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Fixing discolouration during the dodge & burn retouch

Jake Hicks
This will thankfully be a quick little technique on how to fix an issue that can be incredibly infuriating. This discolouration issue I’m referring to...

Six reasons why your landscape images aren’t razor sharp

Christian Hoiberg
Picture this: you come home after a great day out photographing and you’re excited to look through all the beautiful images you’ve captured. However, after...

Everest – A time lapse film II: How I did it

Elia Saikaly
I’m once again truly humbled to see that my new short: Everest A Time Lapse Film – II is captivating audiences around the world. As...

In-depth testing of the Sony A7III for astrophotography

Alan Dyer
I put the new Sony A7III mirrorless camera through its paces for the features and functions we need to shoot the night sky. Sony’s A7III...

Photographing New Zealand landscapes for a week with only a 50mm lens

Timmy Smalls
My photography peers thought I was mad. I thought I was mad, taking just a 50mm lens and one camera to the south island of New...

Lava, the Milky Way, the Moon, Mars, Saturn and an Iridium Flare in one image

Mike Mezeul II
Yes, it’s possible. I did indeed capture what you see above in one shot. Although some of the Internet seems to disagree, it’s true. What...

How to colour grade your images with intent

Jake Hicks
Colour grading tends to specifically refer to the colouring of video and in photography, we often refer to this as colour toning, but whatever you’re...

Ethereal images from a broken Leica camera

Jordan Michael Lockhart
These days I spend most of my time living and traveling between Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine, and Finland, exploring and researching the global analog photography scene...

I 3D-printed a Canon EF lens mount for Game Boy camera

Bastiaan Ekeler
I was inspired by Tim Binnion‘s work with the Game Boy Camera and a cheap cellphone tele lens. I figured I’d up the ante and design...

6 Light Beauty and Fashion Lighting Setup

Jake Hicks
I know it’s extremely trendy right now to say that ‘one light is all you need’, and although in certain situations this is true, a...