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The importance of background in photography composition
Nicholas Goodden
Today I will discuss the importance of background in photography composition illustrated with some examples of mine. Part of a larger series covering elements of...
Why your Instagram engagement kinda sucks right now
Rachel Reichenbach
Back in November, Instagram reached out to me and asked me to schedule a call with them so a media expert from the Instagram Partnerships...
How to remove anything from your photos using GIMP
Chris Parker
Removing anything in GIMP is easy when you know the steps… and practice! When planning this GIMP tutorial, I had a choice; simple or...
My top ten astrophotography tips
Jay Evans
Introduction With the Milky Way season already under way in Eastern Australia, we know there will be hundreds of photographers pointing their cameras at the...
Similarities between photography and cooking food
Nicholas Goodden
There are many similarities between cooking food and photography. I trained as a chef in a cookery school in France for five years and...
Quick and simple business guide for photographers
Nicholas Goodden
A professional photographer for quite a few years now, I thought some of you may be interested in some photography business advice and tips through...
Reviewing the low-budget XP-PEN Deco mini7W Bluetooth graphics tablet
Rui Bandeira
XP-Pen has just launched its new tablet, the Deco mini7W. It’s a small but powerful table and the fact that it connects wirelessly to the...
Art and coincidence: perfect examples of the decisive moment
Ishay Lindenberg
Photography has been with me for as long as I can remember. In my childhood, my father had an old Zorki camera, the Russian Leica...
I hate when family members ask me to send them raw photos because they “don’t mind that they’re not edited.” I DO.
Crilbyte
I’ll regularly take pictures when I visit family or they visit us with my phone and I’ll send those to whoever, no problem. But when...
How to create this epic rainbow eye effect in camera
Maximilian Simson
When I was photographing eyes a few weeks ago I came across a fascinating phenomenon: The human iris and especially blue irises produce rainbow coloured...