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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.

How To Create Motion in a Time-Lapse Using Shutter Speed

Hanssie

Since you can't play with your drone this weekend (if you live within a 32-mile radius of the Super Bowl that is) and you don't want to watch the Super Bowl, how about making a time-lapse?

London in 4K – A Short Video Shot Entirely on an iPhone 6s

Hanssie

See the beauty of London shot in 4k with the new iPhone 6s.

Proving The Power & Value Of The iPhone 6S Through Thorough Testing

Kishore Sawh

You start to get the feeling with a breakdown like this of Austin Mann's, that an iPhone is about two features away from putting the final nail in the coffin for the point and shoot.

Mauna Kea Heavens II – Space Laser Timelapse in 4K!

Matthew Saville

There are only a few places in the world where can you witness a giant laser beam shooting into space, let alone four lasers at once...

Clever Split Screen Timelapse Shows the Similarities of New York and Paris

Hanssie

Freelance filmmaker Franck Matellini has created this clever timelapse which shows the two popular cities in a side-by-side comparison.

How To Process Your Milky Way Photos For Maximum Effect

Anthony Thurston

Kenneth Brandon is an avid night sky shooter, who runs a great channel on YouTube, and today, I wanted to share this amazing tutorial he did on how to process images of the Milky Way.

Syrp Genie Timelapse & Video Motion Control Review – Incredible Versatility and Reliability

Matthew Saville

For the serious videographer or timelapse photographer, motion is critical in creating content that stands out from the crowd. The Syrp Genie is a robust, highly adaptable device that allows anybody to add motion to their creative vision without breaking the bank or being limited by traditional motorized slider systems!

‘Hyperlapse’ App From Instagram – Turns Your Video Into a Smooth Timelapse in Two Taps

Hanssie

This morning, the people behind that little app, Instagram, released 'Hyperlapse,' a standalone app that makes it super easy to smooth out your shaky tracking shots or create timelapse/hyperlapse videos without the encumbrance of a pricy rig or heavy equipment.

Useful Pocket Guide and Tips for Timelapse and Astrophotography

Hanssie

If you missed this weekend's Supermoon, it's okay because there are five this year and you still have two more opportunities before the year is out. Here are some useful tips to help you prepare.

‘A Ride In The Sky’ Gives an Amazing New Twist {Literally} to Astro Timelapse

Hanssie

The following timelapse, created by Lance Page of Page Films, gives a new twist (pun intended) to astro timelapse photography.

Go Behind the Scenes of This 1960s Photoshoot

Lauri L.

This week I thought I’d give you guys an inside look into a 60‘s inspired fashion photoshoot we organized last Sunday, in a small living room. Yes, you read it right, we really did shoot all the photos in a small 8 square-meter room!