33 Magnificent Photographs of Horses

April 25th, 2012
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Some subjects provide a lot of opportunities for great photography and horses fit comfortably into that category. With a little skill a great subject becomes a great photograph. We think these photographs of horses show what can be done quite nicely. Share your own horse photos in the comments and… read more

Introduction to Night Photography

April 24th, 2012
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A guest post by Sam Levy, founder of citifari.

When speaking about night photography and what there is to it, the first thought is long exposure, car light trails, etc. While this is correct, there is a lot more to night photography and since we have more time for our exposure,… read more

Geological Photography – Trolltunga

April 24th, 2012
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Ever wanted to play Superman and have the feeling you’re flying? Well, in Trolltunga, a small rock formation in Norway, you just may accomplish your child’s dream. These are some pictures of this amazing spot.

Trolltunga, which means Troll’s Tongue, is a cold-blooded only tourist spot which I would most definitely… read more

Making an Impact with Clever Marketing Materials

April 24th, 2012
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I’m a believer that marketing materials will never go out of style. There’s something to be said when you have something really cool to give to someone else that characterizes you and your business.

I’m not talking about one of those squishy, stress reliever balls or a pen with your… read more

Community Project: Vectortuts+ Creative T-shirt Project, Round 1

April 24th, 2012
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Vectortuts+ loves Illustration and discovering new talent, so today we are proud to be showcasing Round 1 of the Vectortuts+ Creative T-shirt Project. The best thing is, you can be a part of it! Find out how to get involved, at the jump.

Create Your Own T-shirt Design, Round… read more

Weekly Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.129)

April 24th, 2012
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This is our weekly column were we share our favorite design related articles, resources and cool tidbits from the past week. Enjoy :)
If you would like to receive our daily updates and keep up to date with the latest and greatest articles and resources from the… read more

How to Bond with Strangers and Make them Relax Around a Photographer

April 24th, 2012
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As any photographer will know, getting a person to relax enough around you to get a few decent shots of them is no easy task. It seems like no matter how laid back someone is, the minute they see a camera they snap into posing mode – making it difficult… read more

Daily Inspiration #1116

April 23rd, 2012
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Fine Examples Of Architectural Photography – 27 Photos

April 23rd, 2012
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Fine Examples Of Architectural Photography – 27 Photos

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That’s a Photoshop!

April 23rd, 2012
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A Post by George Maciver from the Highlands of Scotland Photography

‘That’s a Photoshop!’ she cried, and left the group.

The photograph in question had been popped, but that was all. Well, I didn’t really know what to say. I mean, every photographer on the planet uses photo editing software, even the… read more

Thanks to Our Weekly Sponsor: Instant

April 23rd, 2012
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Our featured sponsor this week is Instant, an awesome app that brings the fun of Polaroid instant cameras to your desktop.

There was something great about the old instant Polaroid cameras, an allure that still lasts to this day. Instant is an officially licensed Polaroid app that seeks to… read more

Free Set of Photography Icons

April 23rd, 2012
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Free Set of Photography Icons

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A Photographers Guide to Havana (With 9 Gorgeous Shots)

April 22nd, 2012
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Just it’s name suggests cigars, 1950’s cars and of course Fidel Castro. Situated just 90 miles south of the Florida Keys, yet for all intents and purposes a different world, Havana is a photographer’s playground. From its people to its history, the city is so intensely rich in photographic possibilities,… read more

Daily Inspiration #1115

April 22nd, 2012
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

How Would You Approach Real Estate Photography?

April 22nd, 2012
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Yesterday I received this email from Tabitha – a dPS reader. I thought it might make an interesting community discussion. Can you help her with any advice?

