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Amateur Vs. Pro: How Differently The Same ‘Ugly’ Location Looks When You Become A Professional Photographer

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About two years ago, I used to go about my usual everyday life like most people do, not noticing all of the beauty around me. After I picked up a camera and started taking photos of my kids, I started to see the world in a whole new way. Once you start to see it, you can't un-see it.

I started to notice how light affected things, and how looking at something from a different perspective could change the whole scene. The whole world seems to be trying to tell us a story in the most beautiful and colorful display. It's like watching a movie, but it's all around us, and we're living it.

After becoming a photographer, I slowed down from this crazy fast paced world and started to appreciate the masterpieces that were before my very eyes. This was a life changing experience for me!

I want everyone to have this same experience. So I created a free photography course for anyone who wants to give it a shot. I show you how you can do this with a cheap camera and cheap lens. I've even used my cell phone when I didn't have my camera with me.

You can see more of my work and/or check out my free photography course on my website.

More info: philliphaumesserphotography.com

This post may include affiliate links.

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10+ Photos Showing What Most People See, And What A Photographer Sees

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157points

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TheRubyFalcon 7 years ago

That chicken be like: "Ahh! The teddy!"

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Prashant Chaudhary 7 years ago

I find the other one too.

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yuzuwang 7 years ago

i think this is also because of the editing..

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Seong Jin 7 years ago

The chicken master...

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Christie Mathis 7 years ago

Way too much yellow in some of these...

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Shelly Pain 7 years ago

Slower shutter speed to lighten faces? Or post production?

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Celeste Murray 7 years ago

I think people are missing the point--that becoming a photographer taught this person there is beauty to be found everywhere. All it takes to capture it is a change in perspective, or lighting, or focus..., or some combination of these. This isn't an article suggesting that a photographer will take the exact same photo better, but rather that a photographer knows what changes need to be made to capture an emotion with an image.

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Rebekah 7 years ago

Lovely.

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#9

10+ Photos Showing What Most People See, And What A Photographer Sees

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55points

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Maylson Martinez Lopez 7 years ago

He keeps adding the same warm level in all these photos :/

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10+ Photos Showing What Most People See, And What A Photographer Sees

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Eduardo Magueta 7 years ago

The editing has a lot to do with it, but you can notice some improvement on the way the camera is now positioned according to subject and light source, so the person would definitely have better results even if no editing was done to the photos.

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Evie Heaven 7 years ago

angle,distance, lens, light.

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Guillaume O'Perucha 7 years ago

Aperture

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Jun Flores 7 years ago

1. Focus on the subject. 2. Cut the clutter. Go closer to the subject. Bokeh the background which does not help and add clutter. Use vignette if okay with you. 3. Use lights if available to light the subject specially if subject is backlighted. Maybe use reflector. 4. Process in PS. Adjust color to exude mode. Warmer colors exude lovelier emotions. That will make ur photo different from a snap shot. It doesnt mean youll become a pro. But your photo will become lovelier. That depends however to the beholder. Because some just love what they see and shoot immediately and be amazed already.

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Peggy Dolensky 7 years ago

What photo processing program does it take to turn you into a pro?

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IamIrene 7 years ago

Lightroom can certainly help basic photos, but it can't replace angle and framing.

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Phillip Haumesser (Submission author) 7 years ago

You don't need any editing software. In fact, you could do a lot of this with your phone just by understanding light and composition. It is nice to have editing software though, but it's not a necessity. I do use Lightroom and Photoshop.

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Askar Ibragimov 7 years ago

Proper optics - you can see blurred foreground/background everywhere. €1700 will get you some lens like this :)

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Andrew Russell 7 years ago

This photographer 1. Lay on ground 2. Max aperture 3. Boost yellow a ton 4. Boost contrast 5. Vignette

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Irene McIver 7 years ago

I actually prefer the first one here.

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Andy Craddock 7 years ago

Actually Evie H: Crop, depth of field and Photoshop editing.

