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Photography cheat sheet: Lighting setups for professional portraits
By James Artaius last updated
CHEAT SHEET From classic Rembrandt styles to more modern alternatives, our cheat sheet shows you 24 different lighting setups

Create wet plate collodion portraits with this photo-editing trick
By Kim Bunermann, Digital Photographer published
Tutorial We show you how to recreate the collodion process for enhanced detail in Affinity Photo 2

Portrait photography retouching workshop: Brightening eyes and teeth
By Digital Photographer published
Tutorial Apply advanced retouching to your subject’s eyes and teeth for realistic but transfixing detail

Bokeh: camera settings for film and digital photos with beautiful blur
By James Artaius published
BOKEH CAMERA SETTINGS Want bokeh? Here are the camera settings you need for film and digital photographs with sumptously shallow depth of field

Portrait photography retouching workshop: retouch skin in Photoshop
By Digital Photographer published
Tutorial Pro photographer Paula Stopka explains how to retouch skin while maintaining a natural and authentic look

Get the toy-town look and replicate the look of tilt-shift lenses in Photoshop
By Dan Mold published
Video Turn cityscapes in to fantastic toy towns both in-camera and by using Photoshop CC

Dive into B&W color theory to get the best possible monochromatic photos
By Kim Bunermann published
Tutorial Here are some handy tricks on how to improve the tonal range with in-camera settings, filters and more

Golden ratio photography composition explained
By James Artaius last updated
Guide It's been used by artists for centuries, but is golden ratio photography composition as good as the rule of thirds?
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