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Photography 101: Lighting Alternatives

Photography 101: Lighting Alternatives

Lighting is the most important part to any photograph. So what do you do when you cannot use devices such ...
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The Water Logged Alien Bee Zombie Lights: by Ryan Armbrust

The Water Logged Alien Bee Zombie Lights: by Ryan Armbrust

I set my lights up and popped off a couple test shots. I wanted to get everything in place so ...
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How To Alter Colors During a Photo Shoot: by Guy Van Hooveld

How To Alter Colors During a Photo Shoot: by Guy Van Hooveld

Guy Van Hooveld shows some examples of how he uses strobes with color filters to create thee mood he's looking ...
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Flowers Flash Above

How to Use Your Flash Outdoors for Some Interesting Effects: by Guy Van Hooveld

This might sound strange but it is possible to get interesting effects with a flash on a very sunny day ...
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Speedlite Built-in Snoot

Speedlite Built-in Snoot

How many of us professionals forget that our strobes have a “ZOOM” feature? Zoom is normally set too automatic and ...
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Sylvania DOT-it Lights

Portable LED Lights for Under $20 – by Scott Wyden

Even if you can't afford the expensive lighting and gear you can still have a blast playing with light. Go ...
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Win Over $2,500 of Photo & Tech Gear!

Win Over $2,500 of Photo & Tech Gear!

If you didn't already know, I co-host The Digital Photography Cafe Show with Joseph Cristina, from J.Cristina Photography Tools, and we're excited to announce a ...
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PPA Establishes Disaster Relief Fund for Members Affected by Recent Natural Disasters

PPA Establishes Disaster Relief Fund for Members Affected by Recent Natural Disasters

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 As the affected areas struggle to cope with the devastation and loss caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and ...
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FILM REVIEW: AGFA Vista Plus 200 - Behind My Eyes

FILM REVIEW: AGFA Vista Plus 200 – Behind My Eyes

When it comes to film, I tend to lean towards two things: people and black and white - there’s no duplicating portraits taken with classic ...
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More Nikon D850 Leaked Specs???

More Nikon D850 Leaked Specs???

More rumored specs have surfaced about the Nikon D850, but this time they seem to be more creditable. Apparently an unfinished slide presentation found its ...
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