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Instagram Presets for Lightroom

Instagram Presets for Lightroom

Nowadays more and more of professional photographers and graphic artists are using the popular app Instagram in their work. The Instagram filters are now famous for their vintage character and perfect colours rendering. The one thing that might limit Instagram use for professionals is relatively low resolution and output quality issues of smartphones. And this is […]

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Fed Up Single Photographer Creates Family Portraits…With a Twist

Fed Up Single Photographer Creates Family Portraits…With a Twist

After constantly being asked why she wasn’t married yet, photographer and art director Suzanne Heintz took to photography to express her frustrations with being labeled a spinster in our modern times. Go along for a ride with Heintz as she parades around Paris taking photographs of herself with a family that’s not quite what you […]

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How to Photograph Splashing Liquids

How to Photograph Splashing Liquids

Photographing a splash of water can be tricky business. You have to make sure you use just the right amount of light to be able to freeze the water splash without overexposing the background or other elements of the image. Fortunately, Gavin Hoey has taken the time to create the following tutorial which gives viewers […]

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How to Safely Clean a DSLR Sensor

How to Safely Clean a DSLR Sensor

If you’ve been too afraid of cleaning the sensor on your DSLR by yourself, fear no longer. The handy little gel stick featured in the video below will have you cleaning your gear like the pros do in just a matter of minutes. Watch the clip for a full review and instructions on how to […]

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Giving the Gift of Photography to Isolated Reindeer Herders in Russia

Giving the Gift of Photography to Isolated Reindeer Herders in Russia

Hailing from Moldova, a small Soviet republic marked by rampant poverty, human trafficking, and alcoholism, photographer Sasha Leahovenco brings an innate sense of compassion to his work and seeks to use his skill and means to better the lives of those around him—and even those who are worlds away. The following video documents Leahovenco’s recent trip through […]

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Photographing Celebrities With a Giant Polaroid

Photographing Celebrities With a Giant Polaroid

When Chuck Close decided to do a series of portraits involving 20 well-known celebrities, he wanted to do something a bit different from a typical photo shoot. In the video below, you get a backstage pass to the unique shoot. Once you see Close’s approach, you may be a little surprised: Some of the celebrities […]

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50 Top Portraits of a Photographer’s Career

50 Top Portraits of a Photographer’s Career

It’s not often a master photographer sits down and talks about his journey becoming a photographer and shares a wealth of information with whomever is interested in learning, but that is just what Gregory Heisler has done in the informative two-hour video that you can watch here: “They had just come back from some remote […]

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The Unique Beauty of Joshua Tree Captured Through Timelapse Photography

The Unique Beauty of Joshua Tree Captured Through Timelapse Photography

The Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) is an iconic species–found only in the southwestern United States–which embodies the beauty of the desert. Sung Jin Ahn‘s award-winning timelapse video pays tribute to the trees, depicting their splendor in a variety of desert scenes: After reading that the Joshua tree may be endangered by climate change, and that […]

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Underwater Photography: Everything You Need to Know

Underwater Photography: Everything You Need to Know

In this hour-long seminar, pro photographer Larry Cohen reviews many different types of cameras and light systems to use in underwater photography. He covers just about everything, from point and shoot types to extensive DSLR rigs, making sure there is something for everyone’s budget and needs. To back up his expertise, the seminar also offers […]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Photography

A Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Photography

Do you ever wonder how those amazing pictures of homes and their interiors are done? How did they make those small rooms look so spacious? And how can they make the home look so presentable, even with someone still living in it? It’s simply all about using the right angles to make the rooms and […]

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