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What it Takes to be a Good Interior Photographer

What it Takes to be a Good Interior Photographer

Interior photography is the most challenging of all the professional genres of commercial photography. Every detail is critical. Every prop must be correct and in just the right location. Busy-ness must be avoided. Things must be cleaned up and simplified. Lighting can be challenging. And in addition to all that, one must understand how best […]

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Wedding Photos: Make an Indoor Location Look Like It’s Outside

Wedding Photos: Make an Indoor Location Look Like It’s Outside

As a wedding photographer, you’re expected to give your clients amazing photos no matter the weather. So you have to be prepared to tackle whatever Mother Nature throws at you. Wedding photographer Vanessa Joy with Adorama shares tips for using off-camera flash to make it look like golden hour—indoors: There are just two important things […]

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Landscape Photography: 9 Quick Tips

Landscape Photography: 9 Quick Tips

Landscape photography is particularly challenging, as you have to leave everything up to nature. You have absolutely zero control over whatever goes on in front of your camera. However, you do have all the control over the camera. Photographer Spencer Cox from Photography Life shares nine landscape photography techniques to use in the field: 1. […]

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6 Decisions to Make for Great Photography

6 Decisions to Make for Great Photography

Planning is the key to success. And this statement holds equally true for photographers as well. If you fail to plan properly, chances that your images do not come out well are very high. Photographer Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens talks about six decisions that he makes every time that helps him take […]

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Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies

Photographing Dragonflies and Damselflies

Bright, colorful, alien-like dragonflies and damselflies are some of the most unusual creatures you or I are likely to come across. Moving at seemingly impossible speeds and always seeming to be on the go, these insects can be a challenge to even the most experienced photographer, but there are ways to increase your chances of getting the […]

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Landscape Photography: 3 Essential Camera Settings

Landscape Photography: 3 Essential Camera Settings

Before you start creating beautiful images, it’s essential that you’re comfortable using your camera. In this video, photographer Mark Denney discusses three simple tests you can perform at home to become more comfortable with the exposure triangle and start taking better landscape photos: 1. Shutter Speed Simply speaking, shooting with faster shutter speed exposes the […]

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Subject Placement Tips in Photography

Subject Placement Tips in Photography

This should be one of the most obvious things in an image yet many people have absolutely no idea as to where it should go. Most people take their subject and place it slap bang in the middle thinking that is the right place to go. How wrong can you get? This article will help […]

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Vintage Beauty Photography Tutorial

Vintage Beauty Photography Tutorial

Do you know what it takes to create a vintage fashion photo? Fashion photographer Lindsay Adler chooses one of her beauty photos and deconstructs it so we can see not only the gear it takes but also the inspiration and thought process behind it: High-end studio photography doesn’t have to involve a lot of gear. It’s […]

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Computational Photography and Smartphone Cameras

Computational Photography and Smartphone Cameras

What on earth is computational photography? The simple answer is that it is being developed to try and ensure that smartphone cameras can achieve what their big brothers can–and perhaps even more. As has often been mentioned, the major restriction for smartphone cameras is the lack of space. If they are really to be ‘the […]

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Landscape Photography: 5 Tips to Improve

Landscape Photography: 5 Tips to Improve

As photographers, we tend to consume lots of articles and video resources to improve our work. Most of them are redundant, but when working professionals share their learning, it’s a completely different story. Their experience and learning tend to be more practical and impactful. Landscape photographer Mark Denney shares five photo tips that made the […]

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