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Tips for Using a Polarizing Filter

Tips for Using a Polarizing Filter

If you think investing in a polarizing filter is a bad idea, photographer Steve Perry wants to prove you wrong. Perry explains the fundamental reasons why, as a nature photographer, you absolutely need to have one of these filters in your bag at all times. Even though you might be tempted to Photoshop your way […]

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How to Turn a Bad Photo into a Great Photo

How to Turn a Bad Photo into a Great Photo

Glyn Dewis has an innovative tutorial for your underexposed, throwaway images. Especially on days where you can’t get out to shoot, retouching some of those photos you never thought to use can be a great way to expand your portfolio and skillset: Lightroom Workflow Dewis starts his endeavor in Lightroom in order to fix the […]

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How to Shoot a Bathroom Beauty Photograph

How to Shoot a Bathroom Beauty Photograph

Like any other form of photography, when shooting indoor portraits you have to remember that light changes outside will also affect the contrast and balance on the inside. While it can be easy to get caught up in what gear you need to capture the shot, there are plenty of other elements to keep in mind. […]

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Simple Infrared Photography Tips Anyone Can Do

Simple Infrared Photography Tips Anyone Can Do

Want to add a little punch to your photos? Try shooting in infrared to get oversaturated, dream-like images that really draw the viewer in. Check out this video of Danish photographer Esben Zollner Olesen, an IR photography god who specializes in infrared sports photography portraits: There are two options when it comes to shooting infrared. You […]

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How to Shoot the Perfect Picture

How to Shoot the Perfect Picture

An image does not just appear in front of your lens and you press the shutter button and there it is. Neither is it luck or pure chance. The perfect image starts long before you press the shutter. It starts when you are far away from the scene you are about to photograph. How to […]

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How to do Holopainting

How to do Holopainting

We’ve all heard of hyperlapses, stop-motion, and light painting. But what is holopainting? It’s a newly invented technique that combines hyperlapse, stop-motion, and light painting with an extensive post-processing routine to create images that look like holographic paintings. Here’s how it’s done: Thomas Pöcksteiner’s and Peter Jablonowski‘s university graduation project involved 24 Raspberry Pi computers and […]

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How to Create a Sunset Lighting Effect While Taking Photos Indoors

How to Create a Sunset Lighting Effect While Taking Photos Indoors

Indoor-sunset themed photo shoots are among the easiest and hottest trends you can experiment with to create cool, sexy and flattering photos to add to your portfolio. All you’re going to need in order to achieve this look are a back light, which should consist of a single bare bulb in a strobe, and a […]

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Aperture Settings in Photography

Aperture Settings in Photography

Most tips relating to exposure advocate the use of the aperture priority mode, and with good reason. The aperture priority mode allows you to control the shutter speed through the aperture settings, which are responsible for crucial picture dynamics that include depth of field, motion blur and freezing action. Understanding how the aperture and aperture […]

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9 Essential Composition Rules for New Photographers

9 Essential Composition Rules for New Photographers

Rules are meant to be broken, and that definitely applies to photography. It’s all about being yourself and showing your own personal style through imagery. But, you have to know the rules first before you can break them. And, in the case of composition, there are some rules that should be followed—at least sometimes. Here, COOPH […]

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18 Serene Morning Views from a Tent

18 Serene Morning Views from a Tent

Whenever we see great nature photographs, we are taken aback by the beauty of Mother Earth. But we also know the photo was taken at a certain time of day to capture the best light under the best conditions, then most likely edited to really make it pop. What’s behind each final image is what […]

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