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A great discussion of light painting. This video includes some tips and tricks for how to make wonderful light painting photographs. Painting with light is an age old technique for showcasing photographs in a really unique way. Video by BandH.
photo by Duncan Rawlinson Here is a roundup of articles about the photography of the Olympics. Wired: How to photograph the Sochi Winter Olympics, as told by a pro CNET: Photographing the Sochi Winter Olympics with Getty Gizmodo: The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images Gizmodo: All the Gear an Olympic … Read more
Apparently this is the way your camera gets cleaned when it gets sent in for maintenance. This new product looks fantastic. You can buy them here.
Let’s set the record straight. There is no best way to learn photography. There are plenty of ways to learn photography and there really is no perfect answer this question. Everyone has their own learning style, as such there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution. Some people teach themselves, others benefit greatly from a … Read more
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” – Robert Capa That one line photography quote by the great Robert Capa is so so true! If there is anything you can do to dramatically improve your photography immediately, it’s get close, and then get even closer. Here is a example of something I … Read more
(Photographer unknown. If you know who took this get in touch so we can give credit where it’s due!) This photograph of two men standing at the bottom of a very large ship in a dry dock is a really stunning example of scale in photography. Using scale in photography is very important because as … Read more
Everywhere we go it seems like people want to take photos of each other jumping in the air! And why not? It’s great fun and you can get some really fun and energetic photos this way. Based on the number of people who seem to try to take the same photo over and over it … Read more
Cleaning up small and large skin blemishes in Photoshop is an incredibly easy process. It’s actually quite fun to do as well because you have complete control over how much you clean up the skin in the photograph. Unlike retouching the entire area of skin, cleaning up blemishes requires no Photoshop filters or layer masks. … Read more
Here is a quick Photoshop tutorial on how to make bad skin look great. Retouching skin is not a simple task. You can easily overdo it and make the skin look unnaturally airbrushed and almost cartoonish. That being said, with some care and a few practice runs you’ll be touching up skin in your photographs … Read more