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  • 7 Tips for Planning the Perfect Portrait

    We asked portraits pros to share their best tactics for framing up a subject
    • By Peter Kolonia on May 9, 2012

    Many decisions go into shooting a single portrait. Often, as we chat with our subjects, we’re not even aware that we’re making choices about framing, subject distance and position, color palette, focal length, lighting, and other elements. But rather than rely on instinct alone, here are some ways to ensure you make the right decision.1. Frame Them Up

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  • You Can Do It: Design and Build Your Own Subject

    Can find a good subject? Make one!
    • By Peter Kolonia on May 7, 2012

    A rite of passage occurs when you move beyond photographing what you see and begin to actively manipulate a scene or subject to produce better photos. Some photographers go even farther, building their subjects from scratch. Dwight Eschliman created the photographic time capsule shown here—a note-perfect facsimile of a family room from the 1980s. As Eschliman jokingly explains it, he and his San Fransciso-based crew of designers did it “because we were looking for an excuse to listen to Journey.”

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  • You Can Do It: Turn Your Aquarium into a Fish Photo Studio

    Give your marine friends the Avedon treatment
    • By Peter Kolonia on April 25, 2012

    Miami Pro Paul Marcellini is no stranger to Pop Photo. Readers may remember his high-impact black-and-white wildlife photos. What you may not know is that Marcellini (www.paulmarcellini.com) is a contributor to an international nature portrait project called “Meet Your Neighbours.”

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  • Tips From a Pro: Use Ambient Light to Make Your Photos More Dramatic

    Available light is as expressive and a whole lot less expensive than store-bought light
    • By Peter Kolonia on April 25, 2012

    “I enjoy finding good light, instead of making it,” says Alabama-based pro Cary Norton. And most of us would agree.The available-light strategy makes a lot of sense for many photographers for several reasons: Good light is usually easy to find, it comes in all varieties (flat, contrasty, bright, or dim), and, when you’re lucky enough to find it, costs nothing.

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  • Tips From a Pro: Use a Slow Shutter Speed to Capture Bodies in Motion

    Go for more than just the decisive moment
    • By Laurence Chen on April 23, 2012

    Sometimes we forget that photography doesn’t have to capture a single decisive moment. Sometimes it can be more: a glimpse outside our usual sensory boundaries that reveals something both familiar and alien.New York City-based photographer Bill Wadman (billwadman.com) was inspired by motion blur in an old boxing photo to try something lyrical with several friends who happened to be professional dancers.

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  • I, Photographer: Yoga Shooter

    Bill Tipper uses his balance of technical and philosophical knowledge to create images of the human form in nature
    • By Kathleen Davis on April 23, 2012

    Do you shoot only yoga? About 75 to 80 percent of my work is in the world of yoga—I shoot a lot of conferences and retreats. I shoot for teachers and studios, as well as workshops in places like Belize, Costa Rica, and Hawaii. I travel about two months of the year, and that has opened up work for hotels and eco-resorts. I also shoot for yoga clothing companies.Which did you love first, yoga or photography?

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