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Use Color to Bring Emotion to Your Photography

Use Color to Bring Emotion to Your Photography

Have you ever seen one of those pictures of a small child starving in Africa and have something tug at your heart? Have you ever seen a cover on a magazine and picked it up just because of that photo? Have you ever bought a product because of a picture of someone else using the […]

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Tips and Tricks for Working with Children in the Photo Studio

Tips and Tricks for Working with Children in the Photo Studio

Taking portraits of children in the studio isn’t always a walk in the park. In fact, it can be one of the most challenging types of studio photography around. Photographer Jamie Hayes shares some of his tips and tricks for lighting and posing that can make things run smoothly when taking portraits of children: Even […]

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10 Dog Photography Hacks

10 Dog Photography Hacks

This video will melt your heart. Having a dog in the household and being a photographer invariably means thousands of cute dog photos. But unfortunately, not all of those photos turn out quite the way we want them to. These simple hacks from Phil Harris will take your pet photography skills to the next level: […]

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Sharpening in Photo Editing: Just the Right Amount

Sharpening in Photo Editing: Just the Right Amount

Sharpening during post-processing basically cranks up the contrast and in the process produces a sharper image. But when you overdo the sharpening, your subject will start to look noisy as image artifacts creep in. Tony Northrup has some pointers to keep you from going too far with image sharpening: The sharpening effect is strongest where […]

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How to Remove Fence Lines from Zoo Photos

How to Remove Fence Lines from Zoo Photos

Zoos and wildlife-oriented parks provide perfect opportunities to photograph exotic and often dangerous wildlife without traveling halfway across the world to stalk them in their natural habitats. However, thick security fences often make it difficult to create truly excellent shots. In the following video, photographer Glyn Dewis provides a detailed walk-through of a useful Photoshop technique that will […]

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Engagement Photography Tips

Engagement Photography Tips

Every couple is unique. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always translate to them being skilled at naturally interacting between themselves and relaxed posing during the engagement session. If you regularly shoot engagement sessions you likely look forward to sessions with attractive couples that pose so naturally you wonder if they work as models in their spare time. […]

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Rim Light Photography Tutorial

Rim Light Photography Tutorial

Understanding rim lighting is one of the greatest steps a photographer can make toward mastering the studio. However, getting it right can be an arduous process of trial and error. Andrew Boey of Beyond Photography Academy chimes in with his own personal strategies in hopes of simplifying the process once and for all: The purpose of […]

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The 10 Most Common Portrait Retouching Mistakes

The 10 Most Common Portrait Retouching Mistakes

Portrait retouching is serious stuff. A lot of the times amateur retouching mistakes can completely destroy an otherwise good image. Simple things like choosing the right tools, deciding on which effects to apply and how much, can make all the difference between a great portrait image and one that is a train wreck. Nino Batista […]

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Super Photo Editing Skills

Super Photo Editing Skills

Today we are focused on photo editing. We were able to negotiate a discount on the popular training bundle, Super Photo Editing Skills, for anyone working on photo editing. It is incredibly comprehensive with in-depth video tutorials, helpful eBooks and professional presets that can help you start post-processing right away with your own photos. We were […]

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Fighting Through Self-Doubt as an Artist

Fighting Through Self-Doubt as an Artist

Do you ever suffer from creative self-doubt? You’re not alone! Most of us feel our work is inadequate at some point or other, or that we can never be good enough no matter how hard we try. In this enlightening short video, Simon Cade explains his own thoughts and feelings on all the reasons why […]

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