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There’s truly nothing like visiting a location for the first time – I absolutely love it and I strive to always photograph at least one new location a month. When I started on my photography journey this wasn’t a hard challenge to meet as even my own backyard was new to me and my camera, […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. 5 Creative Ways to Find New Locations to Photograph The post 5 Creative Ways to Find New Locations to Photograph appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

Quite a few months ago we started the process of redesigning Digital Photography School. For some time we’ve wanted to freshen up of the site as it’s been a couple of years since we last did (and the web has changed a lot since then!). Our first port of call was to get your feedback […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Team Notes From Our New Design The post Team Notes From Our New Design appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

The next 24 hours is an exciting time for the team at dPS as we’re about to show you something we’ve been busily working on for months – our brand new site design. The brief for our design and development team was huge – we wanted a fresh new look, a more readable design, a […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. New dPS Design Launching Soon The post New dPS Design Launching Soon appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

Just over a month ago we launched our brand new eBook – Portraits: Lighting the Shot – an eBook about Lighting Portraits (as the name suggests). The 25% off Early Bird special and bonus competition end in just over 72 hours time. When we launched this eBook we knew it was on a topic we […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Last Chance to Save 25% on our Portrait Lighting eBook [and Go into the Draw for a $1000 Prize] The post Last Chance to Save 25% on our Portrait Lighting eBook [and Go into the Draw for a $1000 Prize] appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

A question about Lightroom that often arises is how to make it run faster. On my computer the biggest bottleneck comes when I’m looking at images in the Library module’s Loupe view or in the Develop module. Even images for which Lightroom has created 1:1 previews can take a few seconds to render properly. This […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Make Lightroom Faster by Using DNG The post Make Lightroom Faster by Using DNG appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

A Guest post by Rachel Devine – author of Click! How to Take Beautiful Photos of Your Kids. If you search for advice on how to take better pictures of children there are certain gems that are sure to appear on any list of tips. “Get on their level” and “Get Closer”, are the two […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. How to go Beyond the Regular Composition Advice for Getting the Best Shots of your Kids The post How to go Beyond the Regular Composition Advice for Getting the Best Shots of your Kids appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

By Lori Peterson Recently I was helping a photographer who had just switched from Elements to Photoshop 6. She was looking to streamline her editing and asked about keyboard shortcuts. At that moment it dawned on me that not everyone knew about keyboard shortcuts, what the most commonly used ones are, and even why you […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts The post Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

Think Tank has just launched a new line of bags, setting their sights this time not only on the photographic community, but on the Mac-obsessed public at large. My 2nd Brain is a laptop/iPad case that comes in four sizes and three colors (Black, Harbor Blue, and Green Mist), and is designed specifically around the […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. A Review of Think Tank Photo’s “My 2nd Brain” The post A Review of Think Tank Photo’s “My 2nd Brain” appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

This week I had a number of readers email to ask about the topic of ‘blend modes’ in Photoshop. So I thought I’d see what our friends at Phlearn have on the topic with their great videos. Here’s a great introduction to the different types of blend modes in Photoshop: Enjoy this video? Check out […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. An Introduction to Blend Modes in Photoshop The post An Introduction to Blend Modes in Photoshop appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less

In this tutorial Natalie Norton shares 7 great tips for great Maternity Photography. When I first began doing maternity work I made a pledge. A commitment I swore I’d stand by through thick and thin. I promised myself I’d never take “the maternity picture.” You know the one. Daddy’s arms around mommy’s belly with hands […]Post originally from: Digital Photography Tips. Check out our more Photography Tips at Photography Tips for Beginners, Portrait Photography Tips and Wedding Photography Tips. Maternity Photography – 7 Tips for Taking Great Shots The post Maternity Photography – 7 Tips for Taking Great Shots appeared first on Digital Photography School. show less