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7 Tips for Better iPhone Photography

7 Tips for Better iPhone Photography

With the dawning of the iPhone, a whole new age of photography arrived: the iPhoneography era. Having a camera built into your phone makes it easy to take pictures on the fly. The sheer size of a DSLR makes it less portable and convenient than a phone, which most people have on them at all […]

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How to Use Remote Camera Triggers for Sports Photography

How to Use Remote Camera Triggers for Sports Photography

If you’ve ever done sports photography, you know that it can be difficult to get close enough to the action to get a really great shot. You don’t want to endanger the safety of the players, yourself, or your equipment. To get around some of these challenges, photographer Joe Brady has put together a tutorial […]

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Athlete Portrait Photography Techniques

Athlete Portrait Photography Techniques

When it comes to photographing athletes, the sport itself provides much of the excitement in the final image. But, what about when not taking action shots? In this behind the scenes photoshoot with Matt Barnes, we get a look at how he creates action, like natural snowfall, while he shoots some of Red Bull’s biggest […]

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Attaching a Camera to a Remote Control Car for Dangerous Shots

Attaching a Camera to a Remote Control Car for Dangerous Shots

When you’re serious about getting totally unique photos, sometimes you need to think outside of the box and try some techniques or equipment that no one else has thought of. Finding new uses for different technologies is a great place to start, just like photographer Steve Winter does in this video. By combining a camera with […]

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How To Photograph Pets

How To Photograph Pets

If you have ever tried to take a photograph of your pet you will have discovered that it is not as easy as you might have thought. Taking photographs of them while they are sleeping is not really a problem, but once they wake up and are running around causing mischief you will need lightening […]

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Lighting a Cross-Street Portrait

Lighting a Cross-Street Portrait

There’s a lot you can do with a fairly simple lighting setup. In this video, Joe McNally shows how he used a single flash and a bed sheet to light up a shop from across the street: The setting for McNally’s photo was an old sewing shop on a narrow street in Guanajuato, Mexico. To […]

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Commercial Motorcycle Photography Techniques

Commercial Motorcycle Photography Techniques

The American desert is one of the most iconic landscapes there is, and nothing complements that landscape better than lighting-fast motorcycles. In this video, commercial photographer Gregor Halenda guides us through a shoot for Rev’It! Motorsports, a motorcycle clothing company, in the beautiful deserts of Utah: Using stunning scenery such as the Bonneville Salt Flats, Goblin […]

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Using the Develop Module in Your Lightroom 5 Photography Workflow

Using the Develop Module in Your Lightroom 5 Photography Workflow

More and more photographers are turning to Adobe Lightroom 5 as their choice post-processing software. While Adobe Photoshop CS6 equips all manner of visual artists with tools for their various crafts, Lightroom is a streamlined processing software tailored to photographers who need advanced image editing and management capabilities without unnecessary clutter. However, without an effective […]

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Dynamic Wedding Photography eBook

Dynamic Wedding Photography eBook

Ranked as one of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World by American Photo Magazine, author David Beckstead brings to you his almost two decades of professional wedding photography experience. Known for his dynamic compositions and skill in using light in radical ways, his new eBook shows how you can become a stylistic and creative […]

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The Power of Photography to Relate

The Power of Photography to Relate

What if you shot all of your subjects at the same angle and with the same light? Would your photos be boring? What could they offer to the world? Portrait photographer Martin Schoeller uses a similar lighting pattern and camera angle for much of his work. His seemingly monotonous style proves to be engaging. Take […]

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