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How to Photograph Christmas Lights: 8 Comprehensive Tips

Dahlia Ambrose — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000

For photographers, the best part about the holiday season is capturing Christmas lights and subjects with Christmas lights as background. It is during this season that you can go for images with beautiful Christmas Bokeh and they are really fun to photograph. When capturing Christmas light photos it is important to understand the environment. Since […]

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How To Get Low-Key Lighting And Exposure Right Every Time

Federico Alegria — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Low key lighting evokes feelings of noir, mystery, intimacy, and even sometimes fatalism. Here's how to get it right everytime.

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7 Guides With Practical Ideas To Capture Magical Golden Hour Photos

Dahlia Ambrose — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:45:41 +0000

Golden hour is one of the most sought after and appreciated time of the day for photography and with the sun low in the horizon and everything glowing in golden hues, this time of the day can help to capture stunning photographs from landscapes, architecture, portraits to even street photography. Here are some resources that will help with some practical ideas to capture magical photos during the golden hour.

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Understanding The Sunny 16 Rule

Jason D. Little — Wed, 25 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Once upon a time during the film era of photography...photographers had to keep a light meter handy at all times so they could take readings to get proper exposures. Experimenting on-scene was simply out of the question; it was expensive and time consuming. Being caught without a light meter -- or several other pieces of gear that we take for granted in modern times -- meant trouble; but just in case that ever happened, photographers devised various principles and guidelines designed to help them navigate their fully manual cameras. Among the most famous of those guidelines is the “sunny 16 rule.”

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Backlighting Techniques To Step Up Your Photography Game

JasenkaG — Thu, 12 May 2022 15:37:42 +0000

I'm sure you've seen many beautiful cinematic shots with backlighting on social media and elsewhere. They are powerful, magical, romantic, and if done well, pretty mysterious and artistic. Backlighting is a common term in photography with an obvious meaning. To put it simply, it's a type of lighting coming from behind the subject. This is […]

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Why Blue Skies Are Not Always Good For Photography

Jason Row — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:28:56 +0000

You look out of the window, the sun is out, there’s not a cloud in the sky. You grab your camera, head to a photogenic location. You then spend several hours trying to work out why your compositions in blue skies photography are just not working. We are told early in our photographic journeys that […]

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