Wednesday, February 28, 2018
How To Correct Lens Distortion in Lightroom: Step-By-Step Guide
Our article on What is Lens Distortion? goes through the various types of lens distortion and gives you an in-depth explanation on why it appears in photography. Sometimes, you might even be looking for lens distortion. If you’re photographing with a fisheye lens, for example, distortion is what you want. But what...
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Editing Street Photography in Lightroom, All You Need to Know
Editing street photography has been a part of this niche for a long time. Most of us street photographers draw inspiration from some of the best photographers in the world, such as Robert Frank, Bruce Gilden or, more recently, Eric Kim. And we’re not the only ones. Ever since photographers...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
What Is Lens Distortion?
Lens distortion can be a big problem in photography. There are two different types of distortion in photography: optical and perspective. Every lens has varying degrees of distortion, some more than others. Fisheye and wide-angle lenses have the most as they have a ‘wider’ view. The distortion comes from the...
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How to Make The Most of Line, Shape, and Form in Photography Composition
Understanding shape and form is one of the pillars of photography composition, and it can make even the most mundane objects appear to jump off that flat surface. Grab the object closest to you and run your fingers over the surface. Does the object have a texture? What about a...
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Photographic Test Kitchen: 3 Light Setup
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10 Composition Tips for Street Photography
Composing a photo for street photography can be a little intimidating. Luckily, there are tried-and-true techniques you can use to make street photography less daunting. If you’re just starting out, or looking to brush up on your skills, studying photography composition techniques is a must. Rule of Thirds The rule...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
Capture Stunning Sunsets With These 5 Surefire Tips
As a landscape photographer, there is no greater display of your skill than how you handle sunrise and sunset photography. The soft, beautiful light of the golden hour falling on your subject is one of the most well-known photography setups. It might seem that nature makes it easy and does...
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Saturday, February 24, 2018
Making Money from Selling Your Stock Photography
There is little question that photographs are important communication tools. Many photographers have a desire to sell their photos. And professional photographers often include selling stock photos as part of their business plan. It’s the ultimate compliment when someone pays to use your photography, especially when you see it published....
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Back Button Focus: Your New Secret Weapon?
Something that has become very popular over the recent years is back button focusing. What is it I hear you ask. Well, let’s start by looking at your camera, which is likely to be a DSLR or mirrorless. When you first use your camera, the focus is set to the...
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How to Edit Black and White Photography in Lightroom
Capturing and sharing full colour images may be easier, but black and white photography continues to attract fans. The one thing I’m always asked about it is how to edit black and white photography. Black and white photography forces you to disregard the original colours. Instead, you have to concentrate...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
How to Shoot Amazing Yoga Photography | From Settings to Location
People all over the world practice yoga. Social media is full of pictures of yoginis twisting their bodies in various poses (asanas) and pushing the limits of their physical endurance. As a yogi myself, I found that yoga photography is an excellent way to show the beauty of this ancient...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
21 Best Resources for Lightroom Presets: Free
Lightroom presets are a great way to work through your images in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. They are adjustments made to an image and then saved for future use. Some photographers or software manufacturers create these presets and offer them to the world. Some can be very expensive, and others are...
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How To Make Money in Real Estate or Interior Photography
You have a camera, a flash, and a tripod. You’re ready to get into real estate photography, but you’re not exactly sure how to make money from it. This post will go over a few key steps that will help you build a solid client list for interior or real...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Best Lighting Equipment to Get Started With
So you’ve had your camera for a while now, but your photos don’t look quite as interesting as you wish they would. Natural light can only get you so far, so maybe it is time to step up your lighting game and invest in some good lighting equipment. In this...
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The Complete Guide To Boudoir Photography: 88 Tips
Boudoir photography is a niche within portrait photography. It consists of a mash-up of portraiture, fashion, fine art, glamour and erotic photography. The word boudoir comes from French. A boudoir was an area where the woman could have time to herself. This area, depending on the budget could be a whole...
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Monday, February 19, 2018
How to Get Started with Sunrise Photography | Why Waking up Early is Worth It
Sometimes, when the alarm buzz wakes you up in the middle of the night, you question yourself – is it worth it? But then you remember the joy of adventure and how rewarding sunrise photography is and sleep quickly fades away. You get dressed, grab your backpack and venture towards...
