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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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  • You Can Do It: Enhance Your Nature Photos In and Out of Camera

    Bring out nature's charm with some careful shooting and editing

    • By Peter Kolonia on April 12, 2012

    In his Flickr stream, Andrew Evans (www.flickr.com/andrewevans) titled this image “Enchanted Forest” for its fairytale-like mood. How did he achieve it? The Kent, England, amateur enumerates four strategies for finding and enhancing nature’s magic: Pick a suitable subject, get the right gear, shoot at an appropriate time, and tweak the image in software.

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  • My Project: Shoe Portraits

    Quantrell Colbert captures the footwear of the stars

    • By Lori Fredrickson on April 12, 2012

    working on set as a unit photographer for films and television shows in Atlanta, GA, Quantrell Colbert constantly hunts for interesting backstage images. “Most of my work takes place when they’re not blocking [i.e., staging] scenes, so I have a lot of spare time,” the 39-year-old pro photographer explains. “Rather than waste time, I like to get creative.”

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  • Backstory: Shooting in Layers

    Rory White finds the creative depth within his subjects

    • By As told to Lori Fredrickson on April 12, 2012

    I came up with the idea of shooting a subject behind a portrait while photographing a local Nashville musician; it eventually turned into a series with other artists. First I’ll shoot a portrait of the subject and print it on Epson photo paper. Then I’ll cover the image with packing tape, drop it in hot water, and peel the paper off the back—like a Polaroid emulsion transfer. Next, I’ll attach objects, hang it from a stand, and photograph my subject behind it.

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