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Artful Silhouettes

The word ‘silhouette’ is in my list of top five words that I can’t ever spell! Hopefully that’s not too embarrassing to admit! Besides my

Using Shadows to Enhance Composition

Photo by David Veldman If I asked you the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘photography,’ what would your answer

Macro Lighting Techniques

The appeal of macro photography should be obvious to most, whether you’ve ever made a macro photograph or not — it’s all about the wonder

How to Use Your Flash When Shooting Macro

Macro photography isn’t something you can do by shooting from the hip like street photographers might do. There’s no doubt that you can take a

Shooting Great Portraits with One Light

We all start photography with minimal equipment. Perhaps we didn’t even start out with a DSLR! But once the photography bug bites, most of us

How to Shoot in Mixed Light Sources

Dealing with mixed lighting is a challenge for any photographer even the professionals. A question some of you may be asking is, “What exactly do

How to Take Better Sunset Photographs

A beautiful sunset (or sunrise) is an intriguing subject for photographers. After all, we are all about capturing the beauty of our environment and nothing

Shooting Silhouettes

Photo by Muha We spend an awful lot of time and anxious energy fretting over how to light our subjects; specifically, we tend to fear

Dealing with Low Light

Photo by Chris Parker 2012 Photography is challenging as a hobby and as a career. There are many variables that a photographer must deal with,

Understanding and Controlling Light

Photo by Ravenshoe Group Any photographer, photography class, or photography book that you ever come across, will tell you that photography is all about light.

How to be Creative With Directional Lighting and Portraiture - Free Quick Guide

We’ve all heard of the ‘Golden Hour’. It’s the best time to shoot all of our pictures… Right? When the sun rises in the sky,

This... Can Be Just As Great As The Golden Hour

This Quick Tip comes to you from our premium guide, How To Produce Top Photography In Bad Weather Pretty much everyone who has ever held

Category: Lighting

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