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Choosing between Capture One 20 and Lightroom Classic as studio portrait photographer

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Three steps photographers should take to book free models for their next practice test photoshoot

6 Portrait Photographers shootout in Las Vegas with the same model & Elinchrom ELC 500 / 125 lights

To celebrate the launch of the new ELC 125 and ELC 500 compact studio strobes, Elinchrom gathered together six amazing photographers and challenged them to shoot the same model in the same studio using the new ELCs.Elinchrom’s new studio flashes add High Speed Sync (HSS) and TTL to the manufactures compact monolight plug-in-the wall line-up.

The power of perspective: how the elevation of your camera can empower the subject or the viewer

Fashion portrait of Detroit fitness model Sonny James on a Gravity Backdrop

We look up to people we admire and we look down on people we despise. This rhetorical convention provides us with a visual point of reference when it comes to our compositions.

Don’t let the fear of social media feedback hold you back, we all fail, even me

Don’t let the fear of social media feedback hold you back, we all fail, even me

While, there are a lot of really mean people online saying horrible things, in today’s video we’re gonna talk about overcoming the fear of posting your work, because the positive criticism that you will receive is going to help you become a better photographer.

Light meters: How flash meters can speed up your workflow and help you properly expose your images

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When the topic of light meters comes up, many photographers are surprised to learn that I used them. While TTL and trial and error can be an effective way to nail an exposure, nothing can be more effective than manually and precisely dialing in your lights before fine tuning them on screen.

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