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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
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Fantastic Birthday Photoshoot Ideas and Tips You Need to Try

Hurray! It’s your birthday! Well, maybe not today, but when the time does come, consider celebrating your birthday with a special birthday photoshoot. These photoshoots, like birthday parties, can range from low key hangouts to major productions. Either way, you’ll never forget this milestone when you put a little extra thought into how you capture ... Read more
Photography Tips

PFixer MiniMal MIDI Controller For Lightroom Could Be A Boon To Your Workflow

Kishore Sawh

PFIXER seems to want to give you a fully portable but powerful Lightroom Develop Module Controller, and we don't mind.

Photography Tips

Adobe Photoshop Updated | New Look, New Features, & More Customizable

Kishore Sawh

Adobe continues to make good on CC and offers up a new look for Photoshop, a new touch-enabled interface, and more customizability.

Photography Tips

Apple’s New ‘Photos’ App Makes Its Debut – Aperture & iPhoto Put To Rest

Kishore Sawh

Apple realized iPhoto and Aperture were doing neither them nor anyone else any favors, so they've created 'Photos' which has just made its debut.

Photography Tips

Lightroom 6 Is Coming But Will Require Better Hardware

Kishore Sawh

Adobe announced there will soon be the next big release of Lightroom, but you may need to upgrade your computer to handle it.

Photo Editing Photoshop

Photoshop’s New ‘Focus Area’ Tool Makes For Easy Masking & Great Portraits

Kishore Sawh

With the new 'Focus Area' tool, we can let Photoshop choose what area to mask depending on the in and out of focus areas of an image. Great for portraits, it also works to easily separate a busy background as shown within.

Photo Editing Photoshop

How To Add A Realistic Tattoo To a Person With Photoshop

Kishore Sawh

What would I look like with a tattoo? That thought has likely crossed the mind of a vast majority of people at some point in life, and here's where you learn how to see for yourself, before you go under the needle.

Photoshop

Sharpening | So Many Get It Wrong & This Will Help You Get It Right

Kishore Sawh

Sharpening is one of those things that are widely misunderstood in our community and so many get it wrong. . It can render a photo useless as quickly as it can improve it. Here's what to look for

Photography Tips

How You Shot It: The Process of a Beauty Portrait by Andrew Bird

Alice Houstons

How You Shot It is a series where you show us how you shot an image. Today’s post comes from Andrew Bird a portrait and landscape photographer from Poconos Mountains, Pennsylvania.

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Learn How To Change The Color Of Anything In Photoshop

Kishore Sawh

Aaron Nace illustrates the rather simple steps it takes to change the color of just about anything in Photoshop.

Photo Editing Photoshop Lightroom

Post Processing: Adobe Lightroom Presets Or Photoshop Actions?

Ki Thomas

Do you use Adobe Lightroom presets, Adobe Photoshop actions or both? And why?

Photo Editing Lightroom

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.

Photo Editing Photoshop Lightroom

Make Your Own Sign Or Signature Into a Watermark in 10 Min (No Scanner Needed)

Kishore Sawh

If you would like to have your own logo or signature as a feature or watermark on your images but don't know how, this will show you one method which doesn't require much time, or a scanner.

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