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Let’s take a deep dive look into architectural photography
Cemal Ekin
Architecture is an art form, it is a branch of science, it is a business, it is the architect’s personal expression as well as that...
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...
Why empathy is the most important trait of a wedding photographer
Steven Rooney
There are few things in life I treasure more than the photographs I have. Some are on the walls, some in albums and many hundred...
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...
Hey photographers – When you give it away you diminish all of our work
Andy Hutchinson
I don’t think I’m a particularly brilliant photographer. Sure, I’ve carved out a little niche here in a small part of the world and my...
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...
Light, shadow, highlight: A guide to window light portraits
Barry Mountford
Window light portraits are something we all can do from the comfort of our own homes, Its quite amazing during this time of lockdown, actually...
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...
How much should wedding photography cost?
Cristopher James Hall
If you have looked at wedding photography pricing you are possibly aware by now of how expensive wedding photography can be. In fact, the average...