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Fascinating 8 Year Stop Motion Selfie Project

Fascinating 8 Year Stop Motion Selfie Project

These days everybody is bitten by the selfie bug. If you’re on the lookout for interesting ways to document your own changes over time, this video might just be the inspiration that you’ve been waiting for: This YouTuber, who goes by the pseudonym ‘Dumo’ was, inspired by another YouTuber, but that doesn’t make his video […]

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The Secrets of Timelapse Photography Unearthed

The Secrets of Timelapse Photography Unearthed

What do videos of flight patterns, a burning forest fire, the rebuilding after hurricane Katrina, a cross-country road trip, and the unfolding of a crocus have in common? Aside from being mesmerizingly surreal, they’ve all been subjects of timelapse photography. Timelapse photography has become super-popular these days and ever more creative as it becomes more […]

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How to Take Pictures of Things Shattering

How to Take Pictures of Things Shattering

The DigitalRev team’s unorthodox and often bizarre attempts at making images could well be termed as innovative. But they are in no way boring. This time the team decided to capture images of stuff shattering and/or blowing up, and they did it using some cheap camera gear. How cheap? Let’s find out: Just because humans […]

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This Finnish Nature Timelapse Reminds Us to Look for Beauty Wherever We Are

This Finnish Nature Timelapse Reminds Us to Look for Beauty Wherever We Are

Do you think your hometown is too boring to photograph? Have you ever hoped for something to “happen” just for the sake of getting a few interesting shots? In the video below, Leo Brinkman of Heinola, Finland proves that even the dullest of hometowns can be transformed into a works of art through the use […]

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The Diversity and Beauty of Sacramento Captured in a Timelapse

The Diversity and Beauty of Sacramento Captured in a Timelapse

With so many amazingly beautiful natural spaces and vibrant, unique cities in California, Sacramento often goes under the radar. But one photographer, a new Sacramento resident, saw the little city’s potential and captured it in a way that really applauds the city. Freelance destination multimedia specialist Justin Majeczky reveals the hidden beauty and vibe of Sacramento with this […]

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Tips for Taking Gorgeous Wedding Glamour Shots

Tips for Taking Gorgeous Wedding Glamour Shots

One of the most important tasks as a wedding photographer is capturing that gorgeous glamour shot of the bride. She has spent countless months preparing for this day and thousands of dollars on her dress, shoes, hair, and makeup; it is the photographer’s job to make sure she looks as beautiful as possible. Robert Harrington […]

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Light Painting Photography in an Abandoned Prison

Light Painting Photography in an Abandoned Prison

Almost anyone can be a photographer, but not everyone goes out of their way to capture powerful and moving images. For those who do, the journeys they find themselves on can lead to many out-of-the-way places. In the video below, photographer Mike Palmer takes his team up the banks of the Wanapetei River in Northeastern […]

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How to Make a DIY Intervalometer Out of a Calculator

How to Make a DIY Intervalometer Out of a Calculator

You know that old graphing calculator you bought for your upper-level math classes? The one collecting dust in your junk drawer? Well, JACP Media just came out with an interesting hack that turns a Texas Instruments TI-84 graphing calculator into an intervalometer that hooks up to your DSLR: Intervalometers—devices used in timelapse photography to release […]

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What is it Really Like to Be an Adventure Photographer?

What is it Really Like to Be an Adventure Photographer?

How do you live your life with no regrets? For adventure photographer Krystle Wright, the trick is to live and work her dream. Wright travels the world, camera always in hand, to experience life and capture each fleeting moment. To capture adventure, Wright says you have to be a part of it, and she absolutely emerges herself […]

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The Photographer’s Post-Production

The Photographer’s Post-Production

Gavin Gough is a professional travel and editorial photographer whose work has appeared in many top media outlets including the New York Times. He just released a new Lightroom education bundle designed to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to managing digital images using Adobe Lightroom, from importing to data management, processing and exporting. Everything needed for efficient […]

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