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Learn How to Apply Texture Overlays in Photoshop and Get 5 FREE Bokeh Backgrounds (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 21, 2017

Unmesh Dinda is one of the most popular Photoshop instructors we feature, and in this tutorial he explains how to spice up portrait photographs by adding texture overlays, bokeh backgrounds, and other design elements in Photoshop. He also provides a link so you can download five creative background effects for free.

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Camera Basics: EV Compensation Is an Important Tool You Need to Understand (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 21, 2017

Many photographers rely on their camera’s sophisticated metering system to provide the “correct” exposure for the scene at hand. While this approach works well under a wide variety of lighting conditions, there are times when even the smartest camera can be fooled.

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Lightroom Tips: Here’s How to Colorize B&W Photos and Create Interesting Effects (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 21, 2017

A couple days ago we featured a Photoshop tutorial on how to make dramatic B&W conversions from color photographs. Today’s lesson takes the reverse approach, demonstrating how to colorize b&w photographs for interesting effects.

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Can Carrying a Camera Bag Endanger Your Life? This Elderly Photographer Was Killed for His Gear
Ron Leach  |  Jul 20, 2017

Early last Sunday the unspeakable happened in San Francisco when 71-year-old photographer and location scout Edward French was fatally shot as two assailants stole his camera at a popular San Francisco landmark.

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The Revolutionary 52-Megapixel Light L16 “Computational Camera” Is Now Shipping
Ron Leach  |  Jul 20, 2017

When the previously unknown and aptly named company Light unveiled their L16 “Multi-Aperture Computational Camera” back in October, 2015, the device was heralded as a pocket-size technological wonder that would compete with modern DSLRs in a number of ways. And now, after several upgrades and delays, the L16 is finally shipping to pre-order customers.

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Learn These Landscape Composition Techniques and Take Your Photography to the Next Level (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 20, 2017

Photographer and author Bryan Peterson has said, “There is no better time to crop a bad composition than just before you press the shutter release.” In the video below, photographer Robert Rodriguez, Jr. explores this notion in a detailed discussion of essential composition techniques for great landscape photography.

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Learn to Create Striking, High-Contrast B&W Conversions with This Easy Photoshop Tutorial (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 19, 2017

Converting color photographs to black and white is very popular these days, and there are a variety of ways to accomplish the task. In the detailed tutorial below, you’ll learn how to use Photoshop to make dramatic, high-contrast conversions.

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Photo Basics: All You Need to Know About Using Your Camera’s Different Shooting Modes (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 19, 2017

Today’s sophisticated cameras feature a variety of shooting modes from Manual to fully automatic Program, and a couple others in between. In this photography primer you'll learn all you need to know about these different settings and which mode is best for capturing different types of scenes.

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Here’s How to Use Lightroom to Create Soft-Focus Effects & Get Some Cool FREE Presets (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 19, 2017

Back in the “old days” of film photography, soft-focus portraits were either achieved using lenses that were not nearly as sharp as those we have today, or with more invasive measures like scratching the front element of a lens. 

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Photoshop Tips: How to Create Spectacular Star Trail Photographs of Nighttime Skies (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jul 18, 2017

Star trail photos of nighttime skies are among the most spectacular images captured by astrophotographers. In the tutorial below you learn an image-stacking technique for creating dramatic star trail photos of your own.

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