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Horace Tsui 7 years ago

Bokeh

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ethel 7 years ago

before i got photoshop, after i got photoshop

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Camellia Rains 7 years ago

What are you doing to help others take better photos? Nothing. Go screw yourself.,

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Christina Michelle 7 years ago

https://www.boredpanda.com/my-response-to-the-amateur-v-pro-how-i-see-things-debate-and-my-own-then-and-now-photos/

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Elly Essenberg 7 years ago

I like the color of the first photo better.

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Mathieu Louis-Seize 7 years ago

Great pictures but am definitely not fond of the Oompa Loompa gone seasick skin tones.

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Stu Cox 7 years ago

Its not photoshop that makes the difference. The photoshopped differences in these images couldve been done with the settings on the machine at the developers in the 80s.

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Teleri Nyfain 7 years ago

Sorry. I prefer the first photo.

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Risang Pradipta 7 years ago

different gear, different result

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Phillip Haumesser

Hello, my name is Phillip Haumesser, I am an award winning self taught natural light photographer. My passion is capturing the magic and curiosity of my children in their everyday lives.

Hello, my name is Phillip Haumesser, I am an award winning self taught natural light photographer. My passion is capturing the magic and curiosity of my children in their everyday lives.

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Hans 7 years ago

No. 1 lesson: get down on your knees. ;)

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Lol! Yep, or on your belly. I spend more time on the ground then not. ;)

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Chris Ter 7 years ago

Bend the knee -- Daenerys

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Warren Morgan 7 years ago

or more correctly, Get on the same level as the subject. And to add to that, is the subject only the person in frame?

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Lara B. 7 years ago

Perspective and lighting makes such a huge difference. Beaut is all around us, we just need to start seeing it :)

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

It's so true Lara! ;)

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Emanuele Colombo 7 years ago

Your photography skills have definitely improved, but you still use a s****y font my friend ;)

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Intensive Panda 7 years ago

he is a photographer, not graphic designer :D

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Emanuele Colombo 7 years ago

Nice pictures by the way, love your work!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL!!!!! XD

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Eduardo Magueta 7 years ago

The editing has a lot to do with it, but you can notice some improvement on the way the camera is now positioned according to subject and light source, so the person would definitely have better results even if no editing was done to the photos.

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Ela Pink 7 years ago

This is my try. No awareness of light just a couple of minute of fooling around in Photoshop :) forest2-59...9f091b.jpg

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Wow, pretty awesome! Keep it up, it's looking great! :D

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Ironhide 1904 7 years ago

The composition is definitely better, but I would love to see the photo's straight out of the cam instead :(

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Kurisuti Elena 7 years ago

Why? Raw photos straight from the camera are MEANT to be processed and edited. That's the whole point, that's why they're called Raw.

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CheeKhiong Chan 7 years ago

So, bokeh = pro.

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Elena Sebe 7 years ago

Bokeh, meaning smaller depth of field, along with adjusting the angle and composition, makes it that the final photo has a focus point that will capture your eye. Apart from this, these photos take advantage of light (one of the things most difficult for beginners, myself included) and has color adjustments. These are just quick things I mentioned. However, the title is misleading. Professional, as a definition, is a person that does this as a profession, as a job and this alone doesn't necessarily mean the photographer is good.

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HauntedForests 7 years ago

Guys, all you need to do for similar pictures is adjust your perspective, transfer them to a laptop/computer, add enhancements if you want, and adjust the clarity/color/lighting/contrast, all of it. There is a "Red Eye" setting that fixes the redness in your eyes when you take a picture with the flash on, and a "Spot Fix" where you can erase spots. I use a crappy nikon coolpix that has lens issues, and these settings are my best friends when it comes to photography. :D

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Anna Thouvenin 7 years ago

Thank you for the link to your free course. Those pics are amazing :) If this is your son, I'm sure those are memories that will last!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Anna! Yes, these are my two boys, they are the reason I got into photography! :) I hope you enjoy the course!

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Kurisuti Elena 7 years ago

The comments section of this article just proves once again that you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.

