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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
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7 Winter Photography Tips, Ideas, and Examples

If you think wintertime is an excuse to put your camera away and stay warm indoors, think again. Winter photography can be one of the most rewarding challenges you’ll face as a photographer, whether you’re interested in landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, wildlife, or even portraits. In this article, we’ll cover a variety of tips, ideas, and ... Read more

Fitness Photography Tips: How to Images with Interest and Impact

Here a few simple tips to help you chisel out the human body using dramatic highlights and shadows, perfect for athletic and fitness portraiture.

Newborn Photography Props and Ideas

When it comes to producing great newborn photography images, creative newborn photography props and ideas can be the difference between an amateur photo and a high-quality, professional photo.  Afterall, you could have all of the best camera gear, lighting gear, and even photographic knowledge in the world but still end up with boring, unoriginal newborn ... Read more

How I Shot It – Simple One Light Portrait Studio Setup in a Garage

Brittany Smith

The beautiful thing about photography is how much can be achieved with very little. A studio setup isn’t necessarily a ...

DIY Reflector | 3 Ways to Make Your Own Reflector

Kishore Sawh

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.

12 DIY Photography Gear Alternatives To Save You Money

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Let’s face it, buying photography equipment can add up easily. It’s usually not a good sign when your memory card wallet has more content than your actual wallet. So to take a break from all the gear lust barrage that we had during Photokina week, take a look at Expert Photography’s 10 DIY Photography Projects to Save You Money.

Great Instruction On Building DIY V-Flats (Update)

Kishore Sawh

Even if you like to buy all your gear, you may find it hard to find V-Flats to buy, and you can make brilliant ones like this for little time and money.

Debunking Viral DIY Photography Hacks with Jessica Kobeissi SLR Lounge

Debunking Viral “DIY” Photography Hacks with Jessica Kobeissi

David Crewe

I’m sure we’ve all seen them on Instagram, Facebook, youtube, or whatever other platforms you can think of – The ...

How To Clean Your Camera Sensor | DSLR or Mirrorless

Wendell Weithers

Sensor cleaning is a daunting task, but a necessary one.  You can go the expensive route of taking it in ...

DIY Flare Ring for Creative Portraits

How to Build Your Own DIY “Flare Ring” Lens Hack

Pye

In this video, we'll teach you how to make an affordable DIY flare ring to add interest to your images.

How To Easily Remove Lens fungus From Your Lenses

Holly Roa

Inexpensive vintage lenses have many potential uses and are easy to find for sale on websites like Ebay and Craigslist. ...

Dramatic Lighting Hacks - SLR Lounge

Quick Lighting Hacks To Help You Capture Creative & Dramatic Images

David Crewe

Looking to add some dramatic flare to your portraits? Check out these videos showing some quick and easy DIY Hacks to create a truly dramatic image using some basic household items!

DIY Newborn Photography | How We Shot It

Anthony Thurston

Before I go into too much detail about how exactly I shot this Image I wanted to take a minute and talk about WHY I took this image. Three and a half months ago my wife and I welcomed the newest member of our family to the world, and being a photographer I wanted some of those awesome newborn portraits that I always see on Facebook and Pinterest. I thought I could do it myself. How hard could it be, right?

The Black Card Technique | An Inexpensive Gradual ND Filter Alternative

Alice Houstons

The black card technique is a cheap and dirty trick that mimics the effect of a gradual neutral density filter with – well you probably already guessed it - nothing but a black piece of card!