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Essential Elements of Photo Composition: Spring Sale

Essential Elements of Photo Composition: Spring Sale

Do you ever have trouble remembering all the elements that can be used to make great photography compositions? These cheat sheets are designed to help. With all the important information on essential and advanced composition concepts, you’ll never be unprepared again. They are currently 81% off for a Spring Sale which is ending soon if […]

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Understanding DPI and Resolution

Understanding DPI and Resolution

Whether you’re a photographer or someone who works in designing and printing, you must’ve come across the terms Dots Per Inch (DPI) and Pixels Per Inch (PPI) countless number of times. But do you understand them correctly? Don’t feel shy if you don’t because a lot of people out there get them wrong. Related note: […]

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Screen to Print: How to Prepare Your Photos for Printing

Screen to Print: How to Prepare Your Photos for Printing

As photographers, we often find ourselves captivated by the digital world, sharing our work on social media and websites. However, there’s something uniquely satisfying about seeing your photographs come to life on paper. Preparing a photo for printing involves a few crucial steps to ensure that the final product is as stunning as your digital […]

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How to Win Photography Competitions: Tips from a Pro

How to Win Photography Competitions: Tips from a Pro

After a few minor photo competition successes, I entered the Focus Awards absolutely full of confidence, my ego had taken hold and all I could think about was all the recognition and prizes I was going to win. You guessed it, it was an absolute fail! However, failure is one of my key inspirations and […]

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Gigapixel 7 to Super Scale Any Image

Gigapixel 7 to Super Scale Any Image

In photo editing news, Topaz Labs just announced a sale on their Gigapixel AI upscaling program. Designed to increase the resolution of your photos by up to 600%, rebuilt from the ground up to be better and faster. Deal ending soon: Gigapixel Version 7 at $20 Off What’s New in Gigapixel AI v7: Run locally: […]

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The Photographer’s Secret Weapon: Creating Mood

The Photographer’s Secret Weapon: Creating Mood

A mood is created in a photograph when it allows the viewer to place themselves in the moment, or it causes them to remember a moment that stirs up an emotional reaction. It’s a complicated subject, but it’s imperative for photographers to understand how to express different moods in their images. Final reminder! Only hours […]

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Camera Tweaks: Popular Custom Settings for Photographers

Camera Tweaks: Popular Custom Settings for Photographers

Photography is an art where technical know-how meets creativity. To get the most out of their equipment, many photographers customize their camera settings to suit their unique styles and shooting conditions. While some settings are essential adjustments, many others are personal preferences that enhance workflow efficiency and creative control. Here’s a look at some of […]

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Photographing Traffic at Night in the City

Photographing Traffic at Night in the City

Moving traffic is like a city’s bloodstream—it’s always moving, pulsating through veiny streets, which can bring your photography to life if you know how to capture it. When it comes to traffic moving in the evening, you have a few technical options to catch a cool scene. It all boils down to shutter speed: a […]

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Color Isolation in Photography

Color Isolation in Photography

This article is based on concepts from Creating Rich & Vibrant Color Photography (currently 71% off) if you want to dig deeper for further training. Color photography can be so confusing. Why does one color photograph knock the socks off of everyone who sees it, and another leaves viewers feeling bored and uninspired? Yes, the […]

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Travel Photography: How to Capture the Character of a Place

Travel Photography: How to Capture the Character of a Place

Many different elements go into making up the character of a particular destination or location, whether it be a far flung exotic city or your home town. It is the travel photographer’s job to cover these elements in order to present that character to the viewer. This article looks into what goes into bringing the […]

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