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Triple processing of a single RAW file

Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Please note that this tutorial is meant for advanced users of Photoshop who are well familiar with layers, masks and luminosity masks. Occasionally when examining...

How to make a DIY foot pedal remote shutter release

Andy Noggle
I have been looking into shooting other sports outside of the motorsport world and I have been particularly interested in soccer, basketball, and baseball. After...

15 inspiring landscape photographers you should follow

Ole Henrik Skjelstad
I believe we all now and then are envious of others’ photography — their skills, the conditions they experienced, the epic locations they visit, the...

What I avoid in my street photography and how

Simon King
Photographs are as much about what is not included as the subjects in frame. Being aware of the things I avoid is as helpful to...

Why I switched from a full-frame DSLR to Pentax medium format

Ole Henrik Skjelstad
To shoot medium format has been a yearlong dream, but I have to admit I didn’t know it would be such a mind blowing experience....

13 confessions of an amateur photographer

Dmitri Popov
After many years of doing photography as an amateur, I came to a few simple and rather trivial realizations. 1. Focusing on the flaws of...

How to build a DIY rain machine and shoot with it

Raj Khepar
I’ve written about this project in the past, as I originally made the rain machine and shot with it in 2012, however we’ve now done...

Experimenting with photogrammetry at home

Dušan Ković
This is going to be a long one… Photogrammetry is my hobby for the last couple of years. My first try was a small wooden Piggy from...

Drum Scanned – A Review of 35mm Kodak E100

Michael Strickland
To those who follow my work closely, you may know that I consider myself a large format photographer. I will photograph with a medium format...

What is parallelism and how to use it to improve your photography

Samuel Zeller
I’ve always had a fascination with geometry and man-made structures, their perfection has a strong attraction on me. It took me time to realize that...