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  • Experience the Power of Daryan Dornelles’ Iconic Portrait Photography
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    Experience the Power of Daryan Dornelles’ Iconic Portrait Photography

    This remarkable contemporary photographer captures the soul of his subjects Daryan Dornelles is Brazilian, lives in Lisbon (Portugal), and his experience with photography started when he was a teenager thanks to his passion for music. So, it is no surprise that he's photographed some of the biggest names in Brazilian music, from Gilberto Gil to Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Elza Soares, and Maria Bethânia. Over the years, his photographs have appeared on the cover of over 150 magazines worldwide: GQ, Vogue, Bravo, Rolling Stone, Serafina, Trip, and Esquire, to name a few. In addition, he was awarded the Prêmio Abril de Jornalismo in 2007, and in 2016 the Prêmio Globo de Comunicação, both prestigious Brazilian accolades.

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  • What Is Ghost Light in Photography?
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    What Is Ghost Light in Photography?

    Learn about this mysterious lighting technique and how you can use it to take incredible photos Ghost light is a lighting technique that photographer Ibai Acevedo (@ibai) discovered while trying to find the best way to light his models and control the light as much as possible, both how it is perceived and how it appears. Imagine you want to photograph a person using a diffuser, playing with the light and shadows. Given that you need the light source to be close to your model in order to achieve the right lighting, surely the light source will be visible in the frame? Well, Ibai discovered that it’s possible to light your model without showing your light source. He does this by creating a layered composition as if it were a collage. This gives you the power to decide what you want and don't want to show in the photograph: he calls this technique “ghost light”.

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  • How Photography Fought to Become an Art
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    How Photography Fought to Become an Art

    Despite transforming the world, photography has always had to prove itself worthy of being called art Photography was struck upon by a collection of inventors across Europe, almost simultaneously. However, it is most commonly attributed to Louis Daguerre. The French government acquired the rights to his creation in 1839 and gave them away to the world. Since then, photography has struggled to be considered equal to painting and sculpture. While the world rushed to get their photo taken, the art world turned its nose up at the technology, refusing to accept that a camera could facilitate artistic expression. Watch the video below to learn how artists, innovators, journalists, and business people won photography the status it deserves, and how a science that changed the world in a flash, had to change art before art accepted it.

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  • 10 Food Photographers and Stylists To Follow on Instagram
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    10 Food Photographers and Stylists To Follow on Instagram

    Photographer Alfonso Acedo recommends some of his favorite culinary photographers, food stylists, and home economists Technology never stops evolving, but we have not yet invented a way to send scents through Instagram. That means that sight is the sense that photographers and food stylists must stimulate to make a particular dish or drink appetizing. Alfonso Acedo (@altheo) is one of those professionals who parks the lens of his camera at the dinner table, turning gastronomy into his muse and delighting our senses with mouthwatering compositions. His work is exquisite, but we are hungry for more, so we asked him to recommend some of the food stylists we need to follow on Instagram. Warning: don't read this post on an empty stomach.

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  • Photoshop Tutorial: How to Remove Backgrounds
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    Photoshop Tutorial: How to Remove Backgrounds

    Learn how to use the Pen tool to remove the background of a photo and create silhouettes on Photoshop, with Klarens Malluta The Pen tool is mightier than the sword but you have to know how to use it. One of its most common and useful functions is to divide elements of an image into separate pieces, such as the foreground and background of a photo. Klarens Malluta (klarens.malluta) is a self-taught digital artist who has worked with clients from across the world. In this tutorial, he demonstrates how to cut a background from an image and create a silhouette from a photo using the Pen tool in Photoshop.

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  • How to Crop a Photo
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    How to Crop a Photo

    Learn how to best crop a photo in Photoshop, with self-portrait photographer Laura Zalenga One of the simplest yet most underrated and effective ways to enhance your photos is by cropping them correctly. It may sound simple but knowing what to take out of your images is just as important as what you leave in. Laura Zalenga is a photographer specializing in artistic self-portraits, with commercial clients that include Adobe, Disney, Sony, and Mercedes Benz. In this tip, she shares how to best crop a photo using Photoshop and basic photographic principles.

