Valentine’s Day is soon upon us, and we all know that loved ones like to receive homemade gifts. Here’s a simple but fun idea that’s perfect for creating a gift, and you’ll learn a new photographic technique along the way!
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The Stock Market: Exploring Stock Photography
Creative professionals all over the world frequently require high quality images, but often don’t have the budget to hire a photographer for small projects. Enter stock photography: an industry where awesome photographs are out there and ripe for the using. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the wild world of the stock market – stock photography, that is.
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A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting in Low Light
As photographers, we’re always being told that light is the most important element of our work, that the shots we produce are dependent upon the light available and the artificial light that we bring to a situation. Whether we’re tired of hearing it or not, it’s true.
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The Best Way to Learn About Making Portraits
Portraiture can be a challenging subject, especially for newcomers to photography. There’s something about asking someone to be a model that’s a little nerve-racking if you’re not accustomed to it. Not only do you have to find a willing subject, but you also need to figure out where and when the shoot is going to take place, and how to direct your model once the shoot gets going. All without coming across like someone who doesn’t know what they are doing. Luckily, I’m here to help.
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5 Ways to Tame Your Compact Camera
If you just press the button and let your intelligent camera do the rest, you’re missing the funnest part of photography, and better shots, too. In five quick steps, I hope to show you how to tame your compact camera and get the most out of it!
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Quick Tip: 5 Tips for Getting Great “Bokeh” Shots
I’m sure you’ve seen those eye catching blurry light shots online and many of you have wondered how best to achieve the soft bokeh effect, well if that’s you, then you’re in the right place, as in this quick tip we’ll look to explain what bokeh is and how you can go about achieving it yourself.
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Top Tips for Self Promotion and Why Its So Important
For a photographer, the thing they want to spend most of their time doing is photography, but if you take yourself seriously and want to progress in the world of photography, then time needs to be dedicated to raising your profile and promoting your work. This, admittedly, is no where near as fun as the actual photography, but with regards to furthering your career, it’s almost as important.
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Quick Tip: No More Blur
Blur: It’s something that photographers of all skill levels battle from time to time, and there is not always an easy fix for it. Less than sharp photos are often undesirable, but the good news is that they can be cured. In today’s article, we’ll get to the bottom of blurry photos and look for the fixes.
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Photographic Workflow from Conception to Archiving: Part 2 – Tuts+ Premium
We have another Photo Premium tutorial exclusively available to Premium members today. In this tutorial, we’ll continue learning about photographic workflow from Simon Plant. Learn more at the jump!
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10 Crucial Tips for Better Mobile Phone Camera Photography
As time goes by, mobile phone cameras are getting better and better. Gone are the days when your phone was only capable of taking a blurry snap at a tiny resolution. Many camera-phone makers are starting to pay more attention to sensor quality, speed, and optics, rather than just one-upping each other on megapixel specs. But as with any type of photography, the equipment is only a small part of taking a memorable image.
Today we’ll delve into mobile photography, and take a look at how you can mix timeless technique with modern technology to capture fantastic photos using your mobile phone!
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