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Dramatic Portraits | My 5 Essential Tools to Create Drama in Your Portraits

Drama by definition is an exciting, emotional or unexpected series of events. We as photographers often utilize drama in our ...

How To Use Old Legacy Lenses On Your Modern Nikon DSLR & Get EXIF Data

Kishore Sawh

Have some old but faithful and quality glass laying around? Here's how to take those old lenses, breathe life back into them and pair them with most functionality with modern Nikon DSLRS.

3 In 1 Headshot Method | Great Headshots Anywhere With Minimal Gear

Holly Roa

We as photographers are prone to thinking that more gear equals more versatility, and getting that new gadget will open ...

Lightroom’s Dark Knight |The Alt/Opt Key Transforms Lightroom In Ways You Likely Don’t Know [Part 1]

Kishore Sawh

If the functionality of this key were to be removed, many including myself, would write hate mail to Adobe and remove any last vestiges of LR; it does that much.

iPhoneography | A Recipe For Professional Instagram Pics With A Cookie Sheet & Stump

Holly Roa

Sometimes there are unexpected tools right under your nose and you don’t even realize it until you see someone else ...

Using Continuous Lights For A Simple Glamour Portrait

Using continuous lights for portraiture is a great way to learn lighting. Plus it’s a throw back to the old Hollywood glamour days!

How I Shot It – A Quirky Composite of “The Noble Family” by Paul Monaghan

This image is rather special to me, not only because the family loved it, but it also placed high in "The 1st SNS Exhibition" held by Samyang in January this year.

Shoot In Color, Think In Black & White | Make Your Skies And More Pop

Kishore Sawh

Here's how using tones in a black and white filter in Photoshop can actually make a tremendous impact on your images

How To Add Realistic Bokeh In Photoshop

Kishore Sawh

This is a great way to add more defocus to areas of a photo in post process. It can be made to look very natural, though I always say get it right in camera first.

How To Easily Add Copyright In Lightroom & In Camera

Kishore Sawh

Copyright seems to be an ever growing concern for a lot of the photographic community. Lightroom makes it easy to apply it.

How To Replicate The Color Palette From Any Photo Or Famous Painting In Seconds In Photoshop

Kishore Sawh

Take some old pictures you love, and mix it with other art you love. Learn how to quickly take the color casts from any image and make it part of yours

How to Make a Keepsake Photo Ornament, Coaster or Magnet

Tanya Goodall Smith

Colorful lights twinkled happily, carols played in the background and the earthy scents of pine and cinnamon filled the air. ...