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Henry Anderson  |  Oct 08, 2019  | 

If everything in a portrait looks good except for your subject's hair, there's no need to call a stylist and do a reshoot. Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shares a simple trick to fix messy hair in Photoshop in the video below.

Dan Havlik  |  Jul 20, 2020  | 

Do your wide-angle photos always look a bit boring? Outdoor photographer Nigel Danson has a simple wide-angle photography trick that will help turn your dull landscape shots into stunning scenic vistas.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 02, 2019  | 

Ever shoot what you think is the perfect photo and then realize that a distracting shadow is covering part of the subject? In the below video tutorial, Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shows an easy way to remove those shadows in post-production.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 03, 2019  | 

It's a common question for anyone acquainted with the editing skills of Photoshop. How do you remove the background from a photo?

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 25, 2019  | 

Sometimes the best photography hacks come to you by accident. This is often the case with Photoshop, which has so many layers (ahem, so to speak), that using it can sometimes feel like stumbling in the dark.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 16, 2016  | 

Every so often you stumble upon something you definitely don’t need, but you really sort of want. The typewriter-inspired Qwerkywriter Bluetooth Keyboard is one such animal, and falls into the category of the product for someone who has everything.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Mar 03, 2020  | 

Sometimes the simplest tricks are the best ones. In the below video, photographer Peter McKinnon shares just that: an easy but effective photo hack he says anyone can do.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 13, 2020  | 

Every so often we come across a photo technique that’s so simple and effective that we say to ourselves, “I wish I would have thought of this before.” And we bet you’ll have a similar response after watching the quick video below.

Dan Havlik  |  Aug 11, 2020  | 

Do the colors in your photos look flat and dull? There's an easy way to fix that so that the colors pop and look much truer to life. All it takes is a little simple Photoshop magic.

Dan Havlik  |  Apr 17, 2019  | 

Getting the right white balance in your photos is a lot easier than you think. In the below video for Shutterbug, photographer and Photoshop guru Scott Kelby shares a simple tip on how to nail white balance, even in sticky lighting situations.

Dan Havlik  |  Jan 24, 2020  | 

Not all photographers can afford fancy "hair and makeup" people to make sure their models are free of blemishes for the next photo shoot. And, even if you have the best makeup person on the planet, sometimes blemishes shine through in portraits. (It's amazing what high-resolution digital cameras can capture in an image these days; sometimes a lot of unwanted stuff, when it comes to portraits.)

Ron Leach  |  Aug 15, 2016  | 

OK, we admit it: We’re so enthralled by the insane 83X focal range of Nikon’s Coolpix P900 superzoom camera that every so often we have to post a demo video, just because. With its amazing built-in 24-2000mm lens, the P900 is impossible to beat if you want to travel light and have compositional options galore.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 25, 2019  | 

Photographer Julia Trotti is out with a revealing new video where she compares portraits shot with her whole arsenal of prime lenses: 24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135mm. We knew there would be a difference in the look of each portrait shot at a different focal length but we were surprised at how much.

Dan Havlik  |  Aug 23, 2019  | 

It's prime time again with photographer Julia Trotti! Following up on recent popular photography video where Trotti compared how portraits look when shot with 24mm vs 35mm vs 50mm vs 85mm vs 135mm prime lenses on a full frame camera, Trotti is back with a new comparison test where she shoots the same lenses but this time on a crop frame camera.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 17, 2019  | 

Proper exposure can make or break a landscape photo. While you can't, always, be assured of nailing the exposure straight out of the camera, there are techniques to increase your odds significantly.

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