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Best Lightroom Presets for Incredible Results
Who among us hasn’t heard of Lightroom? Professional photographers and enthusiasts around the world use this popular (and powerful) photo editing software. Because of its popularity, several companies have designed Lightroom-compatible presets to further simplify the editing process. With presets, photographers can apply pre-made adjustments to photos and get to a final image more quickly, ... Read more
What Is a Fixed Focal Length Lens? Benefits of Shooting with Primes
As a portrait photographer, your lens choice is extremely important when it comes to your growth as a photographer. There’s a misconception among new photographers that zoom lenses are the way to go. Take a look at 3 reasons why you may want to go with a prime lens instead.
How to Photograph a Meteor Shower: The Complete Guide
If you're looking for something exciting to do this weekend, then you should check out this year's Perseid Meteor Shower! One of the strongest, most impressive meteor showers every year, the Perseids always deliver at least a handful of truly stunning, giant meteors streaking across the sky.
DxO PhotoLab 9 Review | Precision RAW Editing, Refined by AI
DxO PhotoLab has always occupied a slightly different lane than Lightroom or Capture One. Instead of focusing first on catalog management or creative presets, DxO’s reputation has been built on something more fundamental: getting the best possible image quality out of every camera and lens you own. Specifically, noise reduction, demosaicing, and lens correction have ... Read more
Impossible Things Now Learns Your Editing Style | Here’s How It Works
If you’ve ever wished your AI editing tool could just get your style without endless tweaking, Impossible Things’ latest update might be worth checking out. The Lightroom plugin, from the same team behind DVLOP, just added a feature called “Learn From My Edits” (currently in beta), which you can find and test here. The concept ... Read more
Photography Studio Management Software Guide (Updated)
Finding the right Studio Management Software is critical for photography and videography businesses of all sizes and genres. The right software will help you do the following: Keep your leads organized Automate critical tasks, reminders and emails Avoid double bookings Provide payment options Generate invoices and useful reports for performance tracking and taxes Much more ... Read more
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
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
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!
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
No Studio? No Problem! Part 4: Photography Lighting Tips for Shooting in Tight Spaces
Tanya Goodall Smith
Photography lighting tips for shooting in tight spaces. Don't be at the mercy of bad lighting just because you can't fit your giant soft box in the space.
Forum Hacks Boudoir Gallery Passwords. Is Your Site Protected?
Hanssie
An online forum was outed yesterday by an anonymous tip to various photographers that their galleries hosted on online accounts had been compromised.
How To Identify Birds In Your Images | Wildlife Photography Tips-n-Tricks
Anthony Thurston
It should be no surprise that if you are just getting started doing wildlife photography, or birds specifically, that you may not know all of the species that you are capturing. Even an avid bird photographer sometimes needs help identifying birds that they have captured in an image.
5 Simple Tips For Taking More Natural Family Portraits
Michelle Ford
Have you ever had a family portrait session, and either ran out of ideas, or didn’t know how to make ...
5 Tips and Tricks for Better High School Football Images
Anthony Thurston
Well, it is that time of year everyone. Football (American Football to all of you Internationals) season is upon us, both College and High School competitions kicked off across the country this weekend. So I thought it would be nice to share some quick tips and tricks to help you get the best shots possible.
