Thursday, May 31, 2018
How to Calibrate A Monitor for Photography
It might not be your computer gear that is letting you down, but your computer monitor. There are all kinds of computer monitors. They do their best at presenting you with a rich, bright and colourful image to work on and edit. But each screen is slightly different in the...
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10 Most Common Self Portrait Photography Mistakes
Many photographers discover self portrait photography later in their lives. Even portrait photographers, who know the very depths of human beauty, need a different set of skills for this genre. Given the complicated nature of self-portraiture, it’s not surprising that many photographers avoid taking photos of themselves. Those who do,...
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At Photoshop World? Come See Us
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Photography Equipment for Long Exposure Shots: What You Really Need
Let’s talk about what essential photography equipment you will need to create long exposure photography. In this article we’ll take you through everything from the most important to the unexpected. [ExpertPhotography is supported by readers. Product links on ExpertPhotography are referral links. If you use one of these and buy...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Top 12 Rules For Amazing Travel Photography
So many of us enjoy travelling and taking countless travel photos on our trips (in other words travel photography). And whether consciously or subconsciously, we also know that travel photos have the potential to connect us to our beautiful world. Images of places, cultures, art and even food can carry...
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Six Photography Accessories That Will Improve Your Street Photos
Photography is an expensive business, with high end lenses and camera bodies costing a small fortune. Even entry level equipment will set you back, but what if there were some cheaper items you could buy that will help you get amazing photos? Enter photography accessories! There are a raft of...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
How to Use a Neutral Density Filter for Landscape Photography
You may find that during a very light day, parts of your image will be perfectly exposed, while others will turn out overexposed. This is particularly common when photographing land and the sky. Both areas deal with the natural light from the sun in different ways. The land soaks it...
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10 Abstract Photography Ideas for When You’re Stuck in a Rut
Abstract photography is a little hard to nail down. Man Ray played with the notion of abstract photography. László Moholy-Nagy experimented with the abstract qualities of the photogram. But even scholarly books and articles have struggled to determine the exact definition of abstract art. Abstract photography doesn’t present a subject...
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12 Tips for Long Exposure Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is the reason I started with photography. Immediately afterwards I discovered long exposure photography for landscapes. It was love at first sight. When I scout for a new location, or I search the internet, I have always long exposure photography in mind. You can do long exposure landscape...
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Monday, May 28, 2018
How to Smooth Skin in Photoshop
In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to smooth a person’s skin. Many advanced retouchers of portrait, glamour and model photography spend hours in front of their computer smoothing skin and removing blemishes. We will start by removing the blemishes and spots first, then smoothing the skin to...
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12 Tips to Create Magazine-Worthy Interior Photography
We’ve all been there. You’re flipping through a magazine or scrolling through your Instagram feed. And suddenly, gorgeous interior photography catches your eye. The images may even seem a bit unattainable as a photographer, but they’re not! If you’ve ever photographed for real estate listings, you may have gotten a...
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How to Use Props in Your Food Photography
As a food photographer or someone who regularly shoots food, you need to have a collection of food photography props. Even if your style is more on the minimalist side, you’ll require some props to tell your visual story. What is a food photography prop, you ask? A prop is basically...
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Sunday, May 27, 2018
Understanding Depth of Field and Its Creative Uses
There are many things you should be using to make your images more interesting and powerful. These range from very basic ideas of composition, to very complex methods of post-production editing. One of the most basic, and greatest tools you have at your disposal is what we call depth of...
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How to Photograph the Northern Lights
Photographing the Aurora Borealis is a must for outdoor photographers. Dramatic, bizarre, ethereal, colourful, weird, and at times, downright jaw-dropping, northern lights photography is unquestionably a perfect subject. They are also challenging. As lights dance over the frozen winter landscape, it can be hard to put everything together to create...
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When Do You Need a Release Form in Photography
We all wish that photography was as simple as grabbing a camera, your favourite lens, and shooting away. However, taking the picture isn’t the whole picture – pun intended. Another important aspect is the photo release form. Whether photography is a fun hobby or your career, it’s important to know...
