| Nightlife, Star Trails, Road Trips | Presented by MAC Group Written by Matt HillI recently got back from a 4,850 mile, 16-day road trip through 21 states, and thought I’d share some tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way for independent travel photography, including night shoots (which I prefer). Read More >> |
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| Soft Retro Lighting | By Chris GreyPhotography as a medium went through some astounding changes in the 1950s. Studio strobes were more commonplace, although rather dangerous, and softer light began to replace the harder light popular in previous decades. Color film stocks, both film and paper, were significantly improved, and, as more photographers worked in color, costs came down. Read More >> |
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| Getting Up Close and Personal | By Ibarionex PerelloWhen it comes to photographing people, I like getting up close and personal. Though I first started making images of people from a distance with a telephoto lens, I quickly found that getting close with a moderate to wide-angle lens provided me images, which were both impactful and intimate. However, getting past the fear of approaching someone with little more than a 35mm lens between us was intimidating.
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| Lightroom 3 Lens Corrections |
By Sean McCormackSince the last post here, Lightroom 3 has moved from Beta to final release. With each Beta, we’ve covered the new features, so there’s no point in rehashing them. We will, however, take a look a the biggest new feature since the last Beta: Lens Corrections. Read More >> |
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| What's Your Motivation? |
By Alexander Fox You probably know that, in a film, understanding the reason a character is doing or saying something - his or her "motivation" - helps an actor to express the role more convincingly. What you may not know is that every element in the production of a film needs to have its own motivation too. From lighting to lens selection, a well-thought-out production will have just as many motivated decisions behind the camera as in front of it. ... Read More >> |
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| What Photographers Want From A Photo Assistant |
By Tim OlsenLately, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from photo students, recent grads, and new assistants about what they need to do to be a good assistant. What do photographers specifically expect from their help and what can they do, as an assistant, to be best prepared. This is the million-dollar question! Read More >> |
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| It's Summer... time for a roadtrip. |
By Don GiannattiAhh... the great American roadtrip. Almost a thing of the past for many. The convenience of modern air travel is astounding. Breakfast in Nashville, lunch in Phoenix and dinner in Vegas. It is still amazing to me, even after doing it so many times. It is how so many of us do business. ... Read More >> |
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| And Now For Something Completely Different! |
By Steve DantzigI start this month’s article with a nod to the Monty Python gang because I would have thought it was equally as absurd as their many hysterical skits if someone told me 5 months ago that I would be writing this article. Every image in this article was taken on an iPhone! ... Read More >> |
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| Photoshop Super Quiz Letter - M Merge |
By Tony Hertz Challenge your Photoshop knowledge, have fun and learn with Photoshop Super Quiz Fill in the blank questions for Photoshop words beginning with “Merge”. Questions are separated into three learning levels. If you have to peek, the answers are scrambled at the bottom of the quiz. Correct answers in numerical sequence are located further below. Read More >> |
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| Photoshop Content Aware Fill |
By Andrew DarlowWith the recent release of Adobe Photoshop CS5 I thought I'd offer a tip illustrating how one of the application's newest and most touted features (Content Aware-Fill) can help photographers in a few specific ways. Read More >> |
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| Don't Overlook the Outtakes |
By Wes KroningerIf a tree falls in the forest and no photographer is there to capture it, does it make the cover of Vogue? Nope. So how many potential magazine covers have you missed? How many shots do you have in your portfolio that were near misses? How many fleeting moments that had you not been prepared, would have slipped away? ... Read More >> |
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| HDR Best Practices Guide - Part II |
Brian Matiash
So, you finished reading ‘HDR Best Practices Guide - Part I: In The Field’, and went out for a shoot. You had all of your wits and your gear about you when you set up your tripod and fired off those lovely brackets. You’ve got the raw materials (fine, pun partially intended) and now it’s time to refine them into something truly beautiful.
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