Dear dPS – next week I’ve been asked to photograph a friends house which is being sold. They have decided not to sell their… read more

Celebrate Spring With 10 Blooming iPhone Photos [PICS]

April 22nd, 2012
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1. Sakura 2012 by Junichiro Aoyama

Snapped at Eifukuji Temple at Kyoto, Japan, this flowery Instagram capture is especially… read more

Chasing the Light: Photography and the Practice of Seeing by Ibarionex Perello ~ DVD Review

April 22nd, 2012
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I went on a photo walk with Ibarionex Perello yesterday! Well, not exactly, but after watching his DVD Chasing the Light: Photography and the Practice of Seeing, I certainly felt as though I had.  Several months ago, I read his book, Chasing the Light: Improving your Photography with Available Light and it… read more

Capture – Camera Clip System | Review

April 21st, 2012
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Two things I’ll mention first – We are giving away a Capture and a thinkTankPhoto Pro Speed Belt to someone that pops a comment on how they would use Capture below and likes the Capture Facebook page and, we’re also giving dPS readers a special link that *captures* then a $10… read more

Fujifilm X-S1 Review

April 21st, 2012
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I nearly missed this one. It was only while previewing the glamourous new Fujifilm X-Pro1 that this fixed lens sibling showed its presence. And it was well worth the effort to suss out its talents.

I have to admit to a partiality to maxi zoom cameras … yes, I know they… read more

Best of the Week #219

April 21st, 2012
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It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

50 Great Examples of Wildlife Photography

April 21st, 2012
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50 Great Examples of Wildlife Photography

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30+ Breathtaking Examples Of Long Exposure Photography

April 21st, 2012
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30+ Breathtaking Examples Of Long Exposure Photography

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Instagram Star Users to Document NHL Playoff Game

April 20th, 2012
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National media photographers won’t be the only photojournalists packing Madison Square Garden for Saturday’s pivotal NHL playoff game between the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators. Six popular Instagram photographers is being brought in to document the game with a social media twist.

And there’s a catch — the Instagrammers… read more

Create a website to go with Sidengo

April 20th, 2012
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In this day and age, establishing your identity online is becoming almost as important as having a mobile phone. Whether you’re an individual looking to impress potential clients and employers, or a brand that wants to engage its audience on the web, an online profile is a must. Thankfully the… read more

Posing: Weekly Photography Challenge

April 20th, 2012
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Over the last few weeks we’ve been publishing a series of posing guides. So far there are:

Posing Guide: Sample poses for photographing Women
Posing Guide: Sample poses for photographing Men
Posing Guide: Sample poses for photographing Children

Today your photographic challenge is to choose one of the poses mentioned (there are 63 to… read more

Is Camera Lust Destroying Your Photography?

April 20th, 2012
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This morning I did something I’m a little ashamed of. I locked myself in my office, opened up my computer and began to surf the web and look at things I knew I probably shouldn’t be looking at.

I ended up on sites that I knew would get me in trouble…. read more

Fabulous Phoneography: Gallery of Smartphone Photography

April 20th, 2012
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Noupe

What makes a great photograph? Many believe it’s not just the subject of your picture, but even the composition and the style in which you decide to take your picture. Photography, like many arts, is fairly objective–you may find a picture that you love that your best friend absolutely hates…. read more

Categories: Apple, Graphic Design

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Is This The World’s Most Downloaded Man? [VIDEO]

April 20th, 2012
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How many times have you actually paid attention to the model in stock photos? Yes, you know they’re good looking, but could you pick them out of a crowd of models a day later? Probably not; several studies have shown we don’t actually record the characteristics of people on ads.

And… read more

Waste a Few Hours With This Huge Collection of Photography Links

April 20th, 2012
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Another incredible week rolls by and we find the Toad busy hopping all over the internet searching for tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs to share with everyone.  This week’s list presents a serious compilation of the best links he could find from some really incredibly talented photographers and artists. … read more

Daily Inspiration #1113

April 19th, 2012
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Keep the Best, Delete the Rest

April 19th, 2012
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A guest post by Lara White from PhotoMint.

