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How to Capture an Iconic Bridal Portrait

How to Capture an Iconic Bridal Portrait

When shooting wedding photographs, portraits are often just as important as the candid, in-the-moment shots. They capture the bride and groom looking their best at a crucial time in their lives, and they’ll be cherished for years to come. In this video, photographers Justin and Mary demonstrate how to capture what they call the “iconic […]

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11 Double Exposure Photography Experiments

11 Double Exposure Photography Experiments

Double exposure, or multiple exposure, is a photographic technique that combines two different images into a single frame. Haunting, dreamy, and gorgeous all at once, these kinds of photos make you stare awhile. Check out these amazing examples: If you’re stuck in monotony, try this! Even if you don’t have a camera that does multiple […]

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See the Process Behind an Elaborate Photo Shoot with a Horse

See the Process Behind an Elaborate Photo Shoot with a Horse

When Irwin Wong and crew wanted to create a photoshoot with a theme that paired with The Year of The Horse, he held no throws as he went all out in terms of equipment and creativity. As you can see in the behind the scenes clip , his dedication paid off. What he was able […]

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5 Reasons to Use a Camera Strap

5 Reasons to Use a Camera Strap

While you may come across a multitude of photography tutorials that focus on lenses, cameras, and lighting, there is one significant piece of photography gear that often gets neglected and somehow slips by the photography forums–the camera strap! Even filters and bags manage to get a lot of press, but hardly anyone stops to think […]

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How to Take Dynamic Landscape Photographs

How to Take Dynamic Landscape Photographs

Most of us know that take great landscape images we need a tripod and good light, but there is a lot more to it than just setting your camera up in front a pretty scene and snapping a picture. As Tim Cooper explains in the following seminar, there are lots of secrets and tips the […]

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Essential Tips for Creative Smartphone Photography

Essential Tips for Creative Smartphone Photography

Smartphone photography is becoming more and more popular as the cameras in phones get better and better. Combine this with the widespread use of apps like Instagram, and you have a genre of photography that is creating its own place in the world of professional and amateur photography alike. In the video clip below, Kate […]

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New Documentary Follows Bronx Portrait Photographer

New Documentary Follows Bronx Portrait Photographer

Here’s a new and deftly beautiful documentary on Dutch-born photographer Chantal Heijnen by an Amsterdam-based filmmaking duo. In it, Heijnen details her life as a teenager in the Netherlands with dreams of being a professional photographer, getting sidetracked by working with refugees as a social worker, losing that job after more than a decade, and deciding to […]

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How to Add a Realistic Glow to Your Photos in Photoshop

How to Add a Realistic Glow to Your Photos in Photoshop

Photographing light sources such as lamps without over exposing them or underexposing other objects in the image can be tricky. One way around this is to add the glow during post-processing using photo editing software such as Photoshop. Check out conceptual photographer Brooke Shaden‘s quick tutorial that shows you how to give your images a […]

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The Hacking Photography eBook

The Hacking Photography eBook

This eBook bundle is designed to help aspiring photographers learn invaluable tricks to speed their overall comprehension. It offers “hacks” that are meant to help beginners learn to take better pictures in as little as 10 days. Most photographers learn visually. Hacking Photography was designed with that in mind. The eBook is meant to be […]

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How to Set Up a Beauty Photoshoot With Just One Light

How to Set Up a Beauty Photoshoot With Just One Light

Fashion photographers cannot overstate the value of a precise lighting rig. Three-point kits and background fills are common, and knowing how to control your light is one of the most fundamental aspects of being a photographer–especially if you’re shooting indoor fashion or beauty models. That’s what makes Sean Armenta‘s tutorial on how to use just […]

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