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Phlearn is hiring writers! We are looking for two outstanding writers to create written Photoshop and photography articles to be featured on Phlearn.com. Anyone may apply to write for Phlearn from anywhere in the world. Writing for Phlearn will dramatically in...
Lighting The goal for this photo shoot was to create two completely different looks using the same model in a short amount of time. In this behind the scenes video you will learn how to set up lighting for a full length portrait as well as a headshot. We focus...
Lighting The lighting for this image is one of the more complex setups we have done for a portrait. Four lights were used to create this unique look, each with a different colored gel. When setting up lighting like this, it is best to start with one light and ...
Lighting We wanted to keep the lighting fairly simple in these images in order to show off the detail of the beetles, but not become a distraction. It is also important that while the key light is almost directly straight on, that shadow and highlight definiti...
Shopping for photographers can be tough. Here’s a list of 30 gift ideas to make it a little easier. Everything is covered – from essential gear such as batteries and lens filters to the finer things in life, like trampolines and walkie talkies. Und...
Final Image Click on the image to view the full size version! Click here for a tutorial on the post production that went into this image Building Bakster One of the largest challenges we had to overcome to bring this concept to completion was to design and bui...
Fashion Portrait To create this fashion portrait we used a 3 light setup and shot behind a pane of glass. To add a bit of texture and interest to the glass we added baby oil (thicker than water) and lit it from behind. We used a long shutter speed to capture t...
Turning Day Into Night In today’s episode you are going to learn how turn day into night, and all the tips and tricks that go along with it. Light falls completely different during the day than it does at night, so making that change can be very tough. O...
Using Modeling Lights Most modern strobe lights will come with modeling lights. These are basically just lightbulbs made to mimic the light of a strobe. Although we focus on using the modeling lights that are a part of strobes in this video, you can use tradit...
There are many articles out there on how to become a professional photographer, this is not a how to guide. Becoming a professional photographer isn’t really that hard as long as you do list one (see below). I am sure you could become a professional ph...
Winner! Congrats to Shantel Rich for winning Phlearn PROs for life!!!!...
Nov 07, Episode 392 Behind the Scenes, Photography
Fitting a Ton Into One Day You will probably notice watching this behind the scenes video that it seems like this was 3 completely different photo shoots, not one. That is because it is 3 different shoots. We have found over time that we love to shoot one big ...
Photo Plus Expo This past weekend we attended Photo Plus Expo in NYC, and had an amazing time! Last Wednesday we discussed our goals with the Expo and what we hoped to get out of it. Today we take you through the results. We attended both as the company Phlea...
Growing Your Photography Business Today we leaving for NYC to go to the Photo Plus Expo, and we are very excited about the opportunities that it brings. We discuss why we are going and what we hope to get out of it from a Phlearn standpoint and also as a photo...
Why Failure Can Be a Good Thing It can be hard to accept, but sometimes failure is a good thing, and it is almost always necessary for growth. In today’s episode we talk about one of our recent failures – a great photo shoot idea turned out to be n...
Natural vs. Artificial Light Today’s battle isn’t between two photos, it is between two different styles of photography: using natural light or artificial light. In today’s episode we discuss the pros and cons of both natural and artificial l...
Dan Winters Dan Winters is a great photographer who produces gripping work. His lighting style is amazing, and he has a way of pulling emotion out of his subjects that will leave you breathless. Today we look at one of his famous portraits of Tom Hanks, and tr...
Behind the Scenes Today we have an awesome BTS video for our upcoming PRO Tutorial. For the first time ever we will be including a full length video in the Phlearn PRO, explaining our lighting setup, working with the model, shooting on a green screen, action s...
Oct 02, Episode 377 Business, Written Article
Having large goals and dreams are very important to pushing yourself through life. The bigger you dream, the more you can achieve. Setting goals outside of your current reach is a great way to expand what you are capable of. But what steps should you set f...
Epic Photo Battle Phlearn is proud to present our second epic photo battle! We pit two photos together to see who comes out on top, and best of all, you are the ones who decide! Tell Us Why The whole reason we do these battles is to learn what makes a photo be...
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