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Add Interest. Add People.

Add Interest. Add People. One sure way to make your photographs more interesting is to add people to the picture.  You may not always need or want to put a human figure in your image if you are shooting a grant landscape or an Ansel Adams type composition. But adding a person can certainly add

Tips on Photographing on Vacation with Dan Milnor

Photo by Dan Milnor If you’re a photographer and you’re on vacation, how do you go on vacation and not drive the rest of your family crazy but still walk away with something good photographically? This is the exact question discussed by our good friend, Dan Milnor. Milnor has traveled to Maine many

Green Screen and Flash Photography- New Videos!

3 Tips for a Professional Green Screen Look I would consider this a MUST WATCH video! The easy to learn, hard to master art of green screen is used for everything from setting the background for a scene to that amazing space battle in the most recent superhero movie. But how good it

Light and Location- New Videos from Fletch Murray and Denice Duff

Photography & Video Lighting Tips Using Only One Light The de-lightful Fletch Murray is back with another great video. This time, our resident master filmmaker presents us with a challenge: try to set up a scene lit like a Roger Deakins film. Deakins, for those who don't know, is a legendary cinematographer known

7 Fast Tips For Flash Photography

Fast Tips For Flash Photos! Here at AYP, we love alliteration, but sometimes our camera's flash gets a little less love. Well no more! Jessica Sterling is here to help! Our very own lighting legend gives out her favorite tips and tricks for using on-camera flash. Her fantastic flash advice includes showing you

Lighting Tips for Photography and Filmmaking from Fletcher Murray

Lighting Tips for Photography + Filmmaking from Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker Fletcher Murray Watch here. "Finding my own way and setting up my self as an entrepreneur and production company, I could expand as a director and then a producer who could close clients with big budgets-- that's where I want everyone to

Filmmaking Tips from the Award-Winning “Dream Team Directors”

Filmmaking Tips from the Award-Winning Dream Team Directors Award-winning writers, directors, and creators Daniel Lir and Bayou Bennet are here to teach you everything they've learned about filmmaking and photography--from working with amazing celebrities such as Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Mackie, and Coldplay, as well as famous brands like Adidas, MTV and MAC. They

3 Big Tips for Stunning Wedding & Portrait Photography

3 Big Tips for Stunning Wedding & Portrait Photography The amazing wedding and portrait photographer Bambi Cantrell gives us her biggest tips for lighting, location, and working with people when she's on a photo shoot. Tips for Taking Stunning Wedding Photos and & Portraits: Find the prettiest light source Work with light from

Light is Language: 5 Photo Tips & Advice from Joe McNally

Light is Language 5 Photo Tips & Advice from Joe McNally Watch Video. Mastering the art of light is one of the most critical steps in order to become a successful photographer. But often times, the most important thing to do, is the hardest to master. But don't worry. Watch AYP Show's new