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Tips & Tutorials

Photoshop Portrait Sharpening Tutorial

Tips & Tutorials
Photoshop Portrait Sharpening Tutorial

One of the most regularly asked questions we get asked here is what is the best way to sharpen a photo in Photoshop? There are many many different ways to sharpen images in Photoshop using various tools, filters and layering techniques. Below we’ll take a look at a relatively simple and one of the most [...]

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How to Take Sharp Photographs

Tips & Tutorials
How to Take Sharp Photographs

One of the things that many aspiring photographers struggle with is being able to take consistently sharp photographs. In this article we’ll look at some of the techniques that are essential if you want to take consistently sharp photographs.

You’ll have probably already seen some of these tips before but take tome to think if you [...]

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Tips for Photographing Children

Tips & Tutorials
Tips For Photographing Children

Photographing children is never usually an easy task. Getting them to sit for a portrait can be a frustrating experience so we thought we’d pull together some useful kids photography tips.
Get down to their level
This is perhaps the best tip to photographing children. Firstly by crouching down and lowering the camera to their eye level [...]

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Travel Photography Gear & Workflow

Tips & Tutorials

Recently I’ve been thinking about what to pack for an upcoming holiday, in particular what camera gear I’ll take with me and how I’ll use it. I love both traveling and photography and the two things together are a truly great combination.
I’ve been so busy with work (amongst other things) I’ve been really struggling to [...]

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Low Point of View Photography

Tips & Tutorials
Low Down Point of View Photography

One great way to inject some interest in our photography is to get down and take a worms eye view of the world. By shooting from a low point of view, you instantly get a different perspective that challenges the viewer to think more about the photograph.

I love photographs that make the ordinary look interesting. [...]

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How to Make Money From Flickr

Tips & Tutorials
How To Make Money From Flickr

Although Flickr is designed to be a non-commercial website for sharing photographs it can at the same time be an incredible way to market your photography.
Getty Images
Flickr recently did a deal with Getty Images (Getty is the worlds leading stock photography company) which allows flickr users to make their images available to Getty’s editors. In [...]

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How to Clean Your Camera Lens

Tips & Tutorials

Cleaning your lenses can be a bit daunting for fear of scratching them. Many people get scared of cleaning any part of their camera setup as they seem like such fragile devices. A while ago i posted on how to clean sensor dust but haven’t looked at the correct method to clean lenses here on [...]

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Time Lapse Photography

Photography News

I’ve been thinking for a while about getting into some time lapse photography. I’ve noticed over the last year or so it is getting very popular.
Below are a couple of great time lapse videos i’ve come across. Sit back and enjoy.
This colation from New York was put together by Josh Owens of mindrelic. I love [...]

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Strobist Setup

Cameras & Accessories

This is the second in our series of articles about strobism. In the first article we talked about exactly what strobism is all about and how it can dramatically improve the pictures you take.  In this article we’ll run through some of the basic kit you’ll need to get started in the world of strobism.
Flash [...]

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Strobism

Tips & Tutorials
Strobism Explained

Over the last couple of years the term strobist has become increasingly popular in the world of amateur photography. We thought we’d run a little series of articles on strobism, explaining what it is, what gear you need and how it can improve your photography.
image by geroco
What Is Strobism?
Strobism refers to the use of small [...]

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