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  • 5 Photography Online Courses to Create Self-Portraits Like a Pro
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    5 Photography Online Courses to Create Self-Portraits Like a Pro

    Learn from experts to create original, emotional-filled self-portraits Photography is a magical and expressive universe that enchants thousands of people through a fascinating play of lights, moments, scenarios and original creations. Self-portrait, in this context, is an excerpt from the photography universe that overflows meanings and transforms personal emotions and motivations into powerful, intimate and mysterious narratives. You are the one who sets the creative tone from start to finish. These five photographers and artists are experts in self-portrait and share with you their best techniques in the courses below.

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  • 8 Great Concert Photographers You Must Know
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    8 Great Concert Photographers You Must Know

    Discover some legendary international photographers that immortalized unique musical events Without television and other media platforms, pop, rock, and rap music would hardly have survived. Music created since the second half of the 20th century is essentially visual: it relies on the artist’s exploited image to reach the rest of the world. For this reason, it is easy to understand the importance of the work of concert photographers. These professionals help turn artists into legends through their incredible photos and consecrate them in popular culture history books. Aside from dealing with their musician subjects’ various personalities, concert photographers must also consider many other variables. “ The act of photographing a show requires mastering different equipment, knowledge of photometry, etc. Generally, you’ll have to deal with a great variety of lighting situations and a lot of movement on stage. What you need to ensure good and consistent results in this type of photography is practice: trial and error are what makes us. Trust me: if you can handle this part of the job, you’ll have a great time,” says Bruna Prado, one of the most renowned concert photographers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We’ve put together a list of eight fantastic concert photographers—current and historical—, and some of their incredible work, a visual record of some of the best music produced over the last few decades. Jim Marshall Starting our list is Woodstock's official photographer. Born in the US in 1936 (he died in 2010), Jim Marshall’s lens immortalized the muddy apotheosis of peace, love, and excesses that was the most legendary (if not the first) of all big music festivals. A feature published by Rolling Stone magazine claims that his portraits of musical legends Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan, among many others, "helped define the protagonists of rock, and rock photography itself."

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  • 5 Free Photography Online Classes: Best Materials and Equipment For a Professional Session
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    5 Free Photography Online Classes: Best Materials and Equipment For a Professional Session

    Five experts show you their favoirte material and share practical tips to help you find the ideal equipment for your needs If you want to explore your surroundings to capture new images or you would like to carry out a professional production and you are not sure about what you need, there is nothing better than spying on the brains of those in the know. In these free classes, 5 experts advise you on technical issues, present their essential equipment, and give you some unexpected advice. To watch each class, just click on its red title. Enjoy!

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  • Photoshop vs. Lightroom: Which is Best?
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    Photoshop vs. Lightroom: Which is Best?

    Discover the pros and cons of working with these popular photo editing programs and work out which is most suitable for you There are two very popular programs across the globe that are designed specifically for image editing: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. At first glance, these two programs may seem very similar since they both allow you to edit photographs, but the truth is that each one has been designed for a different purpose and will shape your post-production workflow differently. In a nutshell, Photoshop can be likened to a digital darkroom, which you can use to make detailed adjustments to any kind of image. Adobe Lightroom, however, is more similar to a complete photo studio, as it imports, organizes, edits, and exports photographs. Understanding what makes them similar, as well as different, will help you make the right decision when selecting the software most suited to your needs:

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  • 5 Online Courses to Learn How to Retouch Photos with Adobe Lightroom
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    5 Online Courses to Learn How to Retouch Photos with Adobe Lightroom

    Learn from the experts to improve the final quality of all your photos using this popular software A good photographer knows that retouching is an essential process in post-production to obtain the best results. One of the most used software by professionals is Adobe Lightroom. If you want all your photography projects to look amazing and professional, check out these Domestika courses in which five experts share their knowledge. To learn more about each course and learn more about the benefits of using this tool, simply click on the title in red.

