Enter To Win A New Fuji X100T & Copy of Photomatix Pro

Want to make great HDR photos? Start off with a chance to do it for free thanks to HDRsoft! This contest is to celebrate the new year, photography, HDR and more – all thanks to our partner HDRsoft, the makers of Photomatix Pro. If you don’t already user Photomatix Pro, be sure to try out the demo and […]

Photo of The Day: Weddings

Category: Wedding Photographer: Arlindo Namour Filho I chose this image for Wedding Photo of The Day because I loved that it was not your usual wedding image. It shows just enough context of the environment to be informative, but also enough to leave you wondering where it is exactly. Also, the photographer poses the couple […]

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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An Experiment in Color Grading

As the New Year rolls in, I find myself looking forward to new things—new directions, new goals, new relationships. But with the start of a new year also comes a time for reflection (literally) of what I’ve accomplished and how much I’ve progressed. As I perform my annual “house cleaning”—purging old work which isn’t up […]

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Extracting From A Green Screen – The LAB Trick

If you’re shooting in a studio for compositing with Photoshop then you may be using a grey or green backdrop. I was spending a long time making masks until I saw this cool tip from Photoshop trainer Dave Cross, the time it’s saved me, thanks Dave! Open the images For this example I’ve got two […]