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Product Photography: 5 Mistakes to Avoid

Product Photography: 5 Mistakes to Avoid

When it comes to product photography, it’s all about making the product appear as attractive as possible in context. Ultimately, you’ll want to grab and retain the attention of potential customers with your photographs. This is what determines the success of product photography at the end of the day. In today’s video, photographer and content […]

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How to do Street Photography During a Pandemic

How to do Street Photography During a Pandemic

The pandemic has obviously thrown the entire photography community out of whack, and it has made photographers rethink how they do street photography. Things that were once okay are now much harder to do. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still take street photos. It’s just the opposite—now is a very important time to continue […]

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New: Street Photography Editing Course at 37% Off

New: Street Photography Editing Course at 37% Off

We all take a ton of bad street photographs. It’s the best photographers who can weed out the strongest work, organize it correctly, and figure out how to grow a vision while presenting it in an effective manner. This new in-depth course shows you James Maher’s entire editing process from beginning to end. We were […]

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Setting Specific Goals to Improve as a Landscape Photographer

Setting Specific Goals to Improve as a Landscape Photographer

How many times have you heard other photographers say that they want to improve their photography? Chances are that even you yourself might have said it a couple of times. While many don’t realize it, the notion of trying to be “better” in photography can do more harm to your photography. Sounds crazy right? Landscape […]

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Why Take a Picture?

Why Take a Picture?

I have a firm belief that the purpose of photography and the act of taking a picture is to capture a moment in time, be it a person, a place, or an object. Each captured image has the potential to carry its own unique feeling through time, and bring you back with happiness and wonder […]

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Are You Holding Your Camera Correctly?

Are You Holding Your Camera Correctly?

How you hold your camera may seem like a trivial detail. But experts know that a proper hold and stable body position can result in crisper images. Take a look at this helpful infographic from Digital Camera World to see if you’re holding your camera the right way: Stabilizing your camera with your elbows, maximizing […]

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Crafting Your Own Backdrop for Food Photography

Crafting Your Own Backdrop for Food Photography

Like with any other type of photography, the backdrop of your image plays a crucial role when photographing food. Besides adding aesthetic value, the background also helps to draw attention to the food and highlight any specialties. This is why you’ll find professional food photographers investing a good deal in to finding the perfect backdrop. […]

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Perspective in Your Photo Compositions

Perspective in Your Photo Compositions

Throughout history, paintings have undergone a distinct revolution. When two-dimensional paintings were no longer popular, artists had figured out different ways to allow the third dimension to impact the painting. We call that third dimension “perspective,” and it’s just as important in photography as in painting. The use of perspective can add an extra sense […]

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Creative Composition in Digital Photography

Creative Composition in Digital Photography

The difference between a good photographer and a great photographer is creative composition. Knowing the what, where, and how of composition will put you ahead of your peers and help you create a dynamic image every time. The best images aren’t taken by accident. They’re carefully composed before the shutter button is pressed. By carefully […]

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Night Landscape Photography

Night Landscape Photography

Many photographers assume that once the sun goes down, so do the opportunities to take spectacular landscape images. Some of my favorite photographs were taken under extremely low light or nearly pitch-black conditions. In fact, I have found that the darker it is the better results I usually get in my images. You are more […]

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