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Henry Anderson  |  Sep 20, 2019  | 

Summer, sadly, is coming to an end in the northern hemisphere, but that just means there will be tons of new and interesting photo shooting opportunities as autumn and winter arrive. Along with taking your sweaters out of your closet, it might be time to restock your camera bag with some essential but inexpensive photo accessories.

Jason Schneider  |  Sep 18, 2019  | 

Newsflash! So-called entry-level DSLRs are no longer stripped-down models built to fit a bargain-basement price point. In fact, many budget DSLRs these days let you enter at a higher level photographically while not putting a dent in your wallet. The following are our choices for the five best DSLR kits (including lenses) for $750 or less.

Steve Meltzer  |  Sep 17, 2019  | 

On September 9, 2019, legendary photographer Robert Frank died at the age of 94. At the heart of Frank's photographic legacy was his groundbreaking book "The Americans." As one critic wrote about that seminal book: "(it) changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. It remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century."

Dan Havlik  |  Sep 17, 2019  | 

Admit it: we've all, at one time, taken a selfie. There's no shame in it! The history of self-portraiture in both photography and painting goes back to the very beginning of these artforms.  

Henry Anderson  |  Sep 16, 2019  | 

Portrait lenses come in all shapes and sizes but some particular focal lengths, many photographers would argue, are better than others. In the below video, 

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 16, 2019  | 

Every year the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards gives us a good chuckle and this year is no exception. The annual competition recently released its finalists for the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards and we've selected ten of our laugh-out-loud favorites and included them in this story.

Henry Anderson  |  Sep 13, 2019  | 

We post lots of portrait photography tips videos but seldom have we seen one as jampacked with helpful portraiture advice as the below tutorial from Taylor Jackson. In the video, Jackson teams up with fellow portrait photographer Miquel Quiles to show you twenty quick tips for shooting better portraits in natural light.

Dan Havlik  |  Sep 13, 2019  | 

Continuing our series on some basic object removal techniques in Photoshop, Colin Smith of photoshopCAFE weighs in again in the below video titled "How to Remove People from a Photo in Photoshop in a Few Clicks."

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 12, 2019  | 

Fujifilm just introduced the 24.2MP X-A7 mirrorless digital camera, which will be available as a kit with the XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ lens for $699 when it goes on sale on October 24, 2019. An entry-level mirrorless camera from Fujifilm, the X-A7 is compact and lightweight, tipping the scales at just 11.3 ounces (320 grams).

Dan Havlik  |  Sep 12, 2019  | 

You don't need big elaborate sets or a large studio to shoot sensuous, cinematic boudoir photos. In the below video, pro boudoir photographer Michael Sasser shows you three techniques to capture beautiful boudoir images in a small room.

Henry Anderson  |  Sep 11, 2019  | 

What are the best settings for landscape photography? As always with these types of questions, there is no real right or wrong answer. The best camera settings are, obviously, the ones that work best for you.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 10, 2019  | 

Phase One just launched the new XT camera system, a portable medium format camera designed for landscape photography.

Dan Havlik  |  Sep 10, 2019  | 

I'm not a Dallas Cowboys fan (Jets, baby!) but a new self-portrait camera that made its debut at the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium this weekend is pretty amazing.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 10, 2019  | 

Photographer Mads Peter Iversen says he can improve your landscape photography in five simple steps. All it takes is a better understanding of image composition and you'll see you landscape photos improve dramatically.

Henry Anderson  |  Sep 09, 2019  | 

One of the keys to a great portrait is, without a doubt, having beautiful skin tones. You can, of course, capture gorgeous skin in your portraits right in camera, but it never hurts to have a little help afterwards.

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