Lighting 102: Introduction

Welcome to the all-new, completely revised Lighting 102. If you are here, you should already have read through Lighting 101, and have a good understanding of its concepts.
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In lighting 101 you learned the basics of getting your light off camera, how to sync it, and how to position it to reveal form. In Lighting 102 we’ll go beyond those basics. You’ll learn how to create shape and form while at the same time controling your light throughout the three-dimensional space in your photo.Read more »

Here is how to start with Magic Lantern (Canon steroids for free)

Magic Lantern Is one of the more powerful pieces of software ever released for Canon cameras. ML was released a good few years ago, but I am still getting quite a bit of mails asking us for more information about it. Good! Because videographer Jake Coppinger just released a Magic Lantern for Dummies guide. It only covers […]

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HDR: Is a Three Step Process

The biggest mistake HDR shooters make is trying to rush 
the process. Some think its as simple as shooting the photos and running them through a merging application. Others try to save even more time and use in-camera HDR solutions. 
While both of these options can make a better photo 
than just a traditional exposure,…

How to get killer selections with Channels and Vivid Light

Ever since wanting to focus on colour in my images I’ve found that often times due to budget or location, that I just quite simply cannot get the colours I’d like right in the camera. This means that I’ll often have to change colours in post and that, of course, in turn requires decent selections! […]

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Software makes selfiels look as if they were taken with a 200mm lens

If you have the way you look in selfies, here are some good news for you. Firstly you are not alone. big noses, aquashed ears and weak chins makes selfies looks less attractive (maybe this is why duck face is so common). Secondly, this may change as researchers at Princeton University developed an algorithm to convert […]

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Photographer shoots Great Balls of Fire which turn to be a Chinese spaceship reentry

Photographer Ian Norman was out on shooting some night skies photo in Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. The photos are gorgeous (as you can see below), which is pretty usual up till now. But some time into the shoot Ian notices a huge fireball over the Sierra Nevada mountains. While Ian’s “big guns” gear was not setup […]

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Reader Photos Roundup: July 31, 2016

It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Check out the rest of the photos below. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, […]

Photographer of the day: Paul Francis

Category: Street. Photograph: “Cocooned” by Paul Francis (username “Paul Francis” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image:  Baker Street station is a popular place for photographers. The old brick walls with the benches and overhead window openings make for an interesting architectural scene. What I found interesting in this…

Plotagraph converts any JPEG into a mesmerizing cinematograph

If you like Cinematographs, you are going to love Plotagraph. In a nutshell, Plotagraph can convert any single JPEG into a cinematograph. This is great news to anyone who likes Cinematographs because creating those is a tedious and cumbersome process while (at least judging by the tutorial) Plotagraph is fast and very intuitive. Actually it requires no premiere/photoshop/after effect know how. […]

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