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The DSLR vs mirrorless debate is quickly becoming the new boxers or briefs question—and it’s making photographers equally uncomfortable. Whether or not you’re defensive about what kind of underwear, err, camera, you use, many photographers are making the switch. Landscape photographers in particular, are making the move to a more portable camera system—but why?Chris Burkard, for example, shoots almost solely with Sony mirrorless cameras for his adventurous style of outdoor photography. So what’s so appealing to landscape photographers about mirrorless cameras? Here are six reasons... READ MORE
Creative Live | 10-26-2016 8:17 AM
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Black and white photography is as popular as ever. If you’re one of the many photographers who adore it, you know why that is the case. On one hand, black and white conversion removes the distraction of color from an image. It can help you to create evocative and dramatic images, that concentrate on the forms and shapes of a subject as a whole. On another level, black and white photographs can be reminiscent of a time gone by, one of film canisters and darkroom chemicals.With... READ MORE
Digital Photography School | 09-03-2016 7:00 AM
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Image by Ron van den Berg FREE DOWNLOAD BONUS: Photographing the Milky Way is a dream for many photographers. Only now, you can learn the techniques using the tips from this page of tips, the Milky Way Cheat Sheet. Print it out and take it with you on those night time shoots, so that way you have all the essentials with you to hand! Download it here. The first time we hear the words Dynamic Range in photography they are usually associated with HDR or High Dynamic... READ MORE
Light Stalking | 09-03-2016 6:00 AM
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Every year, IT professionals at colleges have to deal with an influx of newbies, all of whom ask precisely the same questions as the newbies did last year. It's Sisyphean.Of course, every day on the internet is like September, because there are always newbies, or people who didn't get the memo. The internet is a connection machine, a community. It has swimmers and lifeguards, givers and takers, the honest and the grifters...Here are ten things to remember, feel free to share with those that are less... READ MORE
Seth Godin | 09-03-2016 1:33 AM
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Click the title of the article to read this post on Improve Photography, which includes all media files mentioned.Whether you are planning a Caribbean getaway where snorkelling coral reefs will be on the itinerary, or you just want to get better photos of your kids in the pool – at some point the photographer in you is going to demand a shot that can only be achieved by getting IN the water with your camera. If you have ever checked out prices for underwater housings... READ MORE
Improve Photography | 09-03-2016 1:00 AM
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Photoshop guru Martin Evening sorts out your photo-editing and post-processing problems. Here he discusses how to lighten the exposure of a shot.Photoshop guru Martin Evening sorts out your photo-editing and post-processing problems. Here he discusses how to lighten the exposure of a shot.... READ MORE
Amateur Photographer | 09-02-2016 11:47 PM
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When it comes to the list of digital imaging pioneers, Marc Levoy is one of those names that belongs right near the top. His work has led to a lot of the technical advances that we see in use today with computer generated imagery. So, it’s no wonder that he jumped into digital photography. From 2009 The post Stanford Professor puts his entire digital photography course online for free appeared first on DIY Photography. ... READ MORE
DIY Photography | 09-02-2016 1:43 PM
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Popping a gel in front of your rim light is a quick, easy way to change the feel of your portraits.As JP Morgan of The Slanted Lens shows you in this quick tutorial, there are a few things to consider when using gels to augment the look and feel of a portrait—from your background, to the clothes your subject is wearing, to whether or not you’re using a smoke machine.Morgan chooses to use a Rosco V-Hazer, which is a little different from a smoke machine,... READ MORE
PetaPixel | 09-02-2016 10:25 AM
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Red Bull Photography recently joined our community with a verified brand profile of their own. This partnership isn’t just about amazing photography — it’s also about amazing stories. Behind every shot on Red Bull Photography is a talented photographer, a wild story, and a few lessons learned. We’ll be telling those stories every week here on 500px ISO and the Red Bull Photography website. Over the next four weeks, we’re going to be featuring epic action shots that capture the planet’s Four Elements—Earth, Wind, Water,... READ MORE
500PX | 09-02-2016 8:30 AM
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Thanks to rapid advances in camera and playback technology, 4K UHD (Ultra High Definition) recording capability is becoming more affordable every year.As 4K playback becomes more common on TVs, computers and tablets, consumer cameras with the ability to record in that resolution will soon follow suit. According to Business Insider, it’s widely predicted that by 2025, over half of all U.S. households will have 4K-capable TVs—that’s much faster than the growth rate of Full HD (1080HD) technology.Want to add 4k video to your list of services?... READ MORE
Creative Live | 09-01-2016 2:30 PM
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Live View versus optical viewfinder on your DSLR, pros and cons?By PascalIf you shoot with a DSLR you probably use the same method for taking pictures that most people do, holding the camera up to your eye and looking through the viewfinder before snapping the shutter button.This tried-and-true method has several benefits, including letting you see precisely what you are going to take a picture of before you click the button. Also, allowing you to track fast-moving subjects without any lag time, and even stabilizing... READ MORE
Digital Photography School | 09-01-2016 12:45 PM
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I firmly believe creative work is the most important element to maintaining a strong work ethic and absolute focus. I make an effort to book at least one personal project a month, sometimes it involves a mood that is completely outside of my comfort zone, which often leads to finding new lighting, composition and techniques.With my latest project, done in collaboration with Tether Tools, I wanted to photograph a concept completely out of my box. Based upon the initial inspiration, the goal was to mix... READ MORE
