Behind The Scenes Of Tourism New Zealand (Case Study)

In 2011 we saw the rise in popularity of two relatively new trends: responsive Web design and the use of HTML’s canvas. While some websites had experimented with both, in the last 12 months we’ve seen these trends move from the fringes firmly into the mainstream.

Responsive Web design is more… read more

Worldwide Photography #61: Frankfurt

Worldwide Photography is a series of posts where every week we’re going to show a city or location around the globe bringing the coolest photography samples of it. The photographs authors are all credited right above their pictures. Today feature: Frankfurt, Germany.

For the next week we’re going to feature Valparaíso,… read more

Inspiration: Winter in Vienna – 40 Pseudo HDR Photography by Michela Riva

Inspiration: Winter in Vienna – 40 Pseudo HDR Photography by Michela Riva

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21 Creatively Captured Moon Reflections in Water

Nothing can be quite as evocative as the moon for a lot of people (not just photographers). Something about it attracts us. When you combine it with water and reflections, a little visual magic happens. We think this collection of photographs shows that magic. Don’t forget to add your own… read more

Why The New iPad Did Not Blow My Mind

This was supposed to be a bigger deal.

Don’t get me wrong, the iPad New (you have a better name?) looks just as good as the Apple iPad 2. This is because it looks exactly the same.

You have to, as I did, turn on the iPad New to tell… read more

An Introduction to Rembrandt Lighting For Portrait Photographers

If you’re a beginning photographer, chances are you’re still in the process of building up your arsenal of studio lighting. Being able to get the most out of a small lighting setup can be crucial to your photography. For those working with a one or two light setup, Rembrandt lighting can… read more

Daily Inspiration #1076

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

It’s all about the iPad, isn’t it?

I have just spent a couple of weeks with the Android powered S series Sony Tablet computer… What does this have to do with photography I hear you mutter… well, a lot, actually! Read on…

Sony S Wi-Fi Tablet (32GB) on Amazon.com

I’ve started photographing slightly different subjects, these include families, children and… read more

Want to Be a Professional Wedding Photographer? Here Are 10 Things You Should Know.

Wedding photography is joyful beyond description! In fact, it’s all the rage in the realm of digital photography, and you can turn a pretty penny as well! But professional wedding photography definitely isn’t for everyone. Here are 10 things you should know about being a professional wedding photographer, before you… read more

iPad style Apps come to Photoshop – At last!

If you envy your friends their iPhone Instagram app and their iPad grunge photo editing apps then PSKiss has the solution. PSKiss recently released its PSKiss Photogram which is the first ever (at least as far as I’m aware) app like extension for Photoshop. It has all the coolness of… read more

50 Mind-Blowing Levitation Photography

Levitation by Nadia Kim

Levitation by DigitalRev

Levitation by Damon Dahlen

Levitation by Tony Romano

Levitation by Sally Wittenoom

Levitation by kh2rac

Levitation by Vanilla Twilight

Levitation by Hayashi Natsumi

Levitation by M Chen

Levitation by Angie Windsor

Levitation by James Crawshaw

Levitation by Aubrey Green

Levitation by David Nguyen

Levitation by Damon Dahlen

Levitation by Ryan Carey

Levitation by Andrew Wong

Levitation by Gem… read more

Daily Inspiration #1075

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Creative Filter Effects for the Indoor Photographer

Indoor photography scares the bajesus out of most photographers, and rightly so.  On-camera flash, off-camera flash, ambient lighting and then throw people into the mix and it’s enough to make a grown man weak in the knees.  Utilizing filters on lenses and flashes can change any photograph, using them specifically… read more

DIY Space Mission: First Lego Space Shuttle into the Stratosphere [VIDEO]

This one isn’t strictly ‘digital photography’ but it I’m sure you’ll forgive me once you see what it is.

What happens when you take a GoPro HD video camera, GPS unit, a lego space shuttle and strap it to a Weather Balloon filled with helium.

What happens is a spectacular video and… read more

Smugmug’s Camera Awesome App For iPhones [REVIEW]

This is one review I am excited to write. I have been a fan of Smugmug for years and years, paying for their Pro account annually and enjoying the ease of use on the site. I am also a recent iPhone convert and have enjoyed playing with various apps as… read more

Compelling Marketing Materials, No Matter Your Niche

I love notebooks. I am, after all, a writer.

In the world of iPads, smartphones, and other technological devices, there is still something wonderful about a notebook.

I have always been a pen-and-paper person. In college (in the late 90s before PDAs) I kept everything in my trusty planner. I carried… read more

Smashing Email Newsletter Turns Two Years Old: Comment and Win!

