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Incredible Footage of the First Dog to Ever Fly on a Wingsuit

Incredible Footage of the First Dog to Ever Fly on a Wingsuit

Dean Potter should rightfully win at YouTube: he’s combined the adorableness of yapping dogs wearing costumes with the visceral terror of wingsuit BASE videos. The result? Contemplations on dying alone, petrifying leaps of faith, and the unspoken bond between man & dog: “The joy we have is just off the chart. We love it up there. Will this […]

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15 Famous Landmarks Photographed from Completely Different Perspectives

15 Famous Landmarks Photographed from Completely Different Perspectives

When it comes to photography, perspective makes a world of difference in the stories that pictures tell. Below, in the images of famous landmarks from around the world, you can see how it’s possible to create an entirely different photograph simply by changing perspective: A good photographer will always consider different perspectives when setting up […]

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How to Improve Your Portraits by Using Butterfly Lighting

How to Improve Your Portraits by Using Butterfly Lighting

Have you ever wondered how fashion photographers manage to capture such beautiful light on models’ faces? Butterfly lighting is a technique that you can use to achieve professional results in your portraiture. In this video Mark Wallace explains how it’s done: What is butterfly lighting? There aren’t actually any butterflies involved; the name refers to […]

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Helpful Tips for Buying a Secondhand Lens

Helpful Tips for Buying a Secondhand Lens

Purchasing a used lens, whether from an online auction, an individual, or in a brick and mortar store, can be a nerve-wracking experience. There are a number of things that can affect the quality and usability of a lens, and if you are not savvy as to what to look out for, you may end […]

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How to Photograph Various Skin Tones

How to Photograph Various Skin Tones

Getting the right photo exposure can be a bit tricky at times. Expose for the highlights and lose the dark areas, expose for the dark areas and blow out the highlights… it’s a never ending battle. Today’s photo tip answers a question about how to get the best photo exposure for different skin tones. I […]

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How a Photographer Modified an Old School Polaroid Camera for Instant Fuji Film

How a Photographer Modified an Old School Polaroid Camera for Instant Fuji Film

What happens when you take a 1960s model Polaroid camera–which you can no longer get film for–and modify it so that it shoots modern film and allows you to attach a PocketWizard to it for using strobes? You can actually get some really fun results that are throwbacks to the film days of the past. […]

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A Rare Peek Into the Underground Safe Haven for Rare Historic Photos

A Rare Peek Into the Underground Safe Haven for Rare Historic Photos

Where do old photographs go when they are left behind in the wake of a digital age? As many may become lost forever, there are people working fervently behind the scenes (or in one case, beneath ground level) to help alter the fate of these images. In the depths of an old limestone mine in […]

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Understanding Crop Factor: Are You Being Scammed By Camera Manufacturers?

Understanding Crop Factor: Are You Being Scammed By Camera Manufacturers?

Perhaps you have heard the term “crop factor” before, but you’re not sure what it really means. If that’s the case, you’re probably also unaware of what an important part it plays in making the most of your digital camera. The camera settings we still use–ISO, aperture, and f-stop–were designed for film and do not take into […]

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Storytelling Potential with Light Field Camera Technology

Storytelling Potential with Light Field Camera Technology

It’s portrait time, and you’d better get the focus spot-on, because if you goof that up, your image is very likely ruined unless you can put a justifiable artsy spin on the image in post. But what if we told you that there’s a camera out there that would allow you to actually change focal […]

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Photographer’s Guide to Intimate Photo Sessions

Photographer’s Guide to Intimate Photo Sessions

Most photo shoots involve a whole lot of trial and error. However, the majority of educational resources available for photographers omit the details. A new photography eBook aims to take aspiring boudoir photographers through the entire process of a shoot. Found here: Successful Photo Shoots In this digital resource, photographer Ed Verosky aims to leave […]

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