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You may not like what you hear when someone critiques your photos, but using these simple tips with teach you to have an open mind.
Vanelli is a working sports and portrait photographer, educator, and author living in Florida. After a successful career as a three-time, Triple Crown Karate champion, Vanelli turned his attention to teaching the visual arts. As an experienced educator, Vanelli has created videos for LinkedIn Learn, has written hundreds of articles, taught at major photography conferences and has developed many photography and digital workflow programs including Click for Kids.
Currently, he is the Director of Education at Skylum Software, teaching workshops, writing for Photofocus and creating tutorials for the Vanelli and Friends series.
You can find out more about Vanelli at www.VanelliandFriends.com
You may not like what you hear when someone critiques your photos, but using these simple tips with teach you to have an open mind.
Adding a signature or a watermark to your images lets the public know who took the photo. Applied correctly, this can be a great form of advertisement and a chance to give yourself a little notoriety. When applied incorrectly —
A small light source has a tendency to produce hard light which causes unflattering shadows and pin size catchlights in the subject’s eyes. Sometimes when using photographing in direct sunlight at high noon or using small LED lights this can’t
Need advice on camera settings when shooting? Sometimes the answer is switching the dial to auto mode.
Toning is a powerful creative tool. It corrects overall brightness and contrast for a better-balanced image. It can be used to get the right tonal harmony for your photo or create a beautiful split-tone effect by changing the color of
Formal training is always helpful but is it necessary for a photography career?
Balancing natural light with flash isn’t complicated — once you have the ingredients and know the recipe!
Should I have one or many Lightroom catalogs? I asked myself that question when I first used Lightroom. Years later, I found the answer.
A lens hood’s main purpose it to prevent lens flare caused by light entering the side of the lens. Most photographers use the hood outdoors, but don’t think they need it while shooting in a studio. Here’s why you should
It’s true — LuminarAI is not officially compatible with Photoshop Elements. But the good news is there is an unofficial workaround that will let Photoshop Elements users get the full benefits of LuminarAI. Since this is unofficial, Skylum support isn’t
I received an email from a reader saying he followed our advice and created a copyright preset in Lightroom Classic. He is excited that all future images will now have his copyright information embedded in the image metadata, and wished
Good, I was hoping the title would grab your attention! If you’re already a serious photographer, great. You will relate to what is being said. If you want to be a serious photographer or you’re curious, my hope is that
A small light source has a tendency to produce hard light which causes unflattering shadows and pin size catchlights in the subject’s eyes. Sometimes when using photographing in direct sunlight at high noon or using small LED lights this can’t
Need advice on camera settings when shooting? Sometimes the answer is switching the dial to auto mode.
Toning is a powerful creative tool. It corrects overall brightness and contrast for a better-balanced image. It can be used to get the right tonal harmony for your photo or create a beautiful split-tone effect by changing the color of
Formal training is always helpful but is it necessary for a photography career?
Balancing natural light with flash isn’t complicated — once you have the ingredients and know the recipe!
Should I have one or many Lightroom catalogs? I asked myself that question when I first used Lightroom. Years later, I found the answer.
A lens hood’s main purpose it to prevent lens flare caused by light entering the side of the lens. Most photographers use the hood outdoors, but don’t think they need it while shooting in a studio. Here’s why you should
It’s true — LuminarAI is not officially compatible with Photoshop Elements. But the good news is there is an unofficial workaround that will let Photoshop Elements users get the full benefits of LuminarAI. Since this is unofficial, Skylum support isn’t
I received an email from a reader saying he followed our advice and created a copyright preset in Lightroom Classic. He is excited that all future images will now have his copyright information embedded in the image metadata, and wished
Good, I was hoping the title would grab your attention! If you’re already a serious photographer, great. You will relate to what is being said. If you want to be a serious photographer or you’re curious, my hope is that
The first lesson in photography that most people overlook is how to hold a camera. “For God’s sake, hold your camera correctly” is a short article teaching you how to hold your camera as Vanelli tells a story why this article was written.
B&H sent me the 26″ Angler Quick-Open Deep Parabolic Softbox to review. My rule of thumb is simple: If I see value in the gear and I am willing to pay for a replacement or if it gets lost, broken
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