Two years ago, we launched the Smashing Email Newsletter. Today, we’d like to reflect on some of the greatest newsletter articles of the past year and celebrate this anniversary with our 100,000 readers with a fabulous book giveaway!

Back then, we planned to launch the Smashing Newsletter only if we had… read more

Themed Engagement Shoots

I love engagement shoots. Having the opportunity to capture a couple’s story in a creative and unique way is absolutely energizing.

Unlike the typical styled portrait shoots, its really important to incorporate elements of the couples story into the shoot. Their interests. Any family history that they appreciate. And of… read more

Startling photography by Julian Russi

Startling photography by Julian Russi

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Snow Photography: Winter Photography Ideas

Snow Photography: Winter Photography Ideas

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The 7 Essentials of Crowd-Funding Your Next Photography Project (and How We Funded Ours)

Crowdfunding is a relatively new phenomenon that has emerged over the past few years to help creative people fund their personal projects, including photographers. Kickstarter was the first company to offer this type of platform and others such as emphas.is and IndieGoGo have emerged since. Crowdfunding is a unique way… read more

Take a First Look at ‘Halo 4′ [VIDEO]

Prepare to indulge in some Halo 4 hotness. Fans are getting a closer look at the game, thanks to leaked screenshots and a brand new developer’s diary that shows glimpses at actual gameplay.

Halo 4 is slated to hit the Xbox 360 in time for Holiday 2012. It’s also the first… read more

Collect and Share in Style with Dropmark

Sharing files for business or pleasure over the web has become fairly simple these days, with a ton of hosting services that you can use for free. And as a photographer and designer, I’m always on the lookout for the easiest ways to send across files, collaborate with colleagues, get… read more

Focus On Barbara O’Brien – From Animal Trainer To Photographer

Barbara O’Brien is a very talented photographer, but she is an animal lover first and foremost. There is something very unique about the path she took to become a pro photographer and how she developed her skills. She started as a animal actor trainer and naturally picked up the camera… read more

Travel Photography Inspiration Project: India

Welcome to the first installment in the long term DPS Travel Photography Inspiration Project. We start our world travels in India. The response to requests for photos was highest for this county more than any other and what a fine group of samples were sent! I asked each participant to… read more

How to Use Photoshop Curves to Correct Exposure and Colour

In this brief tutorial, we will demonstrate the power of the curves tool in Photoshop to adjust exposure and color. The shot I am using has the potential to be a good photo, but as it was very much a quick grab, there was no time to adjust exposure or… read more

The Best Instagram Photos Ever Taken [PICS]

1. Maura Grace (@folkfibers)

Josh Riedel: “I love the way you can travel through photos. Maura (@folkfibers) travels the… read more

How Photoshop Makes us all Paranoid

What I learned very quick in my starting activity as a freelance-photographer is that, all work be damned, you have exceedingly little control over your assignment-flow. Sure, you can make a great website/jolly facebookpage/stellar portfolio. But making people to call you now, now now! is rather hard.

As idleness is the… read more

Knowing how to Create a Photo and Not just Take One

A Guest post by Judd Green

You either are a portrait photographer or landscape photographer and you come across the perfect moment, everything falls into place, every aspect and variable in the equation right at this moment equals awesomeness! Now what? Fire at will captain! Take no prisoners! I once fell… read more

A Collection of Mountain Photography for Inspiration

A Collection of Mountain Photography for Inspiration

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The Liquid Journey: Fine Art Photography by Hengki Koentjoro

The Liquid Journey: Fine Art Photography by Hengki Koentjoro

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Prettiest Cat Photos by Lennette Newell

Prettiest Cat Photos by Lennette Newell

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Interesting Ads and Photography by Davide Bellocchio

Interesting Ads and Photography by Davide Bellocchio

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4 Reasons Why Networking Is Critical to Going Pro

A guest post by Lara White from PhotoMint. In this article, she explains why networking is critical for photographers looking to go pro. To learn more about how to get business by networking, check out PhotoMint’s new ebook, Get Connected: Build Relationships to Drive Your Business.

When you make the… read more

8 Things Every Camera Owner Should Know About Their Camera

by Lynford Morton from www.photocoachpro.com.

If you want to make the evolution from pointing and shooting to creating art, one of the things you must do is master your camera. I’m talking the kind of mastery where you can pick up your camera in most situations and begin firing quickly without… read more

Best of the Week #212

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

10 Strategies for Non-Profits on Pinterest

Non-profits are utilizing Pinterest as an extension of their organizations, using photography, infographics and other visuals to show supporters more about their missions.

