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    Watch the Amazing Animals that Cross a Log Bridge During a Year's Worth of Trail Camera Footage

    Show Promo Image The incredible viral video has made the rounds of various websites in the past week, but if you haven't checked it out already (and even if you have), it's definitely worth watching. The video, captured by wildlife photographer Robert Bush Sr, is comprised of a year's worth of...
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    Here's How to MASTER the All-Important HSL Panel in Lightroom (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Mango Street has been sharing a great series of free Lightroom tutorials on their YouTube channel and their latest video explains how to use the crucial HSL panel. Watch it below where Daniel Inskeep of Mango Street "breaks down the HSL panel and Lightroom and how to use it to...
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    Step into a Time Machine with This Incredible 4K, 60FPS Footage of New York City in 1911

    Show Promo Image Here's something amazing to start your weekend off. The below video shows street scenes in New York City in 1911 but with a significant catch: the video quality has been boosted to 4K and 60 frames per second. It's also been sharpened, colorized, and ambient sounds have been...
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    This Is the Simple Secret to Great Landscape Photos: Give Them a Cinematic Look

    Show Promo Image If you want to draw people into your landscape photos, there's an easy way to do that. Make your images look like something you'd see in the movies. Thu, 02/13/2020 Shutterbug Staff Continue reading...
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    These Stunning Low Budget Camera Tricks Will Blow Your Mind (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image So let's say you don't have the budget of, for example, some of the amazing movies that were honored at the Oscars last night, but you still want to make something really cool. Check out the low budget camera tricks in the video below to find out how to get some mind-blowing...
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    How to Photograph Waterfalls: 9 Tips

    Show Promo Image Have you ever wondered how to take awesome photographs of waterfalls? In the below video, landscape photographer Mads Peter Iversen shares nine tips on how to capture stunning images of waterfalls. Tue, 02/04/2020 Henry Anderson Continue reading...
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    Trick Question: When Do You Need a Tripod? Straight Answer: (Pretty Much) Always

    Show Promo Image If I were taking a photography-based word-association test, and the word coming my way was "tripod," my response would be "absolutely essential." Mon, 02/03/2020 Deborah Sandidge Continue reading...
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    Here’s How to Create Stunning Golden-Hour Portraits with a Simple Edit in Lightroom (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Most photographers know that “Golden Hour”—the time right after sunrise or just before sunset—can be the best time to shoot. And that often holds true when photographing landscapes, portraits, and just about anything else. Despite the beautiful soft reddish light at prime time...
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    Here's How to EASILY Master Manual Mode on Your Camera to Capture Perfectly Exposed Photos

    Show Promo Image Using manual mode on your camera can be intimidating to beginners. But it doesn't have to be. Even more importantly, you can easily use manual (i.e. M mode) on your camera to capture perfect exposed photos every time. Wed, 01/29/2020 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    These 5 Easy Boudoir Poses Are All You Need to Know to Get Started in Boudoir Photography (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Some photographers are a bit intimated by the thought of giving boudoir photography a try—even if they’re adept at portraiture. That’s because shooting sensual models often requires a different style of posing. Mon, 01/27/2020 Ron Leach Continue reading...
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    Here's an Easy Way to Remove Blemishes in Portraits with Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Not all photographers can afford fancy "hair and makeup" people to make sure their models are free of blemishes for the next photo shoot. And, even if you have the best makeup person on the planet, sometimes blemishes shine through in portraits. (It's amazing what...
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    7 Tips for Shooting AMAZING Cityscape Photographs at Night (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image It doesn’t take an experienced photographer to realize that uninspiring city scenes by day are often transformed into spectacular cityscapes once the sun drops below the horizon. What does require expertise, however, is an understanding of how to properly capture everything you...
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    This Is the Simple SECRET to Making Dramatic Landscape Photos

    Show Promo Image As the great Ansel Adams once said: "You don't take a photograph, you make it." But what makes a dramatic landscape photo? There are, of course, lots of things but photographer Mark Denney zeros in on one specific effect that can make or break a shot. Wed, 01/22/2020 Henry...
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    Here’s How to Fix Lifeless Photos Shot in Harsh Sun Using Lightroom & Photoshop Camera Raw (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image The bane of outdoor photographers is that it’s not always possible to be in the right place at the right time. So what do you do when you come across a nice scene during harsh, midday sun? One option, of course, is to return later. But if that’s not possible, the following...
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    Watch What Happens When a Camera Captures a Single Tree Over the Course of a Year

    Show Promo Image Happy Friday, everyone! Here's something warm and fuzzy to start your weekend off right. Fri, 01/17/2020 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Watch What Happens When a Professional & Amateur Photographer Swap Gear (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Many photographers suffer from an affliction known as Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS), and pull out their wallets whenever a new camera is introduced. But how important is the latest gear, as compared to a technical mastery of our craft? Thu, 01/16/2020 Ron Leach Continue...
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    The 5 WORST Editing Mistakes You Can Make in Landscape Photography

    Show Promo Image Do you ruin your landscape photos after you shoot them? Yes, Photoshop and Lightroom are both a blessing and a curse and overediting, under editing, or simply poorly editing photos on your computer can destroy a perfectly good image. Thu, 01/09/2020 Henry Anderson Continue...
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    How to Make "Terrible" Boudoir Photos Better (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Boudoir photography is really popular these days, but if you’ve ever tried this type of work, you know that sometimes images don’t look as enticing on the computer as they did through the viewfinder. The goal of this humorous-but-helpful tutorial is to keep you from saying, “Oh...
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    Here's How to POSE People Who Are NOT Models (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image We finish the year with a classic tutorial from photographer Julia Trotti who shares her tips on how to pose people who are not models to produce attractive portraits. The video is from a few years ago but the topic might sound familiar because Trotti recently produced a...
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    5 Easy Low Light Photography Tips for Shooting Stunning Photos at Night (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Are you afraid of the dark? Don't be, especially if you're a photographer and might have a fear of shooting at night. Mon, 12/30/2019 Henry Anderson Continue reading...


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