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Edgy Fashion Portraits By Miss Aniela
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Edgy Fashion Portraits By Miss Aniela

The Lesson: In this lesson, fine-art photographer Miss Aniela demonstrates how to create compelling fashion portraits using flash on location. This shoot took place in an abandoned building in Kent, England, with a model, hair stylist and assistant, and was shot with a Photoflex® TritonFlash™ Kit. The portraits were done primarily […]

Canon EOS Rebel T3i Changing ISO Graphic
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Changing Your Settings… "Ambient Light"

As a followup to the Ambient Light Article in the Winter 2011 issue of PHOTONews Magazine, we offer some help with changing the settings on your camera to maximize your shooting. Are you confused by some of the technical terms used in the Ambient Light article in the magazine? What […]

Inspiration

Playing in the Sand

  Fashion Photographer David Hou was contracted by Fashion China Magazine to shoot a multi-page editorial. He decided the perfect location was Sandbanks Provincial Park near Belleville Ontario. The perfect site – 1km from the parking lot with no handy source of power! David graciously allowed Photoflex to tag along. […]

Wayne Lynch - The Pantanal - Brazil's Wildlife Paradise - Toco Toucan
Destinations

The Pantanal – Brazil's Wildlife Paradise

In 1913, after two terms as the president of the United States, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, an avid hunter, explorer, and naturalist, decided to take on the most dangerous adventure of his life – to explore and map the course of the Rio da Duvida (River of Doubt) through the Pantanal […]

Kevin Pepper - Photographing in the Fog - British Columbia Mountains
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Photographing in the Fog

I was on my way into work this morning and the fields and ponds were covered in a veil of fog. The clouds above were pink from the morning sun, the fall colours evident in the trees, and the landscape covered in a layer of white.

Eli Amon - Gearing up for Photo Adventures - Low Wide Angle Lighthouse
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Gearing Up for Photo Adventures

As a professional photographer, I work with cameras and lighting every day. Corporate assignments, portraiture, weddings, Bar-Mitzvahs, commercial photography, schools – no subject is too complex – or too simple

Michel Roy - DSLR Video Magic - Setup on Tripod
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DSLR Video Magic! by Michel Roy

The new digital cameras offer the possibility to shoot video in HD – a fascinating addition to the capabilities of the DSLR concept – and for some people, the best reason to move up to the latest model. At first glance, it seems that DSLR video is as easy as […]

Ginette Lapoint - PHOTONews Bookshelf - Gaia by Guy Laliberte
Editor's Choice

PHOTONews Bookshelf Autumn 2011

Kevin Pepper - Light Painting - Light Painted Yellow Bus
Tutorials

Painting with Light by Kevin Pepper

I was exposed to this type of photography many years ago. The photograph I saw did not have a moving flashlight, or a spinning orb like they do today, but it did show the moon trail across the sky.

Daryl Benson - One Click Wonder - Homage to Emily Carr Cutout Photoshop
Inspiration

Photo Inspiration – One Click Wonder

Most of us own a camera capable of capturing wonderful images. Most also have software applications or special gadgets that can apply countless effects to our images.