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Weekly Photography Challenge – Your Best Smartphone Shot

Likely you have a smartphone as well as your main camera – whether that be a DSLR, mirrorless or other. This week your challenge is to come up with the best shot you can using just your smartphone. So you … Continue reading

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SLC-2L-02: Two-Speedlight Daylight Group Shot

Using speedlights without softening modifiers greatly expands your outdoor working range. And it does so enough that you can easily light a large group photo with a small, portable gear pack. Today, we'll walk through how to do that, along … Continue reading

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Getting Your Priorities Straight – A Guide to Selecting Your Shot Priority

A major goal when starting out in photography is to get off Auto mode and onto the semi-automatic Aperture and Shutter Priority modes. Is it daunting at first? It can be, but I promise that wrestling creative control away from … Continue reading

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Hot Rod Flame for Flame – How the Shot was Made

In this article, see how the shot below was conceptualized, shot and put together and finished in post-processing. The idea It all begun with the first picture I did of the customer’s hot rod. He wanted a print on his … Continue reading

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This Sports Illustrated Dwayne Johnson Cover Was Shot With a Smartphone…Kinda

Gear The Moto Z Droid uses a Hasselblad True Zoom camera module for higher-quality images. This Sports Illustrated cover was technically shot with a smartphone, but does that really matter? Popular Photography

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How to Choose the Right Camera Mode to Get the Shot You Want

When starting out in photography, one of the scariest and most confusing things for a beginner is deciding which camera mode to use. While the automatic modes provide a bit of a safety net for those just starting out, there … Continue reading

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Mastin Labs Filmborn App Makes Smartphone Photos Look Like They Were Shot On Real Film

Gear Each preset is made to resemble a real film from a specific scanner Mastin Labs has introduced its long-awaited Filmborn app to make smartphone photos resemble real film images. Popular Photography

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Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year announced – and it was shot on a GoPro

Beating almost 50,000 entries from 95 countries, American photographer Tim Laman has been named as Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 for his vertigo-inducing shot of a critically endangered Bornean orangutan. © Tim Laman / Wildlife Photographer of the Year … Continue reading

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How to Capture the Perfect Action Shot in Sports Photography

Sports photography is a fun challenge for any photographer. There is plenty of intensity and emotion to be found at any competitive event. These elements combine to create the potential for some truly memorable images. At the same time, the … Continue reading

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Your Best Shot Gallery: September 2016

News This month’s collection of incredible reader-submitted photography This month’s collection of the best reader-submitted photos. Popular Photography

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This Post-Apocalyptic Photo Project Was Shot in a Brooklyn Apartment

If you’re the type of photographer who likes shooting entire scenes, you’re probably well-accustomed to the hunt for anything interesting and unusual. But not everyone is into going out and hunting for the perfect shot, especially when it has to do with a … Continue reading

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Your Best Shot Gallery: August 2016

How To The best reader photos of the month Lots of landscapes in this month’s collection of outstanding reader-submitted images. Popular Photography

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