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Controlling and Managing Lens Flare in Photography
One of the first challenges a new landscape photographer faces is learning how to deal with lens flare. I love using lens flare as a creative tool to enhance the mood of my photographs; however it always seems to pop up at the worst times making my images look washed out while introducing unwanted streaks. What makes lens flare so challenging is that it's extremely unpredictable and difficult to control. Let's take a look at some of the factors that cause lens flare and examine what can be done to help control it. [read more...]

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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDES

White Balance Basics (guest tutorial)
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An Introduction to Digital Photography: Ten Ways to Improve Your Skills
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Ten Mistakes New Photographers Make Starting a Commercial Photography Website
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Avoid Flash Media Problems and Preserve Your Images
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Twelve Ways to Improve Your Digital Landscapes
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Cleaning and Maintaining Your DSLR Camera
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Improving Your Composition (guest tutorial)
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Smoke Photography: Capturing Delicate Wisps of Smoke
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Capture Stunning Landscape Images During the Black of Night
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USING PHOTOSHOP EFFECTIVELY

The Raw Truth About JPEG: Choosing the Right Image Format
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Add Vibrance to Your Landscape Images
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Increase the Dynamic Range of a Single Image
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Using Textures to Create Scratches & Distress Your Images
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Protecting Your Photographs Online
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Learning the Art of Dodging and Burning Pixels
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Using Layer Masks to Create Unique and Fun Images
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Getting the Most Out of the Sky in Landscape Images
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USING LIGHTROOM EFFECTIVELY

Making the Switch to Lightroom 2:
Discovering New Features and Changes
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In Pursuit of a Less Complicated Workflow:
A Detailed Look at Lightroom's Preference and Catalog Settings
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Importing Images Into Lightroom:
Examining Image Handling, Naming Conventions, Keywording and Preview Options
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Sorting, Rating and Labeling Images in Lightroom:
Use Rating Stars and Color Labels to Help Refine Image Collections
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URBAN PORTRAIT AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Capturing High Impact Urban Portraits: A Detailed Guide
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Urban Portrait Question and Answer: Covering Commonly Asked Questions
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The Least of These Project Interview - "Images of Life/Interview with Steve Paxton"
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Urban Portrait Model Release Form: Small and Discrete
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Creative Techniques for Processing Urban Portraits
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Behind the Scenes Videos: Working the Streets
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PHOTOGRAPHY DISCUSSION FORUM

Meet Other Photographers and Get Answers to Your Questions in the Forum
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FREE GOODIES!

1940s Vintage Style Borders to Dress Up Your Images :: Border Pack #1 | Get the Goods

Vintage Style Borders to Dress Up Your Images :: Border Pack #2 | Get the Goods

Fifteen High Resolution Brick Textures | Get the Goods

STEP-BY-STEP VIDEOS

Give Your Portraits a Muted, Antique Look | View the Video

Using Layer Masks to Create Fun and Unique Composite Images | View the Video

Watch How I Processed "Bring Forth Your Departed" | View the Video

Watch How I Processed "Send Me a Sign" | View the Video

IMPORTANT NOTE
Flash is required to watch the video tutorials. It may be necessary to temporarily disable pop-up blocking software. Please allow up to several minutes for the videos to preload (depending on the size of the video and your Internet connection). Slow speed connections may have difficulty accessing the content. Please be patient! All of the older training videos have been archived here.