In two decades on assignment for National Geographic Joel has learned that the only thing you can count on is a little chaos. Watch Joel as he photographs everything from armadillos to bald eagles — it’s all part of his quest to document Earth’s vanishing biodiversity before it’s too late.   — Joel Sartore

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Your camera is a tool, tools should be kept clean to operate properly, but because they are also sensitive electronic devices, some special care needs to be taken.  This guide will give you a great overview to keep your gear working properly and for a long time, all the while performing the day you pulled it out of the box.  — Mike Panic

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With many of the top SLR cameras coming out today having video capabilities built in, it’s easy to see where the industry is heading. In the very near future, digital, video, and presentations will all be created and displayed via the Internet and other output devices for viewing on a personal level.

So how can you incorporate video into your business? Take a look at these 6 ways to get you started.  — Virtual Photography Studio

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The following sliced fruits shots tutorial is by photographer and artist William van der Steen.

The tutorial will take you step by step toward creating an image similar to that wonderful sliced up banana.  — Udi Tirosh

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Candid photography is one of the best ways to capture people in an environment that they feel comfortable in and these photos are generally the ones that will rehash old memories when looked back upon.  There are a few mistakes though that could kill the image, this tutorial will help point out what not to do.  — Light Stalking

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Sixth in a series.

Many photography businesses fall into the trap of trying to be everything to everyone. You are so hungry for business that you will work for anyone and attempt anything. That’s certainly understandable, particularly in this economy. But it’s not a good marketing formula for long-term success.   — Matthew Kauffmann

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As a successful editorial and commercial photographer, Tom Bol continually strives to combine ambient and flash lighting with his Singh-Ray filters to achieve well-lit images in challenging situations. Here’s his latest example.  — Singh-Ray

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Each time award-winning photographer and author Darwin Wiggett writes about filters, he is sharing his own years of successful experience. His stories featured on this blog have become a trusted reference source for many visitors. Now Darwin discusses the essential filters for controlling the luminance or contrast range of digital images and offers us his perspective based on his own methods, experience and equipment.  — Singh-Ray

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Photos that look great as large prints can shrink into muddled, fuzzy messes when viewed on a computer monitor or, worse, a mobile phone. Here’s how to compose, shoot, and process your images so they work well on the small screen.  — Jay Kinghorn

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We all know the real phrase, made famous by none other than Joe McNally, and his well-received book “The Moment it Clicks”"…(and a great read, so go check it out if you haven’t already).  However, that’s just Joe… I seem to encounter more blunders than brilliance.  — Jason Anderson

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often see people taking pictures at sunset. After all, I’m often right there with them, doing the same thing. As the evening progresses though, most everyone else leaves by the time the sun goes down. But with plenty of great images to be made as the light continues to fade, they’re missing out on perhaps the best part. Welcome to the "twilight zone."  — Bob Johnson

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One tempting thing when shooting portraits around sunset is to have your subjects basking in that beautiful golden sunlight. One thing that I just love to do with portraits is turn the couple around and shoot right into the sun using it as a backlight. Then there are a few different things you can do to get a very different feel to the shot. Sometimes if I want to keep that rich color of the background and have my subjects more defined i’ll set my exposure for the background and light the couple with a off camera light (or two or three).  — Mark

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I’m always surprised when I meet someone who doesn’t use a pressure-sensitive tablet while editing photographs. If your edits are confined to global adjustments that can be easily applied using a slider, a tablet isn’t so necessary. But if you perform localized edits — dust removal or cloning; masking of tone or color adjustments; or any type of dodge or burn effects — then a tablet can greatly ease your post-production life.  — Ben Long

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I’ve had it happen when I heard a veteran photog telling another, "This one? You cannot do this one, you don’t have the gear".

Now, as the name of the site suggests, this is not what I consider a good answer. A better answer would be a breakdown of the shoot, trying to get some understanding of what is a must for it, what gear is needed and how can we make up for the gear we don’t have.   — Udi Tirosh

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Portrait photography is not only a highly popular genre for professional photographers; it’s also a nearly unavoidable subject for photographers of every skill. Any time you compose a picture with a person as the subject, you’re taking a portrait. As the world of photography continues to develop, we strive to take portrait pictures that capture more of the essence and personality of the person, rather than just a photo of what they look like.  — Tiffany Joyce

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Third in a series.

Now that you have completed an initial draft of your executive summary, your next step in developing your photography marketing plan is to craft a mission statement. The mission statement is the single most important piece of information about your company. It answers a deceptively simple question: What do you promise to be as a business?   — Matthew Kauffmann

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In 1986 I walked into the photo department at The Gainesville (FL) Sun for the first time. I was 21, and it was like walking into heaven.

Several well-respected photogs worked there. There was pool glass available for borrowing. There were huge photos on the wall. And there was a nice stereo with a pair of high-end (to me) speakers on top of the bookshelf.  — David Hobby

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We write quite a bit about portable strobes. If you’ve been around for a while you may remember an older version of those strobes. The Sunpak family. While I have not used them myself (too young, sorry), those behemoth shoot at a staggering GN of 96 an have the look and feel to support them. That makes them ideal for sun swamped on location lighting. The nice thing is that they are old enough to be bought at ridiculously low prices second hand.   — Udi Tirosh

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In this article you’ll learn some of the tips and secrets to lighting and staging a room for great interior photos. These include how to approach lighting, flash, styling, where to position yourself, and how to stay creative.  — Dak Dillon

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In today’s quick tip we’ll be exploring three types of eye contact to consider when taking a portrait, along with different situations where each may be particularly appropriate. Eye contact can make a huge difference to the impression given by your image, and is worth considering – whether it’s for a formal portrait, or a candid snapshot!  — David Appleyard

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This is for those of you who are highly ambitious about your microstock photography. Those who want to turn it into not only their livelihood, but a real business. This post is based on talks with friends who are full-time microstock photographers and my own observations through the years. For the purposes of this article, I’m assuming you already know how to take pictures, use lights, post process and so on.  — Rasmus Rasmussen

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This image was made last Thursday along the path to the Point Bonita Lighthouse at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. I was exploring the Marin Headlands, which is one of the places I like to visit when time permits during my regular Bay Area consulting visits. I arrived a bit too late to visit the lighthouse, however, and the tunnel through the rock at the far end of the path above was already locked by the time I got there. But it was still a great place to go for a stroll and the view was truly spectacular.  — Sean Duggan

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In my previous post, Aperture 3.0.1 Fixes a Lot, but Not All, I raised the issue that the IPTC metadata I was entering in Aperture 3 was not appearing in the Photoshop CS4 "File Info" box after export from Aperture. Initially, I thought this was a bug in Aperture.  — Derrick Story

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There are times when it’s more convenient to connect your DSLR directly to a laptop for capture. You have a much larger screen for viewing images than with the 3" display on the back of your camera.Derrick Story

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One of my 10 Photography Goals for 2010 was to learn more about post production editing using Adobe Photoshop. A long time ago I worked for an Advertising Agency and I was trained to use Photoshop 4 (that shows how long ago it was!), Photoshop has moved on a lot since then and my knowledge is very rusty. I really need to brush up my skills so I can get the most out of my images.The Photographer Blog

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