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  • Photoshop Tutorial: 5 Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts for Photo Editing
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    Photoshop Tutorial: 5 Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts for Photo Editing

    Learn the best keyboard shortcuts for faster editing on Photoshop, with photo editor Mikael Eliasson Keyboard shortcuts are second nature to a professional photo editor as they allow fast adjustments and a more intuitive workflow. Taking the time to learn them as early as possible will allow you to focus on the more creative elements of your project. Photo editor Mikael Eliasson runs his own photography school in East London and has had his work exhibited across Europe. In this tutorial, he shares five essential shortcuts, as well as a few bonus tips and shortcuts to help you use them.

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  • What Is and How To Use the Rule of Thirds When Taking a Photograph
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    What Is and How To Use the Rule of Thirds When Taking a Photograph

    Create photographs that are more visually appealing with this framing technique The rule of thirds is a framing technique for creating a well-balanced composition across different disciplines: design, painting, illustration, cinematography, and photography. Today, we are focusing on how this golden rule is applied when creating a photograph. While centering your subject might seem like the natural thing to do, the rule of thirds tells us to suppress this instinct and follow this popular theory to create a photograph that’s more interesting and visually appealing.

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  • Photography Tutorial: Tips for Portrait Photography
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    Photography Tutorial: Tips for Portrait Photography

    Learn how to build a connection with your sitter and understand what people feel during a photo shoot Nowadays, photography is more accessible than ever, but a good photographer must know how to connect with their subject. If you are shooting people, a good connection can bring out the best in yourself, your sitter, and, ultimately, your pictures. Emilia Brandão (@emiliabrandao) is a LEICA ambassador who has worked for Vogue, GQ, Elle and Glamour. In this tutorial, she shares a few simple ways to make your sitter comfortable and create the best environment for a successful shoot.

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  • Basic Settings for Editing Photographs
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    Basic Settings for Editing Photographs

    Photographer Nicanor García shares some fundamental editing settings to apply to all your photographs Adobe Photoshop was one of the first programs created for editing digital images; it became popular because it enabled the user to change and manipulate images for creative purposes and to fix mistakes. Editing, or post-production, allows photographers to go a little further than merely taking a photo. Besides lighting and framing, you can take advantage of other basic editing settings to achieve optimal results. You can refine a picture by correcting the perspective, geometry, exposure, contrast, or highlights. Expert photographer Nicanor García runs us through the basic editing settings that can help us achieve amazing photographs.

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  • 5 Free Make-up Classes for Photo Shoots
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    5 Free Make-up Classes for Photo Shoots

    Available for a limited time only, these classes will teach you make-up techniques for a photo series Make-up often plays a fundamental role in the creation of a photograph. Whether you’re working on a self-portrait, artistic photo series, or fashion shoot, the right look can save hours of post-production work. We recommend that everyone working both in front of the camera and behind it learn the basics of working with make-up so that they can efficiently solve any problems that might arise on set. These five free classes will guide you in what you need to know, whatever your studio role. Free Class: Make-up for Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography In this class, from the Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography course, photographer Krishna VR shares some simple tips for doing one’s own make-up. The expert explains how she has learned different techniques online. In this lesson, she advises how to match skin color and avoid a lengthy post-production process.

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  • 5 Free Classes in Food Photography
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    5 Free Classes in Food Photography

    Available for a limited time only, these classes will show you how to take great photographs of your favorite recipes A quick scroll on Instagram proves that food photography has made a big impact on social media. You’ll also see how difficult it is to stand out amongst the sea of images that have been hashtagged with popular categories like #foodporn. When going up against this strong competition, it’s a good idea to learn from the best: from coming up with a concept to setting up lighting. These five free classes are an invitation into the exciting world of food styling and the range of skills you can master. Free Class: Set and Lighting A photography set is where the magic begins, and creating it, of course, has its secrets. In this class from the course Food Photography Basic Techniques, commercial photographer Ernesto López explains how to create a workspace that helps you concentrate on your creative process. He will also teach you how to control light so that your photographs look great from the get-go. In summary, you will learn how to assemble a set and will discover the basic knowledge you need to take a spectacular photograph.

