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Would you like to know how to add creative effects to your images in just a couple of mouse clicks? Creative LUTs (which stands for Look Up Table) in Luminar are designed to quickly enhance the overall look and feel of your photos, giving your images a complete color-grading overhaul. You can really let your […]
Fall has arrived. Wind and rain brought with them the beautiful and rich colors of autumn. Yellow, red, and brown are giving nature that special gold appearance that only comes once a year. If you’re looking for some inspiration, this list will probably have some good ideas for you! For more technical details, check out […]
Much of the feel and impact of color images comes from how color is managed. In movies this is called color grading, but it can also be done with images. In video below, photographer Ted Forbes gives a fantastic tutorial on how to copy color effects from one image to another: Color grading, used primarily in […]
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Modern-day cameras have excellent autofocus systems. This means most of the time you’ll get images that are in focus. But, there are many circumstances where the autofocus system can fail. Photographer Mark Hemmings shows you how to correctly set focus so you’ll never take a blurry photo again: Single Shot Autofocus Mode In this mode, […]
How many times have you rued the fact that you chose frugality over sensibility when packing your camera bag? You’re in front of a lovely sunset by the beach. You set up your camera on a tripod, set the exposure, and then reach out for your graduated ND filter only to discover it’s not there. Well, […]
If you’re a dog owner and a photographer, it’s natural for you to want to have some amazing portraits of your pup. But puppies aren’t known to be cooperative photo subjects. They’re fidgety, at best, and that’s why these tips from Lee Morris come in very handy: Limit Movement Some puppies have a tendency to move away from the […]
Hard lighting in food photography can come in quite handy when you want a graphic look. Professional food photographer, Joanie Simon shares some tips for working with hard light for food photography: Hard light typically creates shadows that have a transition from light to dark in an immediate fashion. Hard light creates shadows that have […]
Flat lay photographs work great for print and digital ads and even for thumbnails. In this video, photographer and filmmaker Peter McKinnon shares some of his tips on taking great-looking flat lay photographs: 1. Layout “When you’re laying these things out for the photo, you kind of want to pick what the focal point is.” […]
On your next trip, wouldn’t you like your digital photos to look just like the scenes did with your eyes? The good news is they can! There are several things you can do to improve your vacation photos. Even with today’s auto-everything cameras, you must still control the camera to get perfect photos. Most problems […]
