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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.  In addition, their ephemeral nature adds a unique, whimsical feel to the photos. If ... Read more

Posing Guide for Photographing Children

Children are often the first subjects that a photographer falls in love with as a primary subject.  There are endless benefits of shooting little ones who have yet to develop camera shyness, allowing beginning photographers to have a moving, dynamic, energetic, and sometimes patient subject.  But it isn’t until you are hired to shoot children ... Read more
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Learn “Spotlight” LIGHTING Photography Portraits

There are countless ways to get creative with studio portrait lighting. In this video, we’ll be putting the spotlight on our model with an incredibly simple creative lighting setup using only two off-camera flashes. Video: Creative Lighting Setup For “Spotlight” Style Portraits Before we jump in, be sure to give my friend and model, Kiara, ... 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
Marlies Hartmann

20+ Incredible Examples of Creative Lighting

A photograph cannot exist without light. Light is an integral aspect of a photograph that can influence the mood, emotion, and ultimately, tell a story. Though there are several unwritten rules of light use that photographers follow to capture an image, there are those who break the bounds and create a one-of-a-kind moment. In this ... Read more

5 Must-Have Boudoir Photography Accessories For Incredible Photos

When planning a boudoir shoot, the photographer has to consider camera angles, lighting, and outfits. In this episode I will be talking about my 5 favorite items to bring to a boudoir 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

Tips for Incredible Wedding Party Photos

There is nothing more chaotic than wrangling a group of people together for a photo and then having to set up perfect lighting, poses, and expressions. These are some of the most valuable images you will capture during a wedding day, and we know just how stressful they can be. In this article, we’ll give ... Read more

Flash Gel Photography for Creative and Corrective Effects

Gels can be very useful in correcting color in your image or adding a creative effect. We show you how in the following video.
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SEO for Photographers | A Complete Guide

SEO is arguably the most sustainable and consistent form of lead generation for photographers (and most other small businesses). However, we often “put it off” until later because we don’t know where to start or what advice to follow. To make things simple and cut through the clutter, we’ve created this complete guide to SEO ... Read more

Lifestyle Photography Tips For Capturing Authentic Images

Jennifer Wu

There's more to producing great lifestyle content than knowing how to work your camera. Here are some thing to keep in mind to keep your Instagram consistent and authentic.

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Lightroom Export Settings For Instagram

Christopher

Instagram quickly became one of the most popular platforms for sharing photos and visual content. As a photographer, videographer, or ...

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How to Post to Instagram from Desktop

Alice Houstons

Instagram, the photo-sharing social media behemoth, has long been synonymous with mobile phones. For many users, the spontaneous nature of ...

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Instagram Will (Finally) Start Permanently Banning Accounts Who Harass & Bully Via Direct Messages

David Crewe

The wildly popular social media app will (finally) start banning accounts that break its rules in DM's

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5 Ways For Photographers to Use Instagram Guides as a Key Marketing Tool

Shivani Reddy

With the rise of social media, photographers have found new ways to market themselves, sell their products, and advertise their ...

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Lightroom Presets for Instagram

Matthew Saville

If you’ve ever wondered how you can use Lightroom to recreate Instagram filters, then you’re in the right place!

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Federal Court Rules Your Instagram Photos Can Be Embedded Without Consent

David Crewe

A Federal Court has dismissed a photographer's Copyright Infringement Claim against a major online publication that used her Instagram image without permission citing that the photographer "signed over the rights of embedding by posting the shot to the photo-sharing service."

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A Photo Uploaded by Jennifer Lopez Got Her Hit with a $150,000 Lawsuit

Alice Houstons

Copyright is very important, and tricky business sometimes. Even more so when your subject matter is a celebrity! Check out this copyright lawsuit filed against J.Lo that's hitting the news.

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Watch Out for This Crazy Facebook Scam!

Alice Houstons

Recently, Switzerland-based photographer John Wilhelm had his Facebook page hacked, and the scammers used his page to steal money from hundreds of people! So he took to his blog to share his story in hopes that it might help others avoid his mistake.

Hipstamatic App Is Back And Making Everything Old New Again

Hipstamatic Makes A Comeback With A New Free App And Updated Analog Styles

David Crewe

The Original Point & Shoot Analog Camera for Mobile Phones Has Returned! Hipstamatic brings all the joy, quirk, and randomness of film photography to your pocket.

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Threads — Instagrams ‘Exclusive’ New App that Let’s You Share Photos Only With Close Friends

Alice Houstons

Facebook and Instagram are now making it even easier to stay connected to friends and family—but focusing more on your ‘inside circle’. Their new app, ‘Threads’ comes as a sucker-punch to Snapchat with what Instagram is calling “a new camera-first messaging app.”

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An Honest & Painfully Accurate Parody Depiction of What Travel Influencers Really Do

Alice Houstons

If travel influencers were honest about everything that went into taking those luxurious hotel photos, or even those romantic photos of girl leading boy through the wilderness, would it change our opinion on what they actually do?

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