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10 Great Books on Photography Plus More
I have a lot of books on photography. Some are conceived photo books and some are books that are about the art of photography. Either way, I spend too much money on photography books. I don’t have all of these books, but I have some of them. The others I have found to be consistently some of the most popular books out there and all have excellent reviews all over the [...]
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10 Great Books on Photography Plus More
I have a lot of books on photography. Some are conceived photo books and some are books that are about the art of photography. Either way, I spend too much money on photography books. I don’t have all of these books, but I have some of them. The others I have found to be consistently some of the most popular books out there and all have excellent reviews all over the [...]
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Underwater Bridals by Jonathan Ryan
Jonathan Ryan is a wedding and portrait photographer in southern England and one of the best. He is really well known for his underwater bridal and portrait photography. Think about that for a second. Underwater portraits with your really nice camera. It’s not nearly as easy as just going out on a sunny day to take pictures. It takes planning, problem solving, special [...]
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Underwater Bridals by Jonathan Ryan
Jonathan Ryan is a wedding and portrait photographer in southern England and one of the best. He is really well known for his underwater bridal and portrait photography. Think about that for a second. Underwater portraits with your really nice camera. It’s not nearly as easy as just going out on a sunny day to take pictures. It takes planning, problem solving, special [...]
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EA Sports: FIFA 2010, Fans, And A Lot Of Paint
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 23, 2011 · 0 Comment
Earlier in the week I posted a video featuring commercial photographer Monte Isom photographing comedian Colin Kane. We'll it turns out Monte has been filming great behind the scenes videos of his photoshoots all along. In this video Monte shows you not only how he created the fun ad campaign for the EA Sports FIFA 2010 video game but also how he secured the job in the first place! It's really great [...]
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Jonathan Ryan Shoots Underwater Bridals
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 23, 2011 · 0 Comment
Lee and I are wrapping up our trip to WPPI in Las Vegas which is basically the largest wedding convention in the US. So today after meeting with tons of wedding professionals we thought it might be fun to showcase an underwater bridal shoot. Jonathan Ryan is a wedding photographer in Canterbury, England and in this video he is using a few strobes, a Nikon D3, and our favorite Ewa-Marine underwater [...]
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The Barbie Fashion Model Photoshoot
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
Yes, you read the title correctly. The famous female Mattel toy has photoshoots, and they are actually quite extravagant. When I first saw this I thought it was a joke but after doing some research I found that Mattel designer Robert Best has big production photoshoots like this for all his Barbie Fashion Model Collections. I tried to find you the photographer who shot these but my attempts failed [...]
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The New Pageant Photography
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
When I think of pageant photography I often think of those glamor shot booths in the mall with the crazy hair, makeup, and horrendous props and backgrounds. Well times have changed and most young women competing in pageants around the world are taking much more fashion and beauty style portraits of themselves. In this video Justin Grant shows us what it's like shooting the images used by both the [...]
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The New Pageant Photography
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
When I think of pageant photography I often think of those glamor shot booths in the mall with the crazy hair, makeup, and horrendous props and backgrounds. Well times have changed and most young women competing in pageants around the world are taking much more fashion and beauty style portraits of themselves. In this video Justin Grant shows us what it's like shooting the images used by both the [...]
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The New Pageant Photography
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
When I think of pageant photography I often think of those glamor shot booths in the mall with the crazy hair, makeup, and horrendous props and backgrounds. Well times have changed and most young women competing in pageants around the world are taking much more fashion and beauty style portraits of themselves. In this video Justin Grant shows us what it's like shooting the images used by both the [...]
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20 Best Knowledge-Infused 3D Studio Max Tutorials
Posted by Alex Sawyer on February 19, 2011 · 0 Comment
3D Studio Max tutorials have a lot of ground to cover, ranging from the various modelling techniques and tools to texturing tutorials, lighting tutorials, rendering tutorials, animation tutorials and compositing tutorials. It is 3D Studio Max’s versatility and power that makes it one of the most popular 3D software packages available, but it also means there is a bit of a learning curve.If [...]
Getting Wet With The Cast Of Hawaii Five-O
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
If you watched my video on how to photograph wakeboarding then you know I'm a big advocate of throwing water at your subjects during a photoshoot! So needless to say I was excited when this behind the scenes video surfaced showing how photographer Art Streiber shot the hero shots for the television show Hawaii Five-O. The whole lighting setup is pretty straightforward: one beauty dish and a bunch [...]
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The Lexus LFA Drifts Around A Sports Illustrated Model
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
Yu Tsai is an incredibly impressive fashion and advertising photographer. He also is an established film maker and director (check out his film section on his site). Recently Yu Tsai was faced with the task of trying to make a car ad stand out in one of the most popular magazines in the world: The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. His solution: have ace driver Rhys Millen drift dangerously close [...]
