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10 Beginner Tips to Improve Your Photography

10 Beginner Tips to Improve Your Photography

I am an amateur photographer. I photograph in my spare time because it is my passion. Here are 10 tips that I think will improve your photography. As with anything, there are rules in photography, but sometimes when you break them, you get unique and interesting photos. Keep this in mind as you read through […]

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How Printing Can Improve Your Photography Skills

How Printing Can Improve Your Photography Skills

Are your photographs gathering dust on your hard drive, never to be seen again? Well, say goodbye to digital purgatory and hello to the world of printing! In this video, Todd Korol will take you on a journey to discover the magic of putting your images on paper. From understanding how your photographs truly look, […]

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New: Photo Shortcuts Course

New: Photo Shortcuts Course

Photo Shortcuts is an online course that reveals 50 practical, easy-to-follow formulas for taking excellent photos in any situation. Anyone can follow these formulas to take stunning photos. It is currently 80% off for the a launch sale which ends soon if you want to check it out. Deal found here: The Photo Shortcuts Course […]

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How to Photograph the Moon in Landscapes

How to Photograph the Moon in Landscapes

Our closest outer-space neighbor, the moon, can be a great subject to include in our landscape photos. The moon can act as a beautiful element of a photograph specially when it’s down low. For this, you need to know where to look and where you need to be with your camera. This requires a good […]

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Sunset Silhouette Photography

Sunset Silhouette Photography

We previously discovered that the pretty colors in a sunset aren’t always enough. A winning sunset photo needs a star. In today’s lesson we’ll discuss adding silhouettes to get better photographs of the sun. In previous articles, we have mentioned that the star could be an interesting palm tree, a seagull flying by, or basically […]

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Street Photography: 10 Sneaky Tips

Street Photography: 10 Sneaky Tips

Street photography is all about capturing the essence of daily life in the streets. It’s a powerful genre of photography that captures a moment as it is. The challenge usually arises when you’re out there pointing a camera at people, which makes them self-conscious and kills the moment. Sometimes you need to be more discrete. […]

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How to Take Pictures of Vehicle Light Trails

How to Take Pictures of Vehicle Light Trails

Today’s tutorial kindly comes to us from Gim Liu, author of the new book After Dark Photography (readers outside the US can also get the book here). In this chapter, you are taught how to create a photo where the movements of vehicles are displayed as streaks of light. In short, you will be using […]

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How to Use Backlight in Portrait Photography

How to Use Backlight in Portrait Photography

A backlit situation, whether it’s thrust upon you or you choose it, can be tricky. There are, however, some techniques that can help you to make a great backlit portrait. Adorama explains: Backlit denotes a situation in photography where the main light is behind the subject. Sometimes you end up being in a situation where […]

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7 Tips to Make Your Street Photography More Interesting

7 Tips to Make Your Street Photography More Interesting

One of the most common mistakes in street photography is to think that it is only about capturing images of people walking down the street. This is a big part of it, of course, but this thought can easily lead to one capturing image after image of slightly interesting people walking down the street. It […]

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Surf Photography: 10 Tips

Surf Photography: 10 Tips

Surfing is undoubtedly an action packed sport. And when it comes to action sports, things happen so quickly that you need to make split-second decisions to capture a moment that’s photo-worthy. However, if you’re prepared with some little things like composition, focus, camera settings among others, that’ll help you take beautiful surf photos. Photographer Tom […]

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