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How I got the shot: Working with gels

Lately, I have been having so much fun creating portraits using colored gels. It really doesn’t matter if you use strobes, speedlights or continuous lights, gels can add a totally new element to your work. I put together exactly how I got the shot of a model using two LED

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Shutter Notes: Gareth Janacek — Water Pump

Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Gareth Janacek is a retired academic who likes taking pictures. He says he’s

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Five crop sensor cameras powerful enough for pro photographers

Did you know that you don’t have to buy a full-frame — or larger — sensor camera to get professional results? That’s right, crop sensor cameras are more powerful than ever and can do everything their supposedly bigger, better brothers and sisters can do. Unfortunately, crop sensor cameras still get

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The photo setup: Commercial studio headshot

Here is a basic setup to achieve a commercial studio headshot. If you’ve never played with lights, it can be intimidating but once you just do it, you will find you have much more control and it’s not as scary as you imagine. This is a very basic setup with

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Seven superb telephoto zooms for fall landscape photography

Contrary to popular belief, telephoto zooms are one of the best lenses a landscape photographer could have in their arsenal. Hear us out. Using telephoto zooms for landscapes isn’t as bonkers as it may sound. Yes, wide-angle lenses are fantastic for landscape photography as they allow you to capture sweeping

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A large format road trip is not for the faint of heart

In the mood for squeezing in a road trip before summer ends? You may already have some go-to cameras in mind. But if you’re also up for some challenge, you might want to give shooting large format a go. It’s not for the faint of heart and frail of backs

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What is the Quick Collection in Lightroom Classic?

Lightroom Classic comes with the ability to sort your photos into collections. In fact, there’s an entire section on the left dedicated to organizing your photos in either Collection Sets, Collections or Smart Collections. But there is also a separate collection located under the Catalog drop-down, and that is the

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