It’s the one of those things that holds many photographers back. Each time you create a set of images, it’s more like a blooper reel than a best hits collection unless you cull them ruthlessly. Your image library grows and grows, each… read more

RIP Picnik: 7 Free Alternatives for Quick Photo Edits

April 19th, 2012
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1. PicMonkey

This site was created by two former Picnik engineers, Justin Huff and Brian Terry, so you can… read more

Posing Guide: 21 Sample Poses to get you Started with Photographing Children

April 19th, 2012
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A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App.

After our previous articles on posing female subjects and posing men, let’s look at some starting points with photographing children. Little ones are definitely fun and very positive subjects to photograph! Getting those real and authentic emotions and showing through your pictures… read more

50 Awesome Examples of High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography

April 19th, 2012
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I read in a religious book, which was claimed to be written by a prophet of God, that God has hidden minor samples of heaven in this world itself. Well, I have not seen heaven but I feel if it exists, it won’t be too different from some of the… read more

Into the Sun – The Art of Stunning Silhouettes for Photographers

April 18th, 2012
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One of the first things you are told by non-photographers when you buy your first serious camera is “don’t shoot straight into the sun”. Listen to this advice and you will be missing out on some the most emotive and powerful images photography can provide.

So what is a silhouette?… read more

3 Ways to Know if Your Work is Good

April 18th, 2012
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Your family and friends are raving about your work. Your Facebook friends are giving you thumbs up when you post your images.  But is that enough feedback to know that your work is actually good?  Given how many different images we see every day, shouldn’t people be able to recognize… read more

App Store Deals This Week

April 18th, 2012
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Here’s Mac AppStorm’s picks of the best deals on the App Store for this week, 11 – 18 April (there is also a little surprise waiting at the bottom of the page as well…).

Happy downloading!

Calories 2

If you’re trying to keep to a diet, or simply wanting to eat less,… read more

Free WordPress Coming-Soon Page Theme: LauchTime

April 18th, 2012
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InstantShift

To continue our grateful attitude to our readers and community in general, we are glad to release one more free WordPress theme – “LauchTime”. It’s our latest addition to high-quality freebies.

“LauchTime”, as the name implies, is a Coming-soon Style WordPress Theme that has all the features of a typical Coming-soon… read more

Bolt LED light review By Zeke Kamm

April 18th, 2012
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Bolt LED light review By Zeke Kamm

Whether you use them for still photography or HDSLR filmmaking, LED lights have at last become a viable option. Quality LED lights use around 10% of the power that an incandescent bulb would for an the same amount of light. So your batteries last… read more

Google+ Photographer’s Conference Announced

April 18th, 2012
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This first-of-its-kind conference will teach photographers how take full advantage of what’s happening now and what’s to come on Google+, all taught by the best Google photographers, top photography instructors and social media geniuses.

The conference will consist of two jam-packed days of live photo shoots, one-on-one portfolio reviews, panel discussions… read more

You! Be Inspired! #0001

April 18th, 2012
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Working and hanging out with creatives for at least five days a week definitely doesn’t mean that we’re sitting hunchbacked at our workstations, typing, designing, programming, or researching all day! Whenever one of us stumbles on something really interesting, we share it with everyone else through conference chat, and we… read more

How to Come Up With Ideas for Your Own Photography Projects

April 18th, 2012
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In this modern world, where nearly everyone has a camera of some sort, it can be difficult for a photographer to stand out in the crowd. Coming up with photography project ideas that are both creative and unique can be a daunting enterprise. If coming up with a project of… read more

40+ Striking Examples Of Nature Photography

April 17th, 2012
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40+ Striking Examples Of Nature Photography

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Daily Inspiration #1111

April 17th, 2012
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This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Natural vs Artificial Light: Which Do You Shoot With Most?

April 17th, 2012
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Here at dPS we’re getting ready to release a brand new eBook next week. The topic is one that we’ve been asked to cover for years now – ‘natural light’.

