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The latest photography guides, field notes, gear reviews, and stories from Shut Your Aperture.
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SaveHasselblad CFV-50c Digital Back: Setup and Used Guide
Updated October 2026 The original Hasselblad CFV-50c digital back gives a V System camera a digital capture path without turning it into a modern…
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SaveInnuendo, a 2014 Animated Short
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): the production details describe the film’s original release. Vimeo confirms the title and credited creator, but access…
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SaveNiagara Falls Photographs by Christine Hess
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this gallery and contributor statement describe the original publication period, not current location, affiliations or invitations. Niagara…
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SaveGesine Marwedel: Animal and Anatomy Body Paintings
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this post originally credited Bored Panda for the feature and Gesine Marwedel for the artwork. It is…
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SaveHow to clean up a portrait in Lightroom
Updated October 2026 with the current Lightroom workflow, a full FAQ, and the original before and after from this post’s first version. A good…
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SaveSébastien Del Grosso: The Sketch of a Life
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): the artist’s original description of this series is preserved below as a statement from that time, not…
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SaveWim Denijs: Iceland and Coastal Landscapes
From the site’s photographer archive: Wim Denijs’s gallery includes Icelandic waterfalls, mountain coasts and long exposures of water and clouds. His original first-person introduction…
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SaveThe Brooklyn Bridge: A Vintage Photograph
Featured photograph: Photo by Jet Lowe, 1982. Historic American Engineering Record, HAER NY-18-54, image 120544p, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Collection record…
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SaveDubai 2013: City Timelapse Video
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this post originally shared a 2013 Dubai timelapse reel. The embedded player no longer plays reliably for…
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SaveHow to Clean a Camera Sensor: Safe Steps for DSLR and Mirrorless
Every photographer meets the dust spot sooner or later. You photograph a clean blue sky, still water or a foggy skyline at a small…
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SaveRide the Sky takes you on a journey through the forest and on into the Universe.
For a deeper foundation on portrait photography, see our complete guide. Ride the Sky from Page Films on Vimeo. Ride the Sky takes you…
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Photography Cheat Sheet: Take Control of Light, Motion and Focus
Original date July 8, 2014. Updated November 2026. A camera can give you a bright picture and still give you the wrong picture. The…
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SaveThis weeks inspiration comes from Martynas
This weeks inspiration comes from Photographer of the week Martynas Milkevicius. My name is Martynas Milkevicius and I am a freelance commercial photographer based…
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SaveBarcelona GO! by Rob Whitworth
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this is a historical film feature. Vimeo identifies the title and creator; an automated player-page response does…
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Save7 DIY Photography Hacks Using Household Objects
Start with one object and useful light Updated November 2026 This post started life back in 2014 as a quick pointer about shooting with…