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Photography’s golden rules and when to break them

The fundamentals of photography composition are meant to be broken but first, you must grasp them. Stan Horaczek Photography has a lot of rules that are really just principles. Most of them are useful guidelines worth understanding, not edicts to be followed to the letter. In this photography fundamentals series, we’re going to look at… Continue reading Photography’s golden rules and when to break them

Here’s your chance to own a 1988 Kodak NASCAR & pit crew uniforms

Bring a Trailer Show your enthusiasm for film photography with this legit 1988 Oldsmobile Delta Kodak Nascar. It comes ready to roll, decked out in bold Kodak yellow paint and decals. You also get a whole bunch of vintage Kodak memorabilia and swag, including pit crew uniforms—just imagine showing up to your local photo walk… Continue reading Here’s your chance to own a 1988 Kodak NASCAR & pit crew uniforms

10 Top Lightroom Preset Packs for Portrait Photography

Forget hiring expensive photo retouchers. We sifted through the portrait photo preset packs for Lightroom and this assortment of ten, ranging from the natural to the expressive, might very well give your portraits the look you’ve been searching for—instantly. How to Add and Apply Presets in Lightroom Classic If you’re new to Lightroom, here’s a… Continue reading 10 Top Lightroom Preset Packs for Portrait Photography

100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles

Who doesn’t love free Adobe Lightroom presets? With just one click, you can borrow and tap into the style of other photographers. Presets can transform your images and add styles in a second. As Lightroom’s popularity has increased, so has the quality of presets to modify and enhance images. Because Lightroom is a “non-destructive” image editor, we… Continue reading 100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles

How to Photograph With Makeup: Understanding Skin Type

Understanding skin type is important when deciding what makeup to use and how to prep the skin for makeup. In this tutorial, you will learn how to approach the four different skin types. To understand makeup, it’s very important that you first understand the skin. The skin is a blank canvas that your makeup is… Continue reading How to Photograph With Makeup: Understanding Skin Type

The new GoPro Hero11 Black comes in 3 distinct ‘flavors’

GoPro GoPro is back with a fresh flagship action camera—well, a trio to be exact, each aimed at different users. All three GoPro Hero11 Black models share the same guts and boast improved video quality, better image stabilization, and a wider field of view. Read on for how they differ from one another and GoPro… Continue reading The new GoPro Hero11 Black comes in 3 distinct ‘flavors’

Best monitor calibration tools of 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall Datacolor SpyderX Pro Check Price Best budget Calibrite ColorChecker Display Check Price Best kit Datacolor SpyderX Capture Pro Kit Check Price Monitor calibration tools are essential for anyone looking for precision and consistency in their photography. All monitors will produce slightly–or sometimes drastically–different colors, contrast levels, and degrees of brightness. Left… Continue reading Best monitor calibration tools of 2022

Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising

According to research recently released by Oxford University, vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets aren’t only healthier, but in countries like the US, UK, Australia, and parts of Western Europe, they’re also cheaper. What’s more, researchers found that it would be possible to make sustainable and healthy eating affordable everywhere within the next ten years, as… Continue reading Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising

OM Digital (formerly Olympus) is working on a stabilized 90mm macro ‘Pro’ lens

OM Digital Solutions Micro Four Thirds system users will soon have a new 180mm equivalent, image-stabilized macro lens to consider for their arsenal. The forthcoming OM Digital Solutions M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS was just unveiled on the brand’s lens roadmap. Part of OM Digital’s prestigious”Pro” line, it joins other highly-capable, tough-built glass like the… Continue reading OM Digital (formerly Olympus) is working on a stabilized 90mm macro ‘Pro’ lens