One of the things that attracted me to the topic is that natural light is something that is freely available to… read more

Weekly Poll: How Do You Organize Your Photos?

April 17th, 2012
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How do you organize and view your photos?

Lately the world of Mac software has seen quite the surge in photo editing apps, many of which are banking on the retro photo craze that helped fuel Instagram to a huge user base and billion dollar sale. This increase in the… read more

Preparing For A Client Photoshoot

April 17th, 2012
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By Annie Tao
For those starting out in the photography business, you may wonder how to best prepare for your client photoshoot.  Once your subjects start paying you for photography, there are expectations to deliver a certain level of quality and even quantity of “good shots”.  So preparing for your… read more

10 Reasons to Go to the Google+ Photographers Conference

April 17th, 2012
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I’ll be teaching at the Google+ Photographers Conference next Month in San Francisco. It’s definitely going to be an event that’s the first of it’s kind and I hope you’ll be able to join me (along with lots of other great instructors) there. In case you’re not sure what it’s… read more

Street Photography: Taking Inspiration from Strangers

April 17th, 2012
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When I started photography 4 years ago, I had a basic point-and-shoot camera that I brought everywhere. I took photos of trees, interesting cloud formations, even cats that are lounging on small patches of sunshine. I was also fascinated with buildings that have intricately-patterned arches, carved doors, and high ceilings…. read more

Pretty Your Pinterest With This New Photo Hack

April 17th, 2012
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Following Pinterest’s new design, we’ve discovered an exciting new way to “hack” your boards.

Inspired by our previous Pinterest board hack, Eugene Chen of Vitamin Creativity made an incredibly easy tool, designed specifically to splice up images for the new Pinterest design.

SEE ALSO: 10 Awesome Animated Google+ Profiles [VIDEOS]

Take a… read more

Capturing Motion Blur in Camera Explained

April 16th, 2012
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Part of being a great photographer is learning how to accomplish all those effects we tend to rely on Photoshop for, in-camera. Take motion blur for example – it’s fairly easy to apply this effect in Photoshop, but takes a lot of practice to get right in-camera. But, don’t let… read more

31 [+10] Cool Photography Tutorials, Tips, Videos, Hacks and How To’s from Around the Web

April 16th, 2012
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This morning I spent some time trawling through some of my favourite photography blogs to see what they’ve been posting – the array of great tutorials, videos, hacks and advice I found was amazing! What a great time we live in where we have so many great resources to draw… read more

Do You Wear a Camera?

April 16th, 2012
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Perhaps the biggest challenge I hear many of our readers talking about when it comes to their photography is that they struggle to find time to practice their photography.

The real problem though is that so many of us don’t have our camera with us when the photographic opportunities present. Instead… read more

Create a Snowy Landscape From Desert Photography in Photoshop – Tuts+ Premium Tutorial

April 16th, 2012
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Photoshop is a great tool because it allows us to be creative and produce imagery that would be impossible to create otherwise. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, author Tony Aubé will create a snowy landscape from desert photography and photos of sand. This tutorial is available exclusively to Tuts+ Premium… read more

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Hello Bar: Promote Anything on Your Site, Stylishly

April 16th, 2012
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Web App Storm

If you manage websites, you know how important it is to keep your content fresh and up-to-date. It’s also crucial to guide your users towards your new content, without marring the site design and experience you’ve spent a lot of time and effort creating. Pop-ups and banners are distracting and… read more

20 New and Free Minimal WordPress Themes

April 16th, 2012
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Specky Boy

All of the minimal themes we have for you below are free and will work perfectly well straight-out-of-the-box (albeit with a few option panel tweaks), also the vast majority of them being responsive. But, putting the minimal styling aside, the real beauty of these themes, for designers and… read more

