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Shooting A Composite Image In Iceland With A $40,000 60MP Phase One 645DF+

Sep 18, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

Commercial photographer, Lauri Laukkanen, was recently presented with the opportunity to travel to Iceland with a loaner Phase One 645df+ and IQ260 digital back (a…



When A Guest-With-Camera Saves The Wedding Photography

Sep 11, 2014 JP Danko

Have you ever knocked on the door of the bride’s suite on the morning of her wedding, camera in hand, ready to go – only…



The Importance of Face for Creating Artful Portraits With Real World Subjects

Sep 11, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

Tyler Stableford, a Colorado based fine art photographer, recently spent several months traveling through the United States working in collaboration with Canon on a portrait…



Build A Pro Quality Light Source With This Awesome DIY LED Light Panel Tutorial

Sep 10, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

LED light panels are great tools to have in your studio regardless of whether your a working with video or still photography. The continuous light…



Analyzing Light – How to Breakdown The Lighting Of A Photo

Sep 3, 2014 Laya Gerlock

Ever since I started photography I had a thing  for lighting. Nowadays, every time I see a picture, I can’t help it but to analyze and…



Transform Your Lighting With This Cheap And Easy DIY Lighting Trick

Aug 29, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

A set of color gels are incredibly useful to have around any studio whether you are a still photographer or a filmmaker. They aren’t even…



Create High Speed Photography Multiple Exposure Photos With Miminal Gear

Aug 25, 2014 Laya Gerlock

You know those ads that have a bottle of soda and an edited splash on the sides, seems like they are the standard for light…



White Water Kayaking Photos – Surprisingly More Difficult Than You Might Think

Aug 21, 2014 JP Danko

I can’t believe that its late August and summer is almost over.  It seems that every year I have a list of summer time photo…



Go Behind The Scenes Of A Vogue Fashion Shoot With With Legendary Photographer Horst P. Horst Circa 1946

Aug 18, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

My how the world of fashion photography has evolved. When I think of modern high fashion photo shoots, images of eccentric makeup, sparkling models, and…



Easily Make Your Own Diffusion Panels For Less Than $30

Aug 18, 2014 Tiffany Mueller

Diffusion blades (or panels) are incredibly useful things to have laying around a photography studio. Why pay over $100 each for a blade when you…