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Why things going wrong can be good news
From the course: The Practicing Photographer
Why things going wrong can be good news
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(camera clicking) - So we rented this tilt shift lens for another project and then I noticed while we were here these flowers out here in this garden that had some really nice soft light on them. And I had an idea for how the tilt shift might be cool for blurring out the background around the flowers because control of focus is something you can do with a tilt shift and these are okay. They're not what I had in my head. And weird thing is I'm not really sure what I had in my head I just know it was better than what I'm getting. And there are so many ways that you can have your confidence shaken while your shooting one of them being things not matching what you had in your head. Of course no one else knows what was in your head they just judge the work on it's own which can be difficult for you to do. In a situation like this though I've come to realize that I'm now starting to rely, when things go bad, on a…
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Choosing a camera5m 27s
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Looking at light as a subject2m 22s
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Using a small reflector to add fill light5m 45s
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Editing photo metadata with PhotosInfo Pro for iPad6m 30s
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Let your lens reshape you7m 26s
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Compositing street photography images with Photoshop7m 44s
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Expand your filter options with step-up and step-down rings3m 56s
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Shooting without a memory card3m 6s
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Give yourself a year-long assignment5m 28s
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Working with reflections1m 26s
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Exploring mirrorless cameras7m 25s
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Batch processing photos with the Adobe Image Processor7m 30s
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Limiting yourself to a fixed-focal-length lens2m 13s
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Creating tiny worlds: Shooting technique4m 15s
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Creating tiny worlds: Post-processing techniques11m 41s
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Shooting macro shots on an iPhone3m 18s
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Using a tripod3m 33s
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Wildlife and staying present5m 58s
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Batch exposure adjustments on raw files6m 52s
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Why Shoot Polaroid11m 12s
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Seizing an opportunity4m 4s
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Four photographers do a light-as-subject exercise12m 24s
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Shooting macro bug photos with a reversed lens4m 54s
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Varnishing a photo for a painterly effect13m 36s
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Shooting wildlife7m 24s
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Discussion on how to shoot architecture12m 27s
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Using a lens hood4m 48s
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Working with themes2m 49s
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Setting up an HDR time lapse7m 55s
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Processing an HDR time lapse7m 55s
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Two perspectives on travel photography12m 28s
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Scanning Photos5m 37s
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Photo assignment: shooting an egg3m 13s
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Reviewing the egg shot images6m 47s
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Shooting in your own backyard4m 38s
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Jpeg iPad import process3m 17s
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Shooting a product shot in open shade9m 34s
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Reviewing the product shot images4m 5s
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Warming up3m 26s
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Taking a panning action shot10m 17s
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Scanning polaroid negatives and processing in Photoshop8m 16s
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Shooting a silhouette3m 9s
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Going with an ultra-light gear configuration5m 29s
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Working with masks and calculations in Photoshop12m 38s
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Working with flash for macro photography4m 55s
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Colorizing a black and white photo in Photoshop5m 10s
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Using duct tape and zip ties in the field4m 14s
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When the on camera flash is casting a shadow3m 4s
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Using Lightroom on the road6m 28s
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Listening to your camera to get good exposure2m 20s
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Shooting a successful self portrait with a phone7m 18s
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Switching to Lightroom from another application9m 48s
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Photographing animals in wildlife refuges6m 41s
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Shooting level2m 42s
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Photoshop and Automator8m 54s
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Shooting when the light is flat3m 23s
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Discussing the business of stock photography9m 48s
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Shooting tethered to a monitor3m 21s
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Making a 360 degree panorama on the iPhone4m 45s
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Understanding the three flash setup3m 33s
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Shooting a three flash portrait4m 6s
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Understanding the differences with third party lenses4m 43s
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Understanding why files look different on depending on device5m 25s
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Working with a geotagging app on the iPhone4m 43s
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Using high speed flash sync to dim ambient light7m 29s
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Using your iPad as a second monitor5m 46s
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Understanding exposure with a leaf shutter camera3m 28s
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Photography practice through mimicry8m 8s
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Canon wireless flash with built in radio control5m 59s
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Posing and shooting pairs of people5m 35s
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Shooting with a shape in mind3m 15s
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Shooting tethered to a laptop4m 40s
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Softboxes vs. umbrellas2m 55s
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Getting your project out into the world6m 25s
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Exploring how to think about shooting a new environment3m 56s
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Discussing the book "The Passionate Photographer" with Steve Simon6m 4s
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Highlighting iOS 8 updates on the iPhone5S10m 46s
