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Improve your landscape photography with these 10 tips

Landscape photography is a huge passion for many photographers. My enjoyment of photographing landscape stems from the desire to be in a beautiful location, and also to come home with an image that I would gladly hang on my wall. There is definitely an art to photographing landscapes, so here

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How to create conceptual milk bath portraits

Now, this might be more a summer photoshoot than heading into a winter one (It also depends on if you’re Down Under or not). It also depends on if you do this inside or outside. If you have the room to use your bathroom, then a nice warm milk bath

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Use this foliage map to plan your fall photoshoot

Still planning a fall photography shoot? Among the most important details to note are the best times to go and where the best spots are. There are many tools to help you pin these down, including fall foliage maps that show the progressive changing of the leaves. Travel brand SmokyMountains.com recently released

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Three one-light setups for dramatic and artistic portraits

Being in extended lockdown means I have had time to play with lighting (models limited to Husband and the dogs). I have always had a fascination with lighting and now seemed the perfect opportunity to play, and that’s a great way to learn. I recently wrote an article that discussed

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Deleting your client’s wedding photos … is it justifiable?

In September 2021, a news story broke worldwide about a photographer deleting all photos from a wedding. Not only that, but it was during the wedding, in front of the groom. This story is controversial to couples getting married and to wedding photographers. Here is what happened … Dog groomer

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Don’t join the comparison game

The comparison game is easy to get caught up in. Have you ever looked at another photographer and compared your work or income level to theirs? Ever think you’re not as “good” or “successful” as they are? Ever mentally beat yourself up because you seem so far behind them? You’re

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Developing high-end hotel property photography

High-end hotels want what I call super beauty images. That means in addition to having a solid composition that tells the story of the room, it also has to be retouched beautifully … and fully! Here’s the story of one image at a newly re-branded property here in Sedona. The

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The PENTAX-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED Limited DC WR is a stunner

The Pentax Limited line of lenses is held in high regard by many in the industry. Pentax Limited lenses feature a gorgeous retro design, they’re solidly built, and they produce wonderful images. Now, Ricoh has just announced that the weather-resistant PENTAX-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED Limited DC WR will join

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The stroke of an artist: Michael Gilbert

Art struck Michael Gilbert before he picked up a camera. Painting, to be specific. The Tamron Image Master spent several years as a portrait painter, starting in high school. Only to now be a fine art portrait photographer in Hawaii. I sat down with Michael to hear about his journey

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