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The latest photography guides, field notes, gear reviews, and stories from Shut Your Aperture.
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SaveIncredible infrared time-lapse video, The Hidden World.
The Hidden World. from Bruce W. Berry Jr on Vimeo. This is the latest installment to the wonderland series. This infrared time-lapse is actually…
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SaveShaped by Time: Timelapse Film by Enrique Pacheco
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): the original iframe returns a sign-in/access response in an automated check. This version links the original film…
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SaveLightroom HDR Tutorial: Merge and Edit with Care
Five steps for merging a bracket in Lightroom.
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SaveMade to be Seen by Joel Schat
From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): the creator’s production remarks and gear list are historical. The Vimeo page identifies the video and creator,…
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SaveNikon D810: Features, Specifications and Setup Tips
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 The Nikon D810 is a 36.3-megapixel full-frame DSLR built around detail, a native ISO 64 setting, and…
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SaveLast Crusade: Methoni Castle by Vassilis Tangoulis
From the site’s photographer archive: Vassilis Tangoulis’s Last Crusade series studies Methoni Castle in the Peloponnese, Greece, using long exposures and selective post-processing to…
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Dodge and Burn in Photoshop: A Beginner’s Guide to Overlay and Soft Light Layers
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 Dodge and burn is one of the oldest tricks in photography, and it is still one of…
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SaveRaoul Pérez: High-Speed Water Drop Photography
From the site’s photographer archive: Raoul Pérez’s gallery explores the shapes formed when drops collide, using color, reflections and carefully timed exposures. The original…
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SaveA collection of time-lapse shots from the past 7 years of meteor showers.
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 A meteor photograph starts before the streak appears. You choose a patch of sky, make the stars…
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SaveHow to create dramatic photos in Lightroom using adjustment brushes
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 A dramatic Lightroom edit should make the light easier to read, not make every part of a…
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SaveAbove Los Angeles
Above LA from Chris Pritchard on Vimeo. Please watch in full screen HD with sound on for best experience! Follow me for more of…
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SaveThe Importance of Shooting RAW
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 Shooting RAW gives you more control over how a photograph is finished. It does not repair missed…
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SaveA Tribute to Discomfort: Cory Richards Film
A Tribute to Discomfort: Cory Richards is a film by Blue Chalk about photographer Cory Richards’s work and life in the field. The original…
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SaveThe Mountain: A Time-Lapse Film and Photography Tips
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 A good time-lapse makes a familiar landscape feel alive. The Mountain, a short film by TSO Photography,…
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SaveAtiba Jefferson
LET US ROAM – Atiba Jefferson from Let Us Roam on Vimeo. Atiba Jefferson is a professional photographer from Colorado Springs, CO. He discovered…