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35mm vs 50mm Street Photography: Choosing the Right Focal Length

Trying to decide between 35mm and 50mm lenses for street photography isn’t an easy decision for many photographers. After all, there are many examples of excellent street photographers who have shot with 35mm lenses and the same goes for 50mm lenses. Ultimately, one isn’t ‘better’ than the other; it comes down to your personal preference…

57 Street Photography Hashtags for Promoting Your Street Photos
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57 Street Photography Hashtags for Promoting Your Street Photos

These days, social media is pretty saturated with street photography images and photographers trying to get noticed. Because of all this digital noise (pardon the pun), just posting your photos and hoping for the best won’t get you far anymore. One of the things you can do to increase your reach is including street photography…

8 Reasons Why 28mm Street Photography Works So Well
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8 Reasons Why 28mm Street Photography Works So Well

It depends on where you’re at in your street photography journey, but it’s likely you’ve heard that 28mm is a common focal length among street photographers. But why is that—why would so many street photography greats and enthusiasts alike have such an affection for 28mm street photography? Well, as with anything in photography, these things…

What Does a Wedding Photography Assistant Do?
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What Does a Wedding Photography Assistant Do?

If you’re thinking about getting into wedding photography or being an assistant, you might be wondering what a wedding photography assistant does. Some wedding photographers don’t even use them but they are sort of the unsung heroes of the wedding photography world, people who have a hand in greatly increasing the quality of photography for…

How to Find Wedding Photography Assistant Jobs
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How to Find Wedding Photography Assistant Jobs

Wedding photography is not rocket science, although it’s certainly not easy and comes with a lot of responsibility. So in my opinion, if you’re looking to get a job as a second shooter, you should actually work as a wedding photography assistant first and get your foot in the door that way. It lets you…

Why Wedding Photographers Use Two Cameras
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Why Wedding Photographers Use Two Cameras

If you’ve been to a wedding as a guest, you might have noticed the wedding photographer using two cameras. So why do wedding photographers use two cameras? I’m sure there are plenty of photographers out there who have other reasons for shooting with two cameras, but my two main ones are: -1. Focal length versatilityAnd-2….

Should You Go Full Frame?
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Should You Go Full Frame?

There’s a lot to like about cameras with full frame sensors: they have excellent image quality, work well in low light situations and are capable of producing shallower a depth of field than digital cameras with smaller sensors. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that a full frame camera is the optimal choice for photographers across…

What Are DSLR Cameras Good For?
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What Are DSLR Cameras Good For?

At one point, DSLR cameras had all the advantages in their favor. But as of this writing in November 2017, the advantages that DSLRs once had over mirrorless cameras has dwindled significantly. But regardless of how mirrorless camera technology has improved in recent years, DSLR cameras still have a lot going for them in terms…

The Blurred Background Effect in Photography
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The Blurred Background Effect in Photography

If you’ve paid close attention to pictures before, you’ve probably noticed that some have a lot in focus whereas others it’s the opposite, resulting in a blurred background effect. This blurred background effect, also known as “bokeh” among photographers, named after the Japanese word for “blur” can be done in a very tasteful way that…

Photography Categories List for Photographic Inspiration

Photography Categories List for Photographic Inspiration

We all need a starting point or some inspiration at times when it comes to photography. So whether you’re starting out and want to know what types of photography you could do or you need a spark to get you motivated to try out a new form of photography, this photography categories list should give…

What is a Candid Picture?
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What is a Candid Picture?

If you’re new to photography, you may be asking yourself, “what is a candid picture?” Many of us have known inherently what a candid picture is for most of our lives because we’ve heard the expression before but that’s not the case for everyone.

Depth of Field Camera Settings
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Depth of Field Camera Settings

Choosing a depth of field and a corresponding aperture may not be so apparent when first starting out in photography but ultimately it’s fairly straightforward. This article is broken up into two sections on how to choose depth of field camera settings.

5 Tips for Indoor Photography: Making Bland Light Look Great
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5 Tips for Indoor Photography: Making Bland Light Look Great

If you’ve ever photographed indoors, you’ve probably noticed that your photos don’t turn out as good as when you photograph in nice bright outdoor light, especially at the golden hour. The reason being is that there’s less light indoors than outdoors—a lot less. The results can be disappointing, as things like underexposure, grain, and unappealing…

How to Make Images Sharper
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How to Make Images Sharper

If you’re new to photography, making images sharper may seem like a daunting task. However, it’s actually really easy and once you learn how to consistently make images sharper, your photography can improve dramatically. There are generally two ways of making images sharper, and that’s what we’ll discuss in this article. How to Make Images…

5 Indoor Photography Tips Without Flash
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5 Indoor Photography Tips Without Flash

Doing photography indoors without a flash can be tricky. You may not have a flash handy or just want a natural light look. However, shooting without a flash indoors presents us with some issues as photographers because there’s less light present than when you’re out in open sunlight but we’re not using flash to help…