31/10/2011

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Steve McCurry Talks About the “Afghan Girl” and Shows Outtakes

If you like making great natural light portraits Steve McCurry is clearly one of the great masters to study. He is a master at capturing the unguarded moment and showing us the soul of his subjects…

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26/04/2011

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How to do Advanced Toning in Photoshop CS4 – Part Four

In many cases you can add a touch of sophistication to your monochrome images by adding some subtle toning. Often toning your monochrome images can also help you emphasize a particular mood or feeling in your images. This four-part series on advanced toning will show you how…

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03/02/2011

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What Happens in Your Mind Just Before You Click the Shutter?

If you’re like many photographers what happens in your mind just before you click the shutter are often subconscious thoughts that gets little or no attention at all. However it can often lead to improved results if you become more aware of your thoughts in those critical moments just before you click the shutter…

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13/01/2011

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What is Street Photography?

Street photography often means somewhat different things to different photographers, but in essence street photography involves wandering the streets and making photographs of daily life as it unfolds before your eyes and camera…

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24/11/2010

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How to do Advanced Toning in Photoshop CS4 – Part Three

In many cases you can add a touch of sophistication to your monochrome images by adding some subtle toning. Often toning your monochrome images can also help you emphasize a particular mood or feeling in your images. This four-part series on advanced toning will show you how…

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16/11/2010

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Shooting Landscapes – Guest Post by Carolyn Fox

The best time to shoot a landscape is 15-30 minutes before sunrise to 30-60 minutes after and the same time frame at sunset. It’s called the “magic hour”, because that’s when you get the soft, warm light that makes great pictures. Yes, you can take landscape pictures at other times, but it will be more difficult to get the kind of shot you want…

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31/10/2010

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Choosing Your Photography Portfolio Website

One of the most important marketing tools for photographers today is a well-designed photography portfolio website (see also Two Basic Steps to Promote Yourself as a Photographer). You can be taking the most amazing pictures with the world’s best camera, but if no one knows about you and your images (your brand), then all the time you have invested into photography is without much purpose…

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28/10/2010

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Photographing Close to Home

The Craft & Vision team has released yet another beautifully designed eBook today. Close To Home (Finding Great Photographs in Your Own Backyard) is the latest in the Craft & Vision eBook line-up. This inspiring ebook by Stuart Sipahigil is about the challenges of finding the extraordinary in what we’ve come to see as mundane…

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27/10/2010

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15 Fine Flickr Examples of Minimalism in Photography

Minimalist photography emphasizes simplicity and objectivity and in essence minimalism is where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features. Minimalist photography is a truly beautiful genre and many people might be surprised about how difficult it actually is to capture a successful minimalist image that works…

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