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Exploring manual controls with iOS 8 and ProCamera5m 30s
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Understanding how to compose with an empty sky4m 54s
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Using an iPhone to make a print in the darkroom7m 16s
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How to use glycerin as a photography tool2m 16s
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Understanding micro focus adjustment and Lens Align11m 19s
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Working with hair in post3m 28s
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Taking a quick portrait and directing a subject5m 50s
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Getting inspired through the work of others11m 22s
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Taking a flattering portrait with flash4m 21s
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Creating an unaligned HDR image3m 3s
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Exploring how to use Bokeh5m 38s
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Shooting stills from a drone6m 57s
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Using a monitor to get a first person view of the aerial camera8m
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Understanding lens profile correction5m 33s
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Working with models2m 40s
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Understanding the labels on SD cards10m 32s
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Setting up a macro time lapse of a flower6m 18s
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Taking a portrait that's tightly cropped or slightly obscured3m 24s
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Tips for shooting panoramas7m 16s
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Carrying a point-and-shoot camera4m 44s
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Adjusting the color of shadows in an image5m 35s
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Evaluating camera-strap options4m 42s
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The 100th Practicing Photographer3m 31s
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Using light-pollution maps for planning night shoots3m 26s
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Shooting a series of star shots for a stack8m 32s
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Stitching together stacks of stars8m 59s
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Understanding how to clean sensor dust10m 27s
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Dry sensor cleaning6m 23s
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Cleaning the sensor with moisture7m 32s
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Composing in the center2m 48s
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Working with an electronic shutter control2m 50s
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Understanding how to use the Wi-Fi feature in some cameras2m 56s
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Exploring the software equivalent to graduated ND (neutral density) filters7m 8s
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Don't be predictable in your framing10m 21s
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Shooting with ND filter and flash to balance subject and background exposure2m 42s
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Understanding when to go low contrast3m 15s
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Reasons for shooting images alone4m 5s
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Working with colored lens filters and converting to black and white14m 4s
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Waiting for a subject when the light is good5m 2s
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Understanding options for tripod heads7m 23s
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Shooting a slow-shutter zoom-and-spin shot for light effect4m 47s
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Shooting and processing a long exposure at night10m
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Getting creative with image curation4m 12s
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Why equivalent lenses don't always meter the same5m 42s
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Pulling stills from a time lapse6m 8s
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Composing an image using what you have4m 44s
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Using good photography skills always4m 6s
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Converting an image to B&W with Lightroom and Photoshop5m 5s
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Critiquing images from a group photo event24m 13s
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Taking the "why not?" kind of shot2m 17s
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Using a MIDI Lightroom controller8m 52s
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Vignetting9m 56s
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Thinking about shooting a metaphor image2m 48s
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Evaluating different lenses with the same focal length5m 3s
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Looking at anti-shine options for a natural looking portrait3m 30s
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Exploring monopod options3m 6s
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Shooting a product shot on black glass7m 44s
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Shooting three images without leaving your chair8m 14s
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Exploring options with high-speed video4m 28s
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Light painting with a drone at night2m 19s
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Inspire3m 29s
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Taking a look at Google Photos5m 36s
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Using your iPad as a cintique for photo editing7m 54s
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The future of drone technology2m 42s
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Correcting a B&W image for print9m 7s
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Minimizing camera baggage4m 24s
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Using the Dehaze feature in Lightroom4m 43s
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What makes a good photograph?2m 37s
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The importance of a catch light4m 22s
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Working without a tripod4m 11s
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Printer options6m 51s
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Looking at tilt-shift options in post5m 34s
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Handing out business cards as a photographer3m 30s
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Shooting time-lapse panos with an egg timer8m 13s
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Developing a photographic style4m 13s
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Understanding the wide-angle macro lens7m 17s
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Shooting with a wide-angle macro lens10m 38s
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Avoiding the intimidation factor in photography3m 36s
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Editing photos using a bigger screen5m 34s
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Understanding JPEG profiles in raw processing6m 45s
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Exploring image processing in Snapseed18m
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The relationship between saturation and brightness4m 58s
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Working with Smart Objects in Photoshop11m 2s
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Using a table or other surface to support a tiny tripod3m 48s
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Storytelling through photographic images9m 9s
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Understanding how cameras handle ISO and low light8m 9s
