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Lighting Setup: Pastel Colored Light and Gobos
Jake Hicks
Ever since I started to use colored lighting, I’ve always battled with the issues that many of us face when combining multiple colors and if...
Battle of the bokeh: Comparing six prime lenses
Jeremy Mudd
I own a few odd-ball prime lenses that hover around the 50mm-ish lens length, and offer some unique bokeh, making them interesting choices for portrait...
Nikon Z 9’s Pre-release feature makes lightning triggers obsolete
Reed Hoffman
If you’ve ever tried to photograph lightning during daytime, you know it’s almost impossible. By the time you press the shutter button, it’s gone. That’s...
PSA: Miami Vibes Magazine doesn’t want your photos, it’s a scam
Bill Cramer
We recently heard from several photographers who received an email from someone claiming to be the creative director of Miami Vibes Magazine, offering to hire...
Photoshoot crew: What do wardrobe stylists do?
Dominique Kilkelly
If you photograph people, you will quickly realize how certain outfits can drastically alter the entire look and feel of the project. However, you may...
Instagram Hates Photos: Where to Share Your Work Now
Anna Bitanga
Now that Instagram has transformed into a short-form video platform geared towards creators and influencers looking to go viral, where do we hobbyists and enthusiasts...
How to shoot portraits in natural light and enhance them with LED lights
Jake Hicks
The vast majority of us learn photography with the aid of natural light. Whether we started years ago with our parent’s film camera, or whether...
Hate Instagram? Here are nine way better places to share photos
Jefferson Graham
Everybody hates Instagram. Well, not everybody, but it sure sounded like that this week. You certainly heard two Kardashian sisters, a Change.org petition and high-profile bloggers raising their...
Publishing a photo book part four: Self-publishing
Polly Gaillard
Finding a publisher to take on your project and print your book may take years, and proposal rejections can feel demoralizing. Suppose you’ve invested a...
NIkon Z9 disassembly and teardown
Alex Mirchuk
We’ve got some big news: The Nikon Z9 is here and ready to take on the Sony A1 and Canon R3 for the title of...