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How to Write a Photographer Bio for Your Website (Pro Tips)

Writing about yourself can be difficult. It’s not easy to identify your defining characteristics and sum yourself up in a neat and concise manner. And this is true when you’re writing a photographer bio for your website. The bio page is an important part of your website. It’s something that…

By Christopher Bryan-Smith

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How to Determine Your Dominant Eye for Better Photography

Did you know that one of your eyes is more dominant than the other? In photography, understanding which eye is dominant can make a big difference in the quality of your photo. Knowing your dominant eye helps you with framing and composition. And it lets you create more balanced and…

By Expert Photography

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12 Food Styling Tips for Serious Food Bloggers

As a food blogger, beautiful photos of your recipes are the way to get noticed online. To get ahead, you need food photography that will get people’s eyes popping and mouths watering. This means developing your food styling skills. Food photographers always work with a food stylist on professional shoots.…

By Darina Kopcok

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How to Create a Radial Blur Effect in Photoshop

Photoshop has many filters like radial blur to add believable effects to your photos. Even if the results are not perfect, they can evoke certain feelings or emotions that transform an image. If you have used Photoshops blur filters before, you may be familiar with Gaussian blur. This filter gives…

By N Constant

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Sigma Lens Abbreviations and What They Mean (An Easy Guide)

Sigma is one of the leading third-party lens manufacturers that provide lenses for big DSLR companies. So today, we’re going to learn more about Sigma lens abbreviations. Their lenses have letters and numbers that don’t really make any sense… but they must mean something, right? Of course, the answer is…

By Expert Photography

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DNG File vs RAW File (What’s the Difference?)

DNG files and RAW files are two different types of image files that photographers use. RAW files are uncompressed, whereas DNG files are compressed but still retain most of the information from the RAW file Which one should you use? Here is a comparison of the two file types to…

By Expert Photography

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What is a PNG File? (And How to Open One)

If you haven’t heard of a PNG file, you are not alone. For professional photographers, however, the PNG file is used more frequently than other file formats, such as CRF or NEF files. PNG stands for Portable Network Graphics file and follows lossless compression. The PNG file was created to…

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Canon Lens Abbreviations and What They Mean (An Easy Guide)

Buying a new lens is one of the most exciting times for any level of photographer. When searching through the lenses available, you may notice different acronyms and abbreviations. These will usually appear after the main title of the lens. These may seem like hieroglyphics, but today we will decipher…

By N Constant

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25 Christmas Photo Ideas for Families and Funny Cards

Make a Christmas card from a family baking session, a portrait beside the tree or a gift-box joke. These 25 ideas include light, focus and framing tips for families, couples, children, pets and festive details.

By N Constant

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Food Photography Props

15 Fantastic Food Photography Props (And Where to Find Them)

The art of taking food photos is about creating images that give a full sensory experience. You want the food to stand out so the viewer can almost smell and taste the images. And to do this, you often need food photography props. Sometimes the food speaks for itself. But…

By Darina Kopcok

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What is a Raw File? (And How to Open One)

Digital photography is full of jargon and technical terminology. And one of the most common terms you’ll come across is a “RAW file.” You’ll find it on your camera and in your editing software. And you’ll hear other photographers talking about them. But what are RAW files? What are they…

By Christopher Bryan-Smith

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How to Create an Overlay and Sparkle Effect in Photoshop

Add a little sparkle and your photos become magical. You can make snow glisten or add a starlight effect. A stick becomes a magic wand, stars streak across the sky, and fireflies fill the night. This article will show you how to create a sparkle effect in Photoshop step by…

By Jenn Mishra

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