Pinterest’s goal is to connect “people all over the world based on shared tastes and interests.” Non-profits, then, can use the social site to connect people based on… read more

Daily Inspiration #1072

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

RED: Weekly Photography Challenge

Image by MonkeyMagic1975

It’s been a couple of years since we ran a ‘RED’ weekly photography challenge – so here we go again.

Your challenge this week is to take and share an image or two that are predominately the colour red. Anything goes – red lipstick on lips, strawberries, fire engines,… read more

Geological Photography: Meteora, Greece

There’s some places in out planet that are truly magical and breathtaking. Meteora, in Thessaly, Greece, is one of those places. The geological formations plus the buildings you can find at the top of these formations are an amazing subject for photography.

Meteora mountains are filled with monasteries in places that… read more

27 Resplendent ‘Reflections’ Images to Inspire You

Reflections are everywhere – in mirrors, windows, puddles, the ocean, lakes, in architecture and more. Here’s 27 images that all feature reflections of one kind or another. Which do you like most?

Note: click any of these images to be taken to the Flickr page of the photographer to learn more… read more

Top Fifteen Photography Portfolio Sites

What sets great images apart? What do the most successful photographers do to make their work stand out? Often the difference between a great photo and a great photo that captivates and prompts exploration is a good showcase.

The goal of a photography portfolio site is to make photos shine, but… read more

Canon EOS 5D Mk III – First Look

Update: full press release on the Canon 5D Mk III is below.

One of the worst kept secrets in the digital camera space at the moment is Canon’s imminent announcement of the Canon 5D Mk III. It’s been rumoured for a long time now and in the last week we’ve seen… read more

Beautiful Houses: Villa Plus in Stockholm

The idea in this series is to show beautiful and inspiring houses. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful… read more

Useful Photography Cheat Sheets That Every Photographer Should Have

Useful Photography Cheat Sheets That Every Photographer Should Have

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Enough Photography Links to Give You a Coronary

Many great photographs and posts have been made this week online in the field of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been busy compiling a list of the very best pieces. This weeks list contains some of the most outstanding tutorials, photography and interesting blogs as found by the Toad…. read more

Daily Inspiration #1071

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Wireless Scanning To The Cloud with the Doxie Go + WIFI

As most of you know that read this site, there is a huge movement toward cloud based computing. With the rise of applications like Evernote and Dropbox, people are starting to put more and more of their documents and media in the cloud. With this rise, comes devices like the… read more

How to Animate Your Google+ Profile

We have previously highlighted some really striking animated Google+ profile pages. Now we’re showing you how you can make your own animated profile with a simple online tool.

While some Google+ users have highlighted their methodology, and InMotion Hosting offers an awesome, advanced Photoshop tutorial for professionals, our walkthrough can be… read more

3 Minutes With Photographer Seshu

Great photographers always have a knack for making their work look effortless and their subjects look natural. Wedding and portrait photography may look easy enough, bit it can be extremely hard work albeit extremely rewarding. To capture the joy and essence of someone’s persona takes great skill and determination.  An… read more

The Benefits Of Adjustment Tool White Balance In Lightroom 4

While the official version of Lightroom 4 is not out yet, I feel comfortable pointing out one change that is sure to make it in the final product; the ability to change white balance while using the Gradient Filter or Adjustment Brush.  I have been waiting for this feature for… read more

Sport Photography by Thomas Chadwick

Sport Photography by Thomas Chadwick

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Fascinating and Colourful Photographs of Creepy Crawlies

While they might make our skin crawl, they indisputably offer photographers a heap of opportunities for great macro photography. Creep crawlies are everywhere and with a macro lens, a reversing ring, some extension tubes or a macro bellows, you can get some amazing images. Check out this collection of creepy… read more

Sport Photography by Steve Bonini

Sport Photography by Steve Bonini

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How Tumblr Rekindled the Art of Animated GIFs

What is it about small, repetitive moving images that everyone is so crazy about on Tumblr? Animated GIFs have been circling the web since 1987, yet in the past few years, they seem to have increased in popularity.

Because Tumblr acts as a digital incubator for all things visually stunning,… read more

5 Unmistakable Lessons That Model Shooting Teaches You

Working with models can be rewarding and frustrating, often all at the same time.  For many photographers shooting falls more into documenting, even if you are composing the shot.  If you think about it, wedding, engagement, family, landscapes, birding, photojournalism, and even macro photography are all ways to document what… read more

Lytro: The Most Social Camera Ever Made [REVIEW]

Photography, here is your wake-up call. Lytro just released its light-field camera to the world, a device that looks and acts like no other camera ever made. Mashable got an early preview of the Lytro camera, and we can say it definitely delivers on its promise to change the way… read more

Present Moment Photography

A Guest post by Jason Lowry from www.blackandwhiteonly.com.

