Essential Printing Tips & Best Printers for HDR Photography

Thanks to advances in camera and photo processing technology, even dedicated amateur photographers can shoot scenes that transcend reality. High Dynamic Range photography is one such technique which exploded in popularity over the course of the past several years largely due to the incredible range of tonal detail that result from combining exposures.

If you’re putting time and effort into creating beautiful HDR images, you’re going to want to produce prints with the same eye-grabbing appeal as on a high resolution screen. When you’re shopping for an HDR photo printer, what should you look for?

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How to Choose the Best Black and White Photo Printer

In the digital age, color accompanies most of the images we come across during our daily lives. So when it’s intentionally missing, as is the case with artistic black and white photography, people take notice. Monochrome photography is popular in the fine arts for a variety of reasons, many of which come down to how it emphasizes different aesthetic components than color photography: texture, tone, contrast, lighting, and form.

Choosing the Best Black and White Photo Printer

In this article you’ll learn some essential factors to consider when looking for the best black and white photo printer.

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11 Premium & Free Resources for Photographers (Bundles, eBooks, Courses)

How do I start my own photography business? How can I improve my shooting skills? What do I need to edit images faster? There’s no lack of information to answer these and other questions photographers may face.

But then again, choosing the right eBook, email course, or Lightroom preset collection from an overwhelming amount of available resources may be quite a challenging task these days.

11 Excellent Premium & Free Resources for Photographers

Not worries though, as always we’re here to help! In this post you can find 10 of the best premium and free resources for photographers that will help you achieve your goals and improve your workflow

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40+ Free & Premium Lightroom Presets You Shouldn’t Miss

Presets can be a Lightroom user’s best friend. When you are editing hundreds or thousands of photos any time you can save in post processing is extremely valuable. Making use of presets is one of the best ways to streamline your workflow and save time in the editing process.

40+ Lightroom Presets No Photographer Should Miss

You can either create your own presets, download free presets, or buy professional presets. If you’re new to Lightroom using presets created by others can also be a great learning process, as you can see what settings and adjustments are used to create specific looks or effects.

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50 Photoshop & Lightroom Photo Editing Tutorials to Enhance Your Images

Photoshop and Lightroom are awesome tools for photographers, professionals and amateurs alike.

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While Lightroom is considered the most comprehensive tool to do some basic image editing, such as fixing exposure, white balance, and contrast, Photoshop is often chosen by photographers for further creative processing.

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35 Super Valuable and Affordable Gift Ideas for Photographers

It’s just a couple of weeks before Christmas and many of you are probably struggling to complete the holiday shopping on time. As always, Photodoto is here to help! If you have photography buffs on your list, this round-up of affordable gift ideas for photographers will definitely come in handy.

Affordable Gift Ideas for Photographers

In this collection you’ll find some of the best digital resources, including educational eBooks, video courses, and photo editing software, that will make a wonderful gift for photographers of any skill level.

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Photographer’s Guide to Using Graphic Tablets for Lightroom Editing

There are several gadgets we can use to improve our performance in Adobe Lightroom, if our intent is to post-produce images quickly and neatly with professional results. However, there is no better tool for a talented photographer than a good graphic tablet.

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Read on to learn how a graphic tablet can be used with Adobe Lightroom and how it can enhance your image processing workflow.

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4 Photography “Tricks” That Should Be Quietly Retired

If you’ve ever felt the temptation to “improve” some of your photos with some special tricks, then you’re not alone. Many people with a passing interest in photography employ all manner of “extras” to give their photo some added visual interest.

Most of these tricks, however, are ham-fisted affectations that can not only ruin your photos, but mark you as an amateur who’s not to be taken seriously, neither as an artist or a professional.

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Magic for Nothing: The Best Free Photo Editors

If you are serious about photography, you’ll likely want to start editing your photos soon. Or maybe you’re already editing photos, perhaps on a work or school computer, and you’re ready to set up your own photo editing station at home.

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Either way, the most popular photo editing options, such as Photoshop and Lightroom, while fantastic programs, might be outside your budget.

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