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Photoshop Tip – How to fix a glitchy Liquify brush on windows
Jordan Hartley
When I first started on my journey of learning my way around Photoshop I was a full-on Apple product fanboy, it just seemed like every...
You’re beautiful! And 4 other things to never say to a portrait subject
Michael Comeau
Do you want to create effective portraits? Then you’ve got to learn what to say to your subjects… and more importantly, what not to say....
Photographing barn owls in infrared
Will Burrard-Lucas
The BBC recently set me a challenge: to recreate my African Wildlife at Night photos here in the UK. This was daunting because British wildlife does not...
Stars of Night – Recreating Van Gogh’s masterpiece with collaborative light painting
Dan Chick
When the project started I wondered if this mosaic was too ambitious. I had made a few tiled light painting mosaics and I was recently...
Cross-processing AGFA Precisa slide film in negative film chemicals
Vincent Moschetti
I’ve been wanting to try this experience for a long time now and finally got the opportunity to shoot a roll of expired Agfa Precisa...
I shot motorcycles as a hobby, now I am a pro, here are my best 7 tips
Colin Brister
My photography started as a hobby, which became and passion and led to me becoming a professional. Mainly being self-taught, I was one of the...
This is how to “photograph” with the sunlight by scorching wood
Ted Kinsman
I have been interested in building a device that would record the intensity of the light from our sun for a while. This past...
Wedding Photography Is Dead
Shelly Mantovani
Professional Wedding Photography is dead. Change is afoot. I see it all around me. Photographers who once charged £2k for a wedding, now putting themselves...
7 Jedi mind tricks that every portrait photographer should know
Michael Comeau
Jedi mind tricks are not just for Jedi. They’re for you too. Us portrait photographers face a difficult mission. We must form instant connections with...
Comparing the Image Quality – Nikon D850 Vs. Nikon D610
Jake Hicks
I treat my camera like I treat a car, it has one core job and that’s what I use it for with very little interest...