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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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3 Visual Storytelling Techniques You Can Use to Create More Impactful Portraits | Meg Loeks

Meg Loeks

Lighting and composition play key roles in capturing great portraits, but creating a powerful story will stir an emotional response. In this article, Meg Loeks shares 3 techniques to help enhance storytelling within YOUR work.

Tell Better Stories and Increase Print Sales in 4 Steps

Pye

Capturing a moment is just the bare minimum. Help tell your client's story with these quick tips.

Storytelling Rules Photographers Can Learn from Pixar

Justin Heyes

Here are a few storytelling rules from Pixar that can better your photography.

3 Magic Angles for Storytelling Photography

Shivani Reddy

Here are three different angles that will help narrate your clients' story.

Using Different Light Setups to Help You Tell a Story

Hanssie

In the following tutorial, Lighting With Story In Mind, Simon Cade of DSLR Guide gives many techniques to help you tell a story using lighting.

Storytelling With One of Wedding Photography’s Rising Stars – Caroline Tran

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Named one of the 30 Rising Stars in Wedding Photography by Rangefinder Magazine in 2012, Los Angeles based photographer Caroline Tran gives us a glimpse into her career and life in this interview.