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How to Find Local Models For Your Next Photoshoot

Whether you are just starting to do portrait photography or you are a wanting to expand your portfolio with new looks, finding...
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How to get perfect focus.

Getting focus is in theory very simple. You point the camera, you wait for the focus confirmation, and you take the picture. But...
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Why you should use a flash instead of the shutter to freeze fast movement.

One of the things we learn when we start out with photography is that shutter speed can be used to help freeze fast...
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How to setup your Canon 6D II autofocus for better servo tracking performance.

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How to get started with flash photography

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Should you work with 16-bit color depth in Photoshop?

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How to get perfect focus.

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How to create awesome LUTs from any editing program.

In this tutorial I'll be showing you how to create awesome LUTs for color grading using any editing program whether it supports...
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How to disable “Press and hold to right click” for your Wacom tablet.

I recently got a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet and have been impressed with it so far. However, there was one thing that...
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One area where there has been some innovation of late is in camera straps. For a long time there weren't a lot...
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Leica has announced the release of a special Safari edition of their M10-P camera.  With only 1,500 of these cameras available, this...
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A neutral density filter is pretty simple. All it does is darken the image by a certain number of stops. For instance,...
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Create a stunning product photo using freeze frame photography!

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What is the aperture in a camera lens?

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