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5 Tips on Shooting Sharp Images with a Wide-Open Aperture

How do we get tack-sharp images, especially when it comes to groups, when we're shooting with a wide-open aperture? Here's how in 5 tips (plus 3 bonus tips)!

Essential Tips For Capturing Boat Wedding Pictures

Photographing a wedding on a boat presents unique opportunities and challenges for photographers. The dynamic environment, with its changing light and moving landscape, calls for versatility and creativity. This article provides tips to navigate these waters, ensuring you capture breathtaking boat wedding pictures that the couple will treasure for a lifetime. Go Wide – Use ... Read more
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How to Freeze Motion in Photography

In photography, some of the most compelling images are the ones that freeze motion, especially fast moving, dynamic motion. Whether it’s the graceful leap of a dancer, the splash of water mid-air, or the raw energy of a sporting event, freezing motion brings these fleeting moments to life with clarity. In this guide, we’ll explore ... Read more

DxO Film Pack 8 Review | The Most Comprehensive Film Emulation Tool We’ve Ever Seen

Digital photography is about technical perfection and “clean image data”; film photography is about emotion, character, soul… At least those are the cliches! Except, what if you could blow away all the stereotypes and have all of those things at your fingertips? It sounds too good to be true, however, this DxO Film Pack 8 ... Read more
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Location Scouting: On the Hunt for the Perfect Shots

One of the most tedious and difficult things that can often happen to photographers is to think of new locations for an upcoming photo or video shoot. Here are some tips to help you find the perfect location for your next shoot.

Lumaprints Review: Framed Canvas and Framed Fine Art Prints (Quality That Punches Above the Price)

When we talk about the value of preserving photos, prints still do what digital files cannot. Sure, digital is convenient, fast, and easy to share, but it’s also easy to ignore. Think of the countless images that live on your phone, hard drives, or social feeds. They tend to disappear rather quickly, no matter how ... Read more
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Glossy VS Matte Photos | Which Print Paper is Better?

Even in today’s world of digital displays, most photographers have printed at least a few of their photos. When it comes to photo printing, one of the most common questions is, glossy or matte? Deciding between these two types of paper is a huge decision, and you definitely want to make the right choice! There ... Read more

Second Shooter Contract Sample for Second and Third Photographers

For those who are looking to step foot into the professional realm of photography (or those who are already there), you may start to realize that you can’t be everywhere at once. And even if you think you can, there are inevitably moments that you will miss. By photographing a wedding solo you could be ... Read more

Lighting for Pet Photography with One-Light

Often, photographers who are considering the graduation from natural-light-only photography to the addition of artificial light into the mix will feel intimidated by the notion. In this article on lighting for pet photography, we’re here to show you that there’s no need — using flash can be easy. When you’re first getting started, using a ... Read more
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Cherry Blossom Photoshoot Tips | Capturing the Beauty of Spring

Spring is a season of new beginnings, and what better way to celebrate than by capturing the beauty of cherry blossoms through photography? With their delicate pink and white petals, these trees provide a stunning backdrop for photoshoots of all kinds. Their ephemeral nature adds a unique, whimsical quality to the photos that’s hard to ... Read more

Ombra Di Bianco: Photography and Paint Collide In Stunning Fashion Shoot | Luca Meneghel

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Using photography and paint, Luca Meneghel and Norma Nardi again collaborate on this stunning fashion shoot that mixed beautiful imagery and paint.

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.

A Career’s Worth Of Wisdom On Retouch, In A Minute | Russell James

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Russell James speaks volumes about retouching in just a minute, as maybe only someone like him could, coming at the topic as a photographer, a social conscious artist, and it's not hard to believe as a father as well.

International Man of Mystery: Balancing Wedding, Celebrity and Sports Photography with Kevin Jairaj

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Just home from covering the Sochi Olympics, Kevin Jairaj, an award winning wedding and portrait photographer, traded in his winter snow jacket for Vegas party clothes at WPPI. With a background in fashion photography and a sports photographer with USA Today, Kevin's work and experience is well rounded and well sought after.

‘Heroic Beauty’ Portrays Historic Female Role Models in Contemporary Fashion

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Photographer Stephanie Sunderland’s portrait work is often influenced by fashion. Her Heroic Beauty project, however, was inspired by her disappointment ...

BTS: Fashion Shoot at a Bombed Out Church | Tuesdays With Lauri

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In this week's instalment of Tuesdays With Lauri, we take a "behind the scenes" -look at my latest fashion shoot that we organised in a Bombed Out Church in Liverpool, England.

Gear Review: The Stylish and Secure InCase DSLR Pro Pack Backpack

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The InCase DSLR Pro Pack is one of the more stylish camera backpacks available right now that happens to be one of the more secure backpacks because of its rear-access camera compartment. So is it the ultimate everyday go-to camera bag? Check out our review!

Multi-Raw Processing Technique in Photoshop

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Did you know that you can do multi-RAW processing through Camera Raw and Photoshop? It's like using Lightroom, but with Layers. On top of that, you can go back into Camera RAW to reprocess the each RAW layer again and again.

10 Inspirational Photographers | Tuesdays with Lauri

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Inspiration is very important to me when I try to come up with new concepts and ideas for my photos. Sometimes taking a look at other photographers and their work can do the trick. That is why, this week, I decided to compile a list of seven great photographers that have inspired me in the past, and will also hopefully inspire you.

Go Behind the Scenes of This 1960s Photoshoot

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This week I thought I’d give you guys an inside look into a 60‘s inspired fashion photoshoot we organized last Sunday, in a small living room. Yes, you read it right, we really did shoot all the photos in a small 8 square-meter room!

Are Photography Workshops Worth It?

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Attending a workshop is a valuable way for photographers to accelerate their learning of their craft. Whether it is a shooting workshop, a post-processing workshop, or a business workshop, you can learn a lot more in one day or one weekend than from just reading tutorials all day long online. Not all workshops are created equal, however, so before you spend your money, be sure to do a little bit of research on both the instructors and the workshop itself.

Vogue’s Jet-Setting Photoshoots of the Vogue 120 by Norman Jean Roy

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ogue released their list of the top 120 individuals under the age of 45 with the most influence in fashion. Norman Jean Roy shot a series of amazing images using medium format film. Check out the images and the behind the scenes video