Some useful Do's and Don'ts you can follow to make better product photography
Product photography almost universally utilizes bright studio lighting and that bright lighting loves to flare off your lens. Dirt on the...
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Mike
- Jun 27, 2021
- 7 min
How to take great photos of trains.
Photographing trains takes a very particular set of skills. You need to be a great landscape photographer
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Mike
- Mar 30, 2021
- 5 min
How to write an artist statement.
Writing an artist statement is never easy. Most people don't like to brag about themselves, especially artists. In fact artists usually...
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Mike
- Mar 15, 2021
- 6 min
How to shoot film in 2021
Back in 2008 if you had told any photographer that film was going to be making a resurgence they would have thought you were crazy....
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Mike
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Simple tips for photographing cats.
Cats are a wonderful part of our lives. For many of us they are to us no different than our children. Here's some tips on how to photograph
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Mike
- Aug 2, 2020
- 4 min
How to connect an FD lens to your EOS Camera.
Whether you want to try using something old on your snazzy new DSLR or you want to use your dad's old lenses from when he was your age you m
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Mike
- May 18, 2020
- 7 min
How to photograph night landscapes.
It's one of the most rewarding forms of photography. Sitting beside your camera in a pitch black night, waiting for the timer on your phone
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Mike
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
How to photograph river rocks with household items, to create a beautiful rockscape background.
This is a project that you can easily do with kids and a cell phone. The process is super simple but produces wonderful results.
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Mike
- Apr 17, 2019
- 7 min
How to choose the right camera for your child so they can learn photography.
When I use the term ‘young child’, what I mean is child under about the age of 14. Anyone from about 14-19 I’d define as being clearly a...
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Mike
- Mar 9, 2019
- 7 min
What the rule of thirds is and when to break it.
The rule of thirds is a very important element of good composition not just in photography but in all visual arts. The idea behind this...
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Mike
- Feb 24, 2019
- 3 min
How to back up your Lightroom Classic catalog.
Backing up your work in Lightroom is really simple. You can move your work in Lightroom from one computer to another pretty seamlessly...
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Mike
- Feb 21, 2019
- 6 min
How to protect your digital photos.
Last week I had what could have been a horrible experience. My work PC I use for photo editing died, and it did so catastrophically. $800...
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Mike
- Feb 5, 2019
- 3 min
How to add a watermark in Lightroom.
Creating a watermark in Adobe Lightroom is one of the most simple things you can do within it, it’s just a bit confusing for people new...
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