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    Rising Photography Trend: Fitness Portraits
    Jun 3, 2016 JP Danko

    I have noticed a growing demand for fitness photography recently – which I am taking as confirmation of a fun new rising photography trend: fitness…

    How I shot this 4X5 large format portrait of Assassin’s Creed’s Altaïr in Akko
    Jun 2, 2016 Tom Saimon

    Bringing something to life is always exciting for me. One of my friends was playing Assassin’s Creed and I caught a few seconds of the game….

    Quiz – can you match the lens to the flare it creates?
    Jun 1, 2016 Stefan Kohler

    Do you like lens flares? And I don’t mean those CGI flares. No sirs! We are talking about real lens flares made with real vintage…

    How to shoot wildlife at night using flash
    May 30, 2016 John Aldred

    I only recently came across the YouTube channel of Australian wildlife photographer, Derek Hilton, but it’s one I quickly became fascinated with.  It’s probably the…

    A disturbing trend in photography
    May 30, 2016 Neal Rantoul

    I’m old. Believe me, I know it. I’ll be 70 in a few months. That fact may make it hard for you to take me…

    Use a prism, gels, and camera movement for more dramatic portraits with flash
    May 30, 2016 John Aldred

    Getting your flash away from the camera is the obvious way to start moving from snapshots towards portraits, and there are many techniques to add drama…

    Using white balance for setting the mood in a photo
    May 20, 2016 Joseph Parry

    White balance, something we’re all familiar with these days. Be it setting it to a preset on the camera, dialing it in by eye or…

    Up your selfie game with the ultimate automated selfie stick featuring beauty light, hair fans, and more
    May 19, 2016 John Aldred

    Just when you thought it was safe to go out without seeing selfie sticks all over the place, something like this comes along.  Ok, well,…

    Coldplay’s – Up and Up is the ultimate video composite inspiration
    May 18, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Composites are awesome, I just love it when a good composite comes together throwing me into an imaginary world. Doing good stills composites is not…

    GoPro timelapse and night vision nestcam capture nature’s nest thieves taking four bird eggs and a baby buzzard
    May 16, 2016 John Aldred

    Documenting nature isn’t always as cute and fluffy as we’d like it to be, and when it comes to the law of the jungle, the…