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How to fix dull food photos in Photoshop

Sometimes, the best way to get better at editing photos is to familiarize yourself with the software you’re using. For today, it’s about how to quickly fix boring food photography using Adobe Photoshop. Knowing which adjustments and techniques are available to will allow you to transform any food photo into

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SlickPic Photography Challenge: Nature Close-Ups

Another week, another photography challenge! Ready to tackle one over the weekend? For the 46th week of their 52-week Photo Challenge, the folks of SlickPic are calling everyone to get creative with their photos through Nature Close-Ups. If you’re pumped and raring to go, it’s time to refill your creative juices

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Star trails over an abandoned Mission-style building, Mojave Desert.

Star trails made easy: A beginner’s guide to StarStaX

The easiest star trails ever, using StarStaX. Here’s a very simple beginner’s guide for using StarStaX. Best of all, StarStaX is free! What is StarStax? StarStaX is free software that runs on Mac and Windows. They describe themselves quite well, so we’ll let them kick off the description. StarStax is

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Three tips for great parade photos

Yearly outdoor events like parades serve as perfect opportunities for photographers both to practice and document important events in their community. Veterans’ Day parades, for example, offer photographers a unique chance to honor those who served and capture the spirit of patriotism, pride, and remembrance. But as much as these

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Using Dodge & burn

Dodge & Burn with Curves in Photoshop

Elevate a simple nature photo with a few tweaks in Photoshop. Learn the benefits of using dodge and burn with curves layers in Photoshop. In the video below, I run through this image from start to finish, from Lightroom to finishing touches in Photoshop.

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Painting with light: A nighttime adventure

Capturing the magic of the night sky is a fun and creative technique just about anyone can do. Remember, I’m no expert when it comes to astrophotography; I leave that to Ken Lee. But this light painting adventure was a lot of fun with friends. Hey there, fellow night sky

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emotional photography

Emotional photography: Eight ways to capture feeling in photos

Emotions can be found anywhere in photography, even in landscape photos. However, as a portrait photographer or event photographer, it’s more important than ever to ensure you capture the emotion of the scene. Your clients will be relying on your ability to tell a compelling story through your photographs. Emotional

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