49 City Skylines to Inspire You

49 City Skylines to Inspire You: "This morning I received an email from a dPS reader who was heading to New York for the weekend ahead. She was seeking a little inspiration and advice on taking cityscape shots. I pointed her to some posts in our archives but thought it might be fun to find some great cityscape images on Flickr too. Of course there’s so many different approaches to photographing a city – but here’s some of what caught my eye."

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How I Captured my First Aurora Australis

How I Captured my First Aurora Australis: "On Sunday 15th of July 2012 I went to a friend’s house to borrow his camera. I had a photo shoot the next day and I had nothing decent to shoot with. My newly ordered Nikon D800 was in the mail… apparently. And I had sold my trusted D3X a few days before. D’oh!"

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Flash photography tips with Joe McNally | Photography.ca

Flash photography tips with Joe McNally | Photography.ca: "Photography podcast #109 features an Interview about flash photography with well known photographer Joe McNally."

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Ultra Soft Fashion Portrait Lighting – PictureCorrect

Ultra Soft Fashion Portrait Lighting – PictureCorrect: "Making a model stand out in a picture is a challenge to every photographer. This holds especially true if the model has pure white skin. How would you make her stand out against a white backdrop?"

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You Suck at Photoshop – PictureCorrect

You Suck at Photoshop – PictureCorrect: "Feel free to bookmark this page so you can come and go as time allows. Warning: some of these tutorials go from light & funny to dark quickly."

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Wedding Photography Checklist – PictureCorrect

Wedding Photography Checklist – PictureCorrect: "A wedding photography poses checklist is crucial to get all the shots right on the big day. But with all that’s going on, even with loads of preparation, it can be easy to miss some vital shots. It’s important therefore to put together a full list of all the poses you need to include."

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Street Photography Tips | Talenthouse

Street Photography Tips | Talenthouse: "It can be said that the longest journey begins with the first step. And with that, don’t be afraid to carry your camera around with you everywhere you go and just take snapshots of everything. There isn’t any better way to develop yourself as a photographer than just going out and taking tons of shots of anything your heart desires."

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Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Spain

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: Spain: "I hope your summer (or winter) is progressing nicely while we jump back into travel photography inspiration from around the world. Today we will tour Spain through the eyes of DPS readers while learning some tips about shooting in the country. There is a nice variety of locations and subject matter in this tour, so let’s get to it!"

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B&W Transformation | OutdoorPhotographer.com

B&W Transformation | OutdoorPhotographer.com: "The technique that I'm about to illustrate will take your photos to the next level, creating killer black-and-white images. The method is fairly straightforward and utilizes the HDR Pro functionality already built into Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS6. Best of all, it doesn't require any special add-ons or plug-ins either."

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Toolbox: Must-Have Optical Filters | DPmag.com

Toolbox: Must-Have Optical Filters | DPmag.com: "Digital technology and software have given us enormous control over our images that we didn't have in the wet darkroom, and they have made photography more playful, too. Look at the popularity of iPhone apps like Instagram, which by now I'm sure you've heard Facebook paid a cool $1 billion to acquire."

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