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Better Sunrise Swimwear Photography

There are few things more gratifying to a swimwear photographer than capturing their subject in front of a sunrise full of dramatic, colorful cloudscapes. When done right, the effect is breathtaking. But shooting at sunrise happens so fast  that it can also be one of the most flustering of photographic experiences. In this article, we will share some hard-earned knowledge and wisdom to bring your sunrise photography efforts a little closer to effortless…
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Window Light For Food Photography

Food photography is all about enticing the viewer to purchase a product, try a new recipe, or simply want to eat the food props. Unnatural lighting styles are sometimes used to produce flashy, eye-catching results. But more commonly, we are asked to capture food in natural and familiar ways. And what could be more familiar and enticing than food photographed under natural light? In this article, we’re going to discuss how you can produce pro quality images using only a window and your favorite foods. Let’s dig in… (pun intended)

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Adding Reflections in Sunglasses Using Adobe Photoshop

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Have you ever come across those beautiful images where you can see two perspectives at the same time, photos where a reflection introduces an additional perspective? This effect can be achieved with the use of a mirror, a window or even closeup shot of sunglasses. It can and should be primarily achieved in camera (and we always encourage people to try and do everything while shooting), but if you already shot the image and would like to have a reflection added, we can easily recreate that impact in post-processing with the help of Adobe Photoshop. Today we will learn how to add reflection to sunglasses quickly and efficiently. In this tutorial, we shall create a perspective of a mother photographing her child, seen as a reflection off the sunglasses of her beautiful young daughter. Continue Reading

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A Helpful Guide to Histograms

LCD displays on digital cameras are an indispensable tool for double-checking our work. But they can also lead us astray. Dialing up or down the brightness settings can make an image seem over or under-exposed. Messing with in-camera color and contrast settings will influence what we see as well. The only true reality lies in the RAW image files, and calibrated monitors or printers. Fortunately, the histogram was introduced to help us review our work on the fly, and to compare what we see with our eyes to something based more in scientific fact…

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Make Landscapes POP! (with Photoshop)

If your landscape photos seem to be turning out less breathtaking than you remembered the scenery to be… don’t blame yourself.  Digital cameras are nowhere near as adaptable as the human eye, and the human brain fondly creates memories of vivid colors that may or may not have been there.  It has been standard practice for over a century to manipulate landscape images to make them appear closer to what we see in our mind’s eye…

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How to Change Photo to Black and White in Photoshop

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One of the most gorgeous and glamorous genre of photography is black and white photography. Most of the photographers around the world fail to appreciate the potential this genre of photography holds. The class and elegance that black and white photos produce is simply unmatchable. Having said how beautiful black and white photos can be, but we need to remember that it is very hard to hit the correct contrast and exposure setting in the field while doing a black and white photo shoot. For this reason, many of the photographers just shy away from taking black and white photos. The solution to this problem is that you can take colored photos in the field and then convert them to black and white photos using the popular post processing tool, Adobe Photoshop. It is advised that you keep shooting in RAW format to retain as much information as possible. So without further ado, let’s take an example of a colored photograph and see how its black and white version can be generated using Adobe Photoshop. Continue Reading

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Toning with Selective Color

Toning with Selective Color

Photoshop’s Selective Color tool is an incredibly powerful tool that makes an appearance in my workflow for every image, no matter how minor my corrections are. Many photographers shy away from it because it seems intimidating, but it’s quite simple and fun to use when you understand it.

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Fill Light For Food Photography

The great thing about table top food photography is that professional results can be achieved with little more than a window and a camera.  And often, we’re adding a “bounced” light to the setup to take some contrast away from the shadowy areas of an image.  But all too often, I see even very experienced photographers placing their reflectors the wrong way, and I hope to shed some light on that subject…

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