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Saturday, May 26, 2018
What’s the Best Lens for Wedding Photography? From $200 to $2K
A great camera body will help capture the wedding day’s most fleeting moments — and the lens for wedding photography will help you capture those moments no matter where they occur. Having an arsenal of lenses — or a handful of lenses that cover a wide range using zoom —...
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Best Camera for Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is one of my favourite photographic areas. You get to wander into the big unknown, for hours, or even days at an end. It is so quiet and remote, I almost don’t want to use anything digital, just sit back and breathe in the fresh air and soak up...
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10 Common Smartphone Photography Mistakes and how to Avoid Them
Smartphone photography may seem easy, but it does have its own set of challenges. If you’re struggling to take photos using your device, then there might be a few common phone photography mistakes you need to address. In this article, we are going to take a look at a few...
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Friday, May 25, 2018
Best Camera for Low Light Conditions
Low-light conditions have always been a challenge for photographers. As the light dims, so does the quality of images as the ISO needs to be pushed up. The higher the ISO, the bigger the grain or ‘digital noise’ in the images. So how do photographers tackle this problem? What is...
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10 Tips For Keeping It Simple With Minimalist Photography
In recent years, minimalism has been a buzzword that’s impossible to avoid hearing. Maybe you’re already incorporating minimalism in other aspects of your life, such as organisation, scheduling and daily activities. What about trying minimalist photography? This article will give you plenty of reasons to embrace minimalist photography to create amazing...
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
What Is a Photo Essay? 17 Examples and Ideas
A photo essay is a series of work, connected through topic or concept. The images look at the totality of something. This is very different from a photography project. A project is something to help you get out of a photographic slump, doing the same thing over and over again. For...
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Blue Hour Photography: What Is It and How to Take Advantage of It
Let me tell you about blue hour photography. The sun has dipped below the horizon and the orange glow of the sky begins to fade. A few minutes later the street lights come on and illuminate the city into an extraordinary scene. It seems too good to be true for...
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15 Tips and Ideas for More Creative Street Photography
Once you’re feeling comfortable and confident with your camera, creative street photography is an awesome subject to delve into – particularly if it’s in a community you’re familiar with. You never quite know what you’re going to get when photographing candid street scenes. I love the buzz of capturing unintended...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018
20 Up and Coming Portrait Photographers to Keep an Eye on
Portrait photography is one of the most difficult areas of photography to break into. It is an ever-increasing market in a world where social marketing can turn images, series and photographers into instant hits. This group has done well. Not only are they incredibly talented, but they have broken through...
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Using Shadows in Abstract Photography: 5 Tips
Abstract photography is great for exploring the bare bones of photography. Unlike more formal forms of photography, abstraction allows photographers to experiment and bend the rules, giving you creative freedom. Often independent from references in the ‘real’ world, abstract art provides alternative ways of describing the visual experience using a...
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How to Master Ocean Photography: Key Techniques
Everyone knows how great is it to travel to the ocean. And everyone wants to preserve their memories from there with ocean photography. As photographers, though, we want to create something beyond extraordinary, to impress others. The ocean and its beautiful coast are fantastic subjects, but you need that wow-factor to...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
What You Should Check for When Buying Used Lenses or Cameras
One thing we can all agree on is photography equipment is expensive. Whether it is a hobby, or your long-term freelance business, buying camera bodies and lenses burns a hole in your pocket. Photographic technology updates all the time. The competition and companies force you to get better and faster...
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10 Creative Street Photography Project Ideas You Can Try Today
If you have a photography plan, it will drive your creativity. This is true of any style of photography, but in this article you’ll see different photography project ideas to jump start your street photography. The best known street photography project of recent times is Humans of New York. The...
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Rule of Thirds: A Compositional Tool
You will have heard of the rule of thirds in photography, but do you know what it is and how it can help you? Taking great images don’t come down to your lenses, and they certainly don’t come from your camera. Although these necessary items help immensely, they...
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10 Most Common Portrait Photography Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
In the world of art, breaking the rules is a rule of its own. This is no exception for portrait photographers. However, like in any genre, there are portrait photography mistakes we should simply not make. I’ve both experienced and witnessed a lot of creative failures. These portrait photography mistakes...
