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Best Portrait Photography Props (How to Find and Use Them)

Creating incredible portraits involves finding the right portrait photography props and using them well. Our article shows you how to find and use props to make incredible portraits. Portrait photography can be challenging when you first start. Coming up with good photoshoot ideas and poses or knowing where to place

By Kevin Landwer-Johan

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9 Essential Smartphone Street Photography Tips

Ditch the DSLR and embrace smartphone street photography. Bet you’d never have thought you’d hear that. Your smartphone ticks all the requirements for street photography. And can get you some amazing results. Do you want to find out how best to use your mini handheld device? Read on. 9. Smartphone

By Simon Bond

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Best Sunrise Photography Tips (Location, Settings & Gear)

If you are into landscape photography, you might have already questioned waking up early to take sunrise photography. These are the times you should remember the joy of adventure and how rewarding sunrise photography actually is. Read on to learn how to take sunrise photos that are worth waking up

By Anton Gorlin

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7 Great Alternatives to a White Photo Background

Finding the right photo background can be difficult. It should have the right color, right texture, be easy to lift and mount, and not cost a fortune. Let’s see which easy and cheap photo background you can use for still life, food, and product photography. Even if you don’t have

By Dina Belenko

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How to Take Stock Photos That Sell (Stock Photography Tips)

There have never been as many different ways of selling your photographs as there are today. You can sell directly to clients, as prints or even as sponsored posts on social media. The most common way to make money from your images is to sell stock photos. Here are 12

By Kav Dadfar

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How to Create a Cinematic Photography Look for Portraits

Cinematic photography looks like a screen grab from a movie. It involves controlled lighting and composition, lens choice and model direction. And some post-processing know-how. In this article, I will show you how to create portraits with a cinematic look and feel to them. Cinematic Photography: Camera Orientation for Cinematic

By Kevin Landwer-Johan

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8 Long Exposure Beach Photography Tips for Better Photos

If you’re looking to capture some amazing beach photos, then you need to learn about long exposure photography. This technique can create stunning shots that show off the beauty of the beach in a whole new way. Check out these eight tips for creating incredible long exposure beach photography. Exploring

By Anton Gorlin

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How You Should Use the Rule of Odds in Photo Composition

You’ve heard about the rule of thirds before. But have you heard about the rule of odds? When we need to process an even number of elements we tend to pair them up. This separates the whole image into pieces. But when the image is made up of uneven elements or

By Sarah Rodriguez-Martinez

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Best Settings for Black and White Photography

You can shoot in black and white straight from your camera. No need for black and white film or converting to black and white. This article is all about the right camera settings for black and white photography. And how to use them. Settings for Black and White Photography: Why

By Heather Joy Milne

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The Best Product Photography Editing Tips for Lightroom

Are you looking to improve your product photography skills? If so, you need to check out Lightroom. This powerful editing software can help you achieve amazing results with just a few simple tweaks. In this article, we’ll walk you through the best product photography editing tips for Lightroom. We’ll show

By Darina Kopcok

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How to Avoid Camera Shake for Sharper Photos

Camera shake is one of the major curses of handheld photography. It’s one of the most common reasons why you will have to throw away a photo. Camera shake occurs when your shutter speed is slow enough that it will not freeze your natural body shaking (breathing, muscular tension, etc.).

By Andrea Minoia

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How to Use Figure to Ground Photography Composition

Figure to ground photography is when the main subject is in stark contrast with the background. This could be light on dark or dark on light, or using contrasting colors. The most dramatic example of figure to ground photography is a silhouette. But that’s not the only example of figure

By Kevin Landwer-Johan

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