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Indian Wedding Photography with the Profoto B1s

One of the best aspects of styled shoots is that it allows a photographer to create imagery that is otherwise impractical to achieve. Lin and Jirsa recently partnered with a group of Southern California Indian wedding vendors to execute a styled Indian…

10 things you didn’t know you needed in your camera bag

Camera bags are nothing more than backpacks, luggage and messenger bags designed specifically to safely transport your photography gear around in. It’s what’s inside the bag that matters most. Of course, you’re going to want camera bodies, lenses, speed lights, memory cards, microfiber clothes and more. But there are some items that you wouldn’t traditionally […]

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This Is What Happens When You Post a Photo to 8 Million Instagram Followers

Social media can be a great tool to promote yourself as an artist and get your work out there. However, Facebook is a notorious time-waster and too many people sit tight by their screen after posting something on Instagram or whatever and wait to see how many ‘likes’ and comments they receive. Two things are […]

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Laser pointers and mirrors brought this album cover photo to life

If internet anecdotes are anything to go by, laser pointers are good for nothing more than endlessly teasing your cat. But, as this video shows, it appears that isn’t the case. Photographer Kim Manchul shows us that something as simple as cheap lasers and a handful of mirrors can create an incredible ethereal image worthy […]

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Photo Series Shows How Hard It Is For Photographers To Shoot Their Girlfriends

If you are a photographer chances are that you like to take photos of your family, friends and significant others. But not everyone likes to have their photos taken. In fact, there are quite a lot of people who specifically don’t like their photo to be taken, and will find creative ways to avoid being […]

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A Parody About The Delicate Relationship Between Photographers and Videographers

It is a battle as old as video itself, and without a doubt one of the most common friction points for wedding and event photographers – the battle between photographers and videographers. When two people are out to get the same shot from the same spot, there can be only one loser – the client. […]

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This 136-year-old large format lens keeps up with modern day DSLR glass

Photographer Stern Mathieu has an ongoing series titled ‘Weird Lens Challenge,’ wherein he takes old, strange and unusual lenses for a test drive to see how they perform. In his latest episode, he reviews a 136 year old large format camera lens—one of the first to ever have an internal aperture mechanism. According to Stern, […]

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Who knew? Wine racks are perfect for storing, showing off your camera gear

Incredible illustrator by day, passionate photographer by night, Ryan Hamrick loves little more than making art—the exceptions being his wife, children and maybe the perfect Old Fashion. Since hopping onboard Samsung’s #DitchTheDSLR campaign some time ago, Hamrick has amassed an impressive collection of camera gear, most notably Samsung and Fuji. As his collection grew, he needed a […]

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Vogue Magazine Says You Shouldn’t Hire Professional Wedding Photographers

Announcing it is 2016 and that it’s time weddings change, Vogue released a list of 10 wedding “rules” to break. Among the things that Vogue claims will “detract” from the “raw, essential celebration of true love” are rings, the first dance and professional wedding photographers. Instead, the magazine recommends couples rely on their guests’ Facebook […]

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