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Masks are essential tools, but many photographers keep their use pretty basic. Complex masks, where you combine or modify multiple masks, can transform your editing process and dramatically improve your images.

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Pick n’ Pluck, TrekPak, foam hybrids—Pelican has given us plenty of ways to organize our gear, each with its own quirks and trade-offs. But once you commit, you're stuck—cut the foam wrong or rearrange the...

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If your shots sometimes look flat or you're not sure why certain images work better than others, toning might be the missing ingredient. Toning is crucial because it helps you shape dimension and guide a viewer's attention within your photo, yet many photographers completely overlook it.

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Film choice makes a bigger difference than you might realize. Picking the wrong film stock can leave you frustrated with results that don't match your expectations or your budget.

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Creating dreamy images is more than just throwing effects on a finished photo. Learning specific compositional techniques can significantly increase how evocative your images become.

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Peakto has been a premier Mac app for organizing and finding photo assets, using AI and metadata to quickly find images no matter where you have hidden them. Now, they are adding powerful collaboration tools and tools for pre-editing video, and we know a lot of our readers are also creating videos as well as still images.

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Wedding photographers often debate about lens choices, focusing on a mix of creativity, convenience, and image quality. Choosing a single versatile lens can simplify things, which can ease your workflow and create more opportunities for capturing moments.

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Fujifilm has officially introduced the X-E5 mirrorless digital camera, the newest addition to its X-E lineup. Combining a classic rangefinder-style design with cutting-edge technology, the compact X-E5 is outfitted with Fujifilm's latest fifth-generation imaging system. Among its leading features, the camera now includes in-body image stabilization (IBIS), a customizable Film Simulation dial, improved autofocus performance, and a versatile electronic viewfinder (EVF).

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Fujifilm North America Corporation has introduced the new Fujinon XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR lens, designed for Fujifilm X Series cameras. Announced today, the lens is scheduled to be available in late 2025 and will retail for $499.

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From a frog smaller than a fingernail to a crocodile longer than a boat, here are 10 tips that I remind myself of while photographing herps.

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The inquiry email was perfect. The client loved your portfolio, praised your style, and enthusiastically asked about availability for their wedding. You responded within hours with detailed information, pricing, and next steps. Then... silence. Days pass. You send a follow-up. Still nothing. Another potential client has vanished into the digital void, leaving you wondering what went wrong.

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Your camera kit can either streamline your workflow or clutter your life—it all depends on how intentionally you create your setup. Your gear should align exactly with what you actually shoot and make your job easier.

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Today, we will take a look at new tools inside DaVinci Resolve Studio that help improve efficiency in the early stages of your editing workflow.

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Adding convincing artificial fog can give your landscape photographs depth and mood that's tough to create in camera. If you've struggled to do it effectively in Lightroom, this technique can take your results to a new level.

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Feeling like you're hitting a plateau with your photography is a common struggle, even if you're putting in regular shooting hours. Knowing how to break free of this rut can redefine your relationship with photography and energize your creativity.

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Backlighting is one of those techniques in portrait photography that can quickly elevate your work if you do it correctly. Understanding how different types of backlights work and how each impacts your image is crucial to creating portraits that have depth rather than feeling flat.

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Commercial filmmaking offers unique opportunities to sharpen your skills and potentially get your work in front of a massive audience. Many talented filmmakers wonder what it takes to actually succeed—not just to produce impressive work, but to also navigate the business side and effectively put themselves on the map.

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Let’s face it. So many travel tripods out there share the same features and flaws. This one seems to offer the smartest solution that expands the travel tripod’s usability altogether.

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Imagine taking a photo and not seeing it for a week. Imagine every click of the shutter costing real money. Imagine gathering your family around the kitchen table to pass around actual printed photographs, holding them up to the light, flipping them over to read date stamps printed in orange numbers.

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I’ve always loved wandering around with my camera, looking for interesting things to photograph. Often, I struggled to find interesting things to shoot. Often, I didn’t have the motivation to put in much effort, which was weird because I love photography. And then one day, I learned something, and everything changed. From that point on, there was no looking back, no lack of motivation, and no difficulty in finding things to photograph.

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