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Sitting Pose Tips, Ideas and Common Mistakes

You can have the best, most perfectly prepared subject with phenomenal hair, makeup and styling and have gorgeous light at your disposal, but bad or mediocre posing will make it all moot. Even an experienced model who knows how to work the camera can use a little coaching to look best from the camera’s perspective ... Read more

How to Shoot a Basic Model Test | Gear, Shot List, Agency Requirements & More

With the shifting requirements for model tests, there is a misconception that all test shoots must be grandiose productions and equipped with a full team. In fact, when first approaching a modeling agency to test you will almost always be asked if you have your own team.  In this article, I’ll walk you through how ... Read more

Dynamic 3-Light Sports Portrait Setup

When it comes to taking sports photography portraits, capturing dynamic energy is the name of the game. Sports portraits often convey a sense of action and energy with dramatic poses and lighting, the latter of which often relies on using off-camera flash. While some photographers try their best to avoid using flash, it’s really not ... Read more

3 Ways To Photograph Family Group Photos With Flash

Setting up one directional off-camera flash with a shoot-through umbrella may be your go-to lighting setup for family formals, but what other ways can you light a group of people to create more drama or visual interest? Light alters the mood of a scene through modifiers, quantity, and color. Even with family photos, you should ... Read more
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Easiest One Light Portrait Setup for Professional Headshots

How many lights does it take to create a great, pro quality image? In my early career, my answer was “as many as I can get.” But over time, I learned that some of the most beautiful portraits are captured using simple setups. No need for multiple lights, sets, and gear to get gorgeous results. ... Read more

5 Creative Accessories to Conceal Distracting Backgrounds

We’ve all been there: you have great clients but a less-than-superb background. How do you deliver the high-quality, creative imagery that your clients have come to expect? Creative accessories are perfect when you need a spark of creativity or need to block distracting elements in your scene. These simple tools can transform an ordinary shot ... Read more

DIY Reflector | 3 Ways to Make Your Own Reflector

It's a long holiday weekend which means the beach, BBQ, and DIY projects! If you're going out to Home Depot to pick up a few tools to fix something around the house, make sure you add bead foam to your shopping list.
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How to Design a Photo Album | A Step by Step Guide

Whether you’re a professional or a hobbyist, printing is an important aspect of photography. Instead of images lost in clouds, hard drives, or social media, printing your photography into wall art or albums makes your photography tangible. Selecting your favorite images for print and laying them out in a story gives them more value and ... Read more

An Introduction to Posing Female Models

Working with agency models is a highly coveted and sought after goal for many aspiring fashion and beauty photographers. While there are many models who know their angles, the reality is that many of the agency models you are likely to test with in the beginning are new faces in the fashion industry. These new ... Read more
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Photographer Insurance Guide

Let’s face it, photography is not a cheap venture to get into. Regardless of whether you’re a professional or a hobbyist, buying and keeping your gear up-to-date can be very expensive. Because of this, it’s incredibly important to keep your equipment safe from theft and damage. Having your gear stolen or broken somehow can be ... Read more
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Sony Launches the FX3 Full-Frame Camera – Their Most Compact & Lightweight Cinema Line System for Creators

David Crewe

Sony Electronics Launches FX3 Full-Frame Camera for Cinematic Look and Enhanced Operability for Creators Sony's Most Compact and Lightweight Cinema Line Camera for Creators Who Strive for New Cinematic Freedom

Hasselblad 907X 50C Now Available SLR Lounge
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Hasselblad’s Smallest Medium Format Body Ever, The 907X 50C Now Available

David Crewe

Introduced as a concept in June 2019 and now available to purchase, the 907X 50C mirrorless medium format digital camera is comprised of the modernized CFV II 50C digital back and the brand new 907X camera body, connecting Hasselblad’s photographic legacy and future into one system.

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GoPro Hero 8 Review Compilation

David Crewe

While we’ve gotten pretty used to the small upgrades from GoPro from each version of their action cameras, this time ...

Fujifilm X100V SLR Lounge
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Fujifilm Launches Its Latest Portable & Compact Digital Camera: The X100V

David Crewe

Introducing the Fujifilm X100V - the latest model in a long line of iconic, portable, and fun X100 premium compact digital cameras.

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Fujifilm Launches Compact & Lightweight Mirrorless X-T200 Camera

David Crewe

Introducing the X-T200 Mirrorless Digital Camera: A Fully-Featured Camera To Document Those Day-to-Day Moments

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Platypod Announces the Launch of The Platyball – A Revolutionary Tripod Ball Head Mount

David Crewe

Platypod, has announced the launch of its Kickstarter campaign for it’s latest creation; the Platyball – a “revolutionary” tripod ball ...

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Venus Optics Announce Pricing and Availability of Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT Lens – A Compact, Approachable and Fast Everyday Lens

David Crewe

Venus Optics announce the pricing and availability of the Laowa 17mm f/1.8 for Micro Four Thirds (M43) cameras. At the price of USD $149, this lens has been the most affordable lens Venus Optics has ever released!

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Peak Design Tripod Review | Is It Worth the Cost?

David Crewe

Peak Design’s enters the tripod market swinging, launching the world’s most portable, packable, easy-to-setup professional travel tripod for amateurs and professionals alike. It took them 4 years to perfect, but now it's here. On Kickstarter. Available for pre-order for a limited-time discount at pkdsn.com/ks.

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Sony RX100 IV & Sony RX10 II | Sony Updates The Best Compact Camera & Superzoom

Kishore Sawh

Sony delivers again raising the benchmark for compact cameras and superzooms

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Sony RX1R Full Review | Sony’s Skunk Works Dark Horse

Kishore Sawh

You have to have a thick wallet and a thick skin to own one, but what you'll own is something greater than the sum of its parts

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Some Hands On With Canon’s G7X At PhotoPlus – RX100 & S Line Killer?

Kishore Sawh

At PhotoPlus, Canon's little shooter draws some of the biggest crowds. Here's some hands on with the G7X.

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Sony Announces New 30x Optical Zoom Camera

Anthony Thurston

If you are in the market for a nice compact camera you may want to hold out for a little while. Sony just announced the new Cyber-Shot DSC-HX50V compact super zoom camera that boast 30x optical zoom while weighing in at only 9.6 oz.