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Photography Marketing: Cropping for Facebook with Luminar 2018
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The Complete Guide to Astrophotography: 89 Tips
Astrophotography is about as close as most of us can get to being Astronauts. Our eyes focused on the skies above, pondering all the strange and wonderful things out there. Being among the stars would be a life-changing experience. But, so would a perfect photograph of a blood red moon....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018
How to Photograph Star Trails at Night From Landscape to Cityscape
Many people tend to think that movement is something to avoid in photography at all costs. And sometimes that’s true. Photography is often about capturing “the” moment and freezing it in time. But intentional camera movement (e.g., panning) and long exposures to blur moving water and clouds, can add magic...
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Saturday, February 17, 2018
Animals in Motion: How to Improve Your Wildlife Action Photography
A jumping squirrel, a running hare, territorial fights between foxes – wild animals and their behaviour patterns offer tons of possibilities for great wildlife action photography. Action-packed wildlife scenes are the most recognised ones, but even with an action shot of a mouse you could win the next nature photography...
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How to Create Collections in Lightroom: A Step by Step Guide
Adobe Lightroom has a very good organisation system. You can upload thousands of photographs and arrange them as you wish, in Lightroom collections. One area we will look at today is making collections and smart collections. We will discuss what makes these different and when you should use one, and not...
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Friday, February 16, 2018
The Complete Guide to Black and White Photography: 97 Tips
Black and white photography is the oldest style of photography. Every photograph that you can think of, has the potential to be black and white. It depends on your imagination and a few key skills. Every area of photography, from landscape to portraiture, have their own set of requirements when...
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What is ISO in Photography?
My first question about photography was What does ISO mean? When I was 18, my father gave me my first camera, a Canon-A1. It was his old one, but it was the best 35mm film camera you could buy in the 70s. I still use it if I have time to...
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
21 Creative Self-Portrait Ideas for Photographers (#15 Will Make You Smile)
Self-portrait photography has no limits, and most of the time that’s great. But creative freedom can also make you feel paralysed and unmotivated. How is it possible to come up with creative self-portrait ideas every time you start taking photos? And how can you do that without running out of...
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A Complete Guide to Lightroom: 123 Tips
Manual focus lenses became Automatic and now motion-tracking devices. Images are captured, manipulated and shared with millions of people around the globe. All this at the click of a button. Photographically, the analogue world only had access to film. This had to be worked and processed in a dark room....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
What does DSLR stand for?
DSLRs are the standard, most popular camera choice by far. They are versatile and offer professional grade photographs (and video). They can also work with an array of different lens types. Models range from entry-level for those just starting out, to very expensive full-frame systems. Whatever your budget, whatever your...
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The Complete Guide to Street Photography: 123 Tips
When it comes to street (or urban) photography, one of the most asked questions is what exactly is street photography? If you search for it, you might find close-ups of laughing faces, silhouettes in front of a sea of light or inverted skyscrapers that disappear into foggy expanses. It’s a difficult question...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Hit the Sand: How to Get Better at Desert Photography
Winter is in full force back home with snow and ice and bitter cold. While I’ve always enjoyed winter photography, I have a habit of escaping to the American SW for a month or so of desert photography. It’s not only the warmer winter temperatures found in the desert but...
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Monday, February 12, 2018
67 Gift Ideas For Photographers That Never Go Out of Style
[Note: ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy something, we make a little bit of money. Need more info? See how it all works here. — Ed.] Cameras Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 – Ice Blue Instant Camera...
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Creative Tips for Using Patterns in Photography
Photograph the same thing three times. Sounds tedious — or artistic? Patterns in photography can draw the eye, make us think and turn the simplest objects into artwork. Most photography tip lists encourage budding photographers to try something new. This is not that kind of list — because I’m going...
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The Complete Guide to Time-Lapse Photography: 82 tips
Time-lapse photography has become very popular in the last few years. This is the method used to capture light-trails, the movement of the moon, or space rockets firing into the sky. This is a great way to deal with low light conditions. It is also used to show a lot...
