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Uncovering the “same sky” postcards mystery

A few days after World Postcard Day on October 1, 2021 Vox released a fascinating postcard story for their “Darkroom” series. Yes, in the time of emails and social media messages, the practice is still around. Whether you’re a postcard collector or not, I’m sure the photography history and mystery in this “same sky”

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DxO PureRAW 1.5 update expands on options

When I first reviewed DxO PureRAW, one of my only complaints was lack of control. With DxO PureRAW, you selected the photos to be processed, chose the output folder and noise reduction method and that’s it. There was no control over things like lens sharpening and distortion. Until now. With

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How to draw photography inspiration from other art forms

Itching to do a portrait project but have been out of ideas for a photo shoot? Don’t worry, it happens even to the best of us. The most obvious solution would be to look up other photographers’ projects and make a mood board out of the ideas we get from them. However,

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Prime lens mistakes to avoid for street photography

Prime lenses are perfect for improving your street photography skills and simplifying both your gear and your workflow. They’re also the perfect choice if you often need wide apertures and shallow depth of field. However, London-based Roman Fox also reminds us that there are a bunch of mistakes that hinder our prime

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Unlock the power of Adobe Bridge, with this free class

With the Photoshop Virtual Summit now concluded, it’s the perfect time to check out all the courses at your leisure. But you can only do so with a VIP Access Pass! Want a sneak peak at what to expect? Join Photofocus publisher Rich Harrington as he unlocks the Adobe Bridge

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My night photographing an eerie haunted abandoned water park

I had just driven to the front of the post-apocalyptic looking abandoned water park. This was a high-profile abandoned location. After all, you could easily see it while traveling between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Sure enough, there were several cars circling around, wondering where to park or enter. A

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Visual communication as the essence of composition

Expert photographers talk about photography composition all the time because they can’t stress it enough. It’s key to delivering the message, story or mood in a photo. You can have a sharp and well-exposed photo, but if the composition doesn’t say anything, that image means nothing. This is what visual

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