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  • 5 Photographers Who Defined the Self-portrait
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    5 Photographers Who Defined the Self-portrait

    Discover painting’s influence on the photographic self-portrait and how it can build a visual narrative Across all artistic disciplines, self-reflection can be expressed in different ways. The creator inevitably leaves a piece of himself in each of their creations. Since the days of Ancient Greece, it has been believed that creativity goes hand in hand with self-exploration. When it comes to the self-portrait, there is a whole other level of communication between the artist and spectator. The artist shows themselves exactly as they are, or, how they want others to perceive them.

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  • Top 10 Photography Books of 2020
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    Top 10 Photography Books of 2020

    If you're looking for a book to give to a professional photographer or photography enthusiast, check out these 10 titles that we recommend History repeats itself: the year draws to an end and we celebrate and exchange gifts with our loved ones. If you have a photographer or photography enthusiast on your gift list, it’s hard to go wrong with a great photography book. In this blog post, we share our top ten recommendations to help you find the ideal title. Don't forget to write a personal inscription! Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, by Hugh Nini This book is a visual narrative of rare sensitivity showcasing Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell’s previously unpublished collection of over 2700 unique photographs taken between the 1850s and 1950s, depicting romantic love between men. The images are almost all anonymous and from all over the world. They were sourced from flea markets, family archives, and online auctions. The exceptional quality of the collection and the emotions it conjures up are reasons alone to include it on our top ten list.

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  • 7 Sites for Storing Your Photos in the Cloud
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    7 Sites for Storing Your Photos in the Cloud

    Discover the storage services you can use to organize and back up your images A few weeks ago, Google announced that it will no longer offer free unlimited photo storage after June 2021. Following then, if you require more than the 15GB of storage space available for free, you will need a sign up to a paid plan (as is the case if you have Google Drive). If that’s not enough or you’re looking for alternative options, we’ve compiled a list of sites that offer image storage services: Amazon Prime Photos If you have an Amazon Prime account, you can take advantage of their unlimited photo storage service and free space for up to 5GB for videos. Other services are also offered, such as the option to share albums with other users or get images printed and delivered to your home. Price For more information on prices, check how much an Amazon Prime subscription costs where you live.

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  • Photoshop Tutorial: How to Sharpen Your Images
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    Photoshop Tutorial: How to Sharpen Your Images

    Learn how to use the high pass filter to sharpen photos easily on Adobe Photoshop, with Mikael Eliasson There are numerous reasons why you should sharpen your images before publication: it can compensate for blurring caused by equipment, make your pictures more vivid, and make them easier to read. Remember, however, that it isn’t supposed to bring an out-of-focus shot into focus. Mikael Eliasson runs his own photography school in East London and has had his work exhibited across Europe. In this tutorial, he shares how to sharpen an image simply on Photoshop using the high pass filter.

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  • Photography Tutorial: How to Set up a Self-Portrait
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    Photography Tutorial: How to Set up a Self-Portrait

    Learn the basic techniques for taking a self-portrait on your phone or a reflex camera, with Laura Zalenga Self-portraits have been a fundamental component of self expression throughout history, allowing artists to explore their own external image and internal truths. While every new smartphone has a front-facing camera you can take a selfie with, a well-taken self-portrait typically requires a little more thought. Laura Zalenga (@laurazalenga) is a photographer passionate about the art of self-portraits, who has given talks for clients like Adobe, Disney, Sony, and Mercedes Benz. In this tutorial, she shares three different ways you can set up your own self-portrait photoshoot easily and effectively, depending on what tools you have available.

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