PHOTOGRAPHY

Light Painting at Night

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Light painting is the process of photographing at night and illuminating the scene by moving the camera, or a handheld light/torch. The actual source of [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue #25

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PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 25th edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. This edition marks the two year anniversary milestone for PhotographyBB, who [...]

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Photographing Food With Spot Lighting

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Since one of the most important aspects of photography is how to control your lighting, today I’ll be explaining how to perfectly light a scene [...]

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The Benefits Of Using A 50mm Prime Lens

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You truly haven’t experienced a tack sharp image until you have shot with a prime lens, especially for the price. The way zoom lenses have [...]

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Working with Interior Light

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Even on a cloudy day, when you step indoors, the level of the light drops by more than 5 f-stops. So, on that same cloudy [...]

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Photographing Evelien. Photos / Video / Lighting Diagrams

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I had the chance to work with Evelien lately, here are some video outtakes and photos :

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Shooting 70 basketball portraits in 2 days with Dustin Snipes.

“  I was first set up (by the tournament people) in a room with very little to work with. About three feet of shooting space, seriously. So [...]

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The Basics of Three Point Lighting

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Three point lighting is often the best way to create a flattering portrait, shoot a great headshot and make an interview on video look professional. [...]

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Underwater Photography Tutorials

In response to the global demand from photographers, scuba divers, surfers and snorkelers around the world, leading underwater photography website DivePhotoGuide.com has launched a highly [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue #24

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 24th edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. For beginner and intermediate photographers interested in learning more about digital [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue #23

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 23rd edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. The PhotographyBB Online Magazine is a leading resource in the future [...]

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Streets of Barcelona Photo Slideshow

Slideshow consisting of photographs taken on the streets of Barcelona, Spain.

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One Light Portraits For Beautiful Results

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I think what will be surprising for many of you watching today’s tutorial will be the utter simplicity of the set-up. I’ll show you a [...]

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Using Reflector Panels

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Chris Burfoot discusses both pop-up and California Sunbounce reflector panels

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Flash Duration and Camera Sync Speed Video Tutorial

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Chris Burfoot explains flash duration and camera sync speeds

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue #22

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 22nd edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. The PhotographyBB Online Magazine is a leading resource in the future [...]

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Mixing Flash and Ambient Light Video Tutorials

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Flash Photography With The Elinchrom Octa

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Chris Burfoot demonstrates the Elinchrom Octa, a giant softbox, used as a white background. +  demonstrates the Elinchrom Octa, a giant softbox, used as a [...]

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Shoot foliage against the Sun

Yes, I know – another tip about shooting against the Sun but that one is really important. When shooting foliage – especially now – in [...]

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Fool your audience and use the MacGyver tools

I didn’t shoot this in the Redwoods but at a nearby lake here in Switzerland. That log was just about 2 feet long but by [...]

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Night Photography: Finding your way in the dark

  This film documents a Full Moon Night Photography Workshop in the Big Bend region of West Texas led by photographers Scott Martin and Lance [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue 21

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 21st edition of the PhotographyBB Online Magazine. The PhotographyBB Online Magazine is a leading resource in the future [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue 20

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 20th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online is a leading resource in the future [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue #19

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 19th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online is now a leading resource in the [...]

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Smoke Photography Video Tutorial

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Terry Watson shows his technique for doing Smoke Photography

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Lighting Hotel Rooms

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Taking photos and lighting in hotel rooms :

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue #18

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 18th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online is now a leading resource in the [...]

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Metering A White Background

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Consider if the subject in the foreground was holding a piece of the white background seamless paper next to their face with only the key [...]

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Macro Underwater Photography Guide

PART 1: The Basics 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Definitions 1.21 Magnification 1.22 Macrophotography 1.23 Close-up Photography 1.23 Photomicrography 1.24 Photomacrography 1.25 Supermacro Photography

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Light, shadow, and specularity

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Want full control over the light and shadows in your photography? Understanding how light works is necessary, and this paper will attempt to explain how [...]

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Timelapse Photography at London’s Southbank And Waterloo Bridge

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“This is my first video shot on and around Waterloo Bridge in Central London. Shot on a Canon 5D with a 17-40mm, 50mm and a [...]

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Incident v.s. Reflected Light Metering

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Metering with your digital camera: Incident v.s. Reflected. Covers metering tricks with these two techniques and shows how to improve exposure in your images.

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Creating a vintage Hollywood portrait

An online search and a trip to the library turned up plenty of vintage Hollywood portraits for study. A closer, objective look at the photographs [...]

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Understanding digital image interpolation

Image interpolation occurs in all digital photos at some stage– whether this be in bayer demosaicing or in photo enlargement.  It occurs anytime you resize [...]

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Trick for extreme macro photography

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Get extreme close ups with two lenses attached together for extreme macro photos

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Diffraction in Photography

Diffraction is an optical effect which can limit the total resolution of your photography– no matter how many megapixels your camera may have.  Ordinarily light [...]

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Methods for focusing self-portraits

Self-portrait shooters usually rely on the trial-and-error method of focusing. Shoot, shoot, and shoot again until the perfect combination of pose, exposure, and focus are [...]

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How to use a Light Meter

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Kerry Garrison from CameraDojo.com demonstrates how to use a light meter to get good exposures during a quick product shoot.

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Photograph Macro Shots using Live View Mode

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Kerry from CameraDojo.com shows how he uses Live View mode when doing macro photography

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue 17

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 17th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online is a leading resource in the future [...]

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Chase Jarvis TECH: High Speed Photography

Using a camera, strobes, and explodingwater balloons, you’ll see how Chase  and his crew freeze ultra high-speed action in the studio.

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DIY – High Speed Photography at Home

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Freezing fast motion (AKA High Speed Photography), can give some pretty special photographic effects. High Speed Photography is used in physics, health research, sports and [...]

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Photographing Raindrop Reflections

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This tutorial will walk you through the steps of making stunning raindrop reflection images. Lindsay Adler (of Adler Photo Workshops) will cover equipment and techniques, [...]

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PhotographyBB Magazine Issue 16

PhotographyBB announced today, the release of the 16th edition of the PhotographyBB Magazine Online​. The PhotographyBB Magazine Online is a leading resource in the future [...]

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Beware of wide-angle distortion in portrait photography

The traditional wisdom is to shoot portraits on lenses ranging from 85mm to 120mm focal length when using a 35mm film or full frame DSLR [...]

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Do you speak light ?

Light is the language of photography. To express yourself well and communicate you need to be able to speak with light. Light determines what you [...]

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How to Shoot a Stitched Panorama

Back in the day, it used to be that only professionals or people with wads of cash could afford a Panoramic camera to capture Panoramic [...]

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Get Your Flash On Axis With Umbrella

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The swivel (or umbrella holder) is designed in a way that the umbrella does not go exactly 90 degrees into the shaft. It is tilted [...]

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