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    Here's How to Take Great Macro Photos on a Budget (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image You don't always need super-expensive, cutting edge photo gear to shoot knockout images. This is particularly true when it comes to macro photography, which you can actually shoot on a relatively small budget. Mon, 08/26/2019 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Here's How to Remove a Person from an Image Using Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Removing unwanted things from images is what photographers often turn to Photoshop for. And one of the "things" that are often at the top of the list for removing from a photo are people. Wed, 08/21/2019 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Here's How to Cut Out Hair from a Complex Background in Photoshop in Just a Few Steps (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image One of the hardest things to do in Photoshop is to cut out hair from a complex background in a portrait, fashion or beauty shot. In the below tutorial, Photoshop guru Nathaniel Dodson (aka tutvid) shows you how do it in a few easy steps. Fri, 08/16/2019 Shutterbug Staff...
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    3 Easy Ways to Remove Anything from a Photo Using Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image There are more ways to remove unwanted objects and people from an image in Photoshop than there are to skin a cat. Actually, I've always hated that expression; who wants to skin a cat anyways? Wed, 08/07/2019 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    3 Types of Stunning Long Exposure Photos You Can Shoot in One Location

    Show Promo Image Shooting long exposures images can produce some very striking results. But there's not just one way to capture a long exposure shot that will get noticed. Tue, 08/06/2019 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Give Your Portraits a Gorgeous Golden Shine Effect with This Photoshop Trick (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image When the sun doesn't cooperate during outdoor portrait shoots, there's a way to add a gorgeous golden shine to skintones using Photoshop. In the below tutorial, Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shares his technique for creating this pleasingly warm and shiny professional effect...
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    Here's the Secret to Erasing ANYTHING in Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Over the years, we've taught you a few ways to remove distracting objects in images using Photoshop. But what do you do when there's something really complicated in an image you want to erase? Fri, 08/02/2019 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    These Are the 5 Biggest Mistakes Photographers Make in Lightroom

    Show Promo Image Shooting photos and editing them in Lightroom go hand-in-hand these days. But, as the saying goes, familiarity can breed contempt. It can also breed mistakes. Constant mistakes. Wed, 07/31/2019 Shutterbug Staff Continue reading...
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    Beginner's Guide to Astrophotography: A Quick & Easy Tutorial on How to Take DSLR Night Sky Photos

    Show Promo Image When I was a teenager, every year without fail, we would go on our family camping trip. It was our traditional yearly pilgrimage. Fri, 07/26/2019 Charles Wade Continue reading...
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    Here's a Sneaky Little Trick to Make Colors Pop in Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Sometimes the best photography hacks come to you by accident. This is often the case with Photoshop, which has so many layers (ahem, so to speak), that using it can sometimes feel like stumbling in the dark. Thu, 07/25/2019 Shutterbug Staff Continue reading...
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    Here's How to Get SHARP Photos at Night without a Tripod (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Don't be afraid of the dark and you can leave your tripod at home! That's photographer/educator Serge Ramelli's advice in the below video on how to capture sharp photos at night without using a tripod. Tue, 07/09/2019 Shutterbug Staff Continue reading...
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    5 Easy Retouching Tricks in Photoshop You Need to Know (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Nathaniel Dodson, aka Tutvid, is the king of comprehensive but easy Photoshop tutorials that will help you transform dull photos into winners in an instant. In the below clip, Dodson shows you five easy retouching tips for perfecting your portraits. Tue, 07/02/2019 Shutterbug...
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    Here's a Simple Way to "Magically" Remove Shadows in Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Ever shoot what you think is the perfect photo and then realize that a distracting shadow is covering part of the subject? In the below video tutorial, Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shows an easy way to remove those shadows in post-production. Tue, 07/02/2019 Shutterbug Staff...
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    DxO Introduces the Nik Collection 2, a Powerful Upgrade of the Popular Plug-In Suite for Photoshop

    Show Promo Image DxO just announced a major upgrade for the popular Nik plug-in suite. Named the Nik Collection 2, the additions include 42 new presets, a bundle version of DxO PhotoLab 2.3 Raw format processor and more. We had a chance to try out a pre-release copy. Take a look at what we...
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    How to Take Your Photos from BORING to AMAZING in Photoshop in 10 Minutes (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image While we're not, generally, fans of "quick fixes" on images in Photoshop – why not get it right when you shoot it? – there's no shame in using Adobe's landmark image editor to make a boring photo look better. And in the below video from Photoshop maestro Serge Ramelli, he shows...
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    Here's the Best Way to Fix Ugly Color Casts in Photoshop (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image The perfect portrait can often be ruined by a bad color cast on your subject, which can turn skin tones a hazy shade of ugly. In the below video, software guru Unmesh Dinda shows you an easy way to fix color cast issues in Photoshop so your portraits shine. Fri, 05/17/2019...
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    How to Remove Anything in Photoshop Using the Clone Stamp Tool (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Here's another great "quick fix" feature from Photoshop. In the below video from Phlearn, Photoshopu guru Aaron Nace shows you how to use the Clone Stamp Tool to easily remove anything from an image. Tue, 05/07/2019 Shutterbug Staff Continue reading...
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    Here's a Great Introduction to the Basics of Macro Photography (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image If you want to learn the basics of macro photography, there's no better place to start than the below video. Called, appropriately, "An Introduction to Macro Photography," the tutorial is led by photographer Neil Fisher and shot on location in British Columbia, Canada. Tue...
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    10 Hidden Photoshop Tricks You Should Know About (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Photoshop is such a rich and, ahem, layered program it seems impossible to know everything it can do. In fact, there are many photo editing features that even the most software-savvy photographers might not know about. Mon, 05/06/2019 Shutterbug Staff Continue reading...
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    Photography Basics: Learn Lightroom for Free in This Masterclass Tutorial (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image If you're a photographer who is just dipping their toes into how to use Lightroom, have we got a video for you. In the below free tutorial from Rachel and Daniel of Mango Street, these two photography pros teach you the basics of Lightroom in under thirty minutes. Mon...


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