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As a photographer you’ll be taking pictures all the time and the likelihood is that, at some point, your photos will include people and property, as these both make great subjects. However, if you want to sell these images commercially, you’ll need a release to ensure that you have the right permissions. This is where […]
Photoshop makes you a more versatile photographer. Don’t like the background your shot was taken on? Change it. But changing backgrounds and compositing takes some know-how if you want your photos to look realistic. That’s where this new tutorial eBook from Ed Verosky and bonus set of digital backgrounds and textures comes in. Found here: Digital Background […]
Whether you’re using a professional DSLR, a point and shoot, or a smartphone, photographing smaller products with a soft light source and decent background can make all the difference in the quality of your photos. This may not matter if you’re just documenting, but if you’re trying to land a sale on eBay or Etsy, […]
Have you ever admired wedding photography where the couple looks relaxed and happy, gazing into each other’s eyes like there’s no one else in the world? Maybe you think the photographer was just lucky to capture a special moment. Think again—and give the photographer a little credit. While weddings are naturally romantic occasions, wedding photographer Jasmine […]
It’s a childhood rite of passage: getting your school photo taken. You have to sit just so, offer a fake smile (hoping you don’t have a goofy look on your face), and wait in dread for the prints or your yearbook to come out. It can be a pretty miserable experience. But a third grader […]
JP Morgan goes back to the basics of depth of field to show how you can use shallow versus scenic Depth of Field to become more creative with your images. In the video JP is on location at Vasquez Rocks in California doing a fashion shoot. The model looks stunning in a red dress, contrasting […]
Like something out of the Tomb Raider video game series, this award-winning photograph showcases a fallen World War II Japanese seaplane off the coast of Palau, a microscopically small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. At once eerie, horrifying, and beautiful, it is a true captured moment in history: The winner was snapped by Tony Cherbas, a citizen of […]
One early morning, one world landmark, and one brave photographer make for one epic photo shoot. Joe McNally recently climbed the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, in an extreme quest for unusual and unique photographic perspectives: After taking an elevator to “level 160,” the last concrete platform on the building, McNally tested […]
Sure you’ve seen plenty of timelapses and hyperlapses. Those commonly made include the change in weather and light over the city skyline, or a building being constructed over several months. But I’ll bet you’ve never seen a timelapse like this. This video documents a graffiti artist as he paints and creates works or art in […]
In this video from Brady Bigalike of Noble Light Productions, we revisit the topic of light painting – a technique where the photographer uses light sources such as flashlights, LEDs, flames, and any other illuminating device to paint an image onto an exposing photograph. Sometimes these paintings are done entirely in this fashion, with light […]
