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DIY Home Photography Studio Tips & Tricks

DIY Home Photography Studio Tips & Tricks

What do Sugru, a picture frame, desk lamps, parchment paper, and colored notebook dividers all have in common? According to our friends at the Cooperative of Photography (COOPH), they can all be magically transformed into light modifiers for DIY home studio shots. Take a look: COOPH delights in showing its viewers that you don’t have to […]

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How to Photograph a Silhouette in Front of a Giant Moon

How to Photograph a Silhouette in Front of a Giant Moon

Swiss photographer, Philipp Schmidli, got it into his mind that he wanted to photograph the full moon with a subject walking in front of it so to give the moon scale. He began scouting locations from the comfort of his office using Google Earth and was eventually able to settle on the perfect location after […]

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How to Make Sure Your Studio Photography Background is Pure White

How to Make Sure Your Studio Photography Background is Pure White

Pure white backgrounds are essential to most portrait, food, and product photography. You’d think setting up a pure white background is as easy as setting up a white screen or cloth behind the subject. That’s until you review your shots. Your white background all of sudden doesn’t look that white at all. Gavin Hoey has […]

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How a Professional Photographer Packs & Organizes His Gear for Any Situation

How a Professional Photographer Packs & Organizes His Gear for Any Situation

Have you ever seen a photographer in the airport and wondered, “What equipment does he have with him, and how much did he bring?” Traveling to a shoot can be tricky because you can only bring a limited amount of gear. So when that limit is put on you, how much do you bring, what […]

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Victor Hasselblad Interview

Victor Hasselblad Interview

Around the world, photographers have familiarized themselves with the name Hasselblad. The Swedish company best known for producing medium format cameras has been synonymous with top of the line quality since its founding in the 1940s. Utilized by World War II aerial technicians, the first men in space, and countless artists of all backgrounds, the […]

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Lifestyle and Culture Photography Techniques

Lifestyle and Culture Photography Techniques

Photography is not just about capturing moments; it’s about telling stories. Lifestyle and culture photography dives deep into the soul of a place, community, or individual, capturing the essence of their daily lives and rituals. It’s a balance of technical prowess and artistic intuition. For those eager to venture into this rich tapestry of visual […]

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Tips for Capturing Better Landscape Photos

Tips for Capturing Better Landscape Photos

Regardless if you’re new to photography or a seasoned pro, for many of us, our first love is landscape photography. There’s just something so magical about a perfectly crafted landscape photo that can’t help but command a person’s attention. On the other side of the lens, photographing nature not only provides us with endless opportunities for amazing […]

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How to Create Rainy Window Portraits in a Studio

How to Create Rainy Window Portraits in a Studio

With a makeshift studio and a camera in hand, it’a possible to create nearly anything. In this tutorial, Gavin Hoey brings the stormy weather indoors with a step by step guide to creating the illusion of rain drops clinging to a glass window: As always, the most crucial aspect to create a convincing scene is the correct […]

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3 Quick Instagram Photography Styling Tips

3 Quick Instagram Photography Styling Tips

Working with static subjects can be surprisingly difficult. For photographers accustomed to working with live models, styling details by hand can be a challenging hurdle to overcome. Luckily, there are a few guidelines beginners can employ to refine any still life. Content creation studio Mango Street Lab produced the following tutorial as a styling blueprint for any photographer […]

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Objects and Lighting: Product Photography Techniques

Objects and Lighting: Product Photography Techniques

There isn’t anything you can photograph that doesn’t have a sphere, cube, or cylinder in it. Jay Morgan created this video to showcase the details you must take into account when lighting and arranging multiple objects. When placing your light, you want to take into account the height and size of each object you intend […]

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