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Color Management Can Be Easy
Color Management is the starchy, techie term assigned to a complex set of issues facing photographers every day. How to...
5 Rules in Macro Photography and When to Break Them
In any genre of photography, you’re going to be faced with so-called rules, guidelines, or commandments. Macro photography is no...
Wedding Photography Tip – 3 Ways to Tame a Bridezilla
One of the most terrifying things in wedding photography is a bridezilla. You’ve likely read the stories of photographer’s careers...
Tips for Culling Your Photos – How to Throw Away the Worst and Concentrate on the Winners
Can you happily throw away your worst images and concentrate on your winners? Are you confident culling your photos to...
5 Tips to Help Build Your Confidence in Photography
Think of your last bad day of photography, a time where you just blew a whole batch of portraits, or...
5 Photography Pitfalls to Avoid That No One Tells You About
Taking photos is easy, but being a photographer is an entirely different proposition. Whether photography is a hobby or a...
The Uncomfortable Truth About Street Photography
As someone who has photographed people candidly since I first picked up a camera over 15 years ago, there is...
Understanding Depth of Field for Beginners
You may have heard the term depth of field (DoF), but if you are new to photography you may not...
Understand Exposure in Under 10 Minutes
There are countless Photography books and classes that explain exposure, yet after reading or attending them, your photos may not...
Post Production
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How to Edit Old Images with Your New Skill Set
This article is going to be a little different from some of the others I’ve written. It’s going to be...
How to Create a Multiple Exposure Effect in Photoshop
If your ideas are more than a photo, why not combine two or three of them in a single image?...
How to Organize Your Photos by Location in Lightroom
You likely know Adobe Lightroom as a powerful piece of photo-editing software. It's known as the industry standard for photography...
Tips for Processing Night Photography with ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5
For many students, as they start learning photography they want to know how to take photos at night. It is...
How to Use the Lightroom Editing Trifecta: History, Snapshots, and Virtual Copies
I often find myself knee-deep into editing a photo when an idea hits me to try something totally different. Maybe...
How to Set Up the Photoshop Interface and Workspace for Maximum Efficiency
You wouldn’t start cooking dinner and go to the supermarket each time you need an ingredient, that wouldn’t be very...
Top 5 Nik Collection Filters to Improve Your Landscape Photos
One of the best image editing programs available right now happens to be free. The Nik Collection by Google is a...
To Process or Not To Process? Let’s Discuss
Often when I’m looking at photos in forums online, or interacting with photographers in person, inevitably someone will proudly claim...
The 6 Most Important Things You Need to Know about Lightroom’s Develop Module
Lightroom is powerful, but it’s also complex and has a steep learning curve. If you feel overwhelmed by all the...
12 Tips for Mastering the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop
There are a lot of good post-processing tools available for making minor edits to your photos. Within Photoshop, there are...
5 Things You Should Know About Lightroom Before Starting
So you just installed Lightroom, now what? You could spend some time just playing around and learning through doing, but...
Cameras & Equipment
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10 Dos and Don’ts for Mastering Your Tripod
Love 'em or hate 'em, tripods are an essential piece of gear for all photographers. It will keep your camera steady...
The First 10 Things You Need to Buy After Your Camera for Travel Photography
You've just splashed out a vast sum of money on a shiny new camera to do amazing travel photography, but...
How to do Extreme Close-Up Photography with a Macro Bellows
Macro photography is technically designated as the ability to photograph subjects at magnifications equal to or greater than life size....
Equipment List for Making Better Smartphone Videos
In case you haven't noticed, smartphone cameras keep getting better and better. Not only do they take better still photos,...
Time-Lapse Photography – Beyond the Basics
Time-lapse photography is a different way to show the world around you. They are videos which are made up of...
8 Things to Consider Before You Buy Your Next Lens
Are you thinking of buying a new lens for your camera? Stop, and read this article first. One of the...
Brand Name Versus Third-Party Photography Gear: Which is better?
Not long ago, there were two types of camera accessories to buy: brand items designed by known manufacturers such as...
How Two Weeks in the Wilderness with One Prime Lens Restored My Love for Photography
If you have read a few of my previous pieces here on the Digital Photography School like "5 Uncomfortable Truths...
5 DIY Hacks to Have in Your Camera Bag
1. Camera strap(s) I stopped using the camera strap that comes with the camera (DSLR) quite awhile ago now. My...
A Beginners Guide to Light Modifiers
Regardless of the light source you use (daylight, continuous or flash) it’s really easy to use light modifiers or shapers...
Resources
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Fast FLASH For Portrait Perfection
Who said flash portraits had to be complicated? With our brand new ebook, Fast FLASH, they don't have to be! Talented and world-renowned photographer,...
Life in Natural Light
As a photographer, the most powerful tool you have is natural light It may be free for the taking –...
Portraits: After The Shot
Transform your dull and lifeless pictures of people into simply stunning portraits. If you’ve ever been disappointed that the portraits you shoot...
Photo Nuts and Shots
Photo Nuts and Shots will teach you the craft of photography – so you can take evocative photos that truly connect with viewers and reflect your creative vision.
Photo Nuts and Bolts
Put down your user manual, say goodbye to ‘Auto’ mode and learn firsthand how to use your camera to its full potential.