photos at Low Shutter Speeds

Holding a camera seems like a no-brainer, right? If you’re just grabbing the grip and snapping shots on your DSLR, you might not be getting the best possible shots–especially in low-light conditions. In this back-to-basics video, photographer Karl Taylor explains the correct way to hold your camera in order to take the best photos when […]

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9 Beautiful Photos of the Most Dazzling Eyes

9 Beautiful Photos of the Most Dazzling Eyes

The eyes have long been considered the windows to the soul. Photographers often try to focus on a subject’s eyes as a way to add depth and emotion to a photo. So, we decided to look a little closer. Check out those eyes: Show us some of your interesting portraits in the comments section below, […]

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Daring Photographer Shares How He Captures the Right Moments

Daring Photographer Shares How He Captures the Right Moments

A photographer can easily set up and compose a picture before it is even shot; however, it is a different talent to capture a photograph in a split second, with no planning beforehand. Carsten Peter, a regular photographer for National Geographic and a World Press Photo Award winner, speaks of his experiences in capturing the […]

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Photographing Moments of Crisis to Help Save Lives

Photographing Moments of Crisis to Help Save Lives

Photographer Brent Humphreys and his team recently had the chance to work on a huge photo project for AARP Magazine about crisis moments and how to survive them. The large scale project had them coming up with feasible ways to capture four completely possible—and believable—scary moments. In this behind the scenes video, you can see […]

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A Must-See Roadtrip Timelapse of North America

A Must-See Roadtrip Timelapse of North America

Ever wanted to just drop everything, jump in your van, and travel across North America photographing its incredible vistas? Well that’s just what timelapse photographer Joel Schat has done. And he has turned out some awesome compilation videos, including this latest demo reel: Made to be Seen is a compilation covering the last two years […]

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Tips for Creating Dynamic, High-Impact Photographs

Tips for Creating Dynamic, High-Impact Photographs

As photographers, we are always looking for ways to stretch our creative limits. We want to create the most amazing photos possible, but sometimes we lack the motivation. In her lecture “From Static to Dynamic: Creating Photographs with Impact,” This video teaches us how to tap into our creativity, develop a creative vision, and implement a […]

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12 Impossible Self-Portraits That Will Blow Your Mind

12 Impossible Self-Portraits That Will Blow Your Mind

Imagine what your dreams would look like if you could photograph them. The mind has a unique, sometimes scary, often odd way of taking everyday life and turning into abstract dream sequences. Well, one artist has the amazing talent of consciously manipulating those dream sequences into surreal, abstract photo-manipulated works of art: Photographer and Photoshop magician […]

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Extreme Lava Photographers Document Hawaii’s Volcanoes

Extreme Lava Photographers Document Hawaii’s Volcanoes

It’s an old cliché. Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life. Regardless if this is a quote to live by, the boys from Lava Light Galleries seem to have it figured out. For several years, Nick Selway and CJ Kale have been passionately documenting the beautiful island they […]

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Should You Use a Teleconverter?

Should You Use a Teleconverter?

We’ve all been there. You see the perfect photo out in the distance, but it’s just too far to capture with the lens that you brought. This is where a teleconverter comes into play. A teleconverter can take your lens and allow it to reach that extra distance for that special photo. In this video, […]

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