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Julia Westenberg 7 years ago

That's what separates great photographers from crappy ones lol. Oh well.

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Mark Smallman 7 years ago

First rule of photographing kids,get down to their level. Most of these demonstrate that one simple technique.

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Blammo 7 years ago

the secret is getting lower and filters. lots of filters

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Sorry, no filters used here! ;)

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Daniel Marsh 7 years ago

So basically... blur out everything but the child?

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Dei Midkiff 7 years ago

Wow those pics are awesome! The angle and lighting made significant difference. Dis you also use filters?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you so much Dei! No filters. I did some editing in Photoshop and Lightroom, but the biggest difference is the composition and awareness of light. I teach this in my course.

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porcupine 7 years ago

I was just thinking about how many of the graphic designers who frequent this site will be unable to see past the Papyrus

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Tony Moon 7 years ago

You could teach the use of thirds quite well. Nice use of dead space and focal interest in your subject matter. Your use of front and rear lighting is also quite nice. I like it. Great job and thanks for sharing.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks so much Tony! :)

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Daria B 7 years ago

All of these show that everything looks prettier when the focus is on the protagonist of the picture.

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Bernard 7 years ago

Like the top pictures more tbh. Reflective of all the moments that happened. Bottom pictures are beautiful but get boring...

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Qudrat 7 years ago

Wow awesome

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Qudrat! :)

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Lisa Boutin 7 years ago

This is just perspective... shoot on your subject's level.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

You are so right Lisa! :)

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Audrey 7 years ago

Thank you for your work and to share your tips

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

It's my pleasure Audrey! :)

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Just a Purpler 7 years ago

Wow I love your pictures, and I for one, ADORE any of the editing you did to these photos! Whatever you did to make them the way they are, I hope I can someday learn to do exactly what you have done here! They're all so warm, I can hear the stories in each picture, they all seem so quiet and peaceful. An innocent childhood. A world of curiosity that these boys are exploring. I love your work so so much! Thanks for sharing :))))

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you so much! You should take my free course. You can sign up here: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6 Unfortunately my website is down right now due to the amount of traffic from BoredPanda. But I'm transferring my site to a faster server, so it should be back up and running in a couple of days.

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Lovely Life Vines 7 years ago

Amazing Photography Dude

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Aww these are all really cute and greatly captured photos! You improved a lot Keep up the great work! :)

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xxxBBxxx 7 years ago

I appreciate the fact that you have taken the time to capture these moments. Professional or not we all want to remember moments especially from our loved ones. :)

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Chris Sprucefield 7 years ago

perspective, level, composition, focus, light. understand these, and it will work wonders for you.

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Lisa Greene 7 years ago

Lighting, getting closer to your subject and editing, are all ways to improve your photography.

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Rebekah 7 years ago

Very nice work. I'm impressed.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Rebekah! :)

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Maya N 7 years ago

Amazing!! Love seeing your work here! I follow you on Instagram! :)

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks Maya!! :)

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Kirsten Preston 7 years ago

Lovely images

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks Kirsten!

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Melanie Mayne 7 years ago

Dat Papyrus doh

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Alberto 7 years ago

This is the reason why they call a "pro" a "pro" ;)

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Dick Rhodes 7 years ago

Needs more vignette. /s

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Malene Kjær Pedersen 7 years ago

I don't like excessive photo editing - it leaves only a sad whisper of the original soul of the photograph. Of course, it creates a wider range of artistic possibilities, if you use qualitatively good camera equipment, but sometimes the simplest photography is also the most beautiful. I think it's more about angles, light, creativity and imagination than good equipment when it comes to capturing a beautiful and eye-catching image. 13391504_1...81fdae.jpg

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Zbiór Otwarty 7 years ago

There's a perspective, there are close-ups and ....what you maybe didn't notice - there is photoshop or other similar tool... it's not light, it's about buttons in a program.

