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4 Beginner Tips for Creating Dramatic Portraits with One Flash
In this article, I will explain how you can use a transmitter/receiver, or transceiver system to achieve simple dramatic portraits using only one flash. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to get you started. Background I used to fear … Continue reading
5 Tips for Creating Romantic Portraits of Couples
When I hear the word romantic, what comes to mind is a dreamy, poetic, passionate image, full of unspoken affection and sometimes, a touch of mystery. However, when it comes to romantic portraits of couples, I don’t want romantic to … Continue reading
Tips for Creating a Killer Vacation Photo Book
Putting together a great photo book of your recent trip to show friends and family isn’t always easy. The majority of people always fall into the trap of too many photos, most of which are too similar. To stop your … Continue reading
3 Tips for Creating Double Exposures In-Camera Using Flash
Have you ever wondered how double exposures are done in digital cameras? I have. Back in film days, we knew that to double expose a frame, all you needed to do is rewind it back to the frame you have … Continue reading
9 Tips for Creating Great Street Portraits
I love taking street portraits. Whether the people you are photographing are posing or just going about their day-to-day life, humans are the most captivating, strange and interesting of subjects. Most of my portraits taken out on the street are … Continue reading
4 Tips to Creating More Unique Images
You can call it the “Intelligent Eye”. The ability of you, the photographer, to see something unique, unusual or comical in your surroundings, then have the awareness to capture it for storytelling. With practice, you can develop the skill of … Continue reading
Tips for Creating a Personal Photography Project
One of the best ways to grow your photography is by working on a personal photography project. As a professional photographer, I am always working on personal projects. It’s a way to keep myself inspired, and to feel challenged to … Continue reading
Creating My July 4th, 2016 Fireworks Image
by Sean Setters Before I go any further, I must make one thing very clear: The image above [closely] resembles the image I had intended to capture. It does not represent the reality of the event. Backstory Having never attended an Independence … Continue reading
Photoshop’s Upcoming Content-Aware Crop Feature Straightens Photos Without Creating Awkward Compositions
News No more tricky crops thanks to straightened photos Adobe’s Content-Aware Crop Photoshop feature tries to eliminate the pain of weird crops from straightened photos… Popular Photography
Creating a Lens Flare Effect and Dust Particles in Photoshop
This article isn’t about how to magically transform your images using Photoshop. The real magic of Photoshop is trying to convince the viewer that no effects were added at all, and that the image was captured in camera. Photoshop can add … Continue reading
5 Steps to Creating a Printed Photo Collection as Wall Art
In this digital age, where we wander about with thousands of digital images held captive in our smart phones, there is something special about printed photographs. They represent something tangible and reverent – something that was worth transforming into an enduring piece of artwork, to … Continue reading
#CreativeFriday – Creating your first Adobe Slate Project
If you are a Photographer, then getting your work out there for everyone to see is probably your highest priority (after taking the pictures in the first place). Adobe Slate is a perfect way to get your work out there, … Continue reading