40 Incredible Examples of Optical Illusions in Photos | Bored Panda

40 Incredible Examples of Optical Illusions in Photos | Bored Panda: "Some find them frustrating, while others just can’t get enough – optical illusions is something that will always leave you perplexed and questioning your eyesight. We all know the classic young girl turning into an old lady portrait, or sets of geometric figures that turn out to be of a different size than it appeared. Optical illusions are images that differ from the objective reality. But how do they work?"

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Advanced tips for mastering your DSLR camera | Improve Photography

Advanced tips for mastering your DSLR camera | Improve Photography: "As with learning any topic, students usually learn a tremendous amount of information about a topic for the first while, then they reach a certain level of competency and halt all learning."

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Chill Lessons from Ice Cream Food Photography – PictureCorrect

Chill Lessons from Ice Cream Food Photography – PictureCorrect: "Product photography — especially food photography — is a highly specialized skill, as any photographer who has ventured into this category will attest. It’s a given that the resulting photo needs to look delicious. The challenge is that the fragile subject has such a limited life."

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Using Backlight in Nature Photography

Using Backlight in Nature Photography: "Shooting a backlit scene is more difficult technically but that is no reason to shy away from what can become a dynamic and energizing image."

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4 Rules of Composition for Landscape Photography

4 Rules of Composition for Landscape Photography: "While I’m not always a fan of sticking strictly to the ‘rules’ or ‘guidelines’ of photography I think they can be well worth knowing and keeping in the back of your mind as you shoot (whether it’s so you can follow them or break them for effect). Here’s four ‘rules’ for landscape photography that might be helpful for those just starting out (ie they’re not meant as a definitive guide but rather a starting point) :"

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Landscapes: Weekly Photography Challenge

Landscapes: Weekly Photography Challenge: "Photo by OneEighteen
This past week we’ve had a few tutorials on Landscape Photography so I thought it might make a good topic for this week’s challenge."

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Professional Picture Tips And Tricks You Must Know | Stumble Peach

Professional Picture Tips And Tricks You Must Know | Stumble Peach: "Photography is an excellent way to display the beauty within your life to the entire world. If you are educated on the right form to use when taking pictures, the photos can be so great that you might even consider making a living out of it. You can find tips right here that allow you that freedom when you successfully apply them to your photography endeavors."

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What is HDR Photography and What Exactly is High Dynamic Range?

What is HDR Photography and What Exactly is High Dynamic Range?: "The following is an excerpt from HDR Photography | A 3 DVD Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Professional HDR Photography by SLR Lounge. This workshop dubbed “the gold standard of HDR education” by FStoppers contains over 13 hours of tutorials, RAW files for you to follow along, and dozens of full prep to post examples. We cover bracketed HDR, in-camera HDR, single-shot faux HDR, single-shot bracketed HDR, panoramic HDR and more! Click here for more info."

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How to Achieve Multiple Catchlights In a Portrait Subject’s Eyes – PictureCorrect

How to Achieve Multiple Catchlights In a Portrait Subject’s Eyes – PictureCorrect: "Here’s my two cents on the “you don’t have to have expensive lights to create beautiful portraits” topic. An attempt to harness multiple catchlights in a subject’s eyes."

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61 Amazing Kite Aerial Photography Images

61 Amazing Kite Aerial Photography Images: "Aerial Photography is something that many people would love to be able to do but find is out of their budget. One more affordable way to go about it is to try some Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)."

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