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Bryan Delate 7 years ago

Hmmm I love the taste of Photoshop in the morning

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Aviral Jain 7 years ago

Doesn't make any sense at all..comparing mobile shots to DSLR ones

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Allan Sacris 7 years ago

But one does not get to see the whole background

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Jamie Price 7 years ago

I can't get the link to load 😞

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Dwayne Letson 7 years ago

Would be interesting to see a similar article with 3 pictures for each one. Before.... after-unedited... pro

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Dwayne Letson 7 years ago

Would be interesting to see a similar article with 3 pictures for each one.... 'before'...'after-uneditted'.... 'pro'

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Matija Kovačič 7 years ago

In a nutshell, go for as much bokeh as possible, wind the color temperature to warm and dial saturation up, lower the camera angle, add a massive ammount of vignette .. anything else? :) In all seriousness, how did you achieve the brownish haze in the background trees - boy&rabbit pciture?

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Alex Florin 7 years ago

But how ? What sort of effects did you used ?

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Mike Bryce 7 years ago

lesson one.. vignette

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Eframit Orozco 7 years ago

Ok, so the trick is just bending on your knees, taking a closer picture and using a filter. Actually I like the "how I used to see" photos better than the other ones. They are more natural, more refreshing than the photo-studio-kind-of-pic. But it is just an opion and I am not a professional :)

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Janet Clarke 7 years ago

Beautiful pics!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Janet! :)

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Alexander Reyne 1 year ago

Everyone is seriously missing some of the most timportant parts here. Composition, exposure, focus. Just getting closer and lower isn't going to make everything look good. Neither is editing. It's a combination of all these things to be sure, but composition and exposure are the keys to taking a great photograph.

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Aura Mae 5 years ago

Phillip, my experience is a little different. I am a professional haircolorist and have always had a good eye for noticing the beauty of light and color. I picked up photography so that I could help my friends see the beauty I saw. PS, photographing my haircolor work made me a better hairstylist because the camera lens shows me tiny things that are out of balance or out of place.

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Rachel Manning 7 years ago

Please consider another font choice next time. Papyrus is making my eyes bleed.

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Farley 7 years ago

"my name is Phillip Haumesser, I am an award winning natural light photographer. " Hi Phillip, I was wondering what awards you have won. Thanks Farley

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Connor Moriarty 7 years ago

This is a great article. Any of the haters below are just jealous?... I can't think of another reason why everyone is so salty about this. This is a fantastic representation about growth as a photog. Yes, the "pro" images have been edited, but that's what you learn to do as a photographer. I don't care that one image is straight OOC and one is an edit, because shooting RAW and editing is what you learn as a professional. Keep it up.

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Alexa Sedge 7 years ago

A really important lesson - thanks for sharing these! Very powerful.

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Jose Nemmo 7 years ago

Lower the angle, focus on the subject, s****y soft-focus on everything else.

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Kimberly Kuhn 7 years ago

Just wanted to let you know that I'd love to check out your site and your class but the web link is giving a "503 service unavailable message." I love your shots!

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Maria Funk 7 years ago

DSLR (i.e. with full frame sensor,) a good lens, editing-software - all that makes better pictures than your phone, but frankly: not a professional ... a professional makes his living with his (professional) gear. Looking at these pictures I would guess you chose lowest f-stop to create max shallow DOF, but the overall blurriness, even of those objects 'in focus', may be due to a low - average quality of your lens. I would suggest raise quality of your lens pack - or start 'playing' with lighting.

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David Ness 7 years ago

Made in India click bait?

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David Ness 7 years ago

Cool but still seems like made in India click bait

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Warren Morgan 7 years ago

Nice presentation on the difference in your work and in fact, the difference between a photographer that does a good job compared to uncle bob with his expensive 'slr'. This would be a good portfolio to use when selling your services and showing a prospective client what they might get for cheap or what can be quality work.

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Lee Foreman 7 years ago

link does not work

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Cody Asher 7 years ago

Great use of lighting. Yes! Always get low or close and personal. A little too much vignette and filtration for my taste.

