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How to Make a Dramatic Beautiful Sky on a Photo in Photoshop

Sometimes you take a portrait, picture of a landscape, or city and you realize your sky looks dull. It happens when the sky is clear without clouds, or it’s overexposed. But don’t hurry to delete this photo, you can replace the washed-out sky in a few simple steps using Photoshop. In this article, I’m going…

5. My favorite panel is Color, located right under Tone Curve. Here, I have the chance to experiment with very specific colors, shades, and saturations. This is ideal for enhancing details like lip color, skin tones, and more. It's also perfect for highlight and removing certain colors; if your subject is wearing a green shirt that clashes with the background, you could make it look less dramatic by dragging the Green saturation slider to the left. There are many options when it comes to color correction, so let yourself have fun here!

7 Photoshop Tricks That Will Greatly Improve Your Portraits

Photoshop can be quite an intimidating program to use, especially if you’re a beginner. Since there are so many options available, it’s hard to find a single editing method that will both save you time and perfect your images. If you’re having a hard time editing photos that your clients will love, all you need…

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How to Make Your Portraits Look Naturally Flawless Using Frequency Separation

Frequency Separation sounds like a term used in complicated physics assignments, doesn’t it? It sounded like that when I first came across it, at least. In reality, it’s a term that’s cherished by professional Photoshop users. Frequency Separation is an editing technique that allows retouchers to perfect skin without getting rid of its natural texture.…

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5 Things You Should Do Before a Photo Session

Having go-to rituals before any photo shoot will eliminate unnecessary confusion and allow you to focus solely on the quality of your work. Instead of worrying about your equipment, for example, you’ll have the opportunity to encourage your clients and make them feel more comfortable in front of your camera. Who doesn’t want that? The…

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10 Photography Tips for Taking Joyful Birthday Party Photos

Children’s birthday parties are a source of great joy, freedom, and delight. Photographing this special time in their lives can give you creative fullfilment and provide your clients with invaluable memories, ones their child will treasure when they grow up. As wonderful as parties may be, however, they’re not always easy to handle. Confusion, drama,…

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Sony a6000 vs a6300 – Full Comparison

If you had to choose between the a6000 and a6300, which one would you choose? I can help you with making that decision by comparing them. Let’s see how do they stack up against one another. 1. Sony Alpha A6300

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New Year’s Resolutions That Will Make You a Better Photographer

Happy New Year! We hope the first days of January are treating you well. Whether you love making resolutions or prefer to avoid them, the start of every year is filled with them. Even if typical New Year’s resolutions make you cringe, however, don’t give up on the notion of successful promises. New projects of…

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How to Edit Indoor Portraits in Lightroom

Now that the winter months are here, it’s difficult to take well-lit photographs outdoors. Gloomy skies and cold weather have compelled many enthusiastic photographer to experiment with indoor portrait photography instead. Beginners may find this time of year very discouraging, since unnatural light isn’t always easy to work with. If you don’t own professional lighting…

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Which Lenses Are The Best For Nikon D7100?

The D7100 Deserves A Good Lens – Which To Choose? Although not a new camera, the Nikon D7100 has always ranked as one of the best cameras around for the high-level enthusiast or even semi-professional, serious photographer.  In the four years or so since its release onto the market, this remains a serious piece of…

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How to Beat the Winter Blues With Stunning Photographs

Oh, winter. A season of unpredictable weather, freezing hands, and few photoshoots. A season when clients are less eager to pose for hours. A season that, though graceful in appearance, gets under our skin and makes us feel blue. A season that’s almost here. Despite winter’s inconvenient temperatures, it can become a valuable time of…

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Best Lens for Nikon D5300

Table of Contents: Nikon D5300 Prime Lenses Nikon D5300 Zoom Lenses Nikon D5300 Wide Angle Lenses Nikon D5300 Macro Lenses Nikon D5300 Telephoto Lenses Nikon D5300 All-in-One Lenses Nikon D5300 Lens Comparison Table Conclusion This is a 24.2 megapixel DSLR camera with fantastic sensor, built-in Wi-Fi and GPS and no optical low-pass filter that can…

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How to Create a Magical Autumnal Atmosphere Using Lightroom

The gorgeous autumn months are almost over. At the end of every season, photographers review their portfolios, reminisce, and find beautiful outtakes they didn’t notice before. These outtakes may have been overlooked because of their desaturated colors, lack of light, or uneven horizons. If you can relate to this dilemma, don’t throw those photos away!…

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Best Professional Camera (Full Frame DSLRs)

Are you looking for a new professional camera? Table of Contents: 1 Are you looking for a new professional camera to buy in 2017? 2 Professional Camera Comparison Table 2.1 The winner: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II 2.2 Best value deal: Nikon D750 3 Customer reviews 3.1 Canon EOS-1D X Mark II: I love everything…

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Thanksgiving Photography Tips That Will Keep You Inspired and Grateful

Thanksgiving is here, about to shower us with feelings of coziness, gratitude, and warmth. This time of year is ideal for photographers who enjoy documenting moments of all kinds with their loved ones. Whether you’re a fan of scrumptious food photography, sweet portraits of children, or gorgeous photos in general, Thanksgiving will provide you with…

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How to Photograph People With Glasses

Light becomes a completely new obstacle when reflective surfaces come into the picture. In addition to creating unflattering glares, reflected light distracts viewers from the true beauty of a portrait. When it comes to children, this challenge becomes a particularly risky creative endeavor. Your images, no matter how brilliantly composed, will all have a single…

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How to Take Powerful Travel Photos

Having the chance to travel is exhilarating, mind-opening, and fun. Traveling gives people a chance to respect other cultures, rediscover the timeless beauty of nature, and remind themselves why photography is an irreplaceable form of art. If your short-term plans involve traveling, you might feel intimidated by the seemingly endless photo opportunities you’ll be faced…

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How to Find Your Unique Artistic Style Through Photography

Nobody else takes photos like you do. There may be artists who have a similar editing style to yours, but who have a completely different way of composing their shots. There might be a local photographer who takes photos of the same models, but whose concepts are worlds away from yours. Regardless of how similar…

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The Best Camera Settings for Portraits

There is a big number of different genres of photography. One of the most common type and the one that is most famous is portrait photography. All of us at some point in our lives needed a portrait photo. Also, as a photographer there is not way you can avoid that well-known question “ Can…

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Make Your Own Ethereal Photos in Lightroom Within Minutes

Complicated, fantasy-themed photoshoots are nothing short of inspiring. We all dream of having the opportunity to recreate fairytales using outfits and locations that are almost magical. Fortunately, ethereal portraits don’t always depend on expensive props and equipment – they can be recreated in an editing program within minutes. A handy alternative to fantasy-themed shoots is…

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How to Create Black & White Photos That Stand Out

Black and white photography is a genre that revolves around thoughtful concepts, eye-catching subjects, and clever points of view. It embraces light, shadows, and fascinating patterns. It’s not a surprise, then, that many photographers rely on this genre to enhance some of their best photographs. Colorless images direct the viewer’s eye and compel every element of…

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