Posing in Portrait Photography – Introduction If you’re just starting out in portrait photography, this video will give you a jumpstart and speed your progress practicing the points made in the video. If you’re an amateur photographer or professional shooter, you can fine tune your skills with what you’ll learn in Posing for Portrait Photography: A…
Winning in Wedding Photography from Start to Finish
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Balancing Flash with Low Ambient Light
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Wildlife photography is adventurous and exciting, but could be dangerous. A wildlife photographer never wants to be in a situation that would endanger themselves or the animal but sometimes could be caught off-guard. What would you do? “One minute you’re taking a few photos of a lion pride in the distance, and the next, a curious 300-pound…
Portrait Photography: The Main Light
Portrait Photography: The Main Light Do you know who opened one of the first portrait photography studios in America? It was Samual F.B. Morse, who invented the telegraph. Morse was not only an inventor but also a celebrated portrait painter. He was a pioneering photographer in the mid 1800’s and employed portrait photography to create…
Rembrandt Lighting in Portrait Photography
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Enjoy bird photography tutorials by renowned bird photographer, Arthur Morris. He uses Canon EOS-1D X, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 7D Mark II cameras with Canon EF 600mm f4L and EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM lenses to capture stunning images of birds in their natural surroundings. Source – Canon: Bird Photography with Arthur Morris: One Shot and AI Servo…