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There is something about colorful windows that catches your eye while walking down the street. They tell us so much about the culture and about the people of the city. Check out what we found in a variety of sizes, materials, designs, and colors! If this got you interested, check out our window and door […]
Moonrise, Hernandez. Monolith, the Face of Half Dome. Clearing Winter Storm. You know the photographs, and you know the man behind the camera: Ansel Adams, one of history’s greatest landscape photographers—but did you also know that Adams was an exceptional concert pianist, or that he thinks of photography like music? Did you know that he […]
Multi light setups are difficult to work with. Often the best approach is to start with a single light—a key light—and then build the arrangement of the remaining lights around it. In this video, photographer Gavin Hoey shows us exactly how it is done: Key Light Hoey starts with the key light, a large Flashpoint Rovelight […]
Humans have been creating portraits of one another since the beginning of time, when rocks served as canvas and paints were made from charcoal and animal fat. Throughout history, portraits have been used to document appearances, but photography has drastically changed the medium, opening up new opportunities in expression and exploration. Watch this video to […]
This course covers everything from mastering the black and white workflow, getting the best results with your RAW files, adding drama to photos, correctly exposing highlights and recovering drama without too much of the “HDR look”, stylizing photos, bringing life to dull photos, shooting dramatic foggy photos, shooting straight into a sunset, selective clarity enhancements, […]
The night always offers photographers a grittier, moodier atmosphere in photos—not to mention as much light control as you can carry in flashes. But it’s not always possible to shoot at night, and when it is, the darkness can be a hinderance as much as a potential boon. This video shows you how to replicate the effects […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
