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How to Start a Photography Business

Sometimes, statistics can be scary. If you were to search for success rates for new photography businesses, you would find that the vast majority of them fail within the first two years. I’m not sharing this information to dissuade you from starting your own photography business, but rather to emphasize the importance of putting together ... Read more
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The Best Product Photography Backdrops and How to Use Them

Like window displays from the days of brick & mortar, the photos that companies use to sell their products have been purposefully designed to make a positive first impression. Afterall, within the realm of marketing, appearance definitely matters. In fact, a study from a few years back found that “93% of consumers consider visual appearance ... Read more
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Optical Zoom VS Digital Zoom – What’s The Difference?

These days, almost every camera with a built-in lens has some sort of a “zoom” label on it. However, not all types of zoom are created equal, especially if you include cell phone cameras. There are two major different technologies that are used: digital zoom, and optical zoom. What’s The Difference Between Digital And Optical ... Read more
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8 Reasons Why Your Photos Are Blurry and How To Fix Them

In this video, Tony and Chelsea Northrup give 8 common reasons why your photos are blurry and also gives ways to fix each.

Linogy Rechargeable Battery System – A Smarter Way to Stay Powered | Review

For photographers and videographers juggling flash units, wireless triggers, audio gear, and other battery-hungry tools, managing AA and AAA batteries can be a quiet nuisance. Linogy’s all-in-one rechargeable battery system aims to solve that, not just with faster charging, but smarter management, safer operation, and an environmental angle worth noting. As we head into the ... Read more

How To Become A Wedding Videographer – A Step by Step Guide

Getting started as a wedding videographer can be very overwhelming, especially when you don't have a clue where to start. Thankfully we've got you covered with a quick start guide to help you figure out the steps you need to follow to get your videography career moving in the right direction.

5 Reasons to Try Impossible Things AI Culling Inside Lightroom Classic

If you’ve ever spent hours (or days) culling thousands of wedding, portrait, or event images, you know the pain. And while plenty of tools promise faster culling, most miss the mark, sacrificing emotion for efficiency or forcing you to switch apps and break your workflow. Impossible Things is aiming to change that with a culling ... Read more
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Photography Challenge: Portraits in a Car

Scrolling through Instagram you’ll come across some creative and unique shoot concepts and locations, but if there is anything 2020 taught us… we’ve got to work with what we’ve got. Instead of heading out to a fancy location to film our YouTube video this week, we opted for something more convenient. This week, we’re going ... Read more

Imagen Video Brings AI-Powered Color Grading to Premiere Pro with New LUT-Driven Workflow

Imagen has launched Imagen Video, a new AI-powered color-grading tool designed for high-volume wedding and event videographers. It is now available in Beta and completely free to use. Videographers can start a new project immediately, with no credit card or subscription required. Via this platform, Imagen Video aims to remove one of the most time-consuming ... Read more

Filmora V15’s AI Extend: A New Tool for Smoothing Clips and Stretching Moments

What happens when a moment ends too soon on camera? For editors, that often means jumping through hoops—reshooting, looping footage, or faking slow motion—to create a smoother transition or preserve the emotional beat. Wondershare introduced AI Extend inside Filmora V15, using AI frame generation to extend clips by up to eight seconds without traditional interpolation ... Read more
Photography Tips

Tips on Approaching A photo Agent For Your Work

Melissa Rodwell

There will come a time in your photography career where you will start to think about representation. I know it can be extremely frustrating in the beginning so I’ve come up with a list of things to consider when you’re reaching out to agencies.

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autoRetouch Launches “Ghost Mannequin” AI – Promises to Streamline Clothing Photography

David Crewe

It seems 2020 is truly the year that Machine Learning AI-powered image editing applications head into the mainstream. With Adobe’s ...

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Recreating a Cinematic Tech Commercial Like Apple

David Crewe

Over the last few years, the technology used in video and animation has improved by leaps and bounds making it ...

Photography Careers and Business

Who Pays Photographers? | Downward Trend For Freelancers?

Kishore Sawh

Where photographers go to share their experiences with clients from all around the world, industry, good and bad.

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Commercial Fashion Photography Success With Dixie Dixon

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In only 5 years, Dixie has reached a level of success in the commercial fashion photography world that many only dream of. In this interview, she tells us about her journey to get there.

Photographer Features

Succeeding in Commercial Advertising Photography | Interview with Georg Roske

Paul Faecks

For many aspiring photographers, their dream is to shoot huge advertising campaigns for big companies. Georg Roske is someone who's living that dream. Georg took some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions for us.

Photographer Features

Ikea’s New Commercial Is Fit For Your Dreams & The Silver Screen

Kishore Sawh

Ikea has teamed up with some brilliant creative companies to produce a beautiful and inspiring commercial all about the comfiest place in the world...your own bed.

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Getting The Commercial Editorial Smooth Hair Look Is Easier Than You Think

Kishore Sawh

We take you through step by step, a highly useful method of smoothing coarse, or unruly hair, and showing you should you can achieve it quickly, and with a commercial look.

Camera Reviews and News

Review: FStopper’s How To Become A Professional Commercial Wedding Photographer DVD

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FStopper's How To Become A Professional Commercial Wedding Photographer DVD tutorial is arguably the most comprehensive DVD workshop on how to start and succeed in the wedding photography business. Take a look at what makes this DVD tutorial an essential collection for wedding photographers.

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Review: Vanguard Xcenior 48T Rolling Camera Bag

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When it comes to travelling and moving about with your camera gear and laptop, sometimes, a backpack is just not ...