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Hard light vs soft light and how it applies to still life, food and product photography

Feb 10, 2022 John Aldred

The concept of hard vs soft light comes up all the time, particularly on YouTube, but it’s typically in relation to portraits and other photographs…



How to digitise your signature and watermark your photos with a one-click action in Photoshop

Feb 9, 2022 John Aldred

Whether you love them or hate them, watermarks are a thing and some people want it to be a bit more personal than just a…



Try this simple smartphone double exposure pano on your next photo walk

Feb 7, 2022 Jefferson Graham

Once upon a time, I used to spend hours in the darkroom, making elaborate double exposures with negatives. Then, in the digital era, I started…



10 epic and cinematic drone moves you need to learn for filming yourself

Feb 7, 2022 John Aldred

Filming yourself with a drone has always been challenging, although it is getting a little easier with the automated flight modes available now, even on…



Don’t make these mistakes when shooting with natural light

Jan 31, 2022 Alex Baker

Natural light is probably what most of us begin with when we are starting to get into portrait photography. It makes sense. The sun is…



Use these three Lightroom techniques to save your blown-out photos

Jan 31, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Whether it’s a mistake or a consequence of circumstances, it happens that we end up with blown-out highlights in photos. But if you shoot RAW,…



How to get perfect long exposures the easy way with a 10 stop ND filter

Jan 26, 2022 Alex Baker

One of the things I was a bit confused by when I first started out in photography was the subject of filters. What, when and…



Four strategies for selling more photographic prints

Jan 22, 2022 Cheryl Dell’Osso

Photography is a form of art, and art was never meant to live solely inside a computer screen. Sure, your clients may be excited about…



Interview workflow for small teams

Jan 20, 2022 Udi Tirosh

Running with a small crew can be a challenge but if you are coming well prepared, it could be an advantage. Being just one person,…



Lighting Technique: How to photograph people with top-down sci-fi lighting

Jan 19, 2022 Jake Hicks

I’m sure you’ll all be pleased to hear that it’ll be a short and sweet one this week ;) Nothing mind-bending or buried in lighting…