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Nan Angel 7 years ago

The pictures are great but your website wouldn't pull up.

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Matthew Gore 7 years ago

Nice photos and a well written article... great job! I hope that you start seeing in something other than "Papyrus" in the future, though (and I hope that something isn't "Comic Sans"). :-)

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Nan Angel 7 years ago

Beautiful pictures but your web site will not pull up

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Maria Wellman 7 years ago

accurate

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Stephanie Ortiz 7 years ago

what lens do you use for your portrait shots?

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Moose Muzzammil 7 years ago

I'm no expert... but uhh... Untitled-1...e1a256.jpg

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Alap Naik Desai 7 years ago

The website appears to be down.

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Laura Sherman 7 years ago

It's true all it takes is a different perspective... and knowing your camera ;)

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Kei Hiragi 7 years ago

Hi, do you need to learn photo editing(photoshop) to start photography?

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Carol Taylor 7 years ago

this was taken using an one of the thingy-ma-bobs button on the camera of my Huawei P9

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Carol Taylor 7 years ago

damn..was trying to add a photo but didnt work..

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Lhena Guevarra 7 years ago

Perspective

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Janith Dasunpriya 7 years ago

smartphone or cheap camera vs DSLR with filters

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Eric Boslok 7 years ago

Ok...and a good shot using a wide angle? Every comparison (besides light treatment and how he treats perspective) is between a wide angle shot and a Tele shot, so the second one has bookeh. There is impressive "all in focus" photography also.

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Eric Andrist 7 years ago

Most of the "photographer" photos just look to me like they've been photoshopped. I took #7 and in just a few minutes made it way better. 7_HDR-598c...b-jpeg.jpg

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David Gagnon 7 years ago

where is the online lesson?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Hi David, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! My website is down right now due to too much traffic. I'm currently switching to a faster sever. This might take a couple of days so please bare with me. I have set up a sign up form outside of my website in case you weren't able to sign up. I will let you know when it's up and running again. https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Margie Lazou 7 years ago

I could use some tips in regards of indoors photography for product placement, I am a handcrafter and my photography skills suck, so everything I make looks awful and drab in photos, not doing anything justice :/

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Al Tucker 7 years ago

Phillip, the link to your page isn't working. Can you repost it?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Hi Al, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! My website is down right now due to too much traffic. I'm currently switching to a faster sever. This might take a couple of days so please bare with me. I have set up a sign up form outside of my website in case you weren't able to sign up. I will let you know when it's up and running again. https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Juliette Mohamed 7 years ago

the link doesnt work ?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Hi Juliette, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! My website is down right now due to too much traffic. I'm currently switching to a faster sever. This might take a couple of days so please bare with me. I have set up a sign up form outside of my website in case you weren't able to sign up. I will let you know when it's up and running again. https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Yasmin Öz 7 years ago

get down on your knee , choose perspective n light , let lightroom do the rest

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Alex Marín 7 years ago

Using filters doesn't make you a "pro".

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Ana 7 years ago

I like more the amateur because it is more original and more warm to me.

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James Coburn 7 years ago

So you see everything with a vignette now, might want to get your eyes checked :P

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL!!! XD

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Saranga Chetia 7 years ago

Expensive lens vs cellphone :d

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Pol Macqueron 7 years ago

Well, pictures are amazing but they're not even what you lived. Depends on whether you want to have an amazing pic or stg to remember

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Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago

It's a shame all these cool pics are ruined by having kids in them. 😕

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Sorry, but not sorry! My kids are the reason I got into photography in the first place!

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Page Osorio 7 years ago

I see a lot of vignette-ing.

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Max Feldmann 7 years ago

so, you just put the same filter on all your pictures and adjust the colors? well thats what i call effective.

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Apocalips B. Teodor 7 years ago

this is 70% gear! A point and shoot camera versus a full frame camera with a fast telephoto lens. The gear is the one changing the perspective because it gives different end results and that forces the photographer to... take a lower point on the ground and be more aware of the narrow dof. Oh... and let's add some vignetting.

