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Best Lightroom Presets for Incredible Results

Who among us hasn’t heard of Lightroom? Professional photographers and enthusiasts around the world use this popular (and powerful) photo editing software. Because of its popularity, several companies have designed Lightroom-compatible presets to further simplify the editing process. With presets, photographers can apply pre-made adjustments to photos and get to a final image more quickly, ... Read more

What Is a Fixed Focal Length Lens? Benefits of Shooting with Primes

As a portrait photographer, your lens choice is extremely important when it comes to your growth as a photographer. There’s a misconception among new photographers that zoom lenses are the way to go. Take a look at 3 reasons why you may want to go with a prime lens instead.
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How to Photograph a Meteor Shower: The Complete Guide

If you're looking for something exciting to do this weekend, then you should check out this year's Perseid Meteor Shower! One of the strongest, most impressive meteor showers every year, the Perseids always deliver at least a handful of truly stunning, giant meteors streaking across the sky.

DxO PhotoLab 9 Review | Precision RAW Editing, Refined by AI

DxO PhotoLab has always occupied a slightly different lane than Lightroom or Capture One. Instead of focusing first on catalog management or creative presets, DxO’s reputation has been built on something more fundamental: getting the best possible image quality out of every camera and lens you own. Specifically, noise reduction, demosaicing, and lens correction have ... Read more

Impossible Things Now Learns Your Editing Style | Here’s How It Works

If you’ve ever wished your AI editing tool could just get your style without endless tweaking, Impossible Things’ latest update might be worth checking out. The Lightroom plugin, from the same team behind DVLOP, just added a feature called “Learn From My Edits” (currently in beta), which you can find and test here. The concept ... Read more

Photography Studio Management Software Guide (Updated)

Finding the right Studio Management Software is critical for photography and videography businesses of all sizes and genres. The right software will help you do the following: Keep your leads organized Automate critical tasks, reminders and emails Avoid double bookings Provide payment options Generate invoices and useful reports for performance tracking and taxes Much more ... Read more

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
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When and How to Use Direct Flash The Right Way!

Hanssie

Leave no doubt, direct flash is the easiest way to get some unflattering shots, but if you do it right, you can create really great edgy looks to your images.

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Roberto Valenzuela Picture Perfect Posing Review

Hanssie

In the following excerpt from his 101 Solutions to Common Photography Problems class on CreativeLive, Roberto gives a summary of his 21-points of posing system.

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TTL vs Manual Flash | What is TTL and When to Use It

Pye

In the following video clip, Lindsay Adler demonstrates studio lighting with a speedlight and shows us the differences between TTL metering and manual light metering

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‘Faces Of Fortitude’ | De-stigmatizing Mental Illness And Healing Through Photography

Holly Roa

Many creatives suffer from depression, but creatives can also help.

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CreativeLive Earth Day Sale | 30% OFF Many & Classes As Low As $20

Alice Houstons

SLR Lounge is a proud partner of CreativeLive, and happy to let you know that for Earth Day, CreativeLive is doing 30% off ...

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How To Find The Best Focal Length For Portraits

Shivani Reddy

Does your lens choice matter when it comes to creating flawless portraits?

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How To Fix Flyaway Hairs In Photoshop

Alice Houstons

Dealing with hair during your post-processing can be such a pain. This is especially true if you can't afford to have an assistant or hair stylist on hand to help keep it under control during the shoot. But it doesn't have to be such a pain.

Photography Tips

How To Calculate Your Rate As A Freelancer | Insights, Infographics & Breakdown

Holly Roa

I’m a firm believer that one of the best things we can all do for our industry right now is ...

Photography Tips

Your $500 Client Wont Be Your $5,000 Client. Move On | Chase Jarvis

Kishore Sawh

The nuances of photography as a business begin to show themselves rather quickly once you take that first step into ...

Photography Tips

Enjoy CreativeLive Anywhere With Their New App & Free Lesson Every Day

Holly Roa

CreativeLive aficionados rejoice! CreativeLive has just released an app for iOS, and  it’s available for devices running iOS 10 as well ...

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Incredible Engagement Photography Course Now Available!

Hanssie

In this CreativeLive class, our Editor-in-Chief, Pye Jirsa, will be teaching you 10 lessons on how to find a balance between the technical details and the creative expectations to create some incredible engagement photos for your clients.

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5 Last-Minute Gifts You Can Send Via Email (For You Procrastinators)

Hanssie

You now find yourself with one weekend left before Christmas and you are on the mad scramble for a gift. What now?

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