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Jason Schneider  |  Oct 02, 2015  | 

I’ve been an eBayer since 1998 and I’ll admit that buying cameras on eBay can be seriously addictive. Even better (and even more addicting): you can occasionally snag great deals!

Ron Leach  |  May 10, 2022  | 

Let’s face it: photographing birds can be challenging, especially when your subjects are in flight. But even birds resting on a tree limb are often fidgety, and their erratic movements require special techniques.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 20, 2025  | 

Spring is finally here, although you might not realize it if you live where there's still snow on the ground. In other parts of the country, however, the first flowers of the season are emerging and beginning to bloom. This means that it's time to bone up on your floral photography skills.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 14, 2021  | 

Good photographers constantly strive for a creative edge that gives their images something special. This could mean an unusual technique, uncommon subject matter, or even a new piece of gear. And in this quick tutorial you’ll find 10 simple tips for making striking photographs with the WOW factor.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2021  | 

Many outdoor photographers consider autumn the most exciting time of year to shoot. That’s because skies tend to be dramatic, the light is often interesting, and colorful fall foliage is everywhere you look.

Ron Leach  |  May 11, 2017  | 

We’ve all been there: Your best friend begs you to shoot his wedding in exchange for a case of cheap beer because he’s “really short on cash.” And no matter how much you protest that you’re a wildlife photographer and have never shot a wedding, the response is “I’m sure you’ll do great."

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 12, 2023  | 

Every autumn millions make the pilgrimage to New England, the Great Smoky Mountains, a local woodland or their own backyard to capture the magnificence of Mother Nature's fiery fall foliage display. Although winter lurks just around the corner, everyone rejoices in summer's last natural fireworks celebration. Here are 10 tips from MPB to help you make the most of the annual limited-time experience.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 06, 2017  | 

There’s always something to learn about improving one’s landscape photography, and what better way to up your game than with some great tips from top pros Nick Page and Thomas Heaton?

Henry Anderson  |  Mar 11, 2021  | 

Who says boudoir photographers can't also do videography? That's the question boudoir pro Yuliya Panchenko addreses in the below video where she shares ten tips for creating sizzling boudoir videos.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 18, 2017  | 

There’s always something to learn about the art of landscape photography, and the quick tutorial below from pro photographer Ray Salisbury offers 10 great tips that will definitely help you up your game.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2022  | 

Photoshop’s Free Transform tools handle a number of important tasks, and they do so with precision. This feature enables you to alter an object in a variety of ways, by rotating, scaling, flipping, or distorting a selection with relative ease.

Henry Anderson  |  May 26, 2021  | 

Yesterday we shared a lens shootout with you where a photographer compared capturing portraits with a 35mm lens vs an 85mm lens. If you decided that an 85mm is preferable to your shooting style, here's a great tutorial on how to get the most out of shooting portraits with that prime lens.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 30, 2016  | 

As a Shutterbug reader, you know how to shoot fireworks. But what do you say to your friends and kinfolk when they ask you for advice? Simple—just send them the link to this article. It’s a nice, relatively short list of 10 tips for photographing aerial pyrotechnics. Because after all, there’s more to fireworks than what meets the sky. 

Ron Leach  |  Feb 15, 2023  | 

Understanding the power of selections and how they interact with layers is very important if you want to achieve maximum results when editing images in Photoshop. There are several ways to get the job done, some more precise and complicated than others, as you’ll see in the comprehensive tutorial below.

Ron Leach  |  May 19, 2017  | 

Food always looks great in TV and magazine ads, right? That’s usually the case whether we’re talking about a cheap burger at a fast food joint or an expensive steak at a nice restaurant. Well, we hate to break it to you but some of that appetizing food you drool over in ads isn’t really edible at all.

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