Weekly Photography Challenge - Portrait of a Child

Weekly Photography Challenge - Portrait of a Child: "Over the last couple weeks we’ve featured several articles on photographing people and doing portraits. Our newest eBook on How to Pose Portraits is a smash success – grab it here now!

The weekly challenges have also been portrait related, so to continue that theme and finish off our portrait deep dive, this week’s challenge is Portrait of a Child."



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The 7 habits of highly successful portrait photographers | Digital Camera World

The 7 habits of highly successful portrait photographers | Digital Camera World: "Portrait photography can be many things – frustrating, exasperating, rewarding, career-changing – but it’s never dull. It covers a wide range of subjects and approaches, and in their latest guest post the photo management and Canon Project1709 experts at Photoventure offer seven quick tips to ensure that you enjoy being a people person when it comes to photography."



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6 Tips for Photographing People When Travelling

6 Tips for Photographing People When Travelling: "Photographing people you don’t know can be a daunting experience. A lot of people are not comfortable with approaching people and asking their permission. But if you can conquer your fear, you could be rewarded with some truly wonderful photographs from your trip."



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The Ultimate Guide to Going Pro as a Photographer

The Ultimate Guide to Going Pro as a Photographer: "Let’s just say it. Now that we got that out of the way and we all agree that transitioning from being a hobbyist or a part-timer, into a full fledged professional photographer isn’t easy, let’s talk about how to do it."



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Photography Tips and Tricks: Pixels, Image Resolution and Printing – Episode 51 | Photography Tips & Tricks

Photography Tips and Tricks: Pixels, Image Resolution and Printing – Episode 51 | Photography Tips & Tricks: "RC talks about pixel size and resolution and how to use lightroom, photoshop, and perfect resize to print your photos with the correct resolution."



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Photography Tips & Tricks | Greg Urbano

Photography Tips & Tricks | Greg Urbano: "Scott Kelby, he is second on my list due to proximity, he is a fellow Floridian. That’s right one of the worlds leading Photoshop/Photography trainers, master of the KelbyOne Media empire, inspiring car photographer and just all around good guy lives right next door. Well not quite right next door but close enough, someday I’m going to visit his studios in Oldsmar and sit in on an episode of the Grid. He has got one of the best personal philosophies out there -"



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Learn From The Best: 10 Professional Photographers You Should Follow On Instagram

Learn From The Best: 10 Professional Photographers You Should Follow On Instagram: "With 150 million active users on Instagram, it’s always a challenge wading through the millions of photos posted on the mobile app on a daily basis. Here at MakeUseOf, we like to help out a little, and uncover some interesting people worth following. Whether it’s gems we think you shouldn’t be missing out, great nature photographers, interesting travel photography feeds, or even Instagram hashtags you should keep tabs on, there’s a ton of excellent Instagram users we think you should be following. But what about actual professional photographers?"



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Dramatic Portrait Light | DPmag.com

Dramatic Portrait Light | DPmag.com: "There's an old adage about portraiture: If you want an interesting portrait, don't light the entire subject. In other words, you can create interesting lighting by creating interesting shadows. And when it comes to shadows, keep this adage in mind: Shadows are the soul of the picture."



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How to Safely Clean a DSLR Sensor (Video) – PictureCorrect

How to Safely Clean a DSLR Sensor (Video) – PictureCorrect: "If you’ve been too afraid of cleaning the sensor on your DSLR by yourself, fear no longer. The handy little gel stick featured in the video below will have you cleaning your gear like the pros do in just a matter of minutes. Watch the clip for a full review and instructions on how to have dust-free equipment:"



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5 Quick Tips for Photographing People Outdoors – PictureCorrect

5 Quick Tips for Photographing People Outdoors – PictureCorrect: "Your pictures of your friends, parents, children, or grandchildren don’t always come out the way you’d like, and you are frequently frustrated by the harsh shadows on their faces when you photograph them outdoors. But you want them to look good, because you care about them (or you wouldn’t be taking their picture, right?)."



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