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    How to Shoot Awesome Astrophotography & Night Sky Images: A Basic Tutorial to Get You Started

    Show Promo Image This video tutorial is a few years old, but we thought we’d share it because it offers some great starter information on how to shoot astrophotography and night sky images. Fri, 05/18/2018 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Photo Basics: What Are Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Kellan Reck, a two-time Emmy Award-winning editor and cinematographer, shared the below video with us today and it’s a great primer (or, for some of you, a refresher course) on the basics of photography. Wed, 04/25/2018 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Toy Photographer Mitchel Wu Brings Action Figures to Life in Hilarious, Fantastical Scenes

    Show Promo Image We’ve featured several “toy photographers” on Shutterbug.com before and the amazing scenes they create with action figures and a little creative ingenuity never ceases to amaze. Los Angeles-based Mitchel Wu is one such photographer. Tue, 04/24/2018 Shutterbug Staff Continue...
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    Travel Back in Time with This Incredibly Crisp Footage of Life in New York City in 1911

    Show Promo Image If you’ve ever wanted to feel what it’s like to step into a time machine, watch this old footage shot in New York City in 1911. Culled from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in NYC, the film was originally shot by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern...
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    Amazing Fiery Explosion Photos Created from Fried Chicken Go Viral

    Show Promo Image Here are some astounding images that will make you do a serious double-take. Wed, 04/18/2018 Dan Havlik Continue reading...
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    Should You Shoot with Flash or No Flash? Two Pros Go Head-to-Head to Find Out (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image It’s one of the eternal debates in photography: which is better, shooting with a flash or with just natural light? Two professional photographers who we have featured on Shutterbug many times recently tried to find in a “Natural Light vs Off Camera Flash Challenge.” The results...
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    How to Photograph Lightning: Tips from a Storm Chaser (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image One of the most exhilarating things about being an outdoor photographer is capturing nature’s beauty and its power. And for some outdoor photographers, there’s no greater thrill than photographing one of Mother Nature’s most hair-raising spectacles: a lightning storm. Thu...
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    How to Capture Amazing Images of Birds by Shooting from a Hidden Photo Blind (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image One of the hardest things about photographing birds is that they usually know you’re there. Whether it’s by seeing, smelling, or hearing you, our fine feathered friends are always acutely aware of your presence, especially when you have a giant telephoto lens pointed at them...
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    Here’s How to Fine-Tune Your Camera Settings for the Best Possible Photographs (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Many of you are familiar with the Eve Arnold quote, “It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.” But let’s face it: If you haven’t set up your camera correctly, it’s pretty difficult to capture great photographs. Wed, 04/04/2018 Ron Leach Continue reading...
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    Give Your Photos a Dramatic “Cinematic Effect” with This Simple Photoshop Technique (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image The term “cinematic effect” refers to a popular method of editing photographs so they look like a frame grab from a movie. There’s no one “right way” to create this dramatic look, which is simply a style of adding mood, manipulating lighting, and imparting a film-like...
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    Landscape Tips: How to Shoot Beautiful Photographs of Empty Places (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image One reason why landscape photography is so popular, is the solitude that’s often found in the backcountry. In this tutorial, British pro Thomas Heaton explains how to capture beautiful images of nature in empty places. Continue reading... Thu, 03/29/2018 Ron Leach
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    Better Photos Are Only 3 Minutes Away with These Simple Tips for Framing & Exposure (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Here’s a quick photo primer from an accomplished pro, with three simple tips that will help you shoot better photographs. So stop what you’re doing, invest three minutes in watching this tutorial, and up your photo game now! Continue reading... Fri, 03/30/2018 Ron Leach
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    Want Perfectly Exposed Photos? Here’s How a Camera’s Light Metering Modes Work (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image Benjamin Jaworskyj is a German landscape photographer whose tutorials typically involve shooting techniques for making better outdoor photos. But for this video, he takes a look inside the camera to explain how different light metering modes work. Wed, 03/28/2018 Ron Leach...
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    Vacation Photo Tips: Using Photoshop to Remove Tourists Who Clutter Up Your Shot (VIDEO)

    Show Promo Image It’s often helpful to include people in travel photos, to add a sense of scale and local interest. Other times, like when photographing famous landmarks, it’s nice to capture an uncluttered image, devoid of unwanted crowds. The tutorial below explains how to do that with a bit...
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    How Photographer Stephen Wilkes Compresses Time to Create Startlingly Original Images

    Show Promo Image Stephen Wilkes carried the idea of day-to-night images for a long time. The seed was planted when he photographed the cast and crew of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet for Life magazine. Thu, 03/29/2018 Barry Tanenbaum Continue reading...
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