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Robert is a surrealist visual artist, photographer and journalist. Many of his photographs are exhibited throughout the world in private and corporate collections.

Create Dramatic Lighting in your Photography by Introducing Darkness

Every professional photographer that you’ll ever talk to, will tell you that light is the most important part of photography. These people, myself included, are absolutely right, it is!

Without it our photographs would be dull sheets of empty paper!

Using dramatic lighting to a photographer’s advantage is the universal lesson preached to every photography student on the planet!

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Photo Gift Ideas That Every Photographer Should Know About

When it comes to exchanging gifts with friends or family members, we really are spoiled for choice. Ironically, this abundance of novel ideas makes it near impossible to hone in on that one perfect gift for a loved one.

Whatever you chose, it is always the thoughtful and personal gift ideas that are the most touching and well received. And there is no better gift than one that is completely timeless.

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Abstract Photography Techniques Worthly Of The Gods

Photography has been used as a medium for artistic expression since its initial inception some hundred or so years ago.

In this digital age, photography offers not just great picture taking open access to all, but it can also unlock the bounds of an artist’s imagination, incorporating the natural and synthetic world around them to produce images of stunning artistic credibility.

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Mastering Photoshop Textures to Create Powerful Imagery

Photoshop has done for photography what the road did for the wheel! That’s quite a bit in case you’re wondering…

This union has made photography the worlds 2nd most popular past time… Because let’s face it; creating exciting images is indeed thrilling, and most of all, highly addictive!

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DSLR Camera Reviews 2013: Which DSLR To Buy?

The goliaths of the digital SLR world are Canon, Sony and Nikon. When progressing to this photographic level of awesome picture taking, deciding on your first Professional DSLR is a very important decision. And due to all the varying DSLR camera reviews available on the internet it can prove to be a somewhat daunting one!

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It’s All About The Loyalty

Chances are, you’ll remain loyal to to your chosen brand for your entire picture taking career; building a vast and impressive collection of that particular brands accessories. But before you start counting your hard earned penny’s, you need to ask yourself:

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6 Easy Ways to Give your Photographs a Compelling Narrative

Everybody loves a good story. Knowing this fact is what separates a good photographer, from an exceptional one.

With this knowledge, a photographer has a whole breath of tools at their command to trap the viewer, and cause them to be spellbound!

Below I have listed 6 of the best ways to give your photographic approach the artistic edge of a compelling narrative that will galvanize your photography to the next level:

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The Pro Photographers Guide to Black & White Vs Colour

Setting the tone of an image is arguably, the most important part of any photograph.

As the photographer, this choice can help to define your overall style; making your work instantly recognisable purely by the tone of your chosen medium.

You have to consider the composition, exposure and all those other technicalities. But it is how the subject is portrayed that gives an image its final lasting impression.

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