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Fixing Lens Issues in Aurora HDR 2018 (part 20)
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Monday, May 21, 2018
6 Tips for Taking Breathtaking Pictures of Waterfalls
Waterfalls are one of nature’s wonders. And like all the wonders they attract photographers. But achieving beautiful waterfall photography can be frustrating because what you see is not always what you get. When I’m in front of a waterfall I want to get the smooth silky water and the classic...
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Documenting Places and People: What You Need to Know
When you travel how do you really capture the essence of the places you visit? How well do your travel photographs represent your experience? I want to share with you some well practiced documentary photography tips. These will help you capture more interesting pictures as you travel. 1. Do Some...
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Becoming a Better Drone Pilot: Flying Your Drone at Twilight as a Part 107 Pilot
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Sunday, May 20, 2018
How to Choose the Best Camera for Wedding Photography
In wedding photography, opposites attract — for both the couple at the altar and the wedding photography camera slung around the photographer’s neck. Wedding photography requires features found in both sports-oriented cameras and landscape and portrait ones. The camera is often the workhorse that touches on opposite features, rather than...
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What is HDR Photography and How It Can Improve Your Photography
This article is dedicated to high dynamic range photography, or HDR photography. This is a powerful and useful technique to maximise the dynamic range you can capture when photographing a highly contrasted scene. As a photographer, the only place where you have full control over the light is in your...
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MIOPS Smart Trigger: Review
What a wonderful, technologically advanced world we live in. The proof is everywhere, but we will be looking at the photographic market. Not only are cameras becoming faster, quieter and smaller. All of the accessories for our camera systems are quickly joining the cutting-edge trend. Enter the MIOPS Smart Trigger....
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25 Tips for the Amateur Wedding Photographer
Getting started in amateur wedding photography can seem really scary. It’s up to the photographer to make sure to capture all of the important details of the big day. But wedding photography doesn’t have to be so stressful. With these 25 tips, you will feel more prepared and confident before, during,...
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Saturday, May 19, 2018
Timelapse Photography: What It Is and How To Get Started
What Is Timelapse Photography? The term ‘timelapse photography’ refers to a film/video technique where time is essentially sped up. Timelapse allows you to compress many hours or days into just a few seconds or minutes. You can use timelapse photography to show imperceptibly slow motion. This can mean a flower...
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How to Use a Light Meter for Better Photography
Knowing how to use a light meter accurately is going to give you the edge when it comes to correctly exposing your photography. The great thing about modern digital photography is we hardly need to do much. You could set every setting to Automatic, and let the camera do everything....
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6 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Photography
The day we stop improving is the day we fail – as my personal motto goes. As photographers, we should always be learning. However, it is rather easy to get stuck when trying to improve your photography. Between a mixture of personal expression and technical proficiency, photography can be a...
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Friday, May 18, 2018
Photography Style: What Is It and How Can You Find Your Own
Finding your personal photography style can be a somewhat daunting task. Especially when you are just starting out in your photography career. You have to deal with decisions like what genre to specialise in, or what gear brand to invest in but also what you want to be known for...
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Real Estate Photography Pricing: Knowing How Much to Ask For
Most of us photographers struggle immensely with pricing our services. Doubt, pressure, and contradicting opinions can all cloud our judgement and make it even tougher to set clear rates. With real estate photography, however, you want to have clear cut packages that you can quickly relay to a potential client....
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How to Resize an Image in Adobe Photoshop
At some point, you are going to want to resize, crop or modify the size of your image. This might be due to printing your images, cutting out undesirable areas or making it useful for the web. Adobe Lightroom can resize an image, but we will need Adobe Photoshop to...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Best Camera Bag for Street Photography
Camera bag ownership has put me under a spell. I have about 10 at home, and they all have a different, useful purpose. In terms of the best camera bag for street photography, this is kind of a trick question. I doubt that one bag is going to cover all...
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14 Ways to Turn Pictures into Gifts – Hobby Photography
Photographic prints aren’t the only thing you can give as a photo gift. There are many, creative things you can do with images. They are perfect for anyone, for any occasion throughout the year. Share those heart-warming memories today. Phone Case An interesting phone case is a proof someone is...
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13 Must-Know Tips for Better Landscape Composition
One of the most important factors in landscape photography is composition. It can make or break an image. Understanding the principles of landscape photography composition will help you make your pictures much more visually pleasing. To some people these things come naturally and they instinctively understand the principles of composition....
