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Aiarty Video Enhancer: Clean Up Noisy, Low-Light Footage and Upscale to 4K (New Year Deal)

With 2026 underway, creators looking to bring new life to their old, noisy, or low-resolution videos should take note of a compelling promotion from Aiarty. The company’s AI Video Enhancer, a desktop application designed to upscale, denoise, and restore footage, is now available at its lowest price ever as part of a New Year special. ... Read more
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High Angle Photography – Ideas to Try Some “From Above” Photos

High angle photography is a technique used by photographers to capture stunning aerial shots that reveal scenes from perspectives impossible to achieve at eye level. This approach involves taking photographs from an elevated vantage point, whether from the top of a building, a balcony, a hill, or even a drone hovering overhead. High angle photography ... Read more
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Black and White Landscape Photos and Tips to Inspire Your Adventures

Looking for inspiration for photographing your next road trip (or walk around the block)? Check out our curated list of black and white landscape photos!
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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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Photography Tips

High Angle Photography – Ideas to Try Some “From Above” Photos

Alice Houstons

High angle photography is a technique used by photographers to capture stunning aerial shots that reveal scenes from perspectives impossible ...

Photographer Features

The Wildly Creative and ‘Weird’ Interpretation of Youth by Kevin Goss Ross

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This is series of photographs of humans inspired by youth and the glimpses of fleeting truths hidden between the chaos of wild weekends.

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Self Portrait Ideas To Do At Home

David Crewe

In this video Daniel Horvath quickly shows 10 (+1) Creative Ideas for Selfies at home while using just normal everyday items.

Adobe Launches Design Mobile Bundle SLR Lounge
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Adobe Unveils New $14.99 Mobile Bundle for Designers Featuring Photoshop, illustrator, and Fresco

David Crewe

Adobe has officially launched a new bundle for iPad creatives called the Adobe Design Mobile Bundle, available for $14.99 a ...

2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year Winners Announced SLR Lounge
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Incredible Images From The Underwater Photographer of The Year 2021 Competition

Alice Houstons

Sunset dance of sharks and gulls wins international underwater photography prize

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Sony Unveils The Airpeak Drone at CES 2021 – The Smallest Drone Capable Of Carrying An Alpha Camera System

David Crewe

The Airpeak Drone from Sony transforms the sky into an infinite creative playground!

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Photography News

Jewellery Brand Shoots Campaign Entirely via FaceTime

David Crewe

Bespoke engagement ring and jewelry brand, Taylor and Hart, has just launched the UK’s first advertising campaign featuring imagery shot ...

10 angles that will take your interviews to the next level SLR Lounge
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10 Angles That Will Bring Your Interviews To The Next Level

David Crewe

In this post, we will go over ten different angles that you can use when shooting interviews. You can think of it as a personal cheat sheet for interviews.

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The Creative Response: How Freelancers and Agencies Are Adapting During COVID-19

David Crewe

We all know COVID-19 has decimated the U.S. economy. But how have creatives and freelancers fared? How are they adjusting to get through this crisis? In this new report, Soundstripe surveyed over 320 video freelancers and creative agencies to find out.

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Create A Full Photoshoot From The Comfort Of Your Computer. No Studio Or Model Required

David Crewe

Need a creative outlet during the quarantine? Set A Light 3D lets you create full-blown photoshoots from the comfort of your computer! Test out lighting, modifiers, light types and more with this fun application that's recently gotten a powerful update!

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Lensbaby Releases a Color Expansion Pack for the OMNI Filter System

David Crewe

Bring color and mood into your imagery when using the Lensbaby OMNI Creative Filter System with the OMNI Color Expansion Pack. This expansion pack features an array of multi-colored films and gels, color crystals, a rainbow diffraction film, and a carrying case

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Watch 8 Top Photographers Photograph One Model in this MagMod Creative Portrait Challenge

David Crewe

What do you get when you take 8 industry leading photographers and a pile of MagMod Gear and throw them into a series of photo challenges with very limited time? A whole lot of trash talk and some INCREDIBLY gorgeous images you need to see to believe!

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