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Enlisting Strangers on the Street to Photograph as Fashion Models

Enlisting Strangers on the Street to Photograph as Fashion Models

Organizing a fashion editorial from top to bottom usually entails quite a bit of planning ahead of time. Coordinating a team, venue and date sounds simple, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. There are also permits for shooting on location, lighting conditions, weather conditions to consider. Would a week of preparation be enough? […]

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101 Lightroom Presets Pack

101 Lightroom Presets Pack

Editing photos is a crucial part of the photography process, but that doesn’t mean you need to spend hours in front of a computer after each and every shoot. This versatile pack of Lightroom presets was designed to speed up your post-processing. Presets let you transform your images in as little as one click so […]

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How to Cleanly Remove the Bottom of a Bottle: Product Photography Trick

How to Cleanly Remove the Bottom of a Bottle: Product Photography Trick

Having the bottom of a bottle removed by a professional could cost anywhere from 50-60 dollars apiece. This is probably because the process involves some heavy machinery and an expert in glassware at the very least, but you might be surprised how easy it is to do it yourself: What You’ll Need: Empty Beer Bottle […]

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Waterfowl Photography Tips

Waterfowl Photography Tips

If first starting out capturing waterfowl, a telephoto lens and tripod are helpful. A telephoto lens with a focal length of close to 300mm or more is preferable. The higher the focal length, the further away you can station yourself when trying to silently capture photos. A further beneficial piece of gear is some kind […]

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The Northern Lights Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

The Northern Lights Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

We’ve all seen the northern lights (or at least pictures of them) dancing in the pre-dawn sky. The Internet is filled with images and videos of the phenomenon that happens due to charged particles interacting with our upper atmosphere. While we’re not much bothered by the exact ingredients of that heavenly concoction, we’re definitely excited to […]

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The 7 Key Components of a Great Landscape Photo

The 7 Key Components of a Great Landscape Photo

We all know a good landscape photo when we see one. But what it is that makes a great landscape photo so great? In this video, photographer Doug McKinlay explains the seven key components of the best landscape photos: 1. Great Depth of Field The easiest way to get a corner to corner sharp landscape […]

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Behind the Scenes with a Pro Surf Photographer

Behind the Scenes with a Pro Surf Photographer

World-renowned surfing photographer Jeff Flindt is regularly featured in many of the biggest surf magazines and works with some of the biggest surf companies around. He’s considered one of the best surf photographers out there, so it’s pretty amazing to get some tips from him and see his process. Watch this behind the scenes look […]

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8 Common Wedding Photography Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

8 Common Wedding Photography Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Photographers who don’t like to shoot weddings tend to give imaginative excuses for their non-affinity. They tend to avoid situations where something can go wrong. If you do it often enough Murphy’s going to get you. But you can avoid any of these pitfalls if you plan ahead. As wedding photographer Susan Stripling puts it in […]

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Lighting 101 Photography Workshop

Lighting 101 Photography Workshop

With flash, you can create any stylistic vision—you just need to know how to control the light. But where do you start? SLR Lounge’s new lighting workshop was designed to give you a solid foundation in flash photography from beginner to advanced. Found here: Lighting 101: Foundation and Light Shaping Join SLR Lounge on dozens […]

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5 Ways to Improve Your Headshot Photography

5 Ways to Improve Your Headshot Photography

Photographer Jana Williams takes us outdoors to shoot a headshot session using natural light and in the process shares some simple tips to improve our headshots: 1. Use a handheld light meter If you’re a natural light photographer, this is one investment that’s guaranteed to give you returns for a really long time. When using […]

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