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Exploring lo-fi printing options11m 58s
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Making a transition from photo to video9m 50s
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Contrast and phase detection in cameras6m 32s
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IOS macro photography gear12m 25s
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Getting access to photographic subjects10m 41s
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Shooting a handheld macro focus stack8m 10s
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Post-processing a handheld macro focus stack13m 3s
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Understanding the job of a photojournalist9m 15s
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Converting a camera to infrared9m 34s
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Introduction to Bob Sober macro bug photographer6m 33s
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Finding a macro insect project to shoot8m 23s
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IR Conversion Part 27m 27s
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Macro insect photography gear and setup11m 26s
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Raw editing in Lightroom mobile10m 35s
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Shooting a macro insect shot13m 5s
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Macro insect photo editing workflow15m
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Editing an Infrared image4m 8s
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A brief history of photography12m 19s
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Workflow with Lightroom for mobile13m 8s
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You probably already have a full frame camera7m 51s
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Shooting with a Petzval lens9m 49s
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Nighttime drone photography using a cube light6m 15s
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Photographing water from a drone at night using a second drone13m 42s
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Remembering that your photographic vision matters3m 58s
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Using the face detection built into the camera3m 46s
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Working with raw files on the iPhone6m 55s
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Using the gimble as a camera stabilizer4m 18s
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What is a low-pass filter?4m 35s
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Lindsay Addario's book, It's What I Do8m 23s
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Photography with drones in an immersive view4m 28s
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F-stops vs. t-stops: Understanding what this means5m 21s
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Teleconverters and lenses5m 12s
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Cards speeds and newer formats in cameras2m 41s
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Recovering details and exposure settings10m 26s
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Understanding Raids and when to use them9m 14s
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Media card care7m 19s
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Dual slot4m 2s
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Adding EXIF viewer to your phone4m 14s
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Shooting raw on iOS and Android with other apps4m 56s
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Exploring smart previews9m 12s
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Shooting aerial photos from a helicopter7m
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Camera raw filter in Photoshop5m 25s
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Flying and photo batteries5m 41s
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Using improv to improve your photography10m 54s
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Partial vignettes on photos8m 38s
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Addressing the concept of luck in photography6m 27s
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Options for making a stand for VR cameras5m 42s
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360 image editing plugins6m 59s
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Using a gimbal with an SLR8m 13s
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Review of drones that are meant for selfies8m 56s
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Telling a story with nine images8m 49s
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Respecting culture and subjects in photos5m 25s
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Photographing an iconic city or just a hometown3m 47s
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Looking at the Nikon KeyMission11m 9s
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Should you be shooting in 4K?4m 23s
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Using metadata to sort and find images in a catalogue6m 57s
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Scanning images for preservation and restoration8m 14s
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Using images to find additional information6m 36s
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Choosing a lens6m 27s
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Switching camera systems7m 42s
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Getting faster performance out of Lightroom6m 8s
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Looking at video options on the Fuji X-T26m 29s
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Filling a media card to find images5m 2s
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Media card challenge image review15m 54s
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Using 360 drones5m 41s
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Finding your place in the photo market6m 48s
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VR gimbals4m 16s
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State of the commercial photo industry13m 2s
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Working with a photo subject14m 26s
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Posing a photo subject12m 53s
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Diversifying to broaden your projects6m 4s
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Framing and safety7m 7s
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Building Smart Previews in Lightroom5m 5s
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Getting the best images by increasing the amount you shoot6m 43s
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Colorize-it.com for colorizing black and white images5m 21s
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Processing older images in a newer RAW processor8m 38s
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Taking a safari through your own images10m 1s
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Looking at custom book options for showcasing photos6m 21s
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Shooting with two cameras simultaneously5m 34s
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Making images in color intentionally4m 17s
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RAW converter options3m 59s
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Drone flight7m 19s
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Basic abstract photography8m 51s
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Aspect ratio3m 40s
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Focus lock on your camera2m 11s
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Getting commercial photography clients13m 31s
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Using Adobe Bridge for renaming8m 59s
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Using the Astropad app6m 33s
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Working with dim sunlight6m 33s
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Configuring dual cards2m 52s
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Comparing the Fuji GFX and the Hasselblad X1D8m 50s
