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Tutorial: How to Photograph Background Plates, and Why it’s Important

May 14, 2017 | Tips & Tutorials

Having options is always a good thing, especially when it can save you from a costly mistake. In this quick tutorial, Jay P. Morgan from The Slanted Lens shows us why it is important to shoot background plates. This is to give yourself options in post production and...

Instagram Now Supports Photo Uploads From Mobile Site

May 8, 2017 | News

Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can’t or won’t download it. In pursuit of international growth where networks are slow and data is expensive, Instagram has given its mobile website a massive upgrade that adds core features of the...

Photographers Claim Instagram has “Shadow Banned” Their Accounts

May 8, 2017 | News

Instagram ‘shadow banning’ accounts. This practice, ostensibly limited to business accounts, is destroying engagement on these photographer’s profiles. Check if you’re shadowbanned! http://shadowban.azurewebsites.net/ The term “shadow ban”—also called “stealth”...

How to Give Portraits a Cinematic Look in Lightroom

May 5, 2017 | Tips & Tutorials

I’m personally obsessed with the cinematic look in my stills work. I think it’s timeless, elegant, and endlessly interesting. If you’d like to add that same style to your own portraiture, this tutorial will show you how to do it using just Lightroom....

How To Use Colored Gels to Create Electric Photography

May 5, 2017 | Tips & Tutorials

We’ve all been there; the studio is set, the model is awkwardly waiting, but the light isn’t quite right and the stress begins to build. With every test shot, the light quality increases and the anxiety level decreases. Finally, like a blast of cool breeze on a hot...

Dealing With Fear as a Photographer or Videographer

Apr 30, 2017 | News

Fear of rejection, of criticism, of failure, most of deal with many types of fear as creatives. Fear can be healthy, but it can also be paralyzing. This great video addresses a lot of where it comes from and what we can do to get past it. In this video, Ted Forbes...

Why Reducing Your Social Media Use Can Help Make You a Better Photographer

Apr 30, 2017 | Tips & Tutorials

Photographers today are the first generation of image makers who are entering an industry completely dominated by social media. Over the course of the last decade, social media has utterly surpassed virtually all other forms of marketing and has quickly become a...

3 Simple Tips for Posing Non-Models

Apr 28, 2017 | Tips & Tutorials

Many (if not most) of us will spend at least some time photographing non-models—whether we’re talking about a bride, a high school senior, or just a good friend or sibling. Here are 3 simple tips that will help you help them look their best. This quick video comes to...

3 Photo Styling Tips to Improve Your Instagram Still Life Photos

Apr 27, 2017 | Tips & Tutorials

Unlike with most genres of photography, still life requires two levels of composition: composing your frame, and composing your props. The latter is commonly called photo styling, and this short video offers three simple tips for upping your photo styling game. The...