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How to make a high key portrait

March 5, 2013 0 Comments

Looking for a bit of style in your imagery? Why not experiment with high key imagery.

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exposure, high key, lighting, portraits

Create Nostalgia in Your Images with an Easy Curves and Channels Conversion

February 25, 2013 0 Comments

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion suffused with memory and desire. How do you create an image that evokes nostalgia? Find out how in this week’s module.

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photoshop, processing

Multiple Planes Instantly Transform Your Imagery

February 17, 2013 0 Comments

Photographs are two-dimensional. How can you make images that suggest depth, volume and mass? Read on and try these techniques.

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composition, depth

Using a Limited Color Palette

February 12, 2013 0 Comments

We are visual gluttons, and color distracts us. Here’s how to help your viewer access your images through a limited color palette.

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color, composition, limited color palette

Dochula Pass Bhutan monochrome landscape layered landscape black and white clouds Himalayas copyright Aloha Lavina 2012

Keep it Simple

July 6, 2012 2 Comments

As we grow in photography, we may forget the beauty of basics. Keeping compositions simple can help you make memorable images.

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composition, simplicity

Bhutan Gangtey mountains color camp dwarf bamboo yak herders tent copyright Aloha Lavina

Week 18 Module: Make Postcards with Your Travel Photos!

May 12, 2012 0 Comments

Have you ever wanted to send someone a postcard but wished your photo could be what’s on the card? Well, here’s how to turn your amazing travel photos into postcards you can send.

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photoshop, postcards, travel photography

Bhutan archer archery national sport of Bhutanese sunset Paro silhouette copyright Aloha Lavina

Week 15 Module: Silhouettes

April 15, 2012 0 Comments

Silhouettes are some of the most stunning photographs you can make. Find out how to make them with these five simple tips.

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Getty museum abstract architecture blue and white california copyright Aloha Lavina

Week 14 Module: Photographing Architecture

April 7, 2012 0 Comments

Photographing buildings can be fun and interesting and allows you to hone your eye for the beautiful and harmonious. Here’s a module showing you how.

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architectural photography, module14

Editor’s Picks from Weeks 11 and 12

April 6, 2012 0 Comments

Gorgeous photos from the Imagine That Photography Tribe from our weeks 11 and 12 modules Bokeh Baby! and Adding a Texture. Check them out.

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Week 13 Module: A Stranger’s Story

April 1, 2012 0 Comments

Character, beauty, story. These are some things photography can reveal in portraits. This week, try your hand at street photography with these tips.

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portraits, portraiture, street photography

iPhone 4s photo with grunge from an app action copyright Aloha Lavina Bangkok train tracks BTS tracks Bangkok city

Week 12 Module: How to add a grunge texture to a photograph

March 25, 2012 0 Comments

Find out how to add a texture to your photograph on Photoshop to get a grunge effect. Grunge textures can help you add drama and push attention to a specific part of the image.

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adding texture, grunge, module12, using Photoshop

Stripped to its Essence: the Beauty of Black and White

March 21, 2012 1 Comment

Take a look at why you need a little monochrome madness. Stripped to its essence, a monochrome photograph forces you to be creative, to interpret the world as you will in this most unrealistic way of seeing.

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black and white photography, Editor's Picks, Imagine That Photography Tribe, monochrome

portrait with bokeh copyright Aloha Lavina

Week 11 Module: Bokeh Baby!

March 20, 2012 0 Comments

Sometimes, blur is beautiful. Find out how to make creative photos with bokeh.

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bokeh

monochrome using iPhone 4s copyright Aloha Lavina

Week 10 Module: Monochrome Madness

March 11, 2012 0 Comments

Get mad about monochrome! Find out ways to make your black and white images speak volumes, this week in our Imagine That Photography Tribe Week 10 Module.

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module10, monochrome

Editor’s Picks: Week 8 Module Finding Your Balance

March 7, 2012 0 Comments

We’ve got street photography, landscape, abstraction, nature photography and some macro. Check out this beautiful collection of images from our Week 8 Module, “Finding Your Balance.”

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balance, module8