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There’s always been a race between Photoshop and Lightroom when it comes to fine-tuning pictures. Just when I settle down for one of the programs and start using it regularly, I see something that makes me turn back to the other: Today’s “switch back to Photoshop” reason: restoring shadows and highlights in a JPEG image. […]
Are you in the market for a new camera but not quite sure what to buy? Fashion photographer Lindsay Adler explains the difference between the many types of cameras and what they’re used for, and gives advice on how to spend money on the right camera for you: Before you set out to buy a new […]
If there’s one thing everyone – photographer or not – should know about wild animals, it’s “keep your distance”. This rule goes double when the animal is eating, and triple when their young are nearby. These are the most vulnerable times for an animal, and they will fiercely defend themselves and their food/babies from any […]
If you’ve spent time shooting people or products inside a studio then, chances are, you’ve shot a white background before. In this video, photographer Mark Wallace discusses a common pitfall of shooting subjects against a white background — lighting the background insufficiently so it appears gray instead of white. He offers a couple of solutions, […]
You’ve likely seen Dorothea Lange’s most well-known portrait, “The Migrant Mother.” It has become a visual symbol of America’s Great Depression and the plight of farmers-turned-migrant workers fleeing the devastating drought conditions—known as the Dust Bowl—in the country’s Great Plains region. It’s a photograph that almost never came to be. Lange was driving alone in rural […]
Cats and the Internet go together like… well, LOLcats and cheezburgers. We of the online era love pictures of our feline friends (often accompanied by a charmingly misspelled caption). But is it really possible that someone has finally found the “Cutest Kitten in the World”? Apparently so, and that man is Ben Torode. Based in […]
For many of us, Hawaii is our idea of paradise. For award winning photographer Aaron Feinberg, it is his canvas. In this video, shot over three days, we follow Aaron as he captures the stunning natural beauty of the island Kauai. Aaron has gone from starting to sell his work to having three galleries in […]
Thinking of sharing your passion for photography with a blog? With so many millions of pictures being shared and uploaded online, it’s tough to stand out from the crowd. This infographic will help get your photography noticed: Follow the steps presented in this guide—choose a niche, create a unique blog name, pick a platform and […]
Roger Brooks teaches us the fine points of interior photography in this comprehensive and informative walk-through. An experienced architectural photographer on the Vancouver scene, he shows us his approach to the capturing of the inside of a home, with techniques valuable not only to real-estate and commercial photography, but applicable in photographing any static scene: […]
There are many creative uses for masking software, however they may not be evident at first. Read on for a list of ideas to try on what you can achieve using the new Version 5 of Topaz ReMask. Masks in photo editing software are a way of protecting specific areas of your image, just as you […]