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Long lens options4m 45s
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Moving images from catalogs7m 47s
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Photography education11m 7s
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Large sensors and dynamic range3m 21s
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The state of commercial photography9m 9s
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In-camera focus stacking9m 52s
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Photoshop alternatives: Capture One Pro10m 18s
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Exposure isn't everything4m 17s
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Why shoot film?8m 55s
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Culling4m
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Photoshop alternatives: Luminar Pro8m 39s
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Learning rhythm from magazines6m 45s
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Choosing a film camera8m 38s
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Essential Photoshop keyboard shortcuts4m 55s
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Analog workflow9m 9s
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Easily produce giant prints10m 15s
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Photoshop alternatives: Photos12m 4s
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Luna Display4m 19s
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Choosing film7m 50s
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Photo fads4m 46s
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Konrad Eek influencers: Imboden and Grant7m 12s
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Portrait lighting techniques8m 32s
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Is a cinema lens right for you?6m 14s
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Konrad Eek Influencers: Orland and Sexton9m 2s
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Diopter control2m 56s
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Incorporate printing into your photo workflows4m 51s
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Konrad Eek Influencers: Uelsmann and Mann9m 8s
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Loupedeck for Lightroom6m 48s
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Manage expectations when printing3m
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The importance of being in a niche2m 29s
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Printing small3m 37s
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Not everyone sees things the way you do2m 40s
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Why you should strive to get into a rut2m 53s
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Lens flare removal6m 28s
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Select images for a portfolio4m 45s
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Paper choice for prints7m 39s
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Seeing what you don't see3m 8s
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Maybe you don't know enough yet3m 39s
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Body positioning with a wide-angle lens2m 1s
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Aspect ratio for portraits2m 33s
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When in doubt2m 24s
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Composition lesson from Instagram3m 3s
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Looking vs. seeing2m 44s
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Avoid the zoom!5m
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Confidence booster: Shift perspective1m 46s
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Greatest hit: Working with a photo subject14m 39s
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Essential skill: Developing a photographic style4m 30s
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Do you need a carnet?5m 23s
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Production insurance: Worth it?3m 49s
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Back in action with Polaroid7m 4s
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Scan large items6m 17s
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Scan large negatives4m
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Wedding photography: Is it for you?8m 12s
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Wedding photography: Skills and gear8m 41s
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Wedding photography: Marketing8m 12s
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Wedding photography: The business6m 49s
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Create an honest portrait5m 34s
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Converting video with ScanCafe7m 28s
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Photographing birds in the wild6m 23s
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Do you need an external light meter?8m 34s
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A portrait assignment3m 23s
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Why group critiques are good for you9m 20s
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How to critique a photo, part 17m 47s
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How to critique a photo, part 27m 32s
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Greatest hit: Seeing accurate white in images3m 55s
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Essential skill: How to look at photograph10m 19s
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Am I good?5m 59s
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Boredom4m 13s
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Clichés4m 29s
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Trying to control the shoot before you start3m 11s
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Finding inspiration5m 42s
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The difference between Of and About5m 24s
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An everyday project5m 47s
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Learning from students4m 56s
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Photo project: Holiday edition3m 23s
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Life as a project5m 27s
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Why take a workshop?4m 32s
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Photographic honesty2m 52s
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Sensor size and depth of field2m 52s
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To Instagram or not to Instagram4m 33s
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Up to interpretation3m 27s
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Photographic style3m 40s
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Shooting a selfie video in focus6m 29s
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Create a portrait with a tilt-shift lens5m 44s
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Why things going wrong can be good news2m 12s
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Should you talk to your model or not?2m 32s
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Don't tire out your portrait model1m 53s
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Photography drills6m 31s
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Development stages of a photographer4m 25s
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Don't overdo it!1m 59s
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Digital chores4m 23s
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Photos and words4m 11s
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Stay-at-home exercises3m 45s
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How to make yourself practice2m 20s
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Eneloop rechargeable batteries3m 12s
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Understanding your medium2m 28s
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Darkroom for iOS5m 15s
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iOS image editing extensions2m 58s