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Definitive Guide to Adobe Lightroom’s Develop Module – Colour Temperature and Presence
In our previous article on the Develop Module in Adobe Lightroom, you learnt about the six tone controls on the basic panel. This article will discuss the colour temperature and ‘presence’ controls. Rendering True Colours A digital camera processes your photos in terms of separate red, green and blue images that...
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
Black and White Photography: How to Take Stunning Portraits
Black and white portrait photography (B&W) is one of the most popular genres for portraiture. Many gravitate to it because of the unique and honest perspective it can bring to your photos. A lack of colour opens up a new world where light, expressions, and stories are intensified. With B&W...
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How to Install Adobe Lightroom Presets | A Step-by-Step Tutorial
What are Presets? Presets are settings that photographers, companies and photographic manufacturers create. These are imported for use in Adobe Lightroom. They sit on the side of the Develop Module within Lightroom, waiting for you to apply them to your images. You can use them to change colour into black...
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Friday, February 9, 2018
Photzy Snap Cards Review & 87% Discount: 44 Photography Training Cards
We know it isn’t always easy to stay motivated with photography. This is true if you are looking through a detailed book on photography or scanning through the internet. It can be difficult to find the information you want, in the way you want it. Enter Photzy Snap Cards. If you...
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What is Lightroom?
Before Adobe Lightroom, photographic manipulation was very limited. Photographers only had a handful of possibilities to manipulate an image during its printing. The use of cropping, multi-grade filters and a few other techniques were available. Dodging and burning were the only things that could be done after the negative was...
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
A Guide to Adventure Photography
Introduction The hardest part about outdoor adventure photography is picking up your camera. That’s not a joke. Conditions can be brutal. There will be many times when staying dry, keeping your fingers from freezing, and protecting your equipment will seem much more important than getting a shot. Case in point:...
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Getting Started With Urban Photography
Urban photography (also know as street photography) can take many forms. These include architectural, fine art, portrait, landscape and documentary photography. What urban photography does is seek to captivate audiences with depictions of everyday life. This article will show you how to get started with street photography, and how to...
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Camera Care Made Easy
The days when photography cameras were built like tanks and able to withstand a lifetime of use and abuse are long gone. Your camera care routine can now make the difference in whether your equipment lasts for longer or breaks down. The new digital era comes with sensors, lenses, batteries,...
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The Complete Guide to Macro Photography: 137 Tips
Macro photography is all about making small items look larger than life. Anything from insects, flowers, and plants can become the focus of your photos. Sometimes, macro is referred to as micro-photography. There are similarities between the two, but they are not the same thing, as this post will show...
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Monday, February 5, 2018
Getting Started with Interior Photography
Interior photography is typically in high demand. The needs of a real estate agent may differ from those of an interior designer, but they both want great pictures. This can make photographing architecture and interiors seem a bit daunting at first. But with these basic tips to get you started,...
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Sunday, February 4, 2018
A Photographer’s Guide to Posing Women in Portraits
My first portrait photography session made me realise how important female portrait poses can be. The location was perfect, the light ideal and my equipment was ready. But when the model arrived, the photo session did not go well. There was not a single image in which my model looked...
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
Seeing Double: How to Create Unique Double Exposures in Photoshop
A digital camera can take millions of photographs on the same sensor. Film cameras rely on mechanics to pull out the next piece of film to expose the next shot. Sometimes, when the film isn’t wound to the next shot, the camera exposes the same piece of film twice. This...
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Friday, February 2, 2018
How To Photograph The Moon: From Urban Landscapes to the Lunar Surface
As Earth’s only natural satellite, the moon has always inspired and fascinated us. Even more so for photographers, who often mean to capture the beauty of the moon on a cloudless night sky. Luckily, moon photography, together with sun and star trails photography, is the simplest and least demanding kind...
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Casey Kiernan’s Iceland Photography Workshop Review
A photography workshop is a great way to explore a new location, learn a new technique, or shoot without the strain of having to plan anything. Earlier this year I attended Casey Kiernan’s (from Joshua Tree Workshops) Iceland Workshop. I had such a wonderful time that I wanted to share...
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The Complete Guide to Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is one of the most popular niches of photography. Whatever you find in front of you and your camera is a landscape – be it a stormy sea, a frosty forest or a sky-piercing tower, doused in sunlight. Camera Equipment There are many things that can help you...
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