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Portrait Studio Lighting

Portrait Studio Lighting

In this video, Lindsay Adler presents a segment on studio lighting essentials. Everything you need to know from the equipment itself to the different uses of specific lighting, fill cards, and other various tips and tricks from the trade—you can find it here. The video is over an hour long, but it’s full of useful […]

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Casual Portrait Photography Setups & Lighting

Casual Portrait Photography Setups & Lighting

Just because the photo shoot is casual doesn’t mean the team behind Blinq Photography took things less seriously. When photographing a pair of Ironman athletes, Blinq gave it their all to make sure that not just the subjects were well lit, but also the surrounding atmosphere. Paying attention to even the finest details, the team went […]

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12 Year Daily Self Portrait Project

12 Year Daily Self Portrait Project

We all have our daily routines. They usually include things like brushing our teeth, having a cup of coffee, going to work—you know, the usual stuff that we do without fail. But, for a photographer named Noah Kalina, routines involve taking a self portrait like he’s done everyday for the past 12 1/2 years as […]

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Night Action Sequence Photography Techniques

Night Action Sequence Photography Techniques

As though action sequence shots weren’t difficult enough, Marcel Lämmerhirt really tested himself when he partook in a wakeboarding photo shoot which was shot entirely during the dark night hours. Using the new Profoto Pro-B4s to power his Pro B Head Plus lamps, Lämmerhirt explains that the speed and control the Pro-B4s offered enabled him […]

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Special Thanks to Our 25,000 Facebook Followers!

Special Thanks to Our 25,000 Facebook Followers!

We love our Facebook followers, they are often the first to know if we have a new in-depth article posted and we value the comments, discussions and feedback we receive there. Today the number of photographers following us on Facebook surpassed 25,000! Thanks so much to all of you, we look forward to more exciting facebook activities!

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Combining Strobes With Continuous Lighting

Combining Strobes With Continuous Lighting

Sometimes the situation calls for mixed use between strobe lighting and continuous lighting. Doing so may take a little practice and know-how, but it isn’t impossible. Let’s take a look at the following video tutorial by professional photographer Jay P. Morgan. In this shoot he’s photographing NFL’s Beneath the Helmet host, Rebecca Grant, using various beauty photography […]

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Photography Marketing Guide

Photography Marketing Guide

Promoting your photography work online is a tricky business, but also essential for success these days. Most photographers choose to setup a website as their primary business driver and there are many strategies and directions that can be taken in that pursuit. And now there are also seemingly infinite social media possibilities that can be […]

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Print Advertising In Photography

Print Advertising In Photography

Creative photography in print advertising is an art all on its own. Just look at the following shoot photographer Frank Herholdt was behind for the trusted British bicycle saddle company, Brooks. Herholdt used the same wooded location, Burnham Beeches, where the popular Harry Potter movies were filmed. Have a look at the behind the scenes […]

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Using Window Light for Portraits

Using Window Light for Portraits

When used correctly, window light is a very flattering source to use for portraiture. In the hour long video below, photographer Bambi Cantrell takes us on informative behind the scenes look at a how to use natural light properly and shares a whole heap of tips on how you can pose your subject to make […]

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Voices of Haiti: Photo Essay

Voices of Haiti: Photo Essay

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in 2011, Jeremy Cowart hopped on a plane to the island, desperate to help make an impact on the victims’ lives. After a short time getting to know the locals, Cowart began realizing that it was the Haitian people who were making a positive impact […]

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