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Spot the Difference: Lightroom 6 vs Lightroom CC vs Lightroom Classic
Times they are a-changin’. And so is Adobe Lightroom. Before the creative cloud, we had Lightroom 6. This was its own stand-alone program. One download, one payment and that was it. Now, it has become a little confusing. I was used to version 6, and then along came two new...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018
How to Create a Blurred Background in Photoshop and Lightroom
There will be a time when you will want to have a blurred background rather than your original image. Maybe you’re background is distracting, or unfavourable. This is particularly true when shooting in a crowd. A sporting event or carnival will have spectators and a busy background. Both of these...
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12 Tips for Smartphone Fashion Photography
People don’t normally think of using smartphones for fashion photography shoots. However, with the high-resolution cameras these devices feature these days, they’re now more than capable of producing breathtaking images. With these few simple smartphone photography tips and tricks, you might not even need that DSLR for your next #OOTD....
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
10 Tips for Adding Human Elements to Architecture Photography
When we think of architecture photography, black and white images of tall buildings of glass, steel, and concrete often come to mind. Or perhaps you think of iconic tourist attractions where every viewpoint and angle has already been explored. The reality is that wherever you live, humans are at the...
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Monday, May 14, 2018
32 Photography Quotes That Will Inspire You to Shoot
It might be easy to get inspiration from a photographer’s images, but the artist’s words can also be a great well of motivation. If you’re looking for that little push to get back to photography, or just want to read through what the masters have said, search no further. Their...
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How to Use Lightroom to Process Your Food Photography
For most food photographers, Adobe Lightroom is the post-processing program of choice. Even for beginners, it’s relatively intuitive and easy to use. Lightroom is excellent as a global editor. Its strength lies in its ability to make adjustments globally to the whole image in a way that is simple and...
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12 Tips to Capture Better Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is one of the most popular disciplines in our industry, and it’s not hard to see why. Getting started is incredibly simple. Just go outside, find an outdoor scene that speaks to you, and shoot it. Minimal gear, no need for models or other people, just you and...
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Sunday, May 13, 2018
12 Tips to Get the Most Out of a Photo Walk
Photography walks are excellent not just for improving your photography skills but also to keep your motivation high. A photo walk is more than just walking around with your camera taking photos of everything around you. They are theme based and much more approachable than a big photography project. If...
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How Many Photos can a 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 GB Memory Card Hold?
A memory card collects the data of any scene that you photograph. You may find that the type of memory card comes down to your camera manufacturer. CF (Compact Flash), SD (SanDisc) and MicroSD cards are the most common among DSLRs, mirrorless and other specialist cameras. Memory Cards Choosing a...
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Saturday, May 12, 2018
The Best Camera Angles for Food Photography
Many factors can make or break your food photography. Issues with lighting, composition, or food and prop styling will all have an equally big impact on how appealing your work is. Even minor decisions in these areas can cause an image to feel slightly “off”. Camera angle is an aspect...
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Black and White Travel Photography: How to Make the Most of It
You may ask “Why bother with black and white travel photography?” Fair question. Life can appear so much more colourful when travelling outside your home country. This may be because some places and people are so much more vivid than where you live. Yet, it could be because when you...
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Thursday, May 10, 2018
What Is Boudoir Photography and How to Get Started With It
Most photography genres are fairly well known or easy to distinguish by name. Wedding, fashion, documentary, newborn have easily defined subjects. Boudoir photography is less clear. The term boudoir is French from around the 18th century meaning a sulking place. It was to describe a woman’s bedroom or private room. Since...
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12 Tips for Natural Light Portraits: From Dull Photos To Dreamy Portraits
Studio photographers rely on equipment to create masterpieces. Natural light portrait photographers, on the other hand, depend on weather and great timing to take stunning portraits. Relying on so many elements can get a little frustrating, especially if your creative mind is overflowing with ideas. As a portrait photographer, I’ve...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
11 Tips for Better Sunset Photos With HDR Photography
I’ve had a passion for photography for many years now, especially landscapes. I’m also lucky enough to live by the sea, so naturally I’ve taken hundreds of sunset photos! But first, I had to learn to take advantage of HDR photography. Sunset is my favourite time to capture photos, which...
