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Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography

Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography

Up Close: A Guide to Macro & Close Up Photography by Andrew Gibson aims to help readers master the often complicated techniques of Macro Photography. Great subject matter is all around, and these methods can help you reveal objects in entirely new ways. Getting up close is not quite as simple as it first appears. Most lenses […]

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See Chicago from a Boat with Time-lapse Photography

See Chicago from a Boat with Time-lapse Photography

If you ever wanted to take a tour of Chicago, here’s your chance to do so without having to leave the comforts of your own home. Phillip Bloom has made a timelapse video of the Windy City using his Canon 60D, that he mounted to the top of a boat with a gorillapod. As the boat guides us through Lake Michigan up the coast of Lakeshore Drive, viewers can spot multiple landmarks including the famous Navy Pier.

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How to Edit Photos in Lightroom

How to Edit Photos in Lightroom

While Photoshop has some excellent features for editing photographs, it’s not necessarily known as fast way to edit multiple images. That’s where Adobe Lightroom comes into play. According to Future Media Concept’s, Katherine Houghton, we should be thinking of Lightroom as a combination of Camera RAW, Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop. Three powerful editing tools rolled up into one package.

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Creative Tango Dance Photography Tips

Creative Tango Dance Photography Tips

Hoping for something a little outside the box, when Montreal based photographer, Benjamin Von Wong, was asked to photograph a pair of tango dance partners, he took to the streets for a guerrilla style photo shoot. To keep help keep the makeshift “studio” portable, he brought along only a few items: a neutral density filter, a softbox, an umbrella, and of course a couple of assistants to lend a helping hand.

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50 Photography Tips in Fifteen Minutes

50 Photography Tips in Fifteen Minutes

No matter how good a photographer you are, we can always learn some new tips. In this amusing video, the guys at Digital Rev show us 50 quick photo tips in 15 minutes. Whilst the more experienced amongst us might not find anything heavyweight, the less experienced or new photographers will find a host of useful tips, presented in an amusing fashion. Some of the highlights would include…

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Seven Continents in Six Years:  A Timelapse Journey

Seven Continents in Six Years: A Timelapse Journey

Dedication is an understatement when it comes to the visually stunning timelapse, Terra Sacra. The video which took cinematographer, Sean White, to all seven continents over a span of six years, documents some of the world’s finest treasures in just six minutes. The exact number of frames used to create this timelapse is unknown, however, it’s safe to assume it’s well into the the 10’s of thousands. As you can imagine, piecing together that many images is no easy task.

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How To Repair Overexposed Flower Photos Using Lightroom

How To Repair Overexposed Flower Photos Using Lightroom

Flower photography is one of the most stunning aspects to photography. Not only are flowers abundant, but they are the personification of beauty. It’s painless to capture a stunning flower photo, although every now and then we come across a predicament. In order to capture delightful flower photos we first have got to be able […]

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News & Sports Photography Tips

News & Sports Photography Tips

Swiss photographer Romina Amato shares some of her insight on being a successful news photographer in a short video interview she had with the energy drink Titan, Red Bull. Amato, who has done extensive work for Red Bull, Rueters, and various Swiss newspapers, primarily covers newsworthy sporting events. Take a look at the following video to see what makes […]

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Choosing a Digital Camera for a Child

Choosing a Digital Camera for a Child

Which camera should you get for your child? This article is divided into age groupings to help you decide what kind of camera would be best for your child. The age guidelines are simply a starting point, as kids progress at their own pace, and some will be more interested in “serious photography” than others. […]

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Photographing the Growth of Children

Photographing the Growth of Children

It’s no secret that children grow up in the blink of an eye. And while photographing your children is nothing new, a few creative photographers have taken a slightly different approach to documenting their children’s growth. Though a relatively common practice, the image below, which combines pictures taken of the same boy in the same […]

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