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Stefan Steinmann: Water sculptures II

Take photos of water drops sculptures . © Stefan Steinmann . Loudspeaker In my last article I descript how to make pictures of water sculptures generated by a loudspeaker triggered by a radio frequency...

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Nicola Cocco: How did you shoot VII – Fighters

Take photos of fighters match, composition and lightning. . © Text and Photos by Nicola Cocco . This works starts with an encounter with Alessandro who is a young Muay Thai Kru (“Kru” means...

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Jose Antunes: Good weather versus bad weather

Non photographers have the assumption that clear days are the best days for photography and that when it rains we must stay at home. It is not absolutely truth. . © Text and Photos by Jose Antunes . I...

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John Dominick: Using a Polarising Filter for Landscape Photography

All landscape photographers should have a circular polarising filter in their kit bag. . © Text and Photos by John Dominick . The filter itself is actually made up of two pieces of glass, one housed in...

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Nicola Cocco – How did you shoot that: Eglise des Frères-Prêcheurs

Shooting with high iso settings. . © Text and Photos by Nicola Cocco . I made this shoot while visiting “Les Rencontres d’Arles” in Arles, France. All the city is full of events and photo expo all...

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Edward Mendes: Tips for Making Great Winter Photographs

Well, in case you haven’t noticed yet, it’s cold! . © Text and Photos by Edward Mendes . Winter is here in full force and that usually means photographers start to go into a state of creative hibernate...

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Reflections on Wildlife Photography

Wildlife photography is a wide enough subject to escape the possibility of being covered in one article. . © Text and Photos by Giorgio Trucco . Know what you want! Hundreds of books and articles have...

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Adam Barker: Five tips to help your creative drought

Some tips for creative photographers . © Text and Photos by Adam Barker . 1. Experiment with Something New We’ve all been there.  You know–that dark, lonely, nether-region of non-creativity called...

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5 Tips for Better Travel Photographs

Chase the Light, Meet with People and lose the guide book, tips for travel photographers . © Text and Photos by David duChemin . There are whole books full of tips about travel photography, from tips...

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Adam Barker: Unconventional Portrait Tips

For those of you who know my work, you may be surprised to see a blog post from me on portraits. . © Text and Photos by Adam Barker . They’re certainly not my forte, and I don’t profess to be an expert...

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Environmental Portraiture

Here’s looking at you – editorial photographer John Robertson’s tips for environmental portraiture. . Portraits of people in their environment is a big part of my job as an editorial photographer....

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Keeping it personal: The importance of personal projects

For myself as a professional photographer, but also for many of my amateur photographer friends, I can’t over-state the case for personal photography projects. In my case many of these personal...

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Photographing into the storm

As I pack my bags and try to narrow down what I need, there is no way I can leave without the right camera gear for what is now a yearly trip to Tornado Alley for the past 4 years. There is nothing...

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In search of a different point of view

A good photographic exercise is to search for different perspectives when you’re photographing, whether it is abroad or close to home. When travelling, although I will take the postcard picture...

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Tips for Concert Photography

With the summer concert season upon us, many photographers are turning their cameras towards musicians.  Chris and Todd Owyoung are brothers who love music and love photography. What started as a...

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Tips for beach photography

For many summer time means beach time.  As picturesque as the beach is, it can be intimidating to shoot there for many photographers.  What time of day is best? What are the best compositions?  How...

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Ghosts from Last Summer – Exploring Light at High-Noon

Ghosts from Last Summer is a photographic experiment at high-noon, those hours photographers are told to stay home. Not me, as long as I’ve Manfrotto ND filters in my bag. The effects of long exposure...

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LO-FI Photography

It's great to be a photographer in the 21st century. We have available to us an incredible variety of cameras all equipped with effective autofocus, reliable metering systems, a wealth of shooting...

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Halloween photo tips

Halloween is almost here and with it comes nearly endless possibilities for making great photographs of children, adults, and amazing decorations.   Here are some tips from experienced photographers...

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How to capture great images during big sport events

I have been fortunate enough to photograph major sporting events including World Cups, Olympics, America’s Cups and Super Bowls. These events are often massive in terms of the number of photographers...

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