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Aiarty Video Enhancer: Clean Up Noisy, Low-Light Footage and Upscale to 4K (New Year Deal)

With 2026 underway, creators looking to bring new life to their old, noisy, or low-resolution videos should take note of a compelling promotion from Aiarty. The company’s AI Video Enhancer, a desktop application designed to upscale, denoise, and restore footage, is now available at its lowest price ever as part of a New Year special. ... Read more
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High Angle Photography – Ideas to Try Some “From Above” Photos

High angle photography is a technique used by photographers to capture stunning aerial shots that reveal scenes from perspectives impossible to achieve at eye level. This approach involves taking photographs from an elevated vantage point, whether from the top of a building, a balcony, a hill, or even a drone hovering overhead. High angle photography ... Read more
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Black and White Landscape Photos and Tips to Inspire Your Adventures

Looking for inspiration for photographing your next road trip (or walk around the block)? Check out our curated list of black and white landscape photos!
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Sitting Pose Tips, Ideas and Common Mistakes

You can have the best, most perfectly prepared subject with phenomenal hair, makeup and styling and have gorgeous light at your disposal, but bad or mediocre posing will make it all moot. Even an experienced model who knows how to work the camera can use a little coaching to look best from the camera’s perspective ... Read more

How to Shoot a Basic Model Test | Gear, Shot List, Agency Requirements & More

With the shifting requirements for model tests, there is a misconception that all test shoots must be grandiose productions and equipped with a full team. In fact, when first approaching a modeling agency to test you will almost always be asked if you have your own team.  In this article, I’ll walk you through how ... Read more

Dynamic 3-Light Sports Portrait Setup

When it comes to taking sports photography portraits, capturing dynamic energy is the name of the game. Sports portraits often convey a sense of action and energy with dramatic poses and lighting, the latter of which often relies on using off-camera flash. While some photographers try their best to avoid using flash, it’s really not ... Read more

3 Ways To Photograph Family Group Photos With Flash

Setting up one directional off-camera flash with a shoot-through umbrella may be your go-to lighting setup for family formals, but what other ways can you light a group of people to create more drama or visual interest? Light alters the mood of a scene through modifiers, quantity, and color. Even with family photos, you should ... Read more
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Easiest One Light Portrait Setup for Professional Headshots

How many lights does it take to create a great, pro quality image? In my early career, my answer was “as many as I can get.” But over time, I learned that some of the most beautiful portraits are captured using simple setups. No need for multiple lights, sets, and gear to get gorgeous results. ... Read more

5 Creative Accessories to Conceal Distracting Backgrounds

We’ve all been there: you have great clients but a less-than-superb background. How do you deliver the high-quality, creative imagery that your clients have come to expect? Creative accessories are perfect when you need a spark of creativity or need to block distracting elements in your scene. These simple tools can transform an ordinary shot ... Read more

DIY Reflector | 3 Ways to Make Your Own Reflector

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.
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Wedding Photojournalism Tips for Impactful Storytelling Photography

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Before photojournalism became an established style of wedding photography, the industry seemed firmly entrenched in a standardized set of perfect cliché-looking shots and effects. Wedding photojournalism transformed the industry. Instead

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Teen Vogue Teaches You How To Safely & Ethically Capture Police Misconduct

David Crewe

In a post published just yesterday, Palika Makam, and author / senior coordinator for Witness, has detailed a powerful write-up ...

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Photojournalist Avi Adelman to Recieve Settlement of $345,000 After Unlawful Arrest “For Taking Pictures” in Dallas, TX

Alice Houstons

More than three years after the initial arrest, Photojournalist Avi Adelman is finally receiving a long-awaited settlement on his case of a wrongful arrest while doing his job. This is a big win for photographers who advocate for the right to photograph in public places, regardless of law enforcement in the area.

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Why Printing in Photography is So Important with Documentary Photographer Daniel Milnor

Alice Houstons

Printing might not be significantly important to the online photo world, but, in the actual professional photography industry, print photography is KING.

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Sea Captain Captures Nat Geo Worthy Travel and Landscape Portraits | Featured Artist Interview with Zay Yar Lin

Sean Lewis

Award-winning photographer? Yes. Professional Sea Captain? Also, yes. Zay Yar Lin shares the story behind some of his favorite images and offers insight into his photographic process.

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Police Officer Aims Gun at Photographer Because He “Doesn’t Know” What a GoPro Is

David Crewe

San Diego Police Officer allegedly violates a photographer’s First Amendment right to film police officers performing official duties in public places and holds him at gunpoint because he "didn't know" what a GoPro was

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48 Incredible Photos That Capture The Beauty of Weddings

Alice Houstons

Our November Awards submission period closed at the end of last month and we faced some difficult decisions in choosing our group ...

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3 Tips for Capturing Natural Moments with Sabina Mladin | SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature

Andy & Amii Kauth

"I love life, people, emotions, and true feelings, but what I love most is that I can capture all of this with my camera."

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NPPA’s Research On The Value Of Professional Photojournalism | But How Is That Measured?

Kishore Sawh

We all know the value of a great photo and a great photojournalist. But does that mean they should be kept on staff payroll? Are they indicative of the times for the rest of us?

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Tips on Successful Documentary Wedding Photography From Adam Riley

Alice Houstons

Documentary wedding photography is a term too often attached to the work of any photographer who has an informal approach to shooting the big day. One particular wedding photographer who's doing this very successfully at the moment is Adam Riley.

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Book Review: Digital Photography School’s Natural Lighting

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Digital Photography School’s new e-book called Natural Light: Mastering a Photographer’s Most Powerful Tool, written by freelance travel and documentary photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich, breaks down the lighting into something more tangible makes it easier to understand how to harness natural light as a creative tool. This book’s practical approach of understanding and harnessing natural light as a creative tool makes it a great read for new and seasoned photographers.