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How to Take Better Photos With Your EOS Camera

How to Take Better Photos With Your EOS Camera

The marketing departments of the camera manufacturers would like you to believe that buying the latest versions of their digital cameras will make you a better photographer. That’s not true. All you are doing is buying a better tool. Becoming a better photographer is something different. It requires a deeper understanding of light, composition, and […]

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Sunburned Photographs: An Experiment in Alternative Analog

Sunburned Photographs: An Experiment in Alternative Analog

There has been a very real struggle in recent years between the two dominant methods of photography: digital or film? Pixels or grain? Lightroom or the darkroom? In all the hubub, it’s very easy to lose sight of what photography is at its most basic—the capturing of light to create an image, and the many, […]

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Yoga Photography Techniques at Dusk

Yoga Photography Techniques at Dusk

Sun-drenched shades of red clay and pink granite combine with the brilliant hues of a desert sunset to make for a striking yoga-themed photo shoot in Enchanted Rock, Texas. Photographer Kurt Kronk used a unique lighting setup to present both his subject and the majestic natural surroundings to the best advantage: Kronk used an Profoto AcuteB […]

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In-Depth Wedding Photography Seminar with a Staged Wedding

In-Depth Wedding Photography Seminar with a Staged Wedding

Without the hands-on experience that comes only from attending a live ceremony, it’s challenging to improve wedding photography or to envision the techniques of master wedding photographers. But this presentation gives us a chance to see an acclaimed wedding photographer at work by staging and recording a mock wedding at the West Side Jewish Center in […]

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Capturing Interesting Photos in the Forest on a Low Budget

Capturing Interesting Photos in the Forest on a Low Budget

Too often you see photography projects that yield incredible results and think, “If only I had the money to do something like that?” Well today’s video shows you that you don’t need a lot of money to create an amazing image. Photographer Matthew Drozd had a great idea for a photo, but no budget to […]

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The Invisible Man Photography Technique

The Invisible Man Photography Technique

Using art and photography to make a statement is nothing new. But Beijing-based artist Liu Bolin has taken protest art to a (literally) revolutionary new place. In a February 2013 TEDTalk, Bolin, known as the “Invisible Man,” shared some of his journey as an artist and proponent of creative freedom in communist China. His work […]

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Vision is Better III eBook

Vision is Better III eBook

This new eBook, Vision is Better III, is a collection of 50 articles, tutorials, and photographic essays by David duChemin. DuChemin is a professional assignment photographer who has worked on six continents for a growing list of commercial and non-profit groups. This is the third in a series of books. This is a messy book. […]

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How the New National Geographic Cover was Captured with James Cameron

How the New National Geographic Cover was Captured with James Cameron

Many people might know James Cameron only as the lauded director of Titanic, Avatar, and the Terminator movies, but his otherworldly adventures aren’t confined to the silver screen. He was recently awarded the Explorer’s Club Medal for his work on the oceanic submersible which allowed him to dive to the “Challenger Deep” – the deepest […]

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Muscle Car Photography Lighting Techniques

Muscle Car Photography Lighting Techniques

If you’ve ever tried to photograph a shiny object, you know how reflections can throw a wrench into your shoot. Likewise, if you’ve ever shot anything larger than a small group of people, you’re probably familiar with the challenges of illuminating wide, often multi-faceted areas. If you combine these two situations, you might start to […]

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Understanding EOS: A Beginner’s Guide to Canon EOS Cameras

Understanding EOS: A Beginner’s Guide to Canon EOS Cameras

To those of you new to photography, your Canon EOS camera is bound to seem complicated. There are so many controls, buttons, wheels, and dials. How do you know which ones to use? Are you using your camera to it’s full potential? A new guide can be found here: Understanding EOS Laying inside your camera is […]

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