October 2023 archive

How to Light a Group Portrait

[ad_1] It takes a lot of skill and experience to light a portrait of a single person, but lighting groups can be an entirely different challenge. Nonetheless, depending what you shoot, you may be called upon to photograph groups. When that happens, you will want to be ready to transition quickly. This great video tutorial …

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How To Make a Background White in Lightroom Classic – Lightroom Blog

[ad_1] The Indispensable Guide to Lightroom CC My latest book for Rocky Nook, looking at Lightroom CC/6 including all the new features. Available in both print and ebook forms. Penny H: A well written and very comprehensive guide that I thoroughly recommend. Stefan47: Even an experienced user will learn a few tips from this book. …

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CoffeeShop “Mabel” Photoshop/PSE Photo Template Set!

[ad_1]     Today I wanted to share a new Photoshop/PSE photo template set! This set comes with two photo storyboards with clipping masks so you can easily add your images. They are large so they can be printed for the wall, used on cards, or resized to put on the web.    Do you …

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The Best ISO for Landscape Photography (A Guide & Tips)

[ad_1] Choosing the best ISO for landscape photography is hard, especially as a beginner. Should you use a low ISO for a clean image? Or should you use a high ISO to keep things sharp? Or go with something in between? Fortunately, while picking the perfect ISO is often intimidating, there are some simple tips …

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International Winners of the #unexpectedb0nds Contest

[ad_1] Create Fund contest winners share their individual perspectives on how to encapsulate a bond—that moment shared between two entities. What does a bond mean to you? And how does that look like? From Shutterstock’s latest Create Fund Contest comes these images depicting a bond. See how each photographer shares their perspective and what they …

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New way to Light photos in Photoshop with Texture boost

[ad_1] Colin Smith’s Lighting Photos 2.0 in Photoshop Tutorial. Previously I made a very popular tutorial on how to use Lighting effects to relight photos in Photoshop. I had many people tell me they weren’t aware this tool ever existed and were really happy with the results. It’s a tool I have loved and used …

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10 Best Stock Photo Sites for Buyers & Sellers

[ad_1] 10 Best Stock Photo Websites for Buyers & Sellers  Have you ever needed a picture for a project, website, or social media post but didn’t have the time, equipment, or skills to take one yourself?  Well, that’s where stock photos come in handy! Stock photos are high-quality, professional photographs that are already taken and …

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Google Now Lets You Generate AI Images Directly From the Search Bar

[ad_1] Those signed up to Labs and its Search Generative Experience (SGE) can now prompt Google’s ubiquitous Search bar to create AI-generated images. As explained by Engadget, Google’s implementation of generative AI is an extension of its vision of a web search future that is SGE. Instead of just generating responses to what someone would …

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Guest Blog: Aviation Photographer Moose Peterson

[ad_1] Photo by Emerson Chen Passion Tells the Story We’d driven eight hours and gotten in later on Friday night than desired. We needed to be in place for the sunrise shoot the next morning, which with the alarm set for 04:45, we were ready to greet it. We’d been trying to make this shoot …

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Save money and elevate your still-life photography with natural sunlight

[ad_1] Drawing inspiration from the Old Masters, Natalia Balanina, a photographer in the Netherlands, gathers plums from her own garden. Isotta Coda Zabetta, this time in Italy, turns her attention to homemade pesto, made using wild, seasonal garlic. Meanwhile, in Vietnam, Thai Thu collects fresh lychees—almost bursting with sweetness. Each of these three photographers, hailing …

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How to Edit Images On Your Camera Roll in Lightroom Without Importing Them First

[ad_1] This is one of those features Adobe quietly added a few months ago, but for those of us who edit on our mobile devices, this is a pretty big deal because you don’t have to import your photos first, so it speeds up the process big time. Here’s a great video from Adobe’s own …

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