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Lightroom 4 Unmasked is designed to be a complete guide to Adobe Lightroom 4 and it is in-depth to say the least. At 312 pages this PDF eBook is full of high resolution detailed step-by-step instructions, and the tips, tricks and ideas that make digital darkroom work productive and more enjoyable. If you’re looking to fully […]
Nature photographers know that shooting beautiful environmental portraiture isn’t always as calming and serene as the final product looks. As Benjamin Von Wong shares in the video below, he and his model had to brave below-freezing temperatures (9 degrees Celsius), icy water, and difficult terrain for their photo shoot at Albion Falls in Hamilton, Ontario: To […]
In his timelapse video entitled “Toy Boats,” photographer Nathan Kaso combines a collection of still photographs taken in Sydney, Australia with an effect known as tilt-shift to create a whimsical presentation that almost resembles stop motion animation or claymation (Gumby, anyone?). Tilt-shift refers to a photographic treatment that makes life-size scenes and objects appear to be […]
For all the history buffs out there, or just for anyone wondering what came before Instagram, we thought you’d really enjoy this short from filmmaker Matt Morris. It introduces us to Harry Taylor, an American photographer who has resurrected the antique 19th century art of tintype: Deeply affected by his mother’s illness (she was hospital-bound […]
Joe McNally brings us a video displaying the effect of a light source’s size. He will test three different soft boxes, two direct and one indirect. Watch as he compares and contrasts the size, in relation to his subject, using large flash. This was shot on beautiful St. Lucia with a local musician, Claudette: He demonstrates […]
This video from photographer Benjamin Von Wong gives us a rare and exciting opportunity to peer into the world of a professional band shoot. First, we’re taken behind the scenes with a documentary-style segment about Belgian indie-pop band SX, their work, and the experience of making a cover for their first studio album, GOLD. Afterwards, […]
Here’s an interesting look at an athletic photo shoot which was shot in Miami for LifeTime Fitness. The clip doesn’t offer much in the way of instruction, but it’s still interesting to see the crew at work. Photographer Matt Hawthorne does a great job directing the athletes and a very large production crew: The shoot […]
Food photographers are responsible for the task of presenting our edibles in the most appetizing way, which isn’t always as easy as it sounds. In this seminar, professional food photographer Robert Jacobs teaches viewers how to create decadent food portraits from concept to completion. All aspects of the craft are covered, including storyboarding, lighting techniques, […]
It is said that cameras “freeze” moments in time. But this expression is only appropriate if you use a shutter speed that’s fast enough to stop any movement within the scene. This eBook is designed to explore some of the techniques that photographers use to harness the emotive power of slow shutter speeds. A question […]
For those who are not familiar with it, HDR, standing for High Dynamic Range, is a set of methods used in photography to provide higher dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of a photograph. So, the purpose of HDR photography is to enhance the subject, to get more detail in those lightest and darkest areas of the picture, as it compensates the image by taking multiple pictures at different exposure levels.
