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Final Cut Pro is a powerful program for post production and video editing. Working with the color grading tools in Final Cut Pro makes it easy to add beautiful looks to your footage. One way to save your edits is with Final Cut Pro Presets. There are many types of different presets you can use […]
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Pastel tones can add a beautiful look to your photos when done correctly. This probably explains why pastel effects are so popular in photography and design. These soft, almost faded colors give a unique tone to your images and help to convey a certain style. In this tutorial, we’ll be taking a look at how […]
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While people primarily use 3D LUTs when color correcting video footage, look up tables can also be very useful when editing photos. You can install LUTs in Adobe Photoshop and work with them as an additional tool in your workflow. They will help you save time getting to the ideal look and tone you’re after. […]
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Newborn and baby photography is becoming increasingly popular as more parents look to document the precious early days of their baby’s life. Helping parents create these beautiful memories with their child can certainly be rewarding, but photographing babies also brings new challenges and a lot of responsibility. So if you already understand the basics of […]
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First things first. This article isn’t about styling. I admit that styling food for the best shot possible is like a childs game. The whole scene becomes your playground. There are tons of possibilities you can do to make it look beautiful. However, for tons of possibilities, you also need tons of props like dishes, […]
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A multiple exposure is a technique where two or more images are combined to create a single image. This technique is an artistic effect that can be used to add people or objects that weren’t in the first exposure or create ghostly images. It’s a really cool effect from the old days of film cameras […]
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Hey y’all! This article is oriented around selecting a make-up artist for a photo shoot. Make-up artists—or “MUAs”—are useful for nearly any portrait shoot, enhancing a person’s natural beauty or adding a funky element to what you’re doing. It’s important to find the right MUA to ensure that you don’t end up with Katy Perry, […]
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Adding the right mood to your photo can help truly convey the environment. This holds especially true for street photography. Depending on the time of day, location, weather, and overall feel your shot could be entirely different. Sometimes you’ll want to increase the heat and warmth in an image. Other times you’ll want to keep […]
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Congrats, you’re a rare breed. By seeking out tips on becoming better at office photography, you join a small minority of people who have figured out that there is something that is quite different about this brand of photography. What makes ‘Office Photography’ different? Talking broadly about ‘photography’ can be deceptive, because there is really no general […]
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Are you having a problem with your Nikon FE and you can’t figure out why the shutter won’t click and why the lens won’t open up? I had this same problem recently and couldn’t figure out how to fix it. When looking through the viewfinder, my lens was black and I couldn’t see anything. I […]
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