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A guide to handheld focus-stacking
Maximilian Simson
Handheld focus stacking is a brilliant solution for many scenarios. It saves you all the troubles of using a focusing rail in the field and...
Lessons I’ve learned after 250 assignments in documentary photography
Arik Shraga
Recently I hit a milestone in my photographer’s career: I’ve accomplished 250 paid assignments. It took me ten years and half a million frames to...
How I made a tiny smoke machine from an electric cigarette
Petri Damstén
The plan I have used an electric cigarette as a small smoke machine. My first version was bit and pieces glued together but that wasn’t...
Should you re-retouch your old photos?
Jake Hicks
Getting better at something does take time, but getting better is something that is ultimately inevitable, even if it doesn’t always feel like it. Every...
How to create the Wakui cinematic look in Lightroom and Photoshop
Tim Daniels
Applying a cinematic effect to your nighttime city photos is a popular way to turn them from snapshots into something special, like in the examples...
Five ways to master manual mode
Haleana Knights
Master manual mode If you own a DSLR and have a passion for photography, you have landed in the right place. A lot of people...
Top 10 Tips (+1) for Photographing Greenland and other icy locations
Kah-Wai Lin
In the summer of past few years, I have been leading a photography workshop in Disco Bay, in collaboration with Iceland Photo Tours. Disko Bay...
What does it take to become a professional photographer?
Cristopher James Hall
Perhaps you have a dream of becoming a professional photographer or you have already started your professional photography business. If for you it’s still a...
How has COVID-19 impacted the photography industry?
Christopher James Hall
As a photographer, I am bombarded by individuals experiences of how they have been affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. It doesn’t seem to matter...
How I photographed my ballet-dancing son at home during the lockdown
Gemma Griffiths
I wanted to try and capture what it’s like being in lockdown at home during this pandemic. My son is a ballet dancer and so...