Photoshop CS6 Beta: A Quick Look

April 15th, 2012
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As with other recent incarnations of Photoshop, Adobe have released a beta version of their latest image editing software. You can grab yourself a copy from Adobe here http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/photoshopcs6.html If you don’t have one, you will need to register an Adobe account as once installed the software will connect with… read more

How to Host a Photographic Charity Fundraiser

April 15th, 2012
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A Guest Post by Chris De Bruyn

A fundraiser? With photos? For charity? Absolutely! One of the most rewarding experiences I have had as a photographer is hosting annual charity fundraising auctions with my photos. Hosting a fundraiser is a great way to give something back to the community, to… read more

The Basics of DSLRs (a new eBook by Ed Verosky)

April 15th, 2012
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Got a DSLR but not using it to it’s potential? DSLR: The Basics is a new eBook Course that could be for you.

Written by Edward Verosky (an author many dPS readers will be familiar with) this eBook was launched in the last few hours at the special introductory price of… read more

35 Macro Photographs That You Will Love

April 15th, 2012
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35 Macro Photographs That You Will Love

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Asylum: A Stunning Timelapse Video

April 14th, 2012
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Today I came across this amazing video on Vimeo which combines HDR photography, tone-mapping and time-lapse techniques.

It was shot by Drew Geraci in an abandoned 1920′s Asylum over 7 months, combining just under 35,000 individual frames. While a little creepy to watch it’s an inspiring piece – shot in challenging… read more

Google Doodle Pays Homage to Street Photographer Robert Doisneau

April 14th, 2012
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Today’s Google Doodle features photographs from the famed French photographer Robert Doisneau on his 100th birthday.

Born April 14, 1912, Doisneau was one of the original street photographers — he wandered the streets of Paris snapping away with his Leica camera decades before thousands of Brooklyn’s hipsters would do the same… read more

Advanced Portrait Retouch on a Male Subject in Lightroom 4 – Part 1 of 3

April 14th, 2012
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Introduction

This tutorial has been transcribed from the SLR Lounge Adobe Lightroom 4 DVD Guide, a 14 hour DVD featuring over 130 tutorials for mastering Lightroom which can be purchased from the link above.

Lightroom can be a powerful advanced editor, and we often use it for portrait retouching. While it does not… read more

Best of the Week #218

April 14th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

‘Wide Open’: Weekly Photography Challenge

April 13th, 2012
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This week your photographic challenge picks up on this weeks image collection – 25 Dreaming Images Shot Wide Open.

The images in the collection were all shot with large Apertures. Remember a large aperture (a big wide open hole in your lens) translates to a low number. So the shots all… read more

How to Photograph a Funeral :: 4 Tips I Hope you Never have to Use

April 13th, 2012
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I recently photographed the funeral of a beautiful 16 year old girl.

It was the most challenging shoot of my career (times infinity). The work was heart wrenching and overwhelming, horrifying and EXHAUSTIVE and . . . ultimately . . . it was tender, intimate, and astonishingly and inexplicably, beautiful. I… read more

30 Minimalist Logo Designs

April 13th, 2012
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Fuel Your Creativity

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Every designer loves a foray into the minimalist — even if you make your bread and butter designing wildly grungy logos for metal bands using absurd, busy fonts and lots of black and red (not that this is a common niche for designers who do want to… read more

89 Photography Links & Photographs To Rock Your Socks

April 12th, 2012
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The Toads return from a wonderful Easter weekend to share this week’s list of tutorials, great photography and interesting blogs encountered during their weekly adventures online.  This list contains some really wonderful photographs and images as delivered by some truly talented folks.  The Toad really hopes you enjoy viewing these… read more

Mashable Photo Challenge: Work in Progress

April 12th, 2012
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Last week in the Mashable Photo Challenge we were happy to see you explore the idea of firsts. A gallery of our featured photos can be found in this post and on our Facebook page.

