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Bond Trader Turned Top Street Portrait Photographer

Bond Trader Turned Top Street Portrait Photographer

We often talk about portrait techniques in terms of the technical: how to achieve a masterfully-crafted composition of someone’s facial features. But when it comes down to it, a great portrait is not about posing, or lighting, or meticulous post-processing; it’s about the person, and what we understand about them through the image. In his […]

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Dressing a Model with Light Using Long Exposure Photography Techniques

Dressing a Model with Light Using Long Exposure Photography Techniques

The photographer wanted to put a twist on a traditional high-fashion commercial shoot. The concept was to create a fresh, clean look for advertisements. Creating a Dress With Light Painting Use A Good Light Source – the photographer uses electroluminescent wire to “paint” a dress in the open space. The thin, illuminated wire moves in […]

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Flash-Free Portrait Photography Guide

Flash-Free Portrait Photography Guide

Learning to shoot portraits proficiently and efficiently with natural light involves knowledge, skills, gear and techniques that all developing portrait photographers should acquire. Skilled use of natural light can often far exceed the results captured with the aid of flashes or strobes. But it is most important to understand all the possibilities of natural light […]

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A Day at Work With an Extreme Sports Photographer

A Day at Work With an Extreme Sports Photographer

Few pro athletes make the transition to pro photographer with the skill and success of F-Stop pro photographer Scott Markewitz. The former professional skier’s photos have appeared on over 400 magazine covers from Men’s Journal to Powder Magazine.  Scott makes it a point to research the sport he’s shooting to figure out the best angles and shooting style […]

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How to Develop and Share Photos with Lightroom

How to Develop and Share Photos with Lightroom

Photographers have long favored Photoshop for editing digital images. Because the software is so powerful, many artists don’t much consider other options. But if you haven’t used Lightroom before or haven’t yet upgraded to the latest version, you might not know what you’re missing. Learn some of the program’s capabilities by watching Tim Grey‘s two […]

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Prominent Street Photographers Describe Their Favorite Shots

Prominent Street Photographers Describe Their Favorite Shots

Street photographers are always on the lookout for that perfect candid shot. Being able to capture that favorite moment on the fly is an ability that every street photographer should possess. This video talks about street photographer’s favorite shots and the story behind it. It features Scott Schuman, Tommy Ton, Jonathan Daniel Pryce and a […]

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Wedding Photography Basics

Wedding Photography Basics

Shooting a wedding takes a lot more than technical knowledge. Photographers must capture intimacy and fleeting moments in a way that creates powerful memories for the couple and their friends and family. Joe Buissink is a fine art wedding photographer who started shooting weddings after he attended some friends’ weddings and watched the hired photographers […]

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How to Introduce Motion into Flash Photography

How to Introduce Motion into Flash Photography

Joe McNally is widely regarded as an expert photographer. So when he offers to share some of his knowledge you may want to tune in and listen. In the video clip below, he discusses and dissects the lighting setup he used to create an open and airy portrait. He also explains how he was able […]

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Photographing a Little House Through the Changing Seasons and Times of Day

Photographing a Little House Through the Changing Seasons and Times of Day

What if a photograph was about more than the moment in time it depicts? What if the photographer wasn’t showing you what they saw, but was merely suggesting possibilities for what you could see if only you looked closely enough? That’s what Italian photographer Manuel Cosentino had in mind when he created his series, “Behind […]

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Timelapse Photography of a Rare Night Sky

Timelapse Photography of a Rare Night Sky

Photographers have long been drawn to capturing the natural phenomena that occur in the night sky, such as auroras and coronal mass ejections. For most, the celestial events are once in a lifetime experiences. And, thanks to advancements in digital photography, the ability to share the moment with the world has inspired the creation of some gorgeous […]

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