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7 Pro Photography Tips For Underwater Portraits

7 Pro Photography Tips For Underwater Portraits

Underwater photography isn’t for the easily unmotivated. Aside from being technically difficult, there are an assortment of other concerns. It requires a lot of forethought and planning. If you are thinking about getting started in underwater portraiture or have already tried your hand at it, the advice Brooke Shaden shares in the video below could […]

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Photographing Environmental Portraits of a Rock Climber

Photographing Environmental Portraits of a Rock Climber

How do you create contextual portraits when your subject’s environment is precarious positions at the top of high places? Watch as Michael Muller takes us on a behind the scenes tour of a photo shoot with climber, Alex Honnold. The shoot was for a feature on Honnold for the December 2013 issue of Outside magazine. […]

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How to Maximize Lighting in a Fashion Shoot

How to Maximize Lighting in a Fashion Shoot

Finding the right space doesn’t always mean finding the best lighting. In this situation, the producers found an awesome restaurant, complete with glittery safety deposit boxes and lined fireplaces, but the space was too dark to shoot at a comfortable shutter speed. Watch the video to see how they solved the problem: To light up the safety […]

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Action Sequence Photograph for the Golf Digest Cover: Behind the Scenes

Action Sequence Photograph for the Golf Digest Cover: Behind the Scenes

Multiple exposures are a great way to capture motion and action, and few know this better than sports and commercial photographer Dylan Coulter. With his trademark multiple exposure technique, he has captured star athletes from every sport—most recently for the Sochi Winter Olympics, and the cover of the January issue of Golf Digest magazine. Shooting […]

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Not All Wear Capes: Stylized Portrait Series Celebrates the Heroism of First Responders

Not All Wear Capes: Stylized Portrait Series Celebrates the Heroism of First Responders

Begin a personal photography project, they said. It’ll be rewarding, they said. Well, for Brandon Cawood, the photographer behind the “Not All Wear Capes” series, a collection of stylized composite portraits of first responders in Dalton, Georgia, it actually was. In the following video, Cawood explains his inspiration, concept, and goals for the “Not All Wear Capes” […]

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3 Quick Ways to Rate And Cull Images in Adobe Lightroom

3 Quick Ways to Rate And Cull Images in Adobe Lightroom

One of the benefits of using digital cameras is the convenience of being able to take a lot photos at the fraction of the cost of film. The downside of that comes when you upload all the images to your computer and have to sort through them. The task can be overwhelming when you are […]

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5 Strategies for Shooting Your Best In-Studio Portraits Yet

5 Strategies for Shooting Your Best In-Studio Portraits Yet

Are your studio portraits not turning out the way you’d like? Learn how to capture the superior shots that will set your work apart with expert advice from pro Kirk Tuck, who has photographed President Bill Clinton and Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger. Plus, access even more essential techniques when you enroll in his online […]

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How to Edit Photos on the Go With Adobe Lightroom Mobile

How to Edit Photos on the Go With Adobe Lightroom Mobile

Adobe has had some trouble breaching the mobile market. With apps like Snapseed and Pixlr dominating the marketplace for free, the complexity of Photoshop hasn’t quite transitioned naturally. They’re hoping to change that with their mobile version of Lightroom, called Lightroom Mobile, available only on iPads (for now): Key Takeaways for the Lightroom App Controls seem pretty natural—swipe […]

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Light Painting Meets Digital Art in Beautiful Collaboration

Light Painting Meets Digital Art in Beautiful Collaboration

In a marriage that seemed destined to happen, stock photo suppliers Fotolia brought together light painter Eric Paré and CGI artist Mike Campau, each renowned for intensely hyper-colorized dreamscapes, to create a single shining digital image from their minds. And though the final product is a kaleidoscopic achievement, the process is seriously technical. A must watch for anyone […]

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1 Million Photos Displayed on PictureSocial, The Photography Network

1 Million Photos Displayed on PictureSocial, The Photography Network

We are very excited to announce that PictureSocial, the photography network, has just reached the milestone of 1 million photos! It has become one of the largest photography social networks on the internet and still remains completely free of charge. Version 3.0 is coming soon with lots of improvements. Top photos from the last few months: […]

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