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How to Protect Your Photography Equipment from Sticky-Fingered Thieves

How to Protect Your Photography Equipment from Sticky-Fingered Thieves

The stuff of dreams, weddings are usually filled with great love and emotion, and many a photographer finds immense satisfaction capturing those special moments of smitten couples, proud parents, and weepy relatives and friends. Weddings create moments where the world seems right again, with everyone united under the same banner to celebrate the newlyweds. However, […]

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Ed Verosky’s Library of Photography eBooks

Ed Verosky’s Library of Photography eBooks

Professional photographer Ed Verosky’s eBooks have been very popular with our readers. Check them out if any of these topics interest you. Found here: Verosky Photography eBook Library Basic Lighting for Portrait Photography – for any photographer interested in better lighting 100% Reliable Flash Photography – to help you achieve beautiful light in any situation Boudoir […]

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Location Hunting for Awesome Sports Car Photography

Location Hunting for Awesome Sports Car Photography

So you have access to two really cool (and expensive) sports cars, your crew, your camera, and your lighting gear. What do you need to make some awesome photos? Awesome locations. Though your subject is the focus of your shot, the background can make all the difference in the final image. For instance, if you […]

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Former Gang Member Finds Beauty and Peace as a Community Photographer

Former Gang Member Finds Beauty and Peace as a Community Photographer

Jovan “Bonna” Lamb grew up in Overtown, an historical black community in northwest Miami. As a poor inner city kid, his story was beginning to follow the tragic tale of many young men before him—including his brother. When he came into possession of a video camera, though, his life took on a new meaning. In […]

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How to Create a Porcelain Skin Effect with Boudoir Photography

How to Create a Porcelain Skin Effect with Boudoir Photography

The human body has been a common subject of photography since the 19th century, when boudoir “artist studies” first served as substitutes for live models. Over time, boudoir photography progressed into its own art form. Today, fine art photographers continue to look for novel, eye-catching ways to create art from the human body. Access to […]

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Umbrella Lighting 101 in Photography

Umbrella Lighting 101 in Photography

When most people hear the word umbrella, they think rain. When photographers hear the word umbrella, they think 72-inch shoot-through parabolic bounce for key and a 45-inch white bounce for fill. Umbrellas can be very useful lighting tools in the studio, especially since they come in so many different finishes, shapes, and sizes. Whether you’re […]

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What Does a Google Business Photographer Do?

What Does a Google Business Photographer Do?

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a photographer for Google’s new Street View ventures inside buildings? Photographers all over the world are working to create 360 degree imagery that allows anyone with an Internet connection to be an armchair traveler. Now expanding Street View to include the insides of business and monuments, […]

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Photoshop King Erik Johansson Uses Photography to Capture Ideas, Not Moments

Photoshop King Erik Johansson Uses Photography to Capture Ideas, Not Moments

Erik Johansson, a Swedish photographer and retouch artist, spends countless hours editing his images in Photoshop, adding layer upon layer mask, endlessly blending and adjusting until each of his surreal masterpieces is completed, But there’s a reason why Johansson’s fantastical images seem plausible and only modestly-edited. Johansson uses real photographs as the building blocks for […]

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When You Need an External Flash in Photography

When You Need an External Flash in Photography

Occasionally my friends who have recently bought a DSLR ask me whether they need an external flash for “better” photography, especially for indoors. So I thought I explain where external flashes can really make the difference and make your photos stand out from “pop-up” flash photographs. Higher end cameras don’t even have built-in flashes due […]

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Photojournalist Discusses Conflict Photography

Photojournalist Discusses Conflict Photography

So much in the realm of photography emphasizes art and beauty. But not all photographers seek to romanticize reality. Photojournalists are often asked to create images that accurately portray an ugliness that cannot be disguised. These brave photographers risk their lives and witness unbearable events in order to share the realities of war, famine, and […]

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