I have a horrible habit of wasting so much of my present moment time constantly thinking about everything and everyone!  If you are like me, it can be so difficult to focus on what I’m doing right now at this exact moment (just… read more

Should You Hire a Social Media Manager?

As a freelancer, you do everything—manage the books, handle the sales, and make the coffee. All this on top of your actual job, be it writing, photography, graphic design, event planning…whatever.

There are some things you can outsource. You can hire a bookkeeper to keep your finances straight. These people… read more

Edit and Create on the Go with Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad

On Monday, Adobe launched its Photoshop Touch application for the iPad. This long sought after app runs on the iPad 2, and not on the iPad 1, and it requires that you have iOS 5 installed. The app costs $9.99 which is at the high end of the price range… read more

Jeff Huang’s New Work

One of our missions at Abduzeedo is to help designers and digital artists to promote their work. That’s the reason we are always featuring updated portfolios like the one that we will featured today from Jeff Huang.

Jeff Huang is a multidisciplinary freelance Art Director and Illustrator based in New York… read more

Friday Photography Inspiration #47

Friday Photography Inspiration #47

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15 Must Have Photography Apps – A Great approval For Photographers

15 Must Have Photography Apps – A Great approval For Photographers

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Creative Photography by Scott Ferguson

Creative Photography by Scott Ferguson

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Aperture Three – Viewing the Images

Aperture is about viewing and managing your images and as such your primary workspace is going to be the viewer. As we mentioned in the last tutorial, Aperture’s main window can be used in three basic modes, Browser, Split View and Viewer and in this tutorial I will discuss some… read more

How to Take Gorgeous Photos of Your Kids: 29% Off Today Only

Today is 29 February (at least it is here in Australia as this post goes live) and we’re celebrating the ‘leap year’ with 29% off our super popular Kids Photography eBook – Click!

One of the team here at dPS HQ – Shayne Tilley our marketing guy – celebrates his birthday… read more

30 Photographs Reflecting Happiness

30 Photographs Reflecting Happiness

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Daily Inspiration #1069

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

LowePro DSLR Video Fastpack 350 AW [REVIEW]

Use In Real Life

I know those numbers often don’t mean a lot without real world use. I’ve tested a number of LowePro and other packs and my expectation for this pack as that I could carry my main body with power grip and longer lens plus a couple of lenses…. read more

25+ Professional Resources for Getting Started as a Freelance Editor

Launching into a career as a freelance editor is relatively easy. Unlike our web and graphic design colleagues, editors can start working on their own without too much investment in expensive software or equipment.

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How to Choose the Right Shutter Speed

Taking good photographs isn’t just about buying the most expensive camera available. Whether you’re a wedding photographer or an amateur looking to turn professional, it’s important that you understand shutter speed and how it can affect the photos you take.

What is Shutter Speed?

The easiest way to explain shutter speed… read more

6 ways to improve your blog’s design

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5 Great Ways to Keep Track of Your Stuff

As a recent college graduate and thus an official member of the “real world,” I’ve been learning about all kinds of exciting things like how to file my taxes, the joys of job-hunting and the need for renter’s insurance. I decided that if I was going to take the time… read more

Tutti Frutti Self Portraits By Cristina Otero

Tutti Frutti Self Portraits By Cristina Otero

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Fabulous Pictures of Paris (France) in Black and White

Fabulous Pictures of Paris (France) in Black and White

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17 Creative Uses of Lens Flare (And How to Get The Effect Yourself)

For many years in photography, lens flare was actively avoided by photographers. Flare, which is basically light scattered within the lens due to unplanned reflection and lens impurities, was considered as something that ruined a photograph. Equipment like lens hoods were invented to help prevent it. But times change and… read more

Daily Inspiration #1068

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Online Marketing for Photographers: The Lessons I Paid For

A Guest Post By Kristen Simental

Image by Stian Eikeland

When I decided to get serious about marketing, I did some research and felt that online marketing was the way to go. All right, I saw that everyone else was doing it. In the course of a year, I thought I was… read more

8 Strategies for Launching a Brand Presence on Pinterest

Charles Nicholls is an expert in ecommerce, web analytics, social media marketing and online buyer behavior. He is also founder and chief strategy officer at shopping cart recovery company SeeWhy. You can follow Charles on Twitter @webconversion and read his blog.

