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After Effects: Control glow effect with audio

On After Effects, you can control effects, such as a text glow effect, to react to audio tracks. To get started, add a Glow effect to your text layer (Effect > Stylize > Glow) and set it how you desire. Then, ensure an audio track is in your composition. Next,

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wet beaver creek photo

A creekside walkabout with my OM System OM-1

While out scouting for a campsite near a creek, I brought my OM System OM-1 with me. I didn’t have any specific image in mind. Just making sure this area would be amenable to me camping. While wandering the waterway, I fired off a few frames. Image capture I found

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SlickPic Photography Challenge: Double Exposure

Feel like doing a photography challenge? Here’s one that you can tackle over the weekend to put your photography skills to the test and refill your creative juices! For the 28th week of their 52-week Photo Challenge, the folks of SlickPic want us to craft ingenious Double Exposures. In this challenge,

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The number one mistake most travel photographers make

We all have one or two dream destinations that inspire us to plan the ultimate adventure and take photos that immortalize it. However, as we also find out soon enough, not everything goes to plan when it comes to travel photography. Still, there are things you can do to make

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Three ways to cope with a distracting photo location

What do you do when you are stuck in a cluttered, ugly or distracting photo location for a lifestyle portrait session? Maybe it’s the only space you can photograph your bride and groom in a running-out-of-time fragment of the wedding day. Or, perhaps you can’t change angles because you’ll lose

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Travelling with one lens

Top five lenses for travel photography beginners

Whether you’ve decided to focus on travel photography or you just want to level up your travel photos, the right lens is crucial to getting the job done. You don’t want to miss getting the best shots, whether you want to showcase the beauty of your destination, capture interesting personalities,

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Beach Portraits

Sun, sand, and stunning portraits: A guide to creative beach photos

The beach beckons with its endless possibilities – the sun-kissed glow, the crashing waves, the vast expanse. No wonder it’s a popular location for portrait photography. But capturing truly creative beach portraits goes beyond just pointing your camera and snapping away. Here’s a look at some benefits and potential pitfalls

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