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Getting creative with your photography at home

I’ve had these shells in my office for almost a year. For whatever reason, I just wasn’t feeling inspired to photograph them. Several months ago, I did pull them out and played with backgrounds, but that was it. I had other ideas in my head, and finally decided to act

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An easy challenge to kickstart your photography

We all need a little challenge once in a while to kickstart our creativity. For whatever reason, we haven’t picked up our camera in quite some time. We’re not being creative and it’s taking a toll on our mental state. Before we start, let me just say, we are not

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How to take fireworks photos

How to take spectacular fireworks photos

With Fourth of July just around the corner, it is time to brush up on our technique for taking great fireworks photos. With just a few adjustments to your camera settings you can get amazing photos with every shot. What you’ll need One of the key elements of incredible fireworks

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Youthful summer memories in nostalgic black and white

Summer photos evoke a lot of memories for all of us — either in vibrant color or gritty black and white, and whether we’re looking at them from our phones or family photo albums. There’s something about the distinct imagery of trips, experiences, and scenes immortalized in every shot that

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Shutter Notes: Art Silvergate — Creative flowers

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. Art Silvergate has been involved with photography for 50 years. He has created

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Photofocus Road Trip: The majestic mountains of California

California has much more than its famous coastlines. It’s a large, gorgeous state with the towering Sierra Nevada Mountain range, forests, glaciers and dramatic vistas. There’s many places to go out to photograph and enjoy the fresh air. Yosemite National Park There are two main ways to enter Yosemite by

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