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Five Reasons Why I Finally Bit the Bullet Switched to Adobe Creative Cloud

When Adobe announced that they were transitioning their apps to a subscription model of the Adobe Creative Cloud in 2013, I almost fell out of my chair while clutching the cardboard box for my copy of Lightroom 4. It seemed … Continue reading

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3 Quotes for the Creative Photographer

Most of us photographers struggle with our creativity. As time goes on you’ll likely experience fewer moments of passionate inspiration and longer periods of hard work and creative dryness. It was during a period of creative dryness in my photography … Continue reading

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6 Types of Portrait Backgrounds for Creative Images

There are many options when choosing backgrounds for your portraits. You can pretty much do anything you want. The key to remember though is lighting and positioning your subjects in relation to that background. Whether that be natural or artificial … Continue reading

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Adobe Portfolio – This Unsung Hero of Creative Cloud Could Save You Money

I have used Adobe Lightroom since version 4 in 2012. After upgrading to version 5 and 6 in the following years, have really grown to appreciate its workflow, comprehensive suite of editing tools and the digital asset management. When Adobe … Continue reading

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Five Tips for Creative Pet Photography

Creative Pet Photography How do you capture beautiful and unique photographs of your pets? While social media is littered with average snapshots of dogs and cats, it is possible to take your pet photography to the next level. In fact, … Continue reading

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How to use Colored Gels to Create Unique and Creative Portraits

We’ve all seen the usual studio set up –  beautifully crisp white light, maybe some strobes, diffusers, and other things of the sort. However, what can you do beyond that to make your portraits stand out? Add some color! In … Continue reading

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Basic Photoshop Tutorial – How to Add Creative Overlays to Your Portraits

I’ve been shooting these moody portraits lately and I thought about adding some creative overlays to a few to make them a little different and more interesting. Here is a basic tutorial on how to add an overlay using Photoshop. Take … Continue reading

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Creative Macro Photography – Using Fairy Lights

Are you interested in doing some creative macro photography? Oftentimes, we macro photographers find ourselves photographing the same subjects over and over, searching for new compositions that seem like they’ll never appear. In this article, I’ll discuss a macro photography … Continue reading

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Creative Black and White

This week it’s time to get creative and work on your black and white photography. Image by dPS author Kevin Landwer-Johan Get some help here: 9 Quick Tips for Better Black and White Photos A Guide to Black and White Conversion … Continue reading

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Copper, Prisms, and Orbs, Oh My! – 3 Creative Techniques for People Photography

Have you ever wanted to shake things up a bit when it comes to people photography? Stretch your creative muscles? Try something new and different? Then this article is for you! We’ll explore three easy and relatively inexpensive creative techniques … Continue reading

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How to Take Clear and Creative Photos at Aquariums

Aquariums are amazing places to take your family. But it can be really hard to take good photos as aquariums. Naturally, you want some really cool pictures. But you find out very quickly that aquariums are dark. Really dark! And … Continue reading

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Best enthusiast DSLR 2018: 10 advanced cameras for creative photographers

Mid-range enthusiast DSLRs offer more power, robustness and control than typical entry-level DSLR models. They're great for shooting tricky subjects like sports or wildlife, thanks to having faster continuous shooting rates and more often than not, superior autofocus systems that … Continue reading

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