Photography Tips & Techniques
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Pet Photography Tips
Quality pet photos can be a true treasure. Many people take their pets to a professional pet photography studio, or have a photographer come into their home. Others take advantage of the relationship ...
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Catch Lights 101 : Part 2
Catch lights occur when the photographic light source reflects off the surface of your subject’s eye. This technique of highlighting an eye offers additional depth and dimension to you ...
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Catch Lights 101 : Part 1
A catch light is the capturing of a reflected light source in the eyes of a photographic subject. These small but significant highlights provide the image with a three-dimensional aspect ...
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How To Use Lighting Inside A Photography Studio
Photographic lighting can make or break your photo shoot – whether you’re shooting outdoors or inside your photography studio. In the studio setting, photo lights are ...
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Smoke Photography Tips
Smoke can result in some pretty amazing photos. At first glance, you may think that achieving one of these beautiful smoke photos is something to leave to the experts. However, don’t let the challen ...
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Umbrella vs. Soft Box
When you think of light modifiers in photography, chances are soft boxes and photographic umbrellas are among the first things that come to mind. Both are very effective ways for photographers to get ...
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How To Light Glass In The Studio
Photographing glass objects, like vases, bowls or glasses, can be the most challenging technique a photographer masters. A photographer must control not only the photographic lighting on the glass, bu ...
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Studio Backgrounds : A Closer Look
The different types of photographic backgrounds are commonly made out of muslin, vinyl or seamless paper. Each of these options have their own benefits and advantages… Muslin backd ...
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Food Photography: Soft and Hard Light
The most critical element in the art of photography is light. Photographers have a whole language to discuss this primary matter. One key means of talking about light is the degree to which it ...
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Muslin: A Versatile Photography Background
Muslin is a woven cotton fabric that has been around for centuries. It is often used to make clothing for climates where lightweight clothing help keep you cool and dry. Muslin absorbs color and dye c ...
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Studio Lighting Techniques to Speed up the Process of Product Photography
Professional photographers working with a large volume of product shots have several ways to reduce post production time. One way is to use bright seamless paper backdrops. Another option is to set up ...
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Lighting Tutorial: Fashion Lighting Made Easy
Even when working with your regular photography clients, you may find yourself exploring uncharted territory. This is particularly true when working on a short deadline where focus in placed on fashio ...
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Lighting a Muslin Backdrop
When setting up your photography and studio one of the most central and useful pieces of equipment is a light colored muslin backdrop. These backdrops are highly portable, and offer a great deal of fl ...
