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Watch a Pro Pose her Subject [VIDEO]

Having trouble posing portrait subjects? In this video wedding photographer (and one of the nicest photographers I’ve met… in fact I had the pleasure of Jasmine photographing me a couple of years back) – Jasmine Star – shows a little video footage from behind the scenes of a shoot she did with a friend. Between [...]

Film vs. Digital

A Guest Post by Rebecca Lily With the comeback of film over the last few years, many digital photographers are questioning whether or not to make the switch.  This is a decision I had to ponder myself as well.  Is it worth adding a Contax 645 to the arsenal and shooting weddings on film? I [...]

Introduction to Taking Great Underwater Photos

Absolutely anyone can take pictures underwater, either with a cheap disposable or with a standard digital camera inside a waterproof plastic housing. It’s not easy to get really amazing shots with a disposable camera (as with all things, you get what you pay for) but good quality housings are available for many of the popular [...]

DIY Space Mission: First Lego Space Shuttle into the Stratosphere [VIDEO]

This one isn’t strictly ‘digital photography’ but it I’m sure you’ll forgive me once you see what it is. What happens when you take a GoPro HD video camera, GPS unit, a lego space shuttle and strap it to a Weather Balloon filled with helium. What happens is a spectacular video and possibly the first [...]

Knowing how to Create a Photo and Not just Take One

A Guest post by Judd Green You either are a portrait photographer or landscape photographer and you come across the perfect moment, everything falls into place, every aspect and variable in the equation right at this moment equals awesomeness! Now what? Fire at will captain! Take no prisoners! I once fell into this temptation in [...]

8 Things Every Camera Owner Should Know About Their Camera

by Lynford Morton from www.photocoachpro.com. If you want to make the evolution from pointing and shooting to creating art, one of the things you must do is master your camera. I’m talking the kind of mastery where you can pick up your camera in most situations and begin firing quickly without too much fiddling around.  [...]

Present Moment Photography

A Guest post by Jason Lowry from www.blackandwhiteonly.com. I have a horrible habit of wasting so much of my present moment time constantly thinking about everything and everyone!  If you are like me, it can be so difficult to focus on what I’m doing right now at this exact moment (just caught myself thinking about [...]

How to Choose the Right Shutter Speed

Taking good photographs isn’t just about buying the most expensive camera available. Whether you’re a wedding photographer or an amateur looking to turn professional, it’s important that you understand shutter speed and how it can affect the photos you take. What is Shutter Speed? The easiest way to explain shutter speed is the length of [...]

Online Marketing for Photographers: The Lessons I Paid For

A Guest Post By Kristen Simental When I decided to get serious about marketing, I did some research and felt that online marketing was the way to go. All right, I saw that everyone else was doing it. In the course of a year, I thought I was paying for advertising, but I was actually [...]

15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

Pin It Capturing scenes in low light remains one of the most challenging aspects of photography, yet the results when executed well can be truly captivating. Whether it’s an energetic cityscape or ethereal seascape the possibilities are endless. Here are a few essentials points to consider before you begin. It’s a good idea to formulate [...]

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