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What Does it Take to Be a Celebrity Photographer?

What Does it Take to Be a Celebrity Photographer?

There’s no denying that being a full time photographer can sometimes seem like a labor of love. Fortunately for Richard McLaren, his passion for photography has been overflowing since he first got his start at the young age of 16. In the artist profile below, viewers are welcomed into McClaren’s studio, life, and mind as […]

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How to Use a Sound Trigger to Photograph Kids

How to Use a Sound Trigger to Photograph Kids

Photographers know that the two hardest living things to capture good pictures of are children and animals. Because they’re constantly active and moving, it can be quite a challenge to keep young children stationary long enough to focus your lens and snap a picture before they’re off and running toward the next shiny object they […]

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Lighting NHL Jerseys for a Commercial Photo Shoot

Lighting NHL Jerseys for a Commercial Photo Shoot

Photographing NHL jerseys may sound like a dream gig to some. But when photographer Eric Levin was contacted to do a shoot for Reebok, he learned that this kind of shoot is both highly technical and nerve wrecking. In the following behind the scenes video, you are invited to join Levin as he walks through […]

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How to Do Skin Retouching in Photoshop

How to Do Skin Retouching in Photoshop

One of the most highly requested and simple photo touch ups requested is for blemish removal on the skin. Whether this is acne, freckles, or just random spots on a person’s skin, there is a powerful and simple tool that removes imperfections, blending them into the skin perfectly, in a jiffy. This tool is called […]

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Tips For Photographing Portraits Outside the Studio On Location

Tips For Photographing Portraits Outside the Studio On Location

Shooting on location can be exciting and fresh, but it can also be a tremendous challenge. Not that studio work is any less tedious, but there is always a heightened element of the unknown when working on location. You have to be prepared to roll with the punches and adapt and improvise in order to […]

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11 Landscapes of Surreal Places Around the World

11 Landscapes of Surreal Places Around the World

This week we made a list of some of the most beautiful places on planet. Landscape photos have the ability to inspire wonder at the world around us. Take a look at these breathtaking sights: To see things thousands of miles away, things hidden behind walls and within rooms, things dangerous to come to, to […]

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Wacky Behind-the-Scenes Portrait Session with Author Rebecca Donovan

Wacky Behind-the-Scenes Portrait Session with Author Rebecca Donovan

There are times, as a portrait photographer, when you have to be flexible in your planning and be willing to stray from the shots you initially thought you would be taking. As Eric Levin outlines in the video clip below, sometimes your subjects may surprise you. In order to catch their true personalities, you might […]

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How to Pose Portraits eBook

How to Pose Portraits eBook

A bad pose can ruin a Portrait. A great pose can turn it into something special. As a portrait photographer (at any skill level) it’s your job to make sure your subjects are positioned perfectly so their beauty can shine and be captured forever. This eBook shares techniques the author has used on royalty, rockstars & supermodels. Found […]

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Creativity As a Way of Life for Photographers

Creativity As a Way of Life for Photographers

Creative portrait photographer Benjamin Von Wong knows how lucky he is to be doing what he loves every day. With a vision, a creative mind and soul, and a lot of determination, he turned his photography hobby into a life, and a pretty cool life at that. SmugMug went on location in Florida to document […]

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5 Ways to Improve Your Photography

5 Ways to Improve Your Photography

As an amateur photographer, you’re more than likely feeling a little impatient with the learning process. No doubt, you just want to be creating awesome, mind-blowing images this minute. Forget about weeks, months, or even years from now. Well, apparently Kai & his team understand this, so they’ve come up with some tips for improved […]

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