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Photo Magic – Special Effects Photography Made Easy

Photo Magic – Special Effects Photography Made Easy

Special effects photography is the kind of non-photoshopped picture taking that makes onlookers wonder ‘how did you do that?’ This new guide is designed to open your mind to many simple and incredibly difficult techniques that will expand your photography range and help you become a more knowledgeable photographer in general. Found here: New Special Effects […]

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Comparing Diffusion Materials for Photography Lighting

Comparing Diffusion Materials for Photography Lighting

As many photographers switch from using strobes to using continuous lighting for their photo shoots, they need solutions to avoid the 1950s-era hard light look caused by using unmodified, direct light. Diffusion softens and shapes light to flatter models and change the feel of an image. Because there are practically limitless choices when it comes […]

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Using Photography to Document Shocking Ocean Tide Changes

Using Photography to Document Shocking Ocean Tide Changes

In his book “Sea Change,” English photographer Michael Marten explores the duality of a natural cycle that’s been going on since the dawn of time—the changing of the tides. He went to several locations around the coasts of Britain and captured each one in both high tide and low tide. 53 of these diptychs, arranged […]

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Concept Car Photography: A Brief Look

Concept Car Photography: A Brief Look

Last year, photographer Steffen Jahn had the opportunity to photograph BMW’s handsome new concept car, the Zagato. The following video offers a quick behind-the-scenes look at Jahn’s photo shoot, which was set in various European locations: Jahn contrasted the sleek lines of the Zagato with rugged snow-capped mountains for a striking composition. His work on […]

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Celestial Night Sky Timelapse Photography Over Michigan

Celestial Night Sky Timelapse Photography Over Michigan

Michigan isn’t the first place most poeple think of to see the majestic northern lights; however, in the spring of 2012, videographer Shawn Malone captured the celestial dance over the upper Michigan peninsula. It took Malone over a year to complete the timelapse video you see below, which also happened to be his first attempt […]

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Creative Portrait Project with Shattered Glass Fragments

Creative Portrait Project with Shattered Glass Fragments

The plight of foster children is a heart-wrenching one, and one that photographer Rob Woodcox takes very much to heart. In this video from Jakob Skogheim, Woodcox strives to capture those feelings through the power of photographic images. Using shards of glass, he photographs his model among shredded and fractured light being shot in hundreds […]

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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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