One thing I love about our Lightroom community is your fearless and creative drive to learn and try new things within the program. Find something especially challenging? …
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a new bi-monthly video series designed to give you helpful Lightroom tips and tricks in 60 seconds or less
My approach to avoid losing any images
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To give a bit of a disclaimer, this isn’t a step by step, and I’m not saying this is the absolute best approach. This is the setup that has been working for me, and I included links to some resources that can help you further if you want to learn more about each of the pieces that make this solution whole.
To lose the entirety of one’s professional work is unimaginable to me.
In the last few years, the price of renting a helicopter has decreased dramatically. Coupled with the advent of DSLRs that perform very well in low light, this has created a wonderful opportunity for photographers to charter helicopters in numbers never s
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Over the past two years, I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time in helicopters as I put together my book LA AIRSPACE, which documents the city of Los Angeles from above. I’ve learned quite a few things in the process and wanted to share the knowledge I’ve gained of equipment and technique so that you’re prepared when the time comes for you to take to the skies with camera in hand.
In our world of digital photography and high speed Internet, photojournalists can quickly and easily send large numbers of high-res photos to the other
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In a 2012 blog post for The Dallas Morning News, photo director Chris Wilkins offers a glimpse into how the UPI 16-S worked.
Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every separate part will be visible and… everything which has no utility in the picture is for that reason harmf
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This is the second essay in this series focused on my approach to photography. The first essay, titled My Philosophy, was published in the previous issue of this magazine. This second essay covers my reasons for using black and white instead of color. It covers other things as well, including my thoughts on color and on monochromatic images.
The speed at which we need to turn images around can be critical. In Europe, it was not uncommon to edit an 8,000-9,000 frame shoot on Saturday. To shoot the following city Sunday. And to complete final edit of BOTH of those cities (nearly 18,000 RAW frames) the following day just hours prior to a release of selects to the press and to the public.
In the film days a photographer might shoot between 10 and 15 rolls a day or a maximum of 550 images. Now, photographers will shoot from 2,000 to 2,500 frames a day. Multiply that by five staffers over 14 days and I was casting my eyes over more than 150,000 images during the Open. Of the approximately 12,000 images taken each day, some 300 plus make it to our customers.
Guest post by Pete Pattisson: When the DSLR filmmaking revolution took off in 2008, a set of ‘rules’ soon emerged about how to get the most out of these cameras’ video capabilities: shoot in manual mode, record audio separately, use a rig, and so on. The
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The ‘rules’ are still a useful set of guidelines for filmmaking with DSLR cameras (and mirrorless ones), but I find myself increasingly ignoring them. Perhaps that’s because they were developed for filmmakers who mainly shoot adverts or corporate videos (whereas I make documentaries), but it’s also because camera technology has advanced so far in the past seven years
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Gene always liked to get separations around people, figures, and that was always done with potassium ferrocyanide. It was the contrast that made the prints difficult. Gene saw the contrast with his eyes, but the negative wouldn’t capture it the same way. So he would have to bring the lamp down and burn, and then if that spilled too much exposure and made it too dark, you would lighten it with the ferrocyanide.
I was recently quoted as saying, “I don’t give a shit” if Instagram has more users than Twitter…
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Numbers are important. Number of users is important. So are lots of other things. Different services create value in different ways. Trust your gut as much (or more) than the numbers. Figure out what matters and build something good.
My workflow is the most important part of being a productive and successful music photographer. Other photographers rarely ask about it, but I feel like
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My workflow is the most important part of being a productive and successful music photographer. Other photographers rarely ask about it, but I feel like it’s something a lot of people don’t think about until they’re on the road and freaking out because their workflow sucks. So I’d like to share mine with all of you.
Packer says it would have taken scientists months or years to finish what took citizens a couple of days
While the camera-based approach is easy enough in principle, in practice there are numerous factors to deal with, and those inform the content of the article
For too long we have been accepting the “digital look” of our photographs. The compression of tones, especially in the dark areas, seems intrinsic to digital photography, but in reality it is the result of “non-optimum” exposure. With optimum exposure, you don’t have to compromise the film-like appearance with digital photography.
The alternative solution used in this image is a combination of Depth of Field Stacking (3-7 images per tile) and panoramic stitching (2 rows of 4 tiles).
For our latest guide we’ve partnered up with email marketing tool, Mad Mimi on How to Market Your Photography! Inside the guide you’ll find tips to create a marketing plan, tackle SEO, blog better, succeed with social media, and take advantage of email ma
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For our latest guide we’ve partnered up with email marketing tool, Mad Mimi on How to Market Your Photography! Inside the guide you’ll find tips to create a marketing plan, tackle SEO, blog better, succeed with social media, and take advantage of email marketing. Learn to market your photography better and get the audience you want.
What words would you use to describe your photography brand? Fun? Reliable? Adventurous? If you struggle to answer, our latest guide, 10 Branding Secrets for Photographers, will help you define and build a strong brand that will set you apart from the com
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What words would you use to describe your photography brand? Fun? Reliable? Adventurous? If you struggle to answer, our latest guide, 10 Branding Secrets for Photographers, will help you define and build a strong brand that will set you apart from the competition and attract the clients you want.
Instagram can be a powerful marketing tool for photographers, but are you using it the right way? In our guide, The Photographer’s Guide to Instagram, get tips to make the most of the platform to showcase your brand, build your audience, connect with phot
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In our latest guide, The Photographer’s Guide to Instagram, get tips to make the most of the platform to showcase your brand, build your audience, connect with photo editors, and even generate revenue
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