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The Exposure Value System (EVS)

The Exposure Value System (EVS)

In order to understand how EV settings work, you must first be familiar with the concept of f-stop and shutter speed settings. Aperture Briefly, the smaller the f-stop number, the larger is the aperture size it represents. Each aperture setting is either half or twice the size of its neighbor. So f/8, for example, is […]

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Landscape Photography: Many or Few Photos Per Session?

Landscape Photography: Many or Few Photos Per Session?

A common refrain in landscape photography is to work slowly and enjoy nature. Doing this is supposed to let you draw inspiration and discover better results. However, this isn’t true for everyone. For instance, landscape photographer Mads Peter Iversen likes to work fast. Spending a long time trying to make something work isn’t worth it […]

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New: Camera Fundamentals Guided Resource Kit

New: Camera Fundamentals Guided Resource Kit

To learn photography in 2022, great teacher(s) can help – it’s the ‘s’ that matters. That is exactly why this new Resource Kit was created. A jam-packed kit of photography guides, cheat sheets and mini-lessons. Hand-picked from a wide range of teachers & sources. Suited to every type of learner. It is currently 96% off […]

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Choosing Camera Lens Filters & Stepping Rings

Choosing Camera Lens Filters & Stepping Rings

When you first get your brand new, expensive and sophisticated DSLR or Mirrorless camera, you may be forgiven for thinking that’s all you really need to take good photos… and, for a time, you’re content to explore the myriad of features and settings that festoon the outer body of the camera, as well as those […]

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Feathered Light Tutorial for Photographers

Feathered Light Tutorial for Photographers

The simplest way to work with studio light is to turn it towards your subject. And in most cases, that’s the right thing to do. You can get good looking images that way. But in some cases, you might notice that by turning the light away from the subject, you can have better control over […]

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Changing Aspect Ratio In-Camera On Location for Landscapes

Changing Aspect Ratio In-Camera On Location for Landscapes

Modern cameras are packed with helpful features. However, despite being useful, some features might be buried deep inside the camera menu. Or maybe they might be hiding in plain sight because you don’t pay enough attention to them, or because you’re unaware of the functionality. In today’s video, landscape photographer Mark Denney takes you through […]

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How to Set Prices & Rates as a Professional Photographer

How to Set Prices & Rates as a Professional Photographer

Pricing… you can’t work as a professional photographer for long without getting caught up in the subject of pricing your work (well, you could, perhaps, but you would never make any money). Then there’s the question of not only what prices to charge, but also how to educate your clients about your price list without […]

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Timelapse: New Year’s Eve In New York City (2014)

Timelapse: New Year’s Eve In New York City (2014)

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Times Square in New York City is on many a bucket list. It is one of the largest celebrations of its type–an estimated 1,000,000 people attend the event in person with another 1,000,000,000 (yes, that’s right, one billion) people tuning in worldwide via TV and Internet. The following timelapse video […]

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10 Pieces of Advice for New Lightroom Users

10 Pieces of Advice for New Lightroom Users

If you are new to Lightroom then it can be a bit overwhelming. As an experienced Lightroom user, there are things that I wish I had known when I started using the software. Here’s a list of the ten most important. 1. Store All Your Raw Files in a Single Master Folder Lightroom is designed […]

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Key Ingredients for Successful Product Photography

Key Ingredients for Successful Product Photography

Thanks to digital marketing, the need for good product photography is higher than ever before. If you’re able to take elegant product photos that speak to the general public, you’ll have brands rushing to work with you. But, as you will see in this video by photographer and filmmaker Peter McKinnon, product photography is not […]

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