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Lensrentals Reveals Top Rented Photo & Video Gear of 2025: Canon and Sony Dominate Again

Each December, Lensrentals shares a data-driven snapshot of the most popular gear in the industry—offering not just a rental recap, but a temperature check on real-world demand from working professionals. The 2025 edition, released today, reflects a year of steady innovation, entrenched brand loyalty, and subtle but telling shifts in how photographers and filmmakers are ... Read more

Winxvideo AI Christmas Deal: AI Video/Image Enhancer with “Buy 1 Get 3 Free” Offer

As 2025 comes to a close, Digiarty Software is offering a compelling holiday promotion on its AI-powered video/image suite, Winxvideo AI. For a limited time, the company is bundling its lifetime license with three bonus tools, with no subscriptions and no recurring fees, as part of a Buy 1 Get 3 Free Christmas special. The ... Read more

Cold Weather Photography Tips | How to Defrost and Save a Frozen Camera

In this first video tutorial, we're going to talk about what to do when you get frost on your camera when you shoot at night in extremely cold weather.

Upgrade Your Editing Workflow: DxO Holiday Deals with Up to 25% Off (Code: SLRLounge)

DxO is closing out the year with one of its best promotions yet. From now through January 6, 2026, photographers can save 20% on their purchase of any two or more DxO software titles and get up to a full year of free DxO Premium Support. That means whether you’re diving into RAW editing with ... Read more

Cake Cutting Photography Tips Ideas and Inspiration

The cake cutting ceremony is one of the key moments in a wedding reception that is not without its challenges. From lighting to positioning, the proper techniques and preparation are critical to delivering consistently incredible images for your clients. In this article, we’re going to provide some cake cutting photography tips to level up your ... Read more

Honcho Review: Real-Time Photo Delivery and Sales, Powered by AI Face Recognition

Let’s be honest. If you’ve ever shot a conference or wedding with hundreds of guests, you know the actual photography is the fun and easy part. It’s in the aftermath where things get complicated: spending hours sorting through thousands of nearly identical shots, batch editing until your eyes blur, uploading everything to multiple galleries, and ... Read more
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Jewish Wedding Photography Tips and Guide

Jewish wedding days are built on a number of unique traditions, and even these traditions vary within different branches of Judaism. Furthermore, some Jewish weddings only incorporate one or two traditions out of respect to the families, while others observe several. With such an array of nuances and elements, it is important that photographers know ... Read more
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6 Tips To Capture Candid Family Photos

Here are 6 easy tips to help you elevate your candid family photos. Create a relaxed and fun environment, so you can capture genuine smiles, laughter, and connections that make your family special.
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10 Newborn Photoshoot Ideas & Inspiration

Newborn photography has become a place for photographers to get creative and make memorable images for families to cherish for a lifetime to come. We wanted to give you some inspiration for newborn baby photoshoot ideas from the basics to the unforgettable. We wanted to provide options for natural light and flash photography to give ... Read more
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Natural Light Portrait Tips | Use Hard Light to Shape the Body

While many photographers tend to shy away from using harsh natural light in portraits, you can use it to dramatic effect to shape your subject's body.
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Autumn Fairies By Paul Monaghan {How You Shot It}

Paul Monaghan

This set of images really came to be due to my friend Aranel Cosplay. She has been working on a new project where she creates and models outfits based on different seasons and had just finished the first outfit for Autumn.

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Electric Universe – a Film Photograph Four Years in the Making [How You Shot It]

Alice Houstons

Jason Page tells us how he shot this image. It took him 4 years and the image you see is straight out of camera.

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Creating a Mind-Bending Composite Image | How You Shot It

Antti Karppinen

I’ve been waiting for the right moment to revisit the idea from my award-winning wedding image where I changed the perspective of a typical wedding photo and turn it on its side (literally) and finally an opportunity presented itself.

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From The Camera’s Point of View | BTS of a Fashion Photo Shoot

Alice Houstons

23-year-old Gerd Tschebular shares with us a behind the scenes video taken from his camera's point of view during a fashion photo shoot. He also shares with us how he shot the images.

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Capturing A Rotating Star Trail Photo [How You Shot It]

Alice Houstons

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today's post is from Hannes Nitzsche with this image of star trails over a lighthouse.

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Steampunk Inspired Photo Shoot | How You Shot It

Alice Houstons

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today’s post is from Antti Karppinen with this Steampunk inspired photo shoot.

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One Car, Two Different Approaches, Two Very Different Images | How You Shot It

Alice Houstons

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today’s post is from Antti Karppinen. He shows how he shot these two images in the parking lot behind his studio.

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Captain Jack Sparrow Movie Posters Using Minimal Gear In A Garage Studio {How You Shot It}

Alice Houstons

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today’s post is from Antti Karppinen who shot this series of mock movie posters of Captain Jack Sparrow.

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How You Shot It: Dramatic Royal Enfield Motorcycle Portrait

Alice Houstons

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today's image is from 27 year old Adam McKay who shows us how he shot this dramatic motorcycle portrait.

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How You Shot It: ‘Love Runs Out’ From the Music to Life Series By Jimmy Bui

Jimmy Bui

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today’s post comes from Jimmy Bui. This image is from his Music to Life series where he interprets music through conceptual photography.

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How You Shot It: Modern Cowboys at a Rodeo {A Personal Project}

Alice Houstons

Today’s post comes from Simon King. He is working on a personal project - a photobook documenting the lives of modern cowboys and cowgirls from ranch to rodeo.

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How You Shot It: Tips on Street Photography in Kenya

Alice Houstons

The series is all about street photography in one of the most ancient cities of Kenya, Lamu.

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