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The Best Illustrator Tutorials of January 2011
Posted by Alex Sawyer on February 16, 2011 · 0 Comment
Illustrator has carved out its own niche in the world of graphic design, as its power for vector graphics is unrivaled, and it seamlessly integrates with Photoshop to create a powerful workflow. While Illustrator tutorials often focus on icon design, vector character design and typography effects, it’s also possible to achieve other interesting effects.Here you’ll find the best Illustrator [...]
Super Bowl XLV: How To Photograph Football Sports Illustrated Style
Posted by Patrick Hall Admin on February 15, 2011 · 0 Comment
Our friend Tyler Kaufman from New Orleans is a young sports photographer who had the opportunity to go and photograph Super Bowl XLV. Understandably, he was so busy shooting that he didn't have time to create a proper behind the scenes video on what it must be like shooting the largest sporting event in the world. Luckily for us, Max Morse was able to make a video showcasing many of the Sport Illustrated [...]
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Pen Tool Basics: An Fstoppers Post Production Tutorial by Sean Armenta
Posted by Sean Armenta on February 14, 2011 · 0 Comment
Hello Fstoppers! My name is Sean Armenta, and this is my little spot on Fstoppers called The Post Production Tutorial. If you enjoy these videos, feel free to subscribe to my new Fstoppers PPT Youtube Channel for the latest updates. This time around, we will talk about how to use the Photoshop Pen Tool. Granted, it's not as flashy and exciting as other aspects of retouching, but the Pen Tool is definitely [...]
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The Best Photoshop Tutorials from January 2011
Posted by Eric Shafer on February 3, 2011 · 0 Comment
Photoshop tutorials have had a great start here in 2011, with a lot of quality photomanipulation tutorials, icon design tutorials, digital painting tutorials and graphic design tutorials being created by websites around the blogosphere.In this post, we’ve gathered up the best Photoshop tutorials from January 2011, to get you energized and empowered with all the latest techniques and trends.If [...]
Best Photoshop 3D Text Effect Tutorials
Posted by Eric Shafer on February 1, 2011 · 0 Comment
Photoshop 3D text effects are in high demand these days, as they help a designer add depth to any piece, as well as a chance to showcase skills that will put his/her portfolio above the rest. Photoshop 3D text effects are the most popular type of Photoshop 3D effect, because text is a natural focal point for a piece and offers a great area to build around.In this collection, we’ve gathered [...]
Five Tips For Good Snow Photos
Posted by Dan Bailey on January 31, 2011 · 0 Comment
Wintertime photography can be challenging for a number of reasons. No, I’m not referring to the difficulties of keeping you and your batteries warm so that your camera AND your fingers continue to operation properly. I’ll assume that you already have that under control. If you don’t, here’s what you need to know: Gloves, hat, jacket, hand warmers and a thermos full of [...]
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6 Helpful Photoshop Tricks for Beginners
Posted by Alex Trots on January 14, 2011 · 0 Comment
Photoshop is a great tool to play with images. You can do so much with it, that even Photoshop pros aren’t completely aware of ALL the features. However, for beginners especially, Adobe Photoshop can seem quite overwhelming, and its hard to narrow down the features to performing a given useful task.With so many options, it is difficult to limit this list to a few Photoshop tricks. But here is [...]
10 Fresh HTML5 CSS3 and jQuery Tutorials
Posted by Eric Shafer on January 10, 2011 · 0 Comment
HTML5 and CSS3 are the next generation of the web, and will redefine the possibilities in web design and web development. When combined with an action oriented language such as jQuery, the range of effects and applications that can be created are amazing.In this collection, we’ve gathered up some fresh and useful HTML5 and CSS3 tutorials. While some are just solely CSS3 tutorials and others [...]
The 40 Best Illustrator Tutorials from 2010
Posted by Eric Shafer on January 2, 2011 · 0 Comment
Continuing our series of the best of 2010, today we gathered up the best Adobe Illustrator tutorials from 2010. Whether you’re an avid Photoshop user looking to branch out and add some vector skills to your arsenal, or you’re a web designer wanting to integrate some hand drawn or vector elements into your work, or you’re a seasoned Illustrator user who just wants to be inspired [...]
The Top 50 Best Photoshop Tutorials from 2010
Posted by Eric Shafer on January 1, 2011 · 0 Comment
Today, we’ve got a special collection of the best Photoshop tutorials from 2010 for you. We worked really hard to gather up the best of the best tutorials from design blogs and magazines around the internet, with everything from text effect tutorials, matte painting tutorials, graphic design tutorials, print design tutorials, photomanipulation tutorials, web design tutorials and more, in [...]
The Top 50 Best Photoshop Tutorials from 2010
Posted by Eric Shafer on January 1, 2011 · 0 Comment
Today, we’ve got a special collection of the best Photoshop tutorials from 2010 for you. We worked really hard to gather up the best of the best tutorials from design blogs and magazines around the internet, with everything from text effect tutorials, matte painting tutorials, graphic design tutorials, print design tutorials, photomanipulation tutorials, web design tutorials and more, in [...]
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