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Why and How to use a Portrait Lens for Landscape Photography

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 4 min read

The typical lens for any landscape photographer is usually something wide like a 16-35mm and anything within the frame needs to be razor sharp and well exposed. Using a portrait lens can add refreshing and exciting new perspectives though and here is why and how.

5 Motivational Tips for Photographers in 2021

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 3 min read

If you follow these 5 easy tips within the next 365 days, it will definitely make you a better photographer or anything that you want to become better at in 2021.

10 tricks on how to get more followers on Instagram

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 11 min read

Showing your photos to others and inspiring them is probably one of the best parts about photography and to increase the number of people that might see your photos on Instagram, we wrote down 10 essential tricks on how to grow your follower base.

How some tourists ruin photography for everyone

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 4 min read

Social Media is probably one of the reasons, why most of the people are trying to capture photos, that are as unique as possible. While this may work for the social profile, it’s often anything else than social.

This is WHY and WHEN you really need ND filters or polarizers

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 6 min read

A pretty good and easy way to improve landscape photography is to start using camera filters. It’s crucial to understand though, that some of their effects can be reproduced with Photoshop, while others can’t. Here is why you should own them nevertheless.

The best way to blend photos with Luminosity Masks

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 4 min read

Learn how to get beautiful and realistic results within difficult light situations by using this great and easy way to do exposure blending with Luminosity Masks in Photoshop.

How to get razor sharp photos with Focus Stacking

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 8 min read

Let’s have a look at a photography technique called Focus Stacking, what it is, when you need it and how you can easily use it to get sharp photos from fore- to background with a little help of Photoshop.

Forecasting fog for landscape photography

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Tips & Tutorials · 3 min read

One of the essential elements in landscape photography is fog, because it gives a magic mood to every photo. Here is how you can predict the weather instead of hoping for that special result after standing up very early in the morning.

Carbon Fiber vs Aluminium Tripod - which one is better for you?

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 9 min read

Nearly every photographer needs a tripod, whether the material is carbon or aluminium. Since this is usually a very long lasting type of equipment it’s even more important to chose the right one for you, which therefore starts with the decision about the material.

How to capture Car Trails during Sunset

Manuel Becker Manuel Becker
Tips & Tutorials · 6 min read

Sunrises or sunsets are without a doubt a great time for photography, because they add a lot of nice colors and details to the sky in your images. But car trails do so too, so here is how you get both benefits within one final photo.

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