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There is a Fine Line Between Pixel Perfect and Picture Perfect

Brilliant visuals have always been appealing to the human eye, in whichever form they might exist. Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are the two most preferred programs that designers prefer to design with. Not only do these software programs give clear visuals of the image that you are designing, but they can be highly detailed and intricate. However, this leaves developers to have a lot of difficulties to work with. Not because the designs are complex or that they require complicated coding, but because of how they will look in HTML format. There is a difference between designing a proposal …

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Future in Focus: Smart Ways to Spark Your Slow Photography Business

If you’ve got a small photography business, you may sometimes experience slow times, just like with any other business. It can be frustrating, but there are a number of things that you can do to get your photography business back on track. Get Active on Social Media One of the best ways to get the word out about your business quickly is to be active on social media. You may already have a presence on a few networks, but perhaps you have been neglecting them. If so, it’s time to become more active. Post links to your blogs as well …

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Creating a Photoblog that Impresses and Inspires

The remarkably slick and awe-inducing photoblogs have risen to fame, and quite penetratingly so. Whether it’s someone travelling through some fascinating lanes on their way to office, or someone with an itchy feet going outdoors much too often, capturing the journeys is always at the top of our minds. Apparently, you don’t need a DSLR camera to capture the stunning moments. The overtly frenzied digital age has handed some expensive phones to us that boast of high definition cameras – at least good enough to click photographs that can be uploaded on our personal blogs. The photoblogs are growing in …

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Whimsical Digital Sculptures Comes to Life

A conceptual series that was constructed to give human personality and activity to an otherwise nondescript structure. By adding wardrobe and movement within the clothing, the sculptures instantly take on a personality and tell a story all to their own. By combining studio photography and cgi in a whimsical style and colorful palette… this series is meant to push the visual norm. The project called Living Sculpture is by Mike Campau, a big city talent with a small town attitude. While at the University of Michigan, Mike dabbled in scientific illustration, graphic design and photography. After graduating with a B.F.A., …

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Surreal Artworks of Mario S. Nevado

Mario Sánchez Nevado is an independent Art Director and Illustrator. He was born in Barcelona, risen in Murcia and currently live on the Spanish capital, Madrid. Mario have got more than a decade of expertise on his back, illustrating and designing for music bands and publishing houses. Besides for the passion he feel for all things creative (that gets shaded by surrealism, fantasy, sometimes political messages, and other, dark atmospheres), that he develop the freelance-way, Mario employ himself in other full-time activities, such as directing the international artistic collective Hysterical Minds, as well as writing from time to time, advanced …

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Shooting Musical Theater has a Whole Different Set of Guidelines

To tell a complete story without words is the goal of many photographers. For live music performances, coordinating color, sets, larger than life movement and unpredictable actions takes practice, time, patience and preparation. When shooting musical theater, same rings true, however, you will have the comfort of predictability because every single action, movement, emotion and set change is coordinated and absolute. Know the basics and prepare yourself for your story in pictures — theater addition. Get Permission First, know the rules — what are the performance/venue regulations and how much access do you have? Ask management if you have some …

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6 Top Benefits of Hiring a Professional Photography Studio

The quality of any picture depends largely on the style of photography. Hiring a professional photographer is always a safer bet, as they know numerous techniques and skills to make you or your project look just perfect, the way you want it. Especially, for business purposes, you must hire a professional photographer who will do a great job for you. The other occasions that might need special photography services are family portrait, child’s birthday, bridal or a professional portfolio etc. Benefits of Taking up a Professional Studio Service: Lights Lights are an integral part of photography. Without proper lights, you …

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Macro Photography: Getting Close to the Wild

Macro photography is also known as close-up photography.  In recent years, the term macro has been used in marketing material to mean being able to focus on a subject close enough so that when a regular print is made, the image is life-size or larger. Sometimes when pondering of something extra ordinary, I wonder how beautiful those dew drops are that peacefully resting on a leaves during the early morning, with the naked eyes it is not enough to totally visualize how they really look. That is where macro photography will come in. But today, instead of showing you dew …

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Random Digital Arts Inspiration #5: Worming Portrait

Before the 2012 ends, i have started a series of digital art inspiration, a random inspiration where in I am collecting whatever digital art that are pleasing and hoping that will bring encouragement and inspirations to all readers. If you missed the previous episode, you can check out Random Digital Arts Inspiration #4 We are enticed by elegant portrait photos and stunning illustration, these two are leading in my own personal aspect source of graphic inspiration. Ideas that are being poured when working on portraiture photography requires beyond creativity to achieve what we really anticipate as output, and then comes the imaginative …

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Stop Using Stock Photos – Licensing Photography Is Fast, Cheap, and Easy!

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Let me start by saying that I don’t hate stock photography. Stock photos have their place in marketing and advertising materials, and I’d by lying if I said that I’d never used stock photography in my work. However, I simply don’t understand why stock photography is used so frequently. Licensing and sourcing high quality photography is quick and easy, especially if you know the basics. Here’s how to go about it. How To Find The Photos You Need Flickr and Photobucket can be combined to form what might be the largest collections of photos in the world, and searching for …

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