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
49 Famous Photographers You Should Follow Online
If you find it difficult to find inspiration for your photography, we’re not surprised. But the problem isn’t a lack of great photography material. In fact, we are inundated with it. The problem is knowing whose photos you should be looking at and learning from. In a world where photography is...
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Street Photography: How to Take Pictures of Strangers
The essence of street photography is photographing strangers. How you go about doing this is debated among photographers around the world. There are various different approaches to doing this. In this article you’ll see the techniques the professionals use, along with each method’s merits. As a new photographer you might...
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How to Use an ND Filter to Remove People from Long Exposure Shots
We understand. You saw all those amazing shots of Paris, and you booked a trip. You wait in anticipation, eager to photograph the sights. Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame de Paris and even the Eiffel Tower are on your shot list. The first things you will shoot, even before breathing. The...
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Monday, May 7, 2018
How to Create Amazing Abstract Photography with Oil and Water
As photographers, we know that contrasting elements make for great photographic opportunities. Dark vs light, warm vs cold, big vs small, old vs new – these are all elements that add emphasis and depth to a photograph. On a chemical level, another interesting juxtaposition is oil and water, two substances...
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Sunday, May 6, 2018
5 Quick Tips for Better Lifestyle Photography
In its truest form, lifestyle photography aims to capture portraits and people in their real life day to day interactions and situations in a way that tells the story of the moment. Traditionally, lifestyle photography was associated with more of a photo-journalistic approach where interactions were candid and without any...
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15 Common Travel Photography Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Travel photography has the power to inspire someone to visit a destination. Or it can tell a story that would otherwise take hundreds of words to describe. But capturing great travel photos isn’t straightforward. Oftentimes people are surprised why their travel pictures don’t capture the experience that they feel on their...
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Saturday, May 5, 2018
10 Tips for Macro iPhone Photography | Take Advantage of the Camera in Your Pocket
Have you ever tried macro photography of flowers or tiny insects with your phone? It’s virtually impossible. If you get too close to your subject, your image ends up looking blurry. However, with a few simple modifications, you can quickly turn your device into the ultimate macro photography machine. If...
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Posed or Lifestyle Newborn Photography: Which One is Right For You?
Newborn photography’s definition is about as flexible as those impossible ways newborns can tuck each finger and toe in to curl into a tight, little womb-like ball. An easier way to think about it is as posed or lifestyle newborn photography. Newborn photography can be those traditional, intentional images with...
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Friday, May 4, 2018
15+ Tips for Breathtaking Urban Photography
Cities are probably the most beautiful, rich and ever changing playgrounds for photographers. City photography is not only about breathtaking skylines and cityscapes though. People, emotions, details, situations and instants are all aspects of the urban environment that are filled with photographic opportunities. With that much going on, particularly if...
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Thursday, May 3, 2018
How to Get Creative With Pet Portraits
You’ve probably taken thousands of simple, spontaneous, and silly photos of your pet. Snapshots like that are ideal for making unforgettable memories and lifting your spirits. However, pet portraits can get a little boring due to a lack of creativity. And a lack of creativity, as you know, can ruthlessly...
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Lightroom Vs. Photoshop: What’s the Difference?
Adobe Photoshop has been the standard for photographic manipulation for decades. Lightroom has been with us for just over a decade. Many photographers use one, or the other. some even use both as, although they are similar, they allow you to work on the image in different ways. Lightroom is...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
11 Tips for Awesome Landscape Drone Photography
As a travel and landscape photographer, drones are fascinating to me. From the first time I saw the images that small consumer drones can produce, I knew I had to have one. As expected, since I got my hands on one I’ve been hooked on drone photography. There are many...
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018
8 Tips For Telling Great Stories
Photography is a powerful storytelling tool and tells us so much about who we are and the world around us. My love for documentary photography is motivated by my fascination with history. I love poring over old photograph collections – they provide a link to our past and help us...
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Stock Photography vs. Real Photos: Can’t We Use Both?
Stock photography is the supply of photographs. They are often licensed for specific uses. Companies and brands use these images as they are often cheaper and faster than working with a professional photographer. Downloading and acquiring a stock photography image can take minutes. It is then ready for sharing on...
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