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Photography Tips for the Common Man

Photography Tips for the Common Man

People who are not professional photographers have different ideas about their photography gifts and abilities. Many are of the opinion that it’s easy to be a photographer, but, on the other side of the coin, there are those who have taken really bad photos and consider themselves bad photographers. The real truth is that just […]

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Food Photography Techniques & Perspectives

Food Photography Techniques & Perspectives

Food photography is a passion for Andrew Scrivani because he’s passionate about food. The photographer and director grew up with food as a way of connecting with his family, from cooking together to eating together, and the childhood memories play a part in his work today. His goal is to connect people to their feelings, to bring back […]

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Analog Asia: One Man’s Return to 35mm Film

Analog Asia: One Man’s Return to 35mm Film

Just hours before having to catch his flight to Indonesia, Canadian travel photographer Zac Turgeon decided to take his 35mm film camera along with him. Little did he know that combining his film photography with video would land him a staff pick award on Vimeo: These days the idea of traveling with a film camera […]

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How to Add Highlights to Your Portraits

How to Add Highlights to Your Portraits

In the past, we’ve talked extensively about portrait photography and what you can do to improve your photos. Now, it’s time again for a couple of simple tips from Mark Wallace, who explains a simple way you can add some punch to your portraits: I’m a big fan of simple solutions that bring a huge […]

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Easy Photography Hack: Read the Light With a Marble

Easy Photography Hack: Read the Light With a Marble

Light is the essence of photography. And being able to capture the light to our benefit is what sets a great photographer apart from the rest. But sometimes finding the precise direction of light can be a little tricky. Professional photographer Frank Donnino shows us how to use a marble to pinpoint the light source: […]

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Dinosaurs Make Your Travel Photos Instantly Better

Dinosaurs Make Your Travel Photos Instantly Better

Next time you’re headed out on vacation, don’t forget to pack the most important thing. No not your camera, the other important thing—your dinosaurs! You read that right. Here’s what Jorge Saenz captured with his toy dinosaurs while he traveled: That does give me some ideas to experiment with. Now, where are my daughter’s stuffed toys?

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How to Use the ‘Blend If’ Tools in Photoshop

How to Use the ‘Blend If’ Tools in Photoshop

Many handy Photoshop tools are either overlooked, misunderstood, or simply unknown, often because they lie tucked away as part of a larger palette or dialog box. The ‘Blend If’ slider is just one of those tools—incredibly easy to use and particularly helpful if you have dodge and burn as part of your workflow. Whether you’re […]

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Amazing Use of White Balance in Arctic Wildlife Photography

Amazing Use of White Balance in Arctic Wildlife Photography

No one documents the beauty of the Arctic quite like French wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. Packing his gigantic telephoto lens and tripod through deep snowdrifts and glaciers that seem to stretch on forever in every direction, Munier captures stunning photographs of everything from Arctic predators like foxes, and wolves, and bears to the smallest of birds and rodents, such as […]

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How to Capture Dramatic Hard Light Portraits with One Flash

How to Capture Dramatic Hard Light Portraits with One Flash

For a lot of photographers, hard light isn’t the first choice when it comes to making portrait photos. There’s a lot of negativity around hard light, making photographers think long and hard before planning a shoot with this light.However, hard light isn’t always a bad thing. When you use it in a clever way, hard light can produce […]

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10 Minutes in West Bank with a Film Camera

10 Minutes in West Bank with a Film Camera

Photographer Chris Hughes had originally planned to usher in the New Year in Paris. But at the last minute, Hughes changed his mind and his plans, and instead boarded a plane that was to take him farther into Europe and beyond. He eventually ended up traveling to 13 countries in 24 days after what started off […]

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