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Optical Zoom VS Digital Zoom – What’s The Difference?

These days, almost every camera with a built-in lens has some sort of a “zoom” label on it. However, not all types of zoom are created equal, especially if you include cell phone cameras. There are two major different technologies that are used: digital zoom, and optical zoom. What’s The Difference Between Digital And Optical ... Read more
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8 Reasons Why Your Photos Are Blurry and How To Fix Them

In this video, Tony and Chelsea Northrup give 8 common reasons why your photos are blurry and also gives ways to fix each.

Linogy Rechargeable Battery System – A Smarter Way to Stay Powered | Review

For photographers and videographers juggling flash units, wireless triggers, audio gear, and other battery-hungry tools, managing AA and AAA batteries can be a quiet nuisance. Linogy’s all-in-one rechargeable battery system aims to solve that, not just with faster charging, but smarter management, safer operation, and an environmental angle worth noting. As we head into the ... Read more

How To Become A Wedding Videographer – A Step by Step Guide

Getting started as a wedding videographer can be very overwhelming, especially when you don't have a clue where to start. Thankfully we've got you covered with a quick start guide to help you figure out the steps you need to follow to get your videography career moving in the right direction.

5 Reasons to Try Impossible Things AI Culling Inside Lightroom Classic

If you’ve ever spent hours (or days) culling thousands of wedding, portrait, or event images, you know the pain. And while plenty of tools promise faster culling, most miss the mark, sacrificing emotion for efficiency or forcing you to switch apps and break your workflow. Impossible Things is aiming to change that with a culling ... Read more
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Photography Challenge: Portraits in a Car

Scrolling through Instagram you’ll come across some creative and unique shoot concepts and locations, but if there is anything 2020 taught us… we’ve got to work with what we’ve got. Instead of heading out to a fancy location to film our YouTube video this week, we opted for something more convenient. This week, we’re going ... Read more

Imagen Video Brings AI-Powered Color Grading to Premiere Pro with New LUT-Driven Workflow

Imagen has launched Imagen Video, a new AI-powered color-grading tool designed for high-volume wedding and event videographers. It is now available in Beta and completely free to use. Videographers can start a new project immediately, with no credit card or subscription required. Via this platform, Imagen Video aims to remove one of the most time-consuming ... Read more

Filmora V15’s AI Extend: A New Tool for Smoothing Clips and Stretching Moments

What happens when a moment ends too soon on camera? For editors, that often means jumping through hoops—reshooting, looping footage, or faking slow motion—to create a smoother transition or preserve the emotional beat. Wondershare introduced AI Extend inside Filmora V15, using AI frame generation to extend clips by up to eight seconds without traditional interpolation ... Read more
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7 Winter Photography Tips, Ideas, and Examples

If you think wintertime is an excuse to put your camera away and stay warm indoors, think again. Winter photography can be one of the most rewarding challenges you’ll face as a photographer, whether you’re interested in landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, wildlife, or even portraits. In this article, we’ll cover a variety of tips, ideas, and ... Read more

Fitness Photography Tips: How to Images with Interest and Impact

Here a few simple tips to help you chisel out the human body using dramatic highlights and shadows, perfect for athletic and fitness portraiture.

Five Ways to Batch Process Your Images In Lightroom

Shivani Reddy

If you find yourself spending hours in front of your screen, fine-tuning each image, wondering how the time passes you ...

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How to Light & Shoot a Dramatic Portrait by Yourself

Pye

In this video, we'll show you how to set up your flash and shoot portraits all by yourself! This is a great technique to learn when you are solo-shooting or don't have an assistant to help you out. A big thank you to Profoto for sponsoring this video!

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5 Reasons Your Couples Portraits May Look Awkward (And How To Prevent It)

Pye

So you’ve just finished your first couples portrait session and once you’ve gotten home and started looking through the images, ...

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Tips for Photographing Your Own Children

André Audet

I thought I would share some of the most common tips that I give to my students when they ask me for advice on photographing their own children. By the way, these tips apply to all types of cameras, so no need for a fancy expensive camera to apply these guiding principles!

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Lightroom Luminar Workflow | How to Use Lightroom and Luminar Together

David Crewe

Skylum Software launched the much-anticipated update for their flagship software, Luminar 4. Why was this so buzzed about? It’s largely ...

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Plagued by Hotspots? Frequency Separation to the Rescue!

Dennis Dunbar

Glaring hot spots can be like the plague when it comes to shooting portraits. All too often the circumstances of ...

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How To Shoot an Astrophotography Panorama

David Crewe

With Christmas just around the corner and the year drawing to a close, the team at Syrp wanted to release ...

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Quickly Fix Skin Tones In Your Images With ColourmapX

David Crewe

A headache I’ve heard a lot about from retouchers out there when doing portrait work is dealing with skin tones. ...

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The 5 Dollar Studio – How To Create Great Portraits Anywhere

Gary Friedman

Capturing an incredible portrait doesn't always mean you have to have thousands of dollars worth of gear in order to "Get it right" for your clients. Follow along as Gary Friedman shows how you can create a properly lit portrait with just a "5 Dollar Studio" that fits in your backpack.

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5 Tips For Taking Great in Home Family Photos

Louise Downham

A family portrait session at home can be an exciting but also a daunting proposition, but with a bit of thought and preparation, you can learn to make the most of any home environment.

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Developing Your Eye As A Photographer

Tony Prower

How Can I Develop My Vision? In one way your lens is your third eye that can share what you see with the rest of the world.  But how do you learn to see better and translate your visual skills to your camera?

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10 Top Professional Photographers Give Their Best Networking Tips

Andy & Amii Kauth

Need to up your networking game? Here are some solid networking tips for photographers, by 10 professional photographers.

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