October | 2018 | Learn Photography by Zoner Photo Studio

How to Retouch Away Wires, Trash, and More in Your Photos

16. October 2018

When you’re taking pictures outdoors, sometimes you’ll run into a composition that’s great except for a few things that are in the way. Usually some signs of civilization. Electricity wires, trash, and other visual pollution are guaranteed to ruin the impression from an otherwise good photo. But with the right edits, you can solve this problem easily. Take a look at how to do this basic retouching.

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Portrait Lighting IV: Give Work With Combined Light a Try

11. October 2018

Even when you’re shooting portraits outdoors, you can still have your light under control. You just have to take advantage of combined light—that is, artificial plus natural light. It’s generally ideal if you can keep the two light sources in balance. It’s best of all if your audience can’t even tell that you used both types of light.

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[Infographic] 5 Tips on How to Hold Your Camera

10. October 2018

To keep your pictures free of motion blurring, you want to shorten your exposure times. But sometimes that’s just not possible. At those times you should concentrate on holding your camera right instead.

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Urbex: Simple PC Edits to Give Your Urbex Photos Atmosphere

09. October 2018

We often associate a dark mood and almost horror-like edits with photos from abandoned urban places—urbex photos. But that doesn’t have to be a rule. The edits that you make to your urbex photos can also be entirely different.

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Photo Cropping: The Simple Trick for Better Composition and Easier Printing

04. October 2018

Improving composition and removing distractions from a picture’s edges. Or taking your first step towards prints. Cropping can amount to all of this. Besides improving composition, you can also use cropping to give a photo a precise ratio of sides. And that can be essential when you’re printing.

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[Infographic] How to Make a Panorama

03. October 2018

Landscape photography and panoramas are among the most popular photographic genres. But some photographers are afraid they won’t be skilled enough to join photos into a panorama. And yet it’s just a few clicks on a computer.

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Diffraction: What It Is and How to Avoid It

02. October 2018

Diffraction, that is, the bending of light, is a problem that’s encountered by many photographers. But they often don’t even realize it. Meanwhile, diffraction can make your photos lose sharpness. And that’s something that most photographers want to avoid. So it’s good to know what causes diffraction and how to avoid it—and also how to take advantage of it.

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How to Choose a Photo-friendly Monitor

27. September 2018

Hobby photographers aren’t shy about investing into their equipment. An average photographer’s camera bag can hold equipment worth thousands of dollars. And yet they often forget that for good results, they’ll also need a high-quality, photo-friendly monitor.

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[Infographic] How to Photograph Silhouettes

26. September 2018

Mysterious and impressive. That’s what you can expect from silhouettes. Taking these pictures may seem simple at first, but for an impressive final result, you have to follow a few rules. Get to know them.