You are only $3 from better skies in outdoor portraits

This post is a guest post from Bart Zoni who has the website www.leica-boss.com, see more ways to contact him below. Ever wonder how Sports Illustrated gets those awesome skies in their outdoor portraits? This easy and inexpensive trick will set you on your way to awesome vibrant skies in outdoor portraits just like the [...]

Advantages of Using a Ring Flash For Portraits

Advantages of Using a Ring Flash For Portraits The ring flash has been used widely in the fashion world and in macro photography and can have many key advantages for a certain look in your portrait work. The ring flash was actually created in 1952 originally for use in dental photography. With a ring flash [...]

Creating portraits at sunset

One of the most beautiful types of light that I love to photograph portraits during is sunsets. The amazing colors in the sky and the way that clouds just soak up the array of colors is always inspiring to me. And although the sunset on its own is beautiful I love to photograph portraits when [...]

Amazing cinematography of the Milky Way by Terje Sorgjerd

Sometimes I take for granted some of the amazing beauty that surrounds us in nature and the intricate detail of our surrounding galaxy. There really is so much beauty to be found by simply looking up and staring at the stars and the clouds. Every once in awhile I come across an artist that just [...]

Creating The Correct White Balance In Camera

Although adjusting the white balance is a fairly quick process with Lightroom, getting the photo captured right from the start is still always key. We did a review of what white balance is awhile back here: Understanding White Balance, and today want to talk a little about getting it right in camera. No matter how [...]

Some tips for sunrise and sunset photos

This post is a guest post by Andy Towle. View some more of his work online at: http://www.pxldoc.com Perhaps an introduction is in order. My name is Andy Towle. I’ve been a professional photographer for close to 40 years. My experience spans a wide range of photographic categories from commercial to scientific to photo-journalism to [...]

A collection of inspiring images from the Netherlands

As spring is in the air I can’t stop thinking about the beautiful flowers about to bloom and all of the amazing colors that will be out there. One spectacle that is just a feast for the eyes are the tulip fields from the Netherlands. So many amazing colors there are fields of red, yellow, [...]

Choosing the Right Flash Diffuser

Choosing the Right Flash Diffuser A flash diffuser is one of the best things a photographer using a flash can invest in. Most diffusers are made out of plastic and are made to reduce harsh lighting and shadows. With the variety of diffusers available, they can be used to achieve different looks in different scenarios. [...]

solargraphy – pinhole photography

Last week I posted a notice on our Facebook wall and on twitter for everyone to send in some recent work. We are always looking for some great images from you and for fresh work to highlight. One set of images that really caught my eye were from Adas Vasiliauskas. He sent over a group [...]

Slowing down your shutter speed

Slowing down your shutter speed Not every image has to be perfectly frozen in time and 100% sharp.  Slowing your shutter speed down can add a sense of motion to the images and gives you just a raw sense of energy and excitement.  When you are slowing down your shutter speed you are basically doing [...]

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