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7 Tips to stay inspired in your photography

Eric Kim
If you’re like me, you might have a hard time staying inspired in your photography.  Here are 7 tips which have personally helped me.

Off Camera Flash Techniques For Dramatic Portrait Lighting

Pye Jirsa
The folks at SLR Lounge were kind enough to let us post one of their premium tutorials here. While none of the techniques they show...

How Photographers Should Use Instagram Stories

Philip Anderson Edsel
Well it’s here, and whether you like it or not, Instagram’s new Stories feature is taking direct aim at Snapchat and the minutia of our...

Your guide to photographing a meteor shower

Thomas O'Brien
Photographing a meteor shower is more like photographing a time-lapse than traditional still photos. You can never anticipate where or when a meteor is going...

Shooting With a Nintendo Game Boy Camera from 1998

Theo Acworth
A little while ago I spotted a Nintendo Game Boy Camera in a second hand shop and my eyebrows went up. It looked pretty jazzy,...

7 Tips to Make a Great Street Photograph

Eric Kim
Lately, I’ve been inspired to take things “back to basics”. Often I take photography too seriously and forget the importance of always staying a beginner,...

15 Street Photography Techniques and Tips

Eric Kim
Hey streettogs, if you want to learn some practical tips and techniques when shooting on the streets, check out the video, or read more to...

FUJIFILM X-PRO2 DESIGN STORY: DECISIVE USABILITY

Aage Granaas
Digital cameras are notoriously difficult to design and get right. Where do you start? Who is the customer? What features do you include on the...

Surviving a Wedding vs. Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

Eva Creel
Zombies? Maybe not the first mental image when you think about photographing a wedding, but humor me for a minute in this just for fun...

Photographing wild horses has left me in peace

Carina Maiwald
Hidden in the mountains of Bosnia there are animals you would never expect, who are surviving along hot summers and freezing winters, fighting bears and...