Many marketers have heard of Pinterest, but despite this, most… read more

Learn to Leverage Twitter

Freelancers and small business owners can learn a lot from how bigger businesses use their social media. You’re not going to be able to capitalize on everything these larger companies can, because your business model is different. However, there are some things big companies do to leverage their Twitter… read more

Focus On: Mobile App Design Trends for 2012

Mobile applications are on the rise as more consumers switch over to smartphones. Between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating system there are plenty of wonderful apps to browse through. The past year has built up a catalog of exceptional design patterns which will continue over into 2012.

In… read more

Moon Games

French landscape astrophotographer and astronomy journalist Laurent Laveder created a fun series of ‘moon’ images with a twist. Using a few simple props and the human form he’s transformed the moon into all manner of objects. He’s also pulled together a small book – Moon Games – featuring some of… read more

A Showcase of Beautiful Bird Photography

Nature photography is often more beautiful than photography featuring manmade subjects, as it presents us with the beautiful randomness of the world around us. Some of the most stunning creatures within nature are birds. With around 10,000 species of birds, bird photography presents us with an endless variation of colors,… read more

The Eclectic Work of Mike Harrison

Mike Harrison is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary freelance art director, designer and illustrator, currently based in London. Through the years of crafting himself and his career he has experimented with almost every style and discipline in the book and still continue to try new techniques and mediums on a regular basis…. read more

Aperture Software (Part Two) – Introducing the Interface

In the first of this series of tutorials, I showed you how to import images into Aperture, Apple’s image management software for Mac OSX. With the images now safely in an album we are going to have a closer look at the basics of the Aperture interface.

Lets start at the… read more

Daily Inspiration #1067

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Are You a Binge Photographer… or a Snack Photographer?

We had a great discussion last week on our Facebook page about this so I thought I’d ask the question here on the blog too:

Is your photography done in sporadic bursts or are you a steady shooter?

I’m not talking about when you’re on a shoot and shooting fast –… read more

Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars Review

My experience with binoculars has mainly revolved around visits to motor sports, surf carnivals and performances like musicals or opera.

So I can, without fear of contradiction, say that we can safely discount use of the DEV-5 in theatres and the like: for one thing you’d quickly get tired of sitting… read more

Our favorite tweets of the week Feb 20-Feb 26, 2012

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20 HDR Photographers Worth Watching

Do you need a twist on your photographic inspiration? Check out the following HDR photographers. The techniques they use to create surrealistic images combine multiple exposures to capture a wider range of value and color.

Since most HDR photography is used to achieve difficult exposures with wider dynamic ranges,… read more

Surreal Photography by Annie Collinge

Surreal Photography by Annie Collinge

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35 Most Brilliant Examples of Animal Photography

35 Most Brilliant Examples of Animal Photography

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New Epson Complete Guide to Digital Printing [Book Review]

Visit any of the retailers who offer user-operated printing of digital images and you’ll think that everyone does it that way. Nup!

Despite the radically cheaper print cost at these sites (10c and lower!) there’s plenty of digital photographers out there who prefer to do it at home on their own… read more

QR Codes Connect Art on the Wall With Music on Your iPhone

Portuguese artist Nuno Serrão wants to make art viewing more stimulating by incorporating music through an iPhone app and QR codes.

The artist’s photography exhibit called Project Paperclip is currently housed at the Centro das Artes in Madeira Island, Portugal. People can walk in and do something usually discouraged at galleries… read more

15 Tips for Low Light Landscape Photography

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Capturing scenes in low light remains one of the most challenging aspects of photography, yet the results when executed well can be truly captivating. Whether it’s an energetic cityscape or ethereal seascape the possibilities are endless. Here are a few essentials points to consider before you begin.

It’s a… read more

Best of the Week #211

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

18 Photographs That Depict Happiness

18 Photographs That Depict Happiness

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Daily Inspiration #1066

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, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found it,… read more

Beautiful Houses: Brentwood Residence

The idea in this series is to show beautiful and inspiring houses. Houses that are remarkable for its design, elegance, elements, concept or simply because they are beautiful. So if you like architecture, interior design and beautifully designed houses, you are at the right spot. Check out this week beautiful… read more

Less is More: Weekly Photography Challenge

This week, based off our post ‘The Impact of Less‘ our photography challenge theme is ‘Less is More’.

Image by Brian Matiash

Feel free to interpret the theme in any way that you wish – but we’re half expecting to see some minimalistic kinds of images taken and submitted. Really stripping back… read more