Shooting Portraits on Location: Natural or Flash?

The Photographer’s best tool is light, and there are many choices. Light is used to mold, define, describe and set the mood of a portrait, so knowing how to recognize the light or control it, is of ultimate importance to the artist. I’m both a natural light, or “Portraits Unplugged” kind of photographer, and also…

How to turn off that annoying grid in Photoshop when you zoom in.

Hey, guys! I’ve been working on 4K for the last year, and as such, I have to zoom in quite considerably more than resolutions such as 1080 and 1440 to get to the same level of “zoomed in” view. This extreme zoom-in add a grid to the view. As a photographer and a retoucher, it […]

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Building a Photography Portfolio to Get Work

If you want a job, you need a portfolio.  Sure a good-looking résumé with excellent credentials and references will seal the deal, but employers and clients want proof.  How do I know?  Well, I’ve been on both sides of the table.  I have interviewed for plenty of jobs over the years (some staff others freelance). …

These are 5 simple and clever tricks every filmmaker should know

Filmmaking involves a whole lot of knowledge, and if you ask me – filmmakers also use some magic to achieve certain results. Sometimes they use special effects, but on a number of occasions clever filming and lighting are just enough. Ryan Connolly from Film Riot brings you five tricks every filmmaker should know. They are […]

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Crash drones as much as you like with Microsoft’s new real world simulator

There’s been quite a lot of drone fails recently. And no, I’m not talking about GoPro Karmas falling out of the sky. I’m referring to operator error. Idiots who don’t know what they’re doing, that can’t control their drones putting other people at risk. But, Microsoft think they have a solution with a new drone simulator called […]

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