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The Fastest Way to Dodge and Burn Your Photos

The Fastest Way to Dodge and Burn Your Photos

In the days of film photography, dodging and burning was often a time-consuming task. And even in these digital days, dodging and burning can take up a lot of time. But lucky for us, Photoshop master Aaron Nace has figured out the simplest, fastest way to achieve the dodge and burn effect: Dodging and burning […]

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Take in the Breathtaking Colors of Istria

Take in the Breathtaking Colors of Istria

Istria is a region in Croatia that’s often called modern Tuscany. The area’s fantastic scenery, good food, and clean sea are sure to lure you in. If you grab your camera and take a walk around the cobbled streets, you’ll fall in love with Istria. Look what we found in this paradise for photographers: Pack […]

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Amateur Photographer Captures NASA-like Space Images

Amateur Photographer Captures NASA-like Space Images

Amateur photographer Alan Friedman combines his passions for astronomy and photography by capturing photos of the sun, moon, and other celestial bodies from his own backyard. At a TEDx event, Friedman explained how, with relatively simple equipment, he gets stunning photographic results that you might expect to see from NASA satellites or sophisticated observatories: Friedman considers […]

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Landscape Photographer Interview: Mark Broughton

Landscape Photographer Interview: Mark Broughton

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Broughton, an incredibly talented landscape photographer based in Wirral, United Kingdom.  He is well known for his ability to capture dramatic lighting along with beautiful scenery. His photos often receive pages and pages of comments on the photography network. How would you describe your photographic style? Currently, I […]

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A Simple Lighting Setup for Kitchen Portraits

A Simple Lighting Setup for Kitchen Portraits

To say lighting is an important ingredient of photography is an understatement. Lighting is everything in photography. It brings all the other elements together like the magic ingredient in Mom’s favorite recipe. In this quick video, photographer Gina Silva and her crew demonstrate how a simple lighting setup can produce stunning photos in one of […]

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6 Easy Ways to Get More Creative Photos

6 Easy Ways to Get More Creative Photos

If you feel like your photos are lacking something or you’re stuck in a rut creatively, you can shake up your photography by trying a new approach. SLR Lounge helps us out with six ideas to push you and challenge your style. Trying one or all of these can help inspire your next shoot: 1. Shutter […]

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Ideas to Modify Natural Light for Portrait Photography

Ideas to Modify Natural Light for Portrait Photography

Every photographer loves that soft white light that pours in through a single window. Its diffuse glow seems to make anything in its path magically photogenic. Whether it’s the slits of light through a pair of barely open shutters or that golden luminescence that fills the airplane cabin at 30,000 ft., naturally diffused light is […]

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7 Essential Tools in Topaz Adjust You Need to Know and Use

7 Essential Tools in Topaz Adjust You Need to Know and Use

Topaz Adjust is a post-processing program that helps you quickly add attention-grabbing drama and detail to your images. It’s known for its one-click functions, but many users are unaware of some of its more nuanced features. In this video, Nichole Paschal shows us the software’s most important tools for getting the best results: If you don’t […]

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Why and How to Use Grids in Your Photography

Why and How to Use Grids in Your Photography

Want to add a dramatic mood to your photos using one simple light modifier? There are an almost unlimited number of ways to use external lights on a set and Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens gets close to using them all in this neo noir photoshoot. From a car’s headlights to fabricated street lights, […]

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A Storm Chaser’s Breathtaking Timelapse of Severe Weather in North America

A Storm Chaser’s Breathtaking Timelapse of Severe Weather in North America

For some photographers bad weather isn’t such a bad thing. It’s just another opportunity to make mesmerizing photos. One look at this breathtaking timelapse footage, and you’ll be hard-pressed not to assume that the photographer is a pro and has been shooting for years. As a matter of fact, photographer Jeff Boyce has a day […]

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