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How to Shoot Long Exposure Portraits (Creative Portraits)

If you feel like you need to switch up your photography, then you need to try long exposure portraits. With this technique, you get to create dream-like effects. We’ll show you how to do it step-by-step. What Are Long Exposure Portraits? Before we delve into how to do long exposure

By Chad Verzosa Photography

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How to Use Butterfly Lighting for Beautiful Portraits

When it comes to portrait lighting, the options for gear and setup can be overwhelming. There are many ways you can go about portraits. Do you want to shoot indoor or outdoor? What features do you want to highlight? What is the best lighting for portrait photography? All these questions

By Natalia Robert Photography

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8 Tips for Perfect Tungsten Light Photography

Tungsten light is a type of artificial light that is very popular in photography. It has a yellow-orange color and is often used to create warm and cozy images. Here are eight tips for great tungsten light photography. Tungsten Light Photography: What Is It? Tungsten light is warm artificial light.

By Taya Ivanova Photography

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How to Shoot Fitness Photography for Social Media & Magazines

Fitness photography is all about strength and healthy living. As a fitness photographer, your job is to capture that and make your pictures look like they belong in a wellness magazine. Here are tips on how you can achieve that. What You’ll Need for Fitness Photography Camera Lens Editing program

By Taya Ivanova Photography

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8 Great Tips to Improve Your Lifestyle Photography

Lifestyle photography has an almost photo-journalistic reputation. This is where interactions were candid and without any direction from the photographer. So, what is lifestyle photography nowadays? It’s somewhere between true documentary photography and classic portraiture. Read on for all the lifestyle photography tips you’ll need to capture stunning images. 8.

By ExpertPhotography Photography

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How to Create a Beautiful Bokeh Effect in Photography

Bokeh refers to a soft, out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject. It comes from the Japanese word “boke,” which means “blur.” But how do you achieve that creamy background with your kit? Read on to learn how to use your camera to create a beautiful bokeh effect.

By Gabor Holtzer

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16 Double Exposure Photography Tips for Creating Cool Photos

There will be times when your scenes don’t have that wow factor. This is where double exposure photography can help. It is a creative way to make your photography and scene more interesting. Read on for 16 of my favorite double exposure effect tips. These have inspired me to look

By Taya Ivanova Photography

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How to Shoot Black and White Portrait Photography (Monochrome)

Black and white portrait photography is one of the most popular forms of portraiture. Many gravitate to it because of the unique and honest perspective it can bring to your photos. A lack of color opens up a new world where light, expressions, and stories are intensified. What I love most

By Taya Ivanova Photography

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7 Photoshoot Tips for the Most Successful Sessions

Are you about to go on a photoshoot? Whether it’s your first time or you’re a seasoned pro, there are some things you can do to make sure the shoot goes as smoothly as possible. Here are seven tips to help you get the most out of your session. 7.

By Kevin Landwer-Johan Photography

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What is a Hair Light? (How to Create a Halo to Highlight Hair)

Studio lighting set-ups can have two, three, four or even more lights to create a specific look. The hair light is part of many studio lighting set-ups for portraits. But what is a hair light? And how do you add one to a studio lighting set-up? Build your next portrait photography

By Hillary Grigonis Photography

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How to Make Your Own DIY Backdrop Stand

A DIY backdrop stand can let you take creative photos of people and products in the comfort of your own home. Photo backdrop stands are relatively cheap to make and are very easy to assemble. Read on to find out how you can make your own DIY backdrop stand! Materials

By Taya Ivanova Photography

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How to Use Paramount Lighting for Perfect Portraits

Studio photographers know that there are a slew of wonderful lighting combinations they can use for their subjects. There is the triangle arrangement, split lighting, Rembrandt lighting, paramount lighting… Wait. Paramount lighting? That sounds like something out of a movie! Well, you’re not too far off. One of the most

By Anabel Dflux Photography

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