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The joy of early morning photography for landscapes

Sunrise versus sunset, which is best for landscape photography? It depends. However, in general, I prefer the early morning sunrise for numerous reasons. Beautiful morning light Something both sunrise and sunset landscape photography have going for them is the potential for excellent light. Before sunrise, and after sunset, you can

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Five great cameras that make low-light photography easy

Low-light photography has been a struggle for photographers since the beginning; however, new technology has made what was once challenging easier than ever before. Ask any photographer, especially event photographers, what their biggest fear is, and there’s a good chance you’ll hear them say poor lighting conditions. I can recall

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Capturing the last bites of summer with an all-in-one zoom

With Labor Day weekend just a couple of days away, we’re already thinking about those last moments of summer. Whether you’re headed to the beach or grilling out, here’s some great reasons why an all-in-one zoom can help you get the job done. In addition to sharing my own experiences,

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Utilizing blend modes and layers in Photoshop

For me, layers and blend modes along with masks are the true power of Photoshop. Blend modes are mathematical equations that determine how the pixels on a layer interact with the layers below. I started with Photoshop extractions, which you can lean more about in this article. Layers There are

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Free up hard drive space with Mylio

One of the biggest problems photographers face regularly is running out of disk space. Whether it be on your iPhone or your PC or Mac. Photos can consume massive amounts of storage as they collect over time. One of the issues I recently experienced was a series of lost duplicate

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RAW creativity: Directing the viewer’s eye

The human eye is attracted to contrast — it can’t not see a bright area against a dark background. Pointing your viewer’s eyes to your subject is easy in Camera Raw, but it works in Lightroom and Lightroom Classic, too. It’s also a great technique to use in black and

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Using Dodge & Burn in Luminar Neo on landscapes

Luminar Neo has added Dodge & Burn tools to their editing tools with one of their recent releases, which is perfect for both portraits and landscapes! First, if you need a refresher on what Dodge & Burn tools do: Dodging and burning allow for control over lightening or darkening areas

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Does Luminar Neo’s NoiselessAI rise to the challenge?

I’ve long been a user of Topaz DeNoise AI, as well as DxO PureRAW, to help eliminate noise from my images. But now, there’s another company trying to take care of your noise images, with Skylum releasing its NoiselessAI extension today for Luminar Neo. I ran some tests between NoiselessAI,

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The Hasselblad X2D could be a 100MP Medium Format monster

Noise about a new Hasselblad camera has been around for a while; however, recent speculation suggests we might finally see the Hasselblad X2D 100C in September, and it could boast some very impressive specs. We have discussed what we would like to see in the next camera release from Hasselblad

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What are the most important event photography tips to know?

Whether you are growing an event photography business or just enjoy capturing family functions, there are some important tips that can help you to get the most out of the day. Event photography is not easy at first. The venues change, the lighting can be gorgeous one minute and dark

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