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Wooden Food Photography Backdrop DIY Tutorial

Wooden Food Photography Backdrop DIY Tutorial

Your choice of background plays a crucial role when it comes to product photography. As the images will primarily be used for marketing the products, it becomes vital that the background is pleasing and that it complements the product well. This notion is equally applicable to food photography as well. This is why you’ll find […]

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High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR)

High Dynamic Range Photography (HDR)

High dynamic range (HDR) photography captivates viewers through its bedazzling attention to details and its stunning array of color. Rich and beautiful images created using HDR techniques directly responds to the age old problem of not being able to record what the eye can see. HDR overcomes this limitation and more. From the earliest days […]

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Using an LED Spotlight with Portrait Photography

Using an LED Spotlight with Portrait Photography

As it occasionally happens in photography, you might start getting bored of repeatedly doing the same thing for an extended period of time. Studio photographers are more likely to experience this as they need to invest most of their time working indoors. Interestingly, adding new gear to your arsenal is one of the ways you […]

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How to Take Photos in Low Light

How to Take Photos in Low Light

Images of night scenes never fail to impress. Night-time images have great ambiance, something which is often absent in flat, bright, daylight photos. Skillful low-light photos can look simply incredible and if you’re looking for ways to make money from photography, selling canvas prints of night scenes is one way to achieve this. They are […]

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Avoiding Detail Overload as a Photographer

Avoiding Detail Overload as a Photographer

Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or someone who’s just starting out, there’s no doubt you’ve made some mistakes along the way. But of course this is normal, and making mistakes is actually an indication that you’re trying out new things. Take it as a sign of progress. That said, there seem to be a couple […]

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Top 10 Tips to Become a More Accomplished Photographer

Top 10 Tips to Become a More Accomplished Photographer

One of my friends was asking me about my photography and how I got started, so I decided to write a top 10 list of things to help you become a more accomplished photographer. I hope there is something in here that proves useful to you! 1) Love. Love your camera no matter what its […]

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Top Tips for GoPro Photography

Top Tips for GoPro Photography

We photographers have been guilty quite a number of times for undermining the capabilities of smaller cameras and opting to work with the bigger ones. Mirrorless cameras today have shown what we were missing and have become a noticeable addition to the world of photography. Similarly, GoPro, which was primarily taken as an action video […]

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How to Adjust Tones in Lightroom for Quality Detail

How to Adjust Tones in Lightroom for Quality Detail

This article is a general workflow overview of the tonal slider lessons from the Lightroom for Landscapes Course (currently 70% off), if you’d like to learn more on how to master the fantastic world of Lightroom. Your tonal sliders in Lightroom (exposure, blacks, whites, shadows and highlights) directly influence the foundation of your photograph—specifically, how […]

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Can Cell Phone Photos Compete Against DSLR Cameras?

Can Cell Phone Photos Compete Against DSLR Cameras?

I will be honest: there are photos on my blogs that I have taken with my phone, instead of with my DSLR. Readers sometimes ask me why my smartphone photos look better than theirs. Well, here is what I know. To start, some phones cameras are just better than others. I often will go on […]

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Getting the Correct Exposure is Essential

Getting the Correct Exposure is Essential

Getting the right exposure is essential to any quality photo. Exposure is the amount of light that is let into the camera which contributes to the photograph that is recorded. A good exposure has the correct amount of light to produce a balanced shot. Light is the key word here. Allowing the correct amount of […]

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