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If you haven’t seen it by now, or even heard of it, Hardcore Henry is a feature length movie shot entirely in the first person. You can check out the trailer here. It’s a challenging concept that’s been tried before. Often badly – remember Doom? Camerashave become much smaller since 2005, though, and while still […]

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If you are a wedding videographer, there are certain types of shots you absolutely shouldnt miss. Every wedding begins with the prep, and Rob Adams of Adorama shares five essential shots you should definitely capture before the ceremony begins. 1. Details, details, details There are plenty of beautiful details to capture during the prep of […]

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This time last year, the total solar eclipse made millions of people stop, observe, film and photograph the breathtaking sight. Photographer Jon Carmichael captured the totality from an airplane and made it look like the photo was taken from space. Many people describe it as the most amazing image ever taken from a commercial airplane. […]

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Sadly, we have more than once heard the tragic stories of photographers falling to their death while trying to take a photo. The latest tragedy happened in Lodi, California when a 63-year old photographer Jiyoun Park tried to take a photo from the roof of a parking garage. The man fell 40 feet from the […]

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Semi black and white or selective color photos arequite effective. Its an old trick by some photographers considered a cheap trick, nevertheless, it is a quite effective one. And just because its an old idea it should not hold you back from experimenting with it.

A selective color photograph of the Viking ship “The Sea Stallion” in Roskilde, Denmark.

In this article, you will learn a couple of different ways to make selective color photos and... more

Kelly Robitaille is a Canadian based retoucher, artist, and photographer known for her “Whimsy Waif” portrait series, which showcases out of the box imagery with exaggerated features and bodies. DIYP: Tell us a little of how you got into photography, and who your influences are. KR:I have always had a passion for art, but mainly […]

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Last week, I went out on a limb and pre-ordered the 24 megapixel Nikon Z6, which should ship on November 30. It is a bit of a flyer, but assuming my instincts are correct, the camera will replace my second body, the Nikon D750. Currently, I have two cameras, one a Nikon D810 and the […]

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Can you use mirrorless cameras for wedding photography? My answer is yes you can, absolutely. Why not?

That doesnt mean mirrorless is for every photographer. I will preface this discussion by saying that your camera is a tool, and its all personal taste. No camera is perfect, neither is any photographer. Its about using what fits.

I can promise you that many professional wedding photographers will shun the idea of trusting a mirrorless camera for the job of photographing... more

There are many options when choosing backgrounds for your portraits. You can pretty much do anything you want. The key to remember though is lighting and positioning your subjects in relation to that background.

Whether that be natural or artificial lighting, outdoors or indoors, it is vitally important to understand how light also affects your background and not just the subject of your portrait.

#1 Busy or patterned background

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In Lightroom, acatalogis a database that tracks the location of your photos and information about them. When you edit your photos and add metadata or keywords to them in Lightroom, all of these changes are stored in the catalog. The photo files themselves are not touched.

There is fierce debate about on how to best approach catalogs in Lightroom. Some photographers say that it’s best to have one master catalog. Others say it’s best to have multiple catalogs, organized by... more

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