PetaPixel | 09-01-2016 10:29 AM
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Photographer Patrick Rochon is well know for his light paintings; and one of his cooler more recent projects involves working with Infiniti. The company hired him to launch the new car and to deliver within a month. The campaign is called #Borntochallenge and so Patrick got to work painting with light.... READ MORE
The Phoblographer | 09-01-2016 9:24 AM
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The Eiffel Tower. The Statue of Liberty. Redwood trees. Not all the world fits into our horizontal frame of it. Some of it climbs up and up! For those images you need to learn a new technique; vertical panoramas, or vertoramas as they are known.What are vertoramas?A vertorama is simply a panorama, but shot vertically. It is for the tall things of the world, and uses much of the same techniques as a panorama, but with some important considerations I’ll touch on later in this article.They... READ MORE
Digital Photography School | 09-01-2016 7:00 AM
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In this first video of the brand new weekly broncolor 'How To' lighting series. Karl Taylor and Urs Recher jump right in with a challenging 'mission impossible' style shot. Learn the techniques and the necessary tools to nail the shot as Urs and Karl give you their top tips along the way.Text, image and video via Karl TaylorSUBSCRIBEGet Latest Videos,Promotions & Exclusive ... READ MORE
ISO 1200 | 09-01-2016 6:39 AM
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The post How to Create Soft & Dreamy Photos in Photoshop appeared first on Phlearn.How to Create Soft & Dreamy Photos in PhotoshopTake photos to the next level by adding a soft and dreamy look – perfect for weddings, engagements and family photos.Use Iris Blur to Draw More Attention to the SubjectThe soft and dreamy look is done by adding a slight blur to the edges of a photo and adding a soft blur to the light in a photo.To add a slight blur to the... READ MORE
Phlearn | 09-01-2016 6:00 AM
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When you begin doing portrait lighting for the first time, the general advice you get is to put your light at 45º to your subject, and aim it down at 45º. It’s a quick way to get something reasonably good, without a lot of understanding. With a little more knowledge, you can make better lighting decisions, and get more dramatic images.Light has four main properties:QuantityQualityColorDirectionIn this article, we’re looking at direction of light only. If you look at the work of the Masters in painting,... READ MORE
Digital Photography School | 08-31-2016 12:00 PM
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This video tutorial covers everything you need to know about working with Adobe Lightroom Mobile, all the way from shooting images in the field, transferring raw files to your mobile device, and syncing them to your desktop over the cloud.Not only that, this tutorial also takes things further by showing some of the Adobe Photoshop editing techniques Elia Locardi used to create one of ... READ MORE
ISO 1200 | 08-31-2016 11:03 AM
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Getting started in photography can be quite scary. We all start by investing in a DSLR, and think we are going to take amazing images. In reality it is a bit more difficult, because if it was easy… well everybody would sell prints, quit their day job, and live off photography.Just like any art, photography has to be learned, and practiced – a lot. It is a trial and error process, we all start at the bottom and build our way up.If your images do... READ MORE
Digital Photography School | 08-31-2016 7:00 AM
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Image by Jeff Leonhardt FREE BONUS: For most of us it’s summer, that means warmer evenings for those clear sky shots of a beautiful sunset. If that’s the case for you then download our free Sunset Photography Cheat Sheet. You could print it out and take it with you on location so you always have the basics on hand! Download it here. Common Photography Myths – Here’s My Take On ThisHow many of you were told things as children that you later found to be, at best,... READ MORE
Light Stalking | 08-31-2016 6:00 AM
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Fast moving subjects can be incredibly tough to capture no matter what camera system you use. One of the best things that any photographer can have is foresight into knowing and predicting what's about to happen in front of you--and that requires you to pay a lot of attention to the scene.... READ MORE
The Phoblographer | 08-31-2016 3:02 AM
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The self starter creates a spark, turning nothing, or what certainly appears to everyone else as nothing, into something.The self starter doesn't see it that way. That 'nothingness' was actually an opportunity, a chance to make a connection, to do something a little better than the status quo, to get things moving.Has there ever been a project, an institution or a community that hasn't needed that?        ... READ MORE
Seth Godin | 08-31-2016 1:51 AM
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Lumoid is a band of creatives, photographers, and tech lovers offering a try before you buy service for the latest in technology from photography gear and drones to fitness trackers and audio equipment. They make it convenient and affordable to test drive the latest gadgets before committing to buy them. Lumoid is also a rental house for the best and latest in photography. This post appears in The Lumoid blog, and is reposted here with their permission. Photoshop can be a daunting platform to master,... READ MORE
500PX | 08-31-2016 1:48 AM
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In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to take a deep, hard look at color correction and adjusting white balance in your photos to get...... READ MORE
TutVid | 08-31-2016 1:34 AM
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Hi gang. Here’s a look you see in everything from Hollywood Movie Posters to high-end portrait work, and you can do the whole thing right in Lightroom. You can see a before/after above. OK, let’s do this thing! STEP ONE: Start by increasing the Contrast Amount to +43 (as shown here). If you compare this to the original image up top, you can see this version is more contrasty, but not quite enough, so we’ll add some midtone contrast in the next step.STEP TWO: Increase the Clarity... READ MORE
Lightroom Killer Tips | 08-31-2016 1:16 AM
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