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Essential Equipment for Architectural Photography

Essential Equipment for Architectural Photography

As with any line of work, the right tools are essential in one’s ability to successfully accomplish a task and deliver a final product that measures up to professional standards. Photographing architecture and interiors requires specialized equipment, especially when it comes to lenses. In photographing architecture or interiors, whether it be for the architect, the […]

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How to Print Photos with Lightroom: The Print Module

How to Print Photos with Lightroom: The Print Module

Numerous photographers are taking advantage of Lightroom for organizing and editing photos. The software makes the process of importing and processing easy and uncomplicated. Yet it can do much more than make your images look their best. The Print module in Lightroom 5 is a powerful, yet often overlooked feature that simplifies workflow. Mastering all […]

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The Story Behind an Iconic Rock n’ Roll Photograph

The Story Behind an Iconic Rock n’ Roll Photograph

Photography can be a lot like fishing: you snag a great picture, by luck or by will, and then you start telling the story of how you reeled it in. Over time, the story may get refined—certain details are added, others are removed—until you’re left with the perfect narrative about how you got The Big […]

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A Photographer’s Favorite Image of His Son and How it Was Captured

A Photographer’s Favorite Image of His Son and How it Was Captured

While visiting an aquarium with his family, a photographer took the incredible image you see below and shared it with the internet. The image received much interest and accolades on social media, which inspired the photographer to share the workflow he used to create the portrait. The image was taken using a Canon 5D Mark […]

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Techniques to Photograph Fire and Pyrotechnics During Daytime Hours

Techniques to Photograph Fire and Pyrotechnics During Daytime Hours

If you’ve ever thought the difference between digital and film photography was simply a matter of media, think again. There’s just no comparing the level of detail hidden in the average RAW file with what you’re bound to get out of an old-school photo negative. So when an abandoned Belgian abbey and a team of […]

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The Endless Perspectives of Architectural Photographers

The Endless Perspectives of Architectural Photographers

Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and an absence of applied decoration. Because of it, in architectural photography, a photographer usually experiments with various angles, settings, timing and effects to achieve the most interesting shot of buildings. In this post we have gathered some of extraordinary architectural photos. Enjoy the view!

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Bold Photographer Attempts to Take Headshots of Other Photographers

Bold Photographer Attempts to Take Headshots of Other Photographers

I often wonder if there’s some force that pulls photographers behind the lens—or if we just run there for fear of having our own pictures taken. And is it a similar kind of self-doubt—or just the artistic temperament—that causes some of the best photographers to continually strive to be better, to often feel like they’ve […]

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Priest Halts Wedding Ceremony and Berates Photographer for Getting Too Close

Priest Halts Wedding Ceremony and Berates Photographer for Getting Too Close

Ask any wedding photographer and they will tell you that a wedding needs to run like a well oiled machine, which isn’t very easy to do. In order to make that happen, everyone needs to be on the same page—from the guests, to the wedding party, to the vendors and the officiants. If they’re all […]

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Photographing Athletes in Daily Life Situations

Photographing Athletes in Daily Life Situations

Bullied as a child, Jordan Matter looked to sports to find solace and gain confidence. Now a photographer, he still sees the grace and beauty in athletes’ drive and dedication. His popular book, Dancers Among Us, portrayed talented dancers living life playfully and passionately in everyday situations. Learn about Matter’s latest photography project by watching […]

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Headshot Photography Techniques

Headshot Photography Techniques

Peter Hurley believes he has the coolest job you could ever have. He arrived at his headshot photography career through trial and error. Just like most anyone picking up a camera for the first time, he didn’t know anything about aperture, light, or flash sync speed. He started from scratch. Over the years, Hurley has […]

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