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How to Grow a Photography Business Through Relationship Building

How to Grow a Photography Business Through Relationship Building

Today’s article kindly comes to us from Otto Schulze and James Christianson, named best wedding photographers in the world by Harpers Bazaar. They have just created a new course designed to help driven wedding photographers elevate their wedding business if you want to check it out or grab the free chapter (enrollment opening soon). There’s […]

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At Home Double Exposure Photography Tutorial

At Home Double Exposure Photography Tutorial

Double exposure is a creative photography technique wherein two different exposures are superimposed on the same frame. In analogue photography, you can achieve this by exposing the same frame multiple times. In digital photography, you can accomplish this either in-camera or by using software like Photoshop. This is an interesting creative exercise that you can […]

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Telephoto Lens Landscape Techniques

Telephoto Lens Landscape Techniques

When trekking on an outdoor adventure with camera in tow, many people’s first instinct is to stick to their widest angle lens like glue in order to fit the most of their surroundings into their images. While wide angle lenses do an excellent job of capturing expansive landscapes, many photographers who strictly abide to their […]

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The 6 Most Important Things You Need to Know in Lightroom

The 6 Most Important Things You Need to Know in Lightroom

Whether you’re new to Lightroom or have been using it for years there are certain things you need to know in order to ensure that everything runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Do these properly and you can look forward to many years of hassle-free and effective Lightroom use. Let’s start with what is […]

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Underwater Product Photography Techniques

Underwater Product Photography Techniques

Admit it, images of products look pretty cool when shot underwater. The splash of water along with the bubbles oozing out of the products add life to an otherwise boring image. However, if you need to set a camera up underwater as well, then it becomes a really challenging and an expensive ordeal. It takes […]

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How to Make Your Travel Photography Your Own

How to Make Your Travel Photography Your Own

How do we capture images that are really our images and turn them into a fascinating travel show? Plan your travel slideshow in advance. Have a list of subjects that you can capture to use as ingredients or building blocks—not your standard travel images. A list helps you to see so much more on your […]

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Wildlife Photography: DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras

Wildlife Photography: DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras

Many photographers were reluctant to try out mirrorless cameras when they debuted. Some even mocked their performance. But today, mirrorless cameras have had a couple of generations out in the market, and the technology has proven itself a worthy adversary to standard DSLR. The progress has been so impressive that traditional DSLRs have been struggling […]

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Tips for Better Landscape Photography

Tips for Better Landscape Photography

The problem with most landscape photography is that not enough preparation is put into setting up the shot before it is taken. These tips are meant to give the photographer some things to think about before releasing the shutter. 1. Depth of Field Most professional landscape photographers want everything in the shot to be equally […]

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Studio Session Camera Tethering Tips

Studio Session Camera Tethering Tips

Tethering is a method of connecting a camera to a computer or tablet in order to control the camera remotely and view the images on a larger screen. In this video, Gavin Hoey of AdoramaTV demonstrates the essentials of tethering and the pros and cons of using it during a photo shoot: Gavin uses a […]

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10 Settings to Change When You Get a New Camera

10 Settings to Change When You Get a New Camera

Cameras come with factory settings that manufacturers think are “right.” But factory settings aren’t ideal for everyone. Moreover, there are some settings that are better off disabled. Photographer Tony Northrup recommends that you change the following 10 camera settings for a better experience: Note: Camera settings menus vary by camera model and brand. Be sure […]

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