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SavePhotography Composition: Five Checks Before You Press the Shutter
Photography Composition: Five Checks Before You Press the Shutter Photography composition is the choice of what belongs in a frame and where it sits.…
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SaveSony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS: Apodization and T5.6
The Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS lens is a specialized portrait-length prime whose apodization element smooths out-of-focus highlights. The f/2.8 marking does…
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SaveThe Photographers Diet
Kick off the New Year with a photographer’s DIET that will help you take better pictures in 2017! Photographer Craig Semetko’s simple DIET (Design,…
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SaveMiami Beach Sunset Timelapse
We shot this Miami Beach sunset sequence frame by frame as the sky went from gold to deep red over the marina. The original…
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SaveHow to edit a beautiful sunset photograph in Adobe Lightroom
Here is a sunset photograph I shot at Bonsai Rock in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, a bit after the sun went down. In this edit…
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SavePromise Pegasus Red Lights: What Worked on My System, and What to Check First
Promise Pegasus Red Lights: What Worked on My System, and What to Check First I wrote this after a problem with one of my…
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SaveIceland by José Ramos
It was June 2014, and I can still remember it as if it was yesterday… I was sitting at my computer, planning a photo…
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SaveDivine Moments by Daniel James Greenwood
Some of the most divine moments, unique locations I have ever journeyed too over the past 3 years. I share with you all a…
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SaveInstant Photography Ideas: Eight Ways to Use One Pack Well
Instant Photography Ideas: Eight Ways to Use One Pack Well Instant photography ideas are most useful when they fit the limited frames in a…
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SaveHow to edit the milky way in Lightroom
In this video I will show you how to edit the Milky Way in Lightroom. Using some simple adjustments you can bring the stars…
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SaveDIY Photography Tricks: Nine Small Experiments You Can Try Safely
DIY Photography Tricks: Nine Small Experiments You Can Try Safely DIY photography tricks work best when you can tell what changed in the picture.…
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SaveHow to edit a long exposure using a 10 stop ND filter
A 10-stop ND filter turns a thirty-second exposure into a completely different photograph – silk water, streaked clouds, empty plazas. This post originally ran…
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SaveHow to edit a beautiful sunrise on the beach
Here is a beautiful sunrise on the beach, edited from one single RAW file. I used the basic panel, local adjustment brushes, and single…
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SaveIn studio live with Anetta
Here is a live shoot we did with the beautiful Anetta. This was an amazing and extremely fun shoot. We did a live stream…