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On set: Simplicity4m 5s
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On set: Corners2m 19s
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On set: The build4m 30s
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On set: Lighting5m
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On set: Same pieces, new set3m 18s
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Choose a price first3m 20s
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Rewind: What makes a good photograph?2m 50s
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Rewind: Finding your place in the photo market7m 6s
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Rewind: Choosing a camera5m 41s
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On time and in tune3m 3s
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Five ways to look like a genius4m 8s
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Five ways to look like an idiot3m 25s
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Avalanche for aperture4m 8s
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The value of instant photography5m 49s
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Evaluating a wide-angle lens6m 14s
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Buyer's guide: Fuji Instax mini camera7m 21s
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Buyer's guide: Fuji Instax SQUARE5m 14s
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Auction catalogs4m 56s
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Photographic inspiration: George Byrne6m 10s
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Get out and shoot (safely)6m 13s
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Do ruts exist?2m 24s
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16-bit in Photoshop6m 23s
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When do you become a photographer?3m 39s
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The artist's statement2m 42s
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Constraints4m 55s
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Legibility and communication3m 4s
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Good Photoshop isn't a good photo2m 55s
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Check your goal2m 11s
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Two kinds of seeing4m 18s
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Photographers to consider1m 50s
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The other meaning of practice3m 40s
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Instant Print care5m
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How to sell a photo class6m
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Leave yourself wanting more4m 27s
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Web-based photo editing with Pixlr5m 56s
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Finding inspiration at home4m 21s
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Photography isn't precious3m 25s
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The practicing mindset3m 35s
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Practice privacy3m 53s
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Seeing like other people5m 6s
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Why JPEG is okay4m 9s
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The authority of process4m 41s
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Shoot for yourself4m 18s
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Printer maintenance5m 2s
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How much can you crop?10m 7s
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Fear and focus4m 22s
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Discomfort5m 37s
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Solo production, part 18m 25s
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Discomfort: Wrap-up11m 41s
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Documenting3m 40s
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It's up to you4m 39s
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The language of shooting3m 2s
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Practicing strong choices4m 21s
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The book4m 13s
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Collaboration3m 6s
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Choosing a camera7m 16s
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Is more dynamic range better?4m 56s
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What can you learn from renting a camera?5m 29s
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Seeing an image in post7m 55s
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What does it mean to be an expert?4m 20s
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Beware of overtraining4m 11s
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Find shapes in landscapes8m 28s
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Find shapes in cityscapes5m 57s
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When to use a tripod4m 40s
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Should you still shoot HDR?4m 14s
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The 70% rule3m 52s
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Lighting starter kit, part 16m 52s
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Lighting starter kit, part 26m 9s
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Moving from digital to film7m 24s
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Use Stream Deck to work with photos6m 55s
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Rewind: Looking at light as a subject2m 32s
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Rewind: Composition lesson from Instagram3m 15s
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Rewind: Deepen your understanding4m 27s
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Work with a three-way laser4m 6s
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The rules about rules6m
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An exercise in writing4m 59s
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Make your own gear10m 1s
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Diopters3m 51s
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Revisiting your images4m 2s
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You can stop worrying about gear4m 7s
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The other kind of lens flare3m 1s
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Story7m 19s
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Resolution by any other name6m 59s
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Shoot flowers with an infrared lens5m 16s
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Photograph with app-based lights14m 11s
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Surviving AI in the world of photography5m 37s
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What I learned from David McNeese5m 20s
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Why you need an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription5m 37s
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Phone photo-editing limitations3m 41s
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The AI elephant in the room4m 32s
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Transition from digital to film7m 27s
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Switching camera brands4m 51s
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Work smarter, not harder, with a gear cart5m 34s
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REWIND: Finding inspiration at home4m 32s
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Is AI cheating?7m 43s
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A film shoot critique project11m 17s
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How to get unstuck17m 58s
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Video settings for photographers4m 30s
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Practice photography using AI9m 51s
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An AI storybook project5m 56s
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