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Travel Photography: What Should You Pack?

Travel Photography: What Should You Pack?

How do you choose which camera gear to bring with you when you travel? Photographer David Hobby packed light on his vacation to Hong Kong.  Here he discusses exactly what he carries in his traveling camera pack: Tips for Traveling Photographers Pack Light. Hobby suggests only taking the most necessary items for taking photos while […]

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The Ultimate Quick Guide to Levels and Curves in Photoshop

The Ultimate Quick Guide to Levels and Curves in Photoshop

Ever wonder what the difference was between adjusting the levels and adjusting the curves? Or wonder which one you should use? Or simply default to using the levels adjustment because the interface for curves seemed a bit daunting? If any of these are true for you, then take a look at the video below where […]

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How to Shoot a Quick and Easy Portrait in an Hour

How to Shoot a Quick and Easy Portrait in an Hour

For Jay P. Morgan, a portrait shoot normally takes four hours, several lights, and at least two reflectors. Today, he’s aiming for one hour, one light, and one reflector—a quick and breezy outdoor shoot to give a real estate agent a new professional headshot: Though he winds up taking an hour and a half (and bringing […]

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Halloween Photography Techniques

Halloween Photography Techniques

In the spirit of Halloween, Joe McNally creates an eerie photo shoot in the middle of the forest with two spooked kids and a couple of funky tree-people: The idea came from McNally’s appreciation of pop culture—specifically, the final scene of To Kill a Mockingbird: “I always remember the final scene of To Kill a Mockingbird, when Jem and Scout are coming home […]

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11 Spiral Staircases from Around the World

11 Spiral Staircases from Around the World

Spirals occur everywhere around us and can be a great way to add interest to photographic composition. These 11 photos show interesting examples of spiral staircases from all around the world. Enjoy the view! How have you used spirals to add that extra touch to your photos? Give us examples—in words or photos—in the comment […]

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A Medieval Maternity Shoot Brings Magic to Motherhood

A Medieval Maternity Shoot Brings Magic to Motherhood

The “Stone Soup” fable is one of sneaky cooperation. A group of hungry travellers arrive at a village with an empty pot; the stingy villagers refuse to share their food, so the travellers fill their pot with boiling water, drop in a few stones and tell curious passersby that they’re making a delicious stone soup. It just […]

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Macro Photography Workshop

Macro Photography Workshop

Nadav Bagim is an Israeli photographer who loves doing macro photography; he’s in love with the world of bugs, insects, and all sorts of other life forms that creep and crawl just inches from the ground. Though the passion for these creepy crawlies was there right from his childhood, love for macro photography happened only […]

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Mastering Composition – A Photographer’s Guide to Seeing

Mastering Composition – A Photographer’s Guide to Seeing

After the camera, the photographer’s most important tool is the eye. We all want to create powerful, dramatic, and impactful images. But we can’t get there without an understanding of the fundamentals of composition. Mastering Composition: A Photographer’s Guide to Seeing delves deep into what makes great compositions – written for photographers of all levels who want […]

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How to Create a Little Planet Panorama in Photoshop

How to Create a Little Planet Panorama in Photoshop

You may have seen the “little planet” pictures that have been circulating the internet in recent years. If you’ve ever wondered exactly how they’re created, then it’s AdoramaTV to the rescue today. In this video, Gavin Hoey shows us in great detail how to take the pictures you need and mold them together in Photoshop […]

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Evolution of the Canon Digital Rebel Camera

Evolution of the Canon Digital Rebel Camera

DSLR cameras have come a really long way. If you compare digital SLRs made from the early part of this century with the ones that are shipping out of factories now, there are light years of difference. There are bound to be a few eyebrows raised when making a comparison video between two cameras from […]

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