This week we want you to look at the next step. Show us a work in progress. As with your… read more

A Collection of Night Photography for Inspiration

April 12th, 2012
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A Collection of Night Photography for Inspiration

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20+ Macro Photography of Ants by Andrey Pavlov

April 12th, 2012
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20+ Macro Photography of Ants by Andrey Pavlov

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Country Photography # Italy

April 12th, 2012
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Country Photography # Italy

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How Animals obviously React Through Photography

April 12th, 2012
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How Animals obviously React Through Photography

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40 Brilliant Photographs of Undersea Life

April 12th, 2012
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Photographs have a way of naturally shifting our emotions. The ocean is a calming sentiment to humans since we’re so comfortable living on the land. But there is a whole ecosystem underneath the water that many of us are not even aware exists. The Earth is… read more

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Consistency in Post Production

April 12th, 2012
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I was looking through a session from 2010 last night and was stunned to see that I often made the mistake I now preach against: inconsistency. I wrote last month about the importance of consistency in your abilities before ever trying to establish yourself as a photographer-for-hire. But consistency in… read more

Through the Mist: Showcase of Foggy Photography

April 12th, 2012
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Noupe

There are so many photographers who set out to capture not just emotive imagery in their photographs, but hauntingly so. One way that many choose to bring this haunting element into their work is through their choice of subject. Few natural elements can add this tone to photos as well… read more

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7 Lessons From Content Marketing’s Greatest Hits

April 12th, 2012
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Gilad de Vries is vice president, brands and agencies at Outbrain. Before joining Outbrain he served as VP of Digital Media and Principal at Carmel Ventures, one of Israel’s top venture capital firms.

Lately, it’s impossible to open a newsletter, check Google alerts, or visit any news sites without reading… read more

Google Unveils Google+ Redesign with Customization

April 12th, 2012
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Web App Storm

Google+ has been going pretty strong since its launch back in June of 2011. In just a year, it amassed 170 million users — Google is obviously not going to give out the numbers of those who actually use the service, but they like to say 170 million do, so… read more

Mashable Photo Challenge Results: A Week of Firsts

April 11th, 2012
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Last week we introduced a new Mashable Photo Challenge: We asked you to send us a photo that embodied your idea of a first.

We wanted to give you a prompt that was open to your discretion, and we were thrilled to receive so many fantastic entries that interpreted this… read more

20 Photoshop Tutorials That Will Get You Up to Speed

April 11th, 2012
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Photoshop is one of Adobe’s most widely used products, however most users barely scratch the surface of the features the software offers. As people who love photography we come across great things that folks are doing with Photoshop on a daily basis. Below is a list of online tutorials we… read more

Daily Inspiration #1106

April 11th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

Four Tips for Better Wildlife Photography

April 11th, 2012
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Today Wildlife photographer Joe Decker from Photocrati and www.joedecker.net. shares some tips for those wanting to improve their Wildlife Photography.

Wildlife photography is one of the most challenging yet rewarding forms of nature photography. The best wildlife images create a powerful emotional connection between the viewer and the animal, but success… read more

Interesting Things Designers Can Do With Extra Time

April 11th, 2012
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A little R&R can go a long way to refresh the body and fill your mind with all the great ideas you need for creative success. In this article, Divya Rawat shares a series of things you can do during your off time to keep yourself productive, energized,… read more

25 Dreamy Images Shot Wide Open

April 11th, 2012
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Lately I’ve found myself shooting ‘wide open’ a lot. It all started with my purchase of a Leica M9P which I bundled with a couple of f1.4 lenses. Like many Leica shooters I tend to gravitate to shooting at wide open apertures which are both challenging to shoot at (as… read more

21 Amazing Images of Medieval Structures

April 10th, 2012
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National Geographic photographer, Jim Richardson once said, “If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff.” There’s certainly an element of truth to that that these photographs of medieval structures serve to demonstrate. If you are lucky enough to have some of your own,… read more

Facebook Contest Finds 10 Best Shots of New York City [PICS]

