How Not to Be an Ass: Music & Concert Photography Etiquette

Concert photography is a community within itself, where you often end up seeing some of the same photographers at many events. Though most photographers may often work solo, you can create an environment of mutual respect that benefits everyone. Why Do I Have to Follow Etiquette? At a concert, the crowd can get pretty rowdy, […]

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How I Composited An Elemental Sorceress Photo – A Walkthrough

I’m excited to be showing this video tutorial to you guys. One of my shoots have been cancelled and we already had everything in place and so we set out to create this photo. Aside the actual photo (which you can see below), I’ve been given the opportunity to work with some awesome textures from the […]

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How To Scout Awesome Locations For Landscape Photography

One crucial element with Landscape photography is well…. the landscape. And while the photographer and the gear both come into play when shooting landscape, the primary star of the shoot is the land. While jumping into a car, parking and starting to hike, while looking for a good location has some chances of succeeding, going […]

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Belt and Braces – or How to Sleep Well the Night Before and After Photographing a Wedding

I have a dear and very cheerful friend who always assumes that the worst is going to happen. It very rarely does and so, when things turn out better than expected, she’s always much happier than she thought she possibly could be bearing in mind that things are always turning out better than anticipated! Photographing […]

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Get Started With Studio Lighting for Less than $100

If you’re relatively new to photography, studio lighting can seem like a whole other world. If you’re like me when I started with studio lighting, you probably have a pretty decent camera and have seen a noticeable improvement in the quality of your photography as you have learned to work with natural light. But sooner […]

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How to remove colour casts using Adobe Camera Raw

Here we show you how to quickly correct the white balance of your Raw files using the tools in Elements’ Camera Raw editor. Different light sources have different colour temperatures: simply put daylight is cool and blue, and indoor light is a warm yellow/orange. Your DSLR’s white balance settings are designed to compensate for different… Continue reading

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Quick Tip: Use Photoshop Quick Mask To Paint Your Selections

Here is a quick tip that may hopefully save you some time when you are using Photoshop. Selecting objects has always been one of photoshop’s most intricate features. On one hand, how hard should it be to select something, but then on the other hands, doing a good selection of an object is not a […]

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DIY Light Painting Halloween Costume Photos – Eric Paré Style

If you want to try something different this Halloween, how about trying some light painting portraits with your kids? Its easier than you think, and I’ll show you how its done in this article. Each photo in this article includes the before and after of each image.  Click the slider in the middle and drag […]

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