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How to Use a Reflector with Natural Light for Powerful Portrait Photography

How to Use a Reflector with Natural Light for Powerful Portrait Photography

Building your lighting arsenal requires just as much thought as choosing your camera body and lenses. You have to consider what environments you’ll be shooting in, how you’ll transport your equipment, and of course, the cost of everything vs. the return. That said, it can be difficult figuring out where to start. What is the […]

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50 Lessons for Stronger Photographs

50 Lessons for Stronger Photographs

Professional photographer and best-selling author David duChemin just released a very in-depth educational eBook deemed a “BigBook” at 200 pages in length. DuChemin has always emphasized the aesthetic side of photography over the technical and produced this guide in the way that he thinks photography students SHOULD be taught in school. There is no secret thing […]

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Creative Hyperlapse Exploring the Country of Georgia

Creative Hyperlapse Exploring the Country of Georgia

We’ve seen a lot of timelapse videos on PictureCorrect this year, and with everybody experimenting and trying new things to push the envelope, you really have to think outside the box to create something original. Timelapse Media has taken on this challenge during their recent visit to the country of Georgia. They have put together […]

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How to Protect Your Photography Equipment from Sticky-Fingered Thieves

How to Protect Your Photography Equipment from Sticky-Fingered Thieves

The stuff of dreams, weddings are usually filled with great love and emotion, and many a photographer finds immense satisfaction capturing those special moments of smitten couples, proud parents, and weepy relatives and friends. Weddings create moments where the world seems right again, with everyone united under the same banner to celebrate the newlyweds. However, […]

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Ed Verosky’s Library of Photography eBooks

Ed Verosky’s Library of Photography eBooks

Professional photographer Ed Verosky’s eBooks have been very popular with our readers. Check them out if any of these topics interest you. Found here: Verosky Photography eBook Library Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography – for any photographer interested in better lighting 100% Reliable Flash Photography – to help you achieve beautiful light in any situation Boudoir […]

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Location Hunting for Awesome Sports Car Photography

Location Hunting for Awesome Sports Car Photography

So you have access to two really cool (and expensive) sports cars, your crew, your camera, and your lighting gear. What do you need to make some awesome photos? Awesome locations. Though your subject is the focus of your shot, the background can make all the difference in the final image. For instance, if you […]

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Former Gang Member Finds Beauty and Peace as a Community Photographer

Former Gang Member Finds Beauty and Peace as a Community Photographer

Jovan “Bonna” Lamb grew up in Overtown, an historical black community in northwest Miami. As a poor inner city kid, his story was beginning to follow the tragic tale of many young men before him—including his brother. When he came into possession of a video camera, though, his life took on a new meaning. In […]

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How to Create a Porcelain Skin Effect with Boudoir Photography

How to Create a Porcelain Skin Effect with Boudoir Photography

The human body has been a common subject of photography since the 19th century, when boudoir “artist studies” first served as substitutes for live models. Over time, boudoir photography progressed into its own art form. Today, fine art photographers continue to look for novel, eye-catching ways to create art from the human body. Access to […]

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Umbrella Lighting 101 in Photography

Umbrella Lighting 101 in Photography

When most people hear the word umbrella, they think rain. When photographers hear the word umbrella, they think 72-inch shoot-through parabolic bounce for key and a 45-inch white bounce for fill. Umbrellas can be very useful lighting tools in the studio, especially since they come in so many different finishes, shapes, and sizes. Whether you’re […]

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What Does a Google Business Photographer Do?

What Does a Google Business Photographer Do?

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a photographer for Google’s new Street View ventures inside buildings? Photographers all over the world are working to create 360 degree imagery that allows anyone with an Internet connection to be an armchair traveler. Now expanding Street View to include the insides of business and monuments, […]

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