April 10th, 2012
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Robert Caputo

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The City of New York asked city dwellers to submit their… read more

The Best Photography Book

April 10th, 2012
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A guest post by Louis Hamwey, tour leader with citifari, New York Photo Tours

As photo tour guides in New York City we get a lot of different questions. They range everything from the newbie asking, “how did you make the background blurry?” to the experienced hobbyist looking to perfect exposing… read more

Build a Successful Creative Business

April 10th, 2012
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I was engrossed in this blog post about why creative businesses fail written by Jason Aten. I work in a creative field (magazine publishing) with many creative people (writers, photographers, and graphic designers). If you work in the creative industry and are looking to start your own business—listen up!

Jason… read more

Olympus SZ-14 Review

April 10th, 2012
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This review camera dropped out of the box — in bright red! Talk about making a statement!

I’m not sure how you all feel about CICs — cameras in colours. It’s not that important to me, except for the benefit of making the control IDs more visible.

Otherwise, the Olympus SZ-14 is… read more

Focus On: Social Media Badges and Viral Marketing

April 10th, 2012
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Web Design Ledger

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There is a lot of talk about Internet marketing and the new era of social media. It is now easier than ever before to create accounts on many infamous social websites to build up your own brand. But this technique requires strategy and a bit of… read more

Win a Free Ticket to the Lightroom 4 Live Seminar!

April 10th, 2012
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Lightroom Killer tips

This month, I’m kicking off my Lightroom 4 Live seminar tour from Kelby Training. First I head to Minneapolis, then on to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Lansing, Michigan. If you’ve been wanting to finally figure out how to work Lightroom into your photography this is a fantastic chance to come… read more

Need an Instagram Alternative? This Photo App Has Old-School Filters, Private Sharing

April 10th, 2012
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Mashable

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Name: Pinweel

Quick Pitch: Pinweel is a free iPhone app that lets you snap photos, apply filters and… read more

Buying an App From a Developer is as Simple as Ebay

April 10th, 2012
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Mashable

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
Name: Apptopia

Quick Pitch: Apptopia is a marketplace where developers can sell their apps.

Genius Idea: A… read more

Learn How to Get Better Photographs With Existing Light

April 9th, 2012
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Without light, photography would not exist. Lighting is so important, in fact, that we are constantly creating new devices and equipment that will allow us to control it. Almost all modern cameras come with some sort of flash and a good number of us have a small arsenal of studio… read more

Daily Inspiration #1104

April 9th, 2012
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Abduzeedo

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, You can submit your images and inspiration to RAWZ via http://raw.abduzeedo.com and don’t forget to… read more

40 Story Telling Countryside Photography by National Geography

April 9th, 2012
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40 Story Telling Countryside Photography by National Geography

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Customizing Panel End Marks in Lightroom 4 (or LR3)

April 9th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

Introduction

This tutorial has been transcribed from the SLR Lounge Adobe Lightroom 4 DVD Guide, a 14 hour DVD featuring over 130 tutorials for mastering Lightroom.

If you own your own studio, or are heading in that direction, it is nice to have your Lightroom customized to your own studio. This portrays an… read more

21 Sample Poses to Get You Started with Photographing Men

April 9th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

A Guest Post by Kaspars Grinvalds from Posing App.

Following the previous article on posing when photographing female subjects, let’s look at some starting points with men photography. Men are usually less comfortable in process of being photographed, so it’s important to get him to be at ease with the process… read more

Are You A Light Seeker?

April 9th, 2012
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Digital Photography School

First, let me say that I borrowed the expression ‘light seeker’ from fellow photographer Jerod Foster. It’s the perfect way to describe what we are as photographers and I am going to try to explain why we need to pay more attention to the light around us to make better… read more

30+ Beautiful Night Photography

April 8th, 2012
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30+ Beautiful Night Photography

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Categories: Graphic Design