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Photography Ideas in Nature (Gear, Subject, Techniques)

Volker Rastel — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:30:00 +0000

With a smartphone in nearly every pocket, photography has seen a jump in popularity. Social media platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook have opened up space for independent photographers to share their work, with a wide audience for nature-based photography. When photographing nature, you can use living creatures, plants, the sky, and even rock formations …

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Is It Legal to Do Street Photography

Volker Rastel — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:22:13 +0000

Photoshoots are becoming more popular and they are often a fun thing to do to add beauty and personality to Instagram accounts and VSCO feeds. Taking photos on the street can capture everyday moments—as well as everyday people. When it comes to street photography, you need to know what’s legal, and what isn’t. Street photography …

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Everyone Can Take Better Beach Vacation Photos with These Tips

Volker Rastel — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:31:00 +0000

Nothing’s quite as disappointing about bringing your camera on vacation, hoping to get great beach vacation photos, and then getting home to discover that they didn’t come out anywhere near as well as you hoped they would. Luckily though, mastering beach photos is a whole lot easier than most people think – especially when you …

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Inside Info to Create Cool Photos – Tips and Tricks from Top Photographers

Volker Rastel — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:36:47 +0000

If you’ve always dreamed of taking cool photos – the kind of photos that professionals snap all the time – but aren’t sure of how to get the most out of your camera and lens set up, you come to the right place! Below we dig deeper into the ins and outs of some pretty …

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How to Come Up with Great Photoshoot Ideas

Volker Rastel — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:31:48 +0000

Coming up with great photoshoot ideas can feel like a bit of an uphill battle at times. Just looking around on Instagram it’s not hard to come away with the impression that everything has been done already, and there’s just not a lot of opportunities for photographers to get really creative. Thankfully, nothing could be …

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Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Portrait Photos

Volker Rastel — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 20:52:09 +0000

If you’ve always loved taking portraits but wish you could up your game a little bit, taking the kind of portrait photos that top professionals seem to produce with no real effort at all, you’ll love the inside information we share below. In this detailed guide you’re going to learn all about what it takes …

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Everyday Beauty: How to Find Beautiful Places to Photograph near Me

Volker Rastel — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Photographers go through great distances to get the perfect shot—both figuratively, and literally. They will hike up a mountain for a panoramic photo, or drive to a wildlife reserve hoping to capture birds in their natural habitat. However, some of the best photo opportunities are in your own neighborhood. Learning how to spot the beauty …

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Creative Family Pictures Ideas with Tips

Volker Rastel — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 18:21:00 +0000

The annual family photo shoot, an event that many family members dread while others get excited about. Many families today are moving away from the more traditional at a studio, stuffier setting. Instead, they are opting to get outside, or use their home, or other creative places to immortalize the family and implement their own …

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How to Take Autumn Pictures

Volker Rastel — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:15:00 +0000

The most visually stunning of the seasons, autumn finds photographers itching to get outside and start shooting pictures to capture its beauty. Changing colors leaves upon the ground, and cooler weather to shoot in gives photographers a great opportunity to stretch their creative muscles. How to take autumn pictures does require some different techniques, settings …

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How to organize a TFP Shooting (Benefits and Downfalls)

Volker Rastel — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 19:35:00 +0000

Photographers see eye to eye on many things in the craft – using RAW file format instead of JPEG during your shoot, the value of presets and actions and great techniques to create bokeh effects. There is a great deal of clash though when it comes to TFP Shootings: to do or not to do …

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