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gage-heather 4 years ago

Apocalips B. Teodor easy

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goodship2 7 years ago

...... Would be better if it where not Photoshop'ed.. lol

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Vanit Kashyap 7 years ago

Long story short: Learn about composition, lighting, HDR, colors, Photoshop and Lightroom; and then just crop the image, fix the exposure, shadows, and highlights, color correct image, add a gradient map and some vignette. So easy, right? just takes a minute.

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Vanit Kashyap 7 years ago

Long story short: just learn about composition, HDR, lighting, photoshop, and Lightroom; and then just crop the image, do a little color correction, fix shadows and highlights, apply a gradient map, and add a vignette. So easy, right?

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Vincent Tiggelman 7 years ago

Maybe it's just me but you seem less connected to the kids in the pro level shots. They're great though.

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Robin Grossman 7 years ago

https://philliphaumesserphotography.com/ gives a 500: internal server error.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Steven Douglas 7 years ago

The website isn't working a host error comes up.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Julian Hanford 7 years ago

Your website is not working, Phillip...

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Emanuele Colombo 7 years ago

Your photography skills have improved but you still use a s****y font my friend ;)

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Joe Dad 7 years ago

I really like this project because it shows how everything around us is beautiful. We just need to open our eyes and look around!

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A D 7 years ago

More like open Photoshop

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Camellia Rains 7 years ago

You know what would've awesome? Suggesting to us how we've could've viewed things differently through our own lenses. At least, so we, Joe-Blow lay persons, could dain to achieve your greatness, photography-wise. Thanks for nothing dude...other than paying reverence to your photographic greatness, waste of time. Click bait. The worst of the worst, DailyMail, Sun, Post, etc...Go do what you do best, go photograph yourself through others...

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Rob James 7 years ago

holA! i think its not bout photography its all bout editing, post processing..if u r good at it i bet every photos clicked either by mobile, digicam, will be outstanding...so its not about photography its EDITING

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Jozsef Fulop 7 years ago

So basically, use zoom option, bend your legs + use some filters on the pics, adjust colours & brightness. Also great if you have some 'action' on the pic sometimes

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Greebo Watkins 7 years ago

These are great... but is it really seeing beauty in the world, or extracting beauty from the world as a lot of the "world" is blurred out using shallow depth of field?

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Semira Roy 7 years ago

Sadly why I get disappointed when I get out there nowadays. Places are not as nearly as pretty like the some of the pictures. Also, thought it's just using better camera but it's Photoshop. :( Don't think I want to spend so much time on editing pictures. so here's to taking a crappy picture and spending more time actually enjoying the moment. Cheers! (By no means any offense to photographer. I will just leave photography to them).

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Linda Hazelwood 7 years ago

I've seen gorgeous pictures that came from crappy cameras. You can greatly improve photos by remembering the Rule of Thirds which is basically knowing where to put your focus to capture your subject. There's no fiddling with the camera adjustments, just knowing where to aim. It's that simple, I still get to enjoy the moment and have better pictures to remember it by.

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Orazio Ferrauto 7 years ago

use lens F1.2 ahahaah

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Mostly 50mm 1.7, some 85mm 1.4

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Paulette Guillory-Gardner 7 years ago

Should me labeled as: how I (that's me, right here) takes photos and how the pros do it. LOL

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Lyubo Lyubenov 7 years ago

This is very deceiving post. You shot the first ones with a phone and the rest with 85mm+ and 2.8minus. This shows nothing.

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Bill Shrum 7 years ago

Telephoto lens for framing and bokeh, off-camera flash for fill lighting (many of these pics had artificial light), and adobe lightroom. Great compositions!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Lol, no flash at all! I only used natural light on all of these! ;) Thanks Bill!

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Jonathan Eatsalot 7 years ago

these "pro" pictures suck

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Lol! I didn't call them pro, that was BoredPanda's idea. I don't consider myself a pro by a long shot! I still have a lot to learn myself. ;)

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Mike Olson 7 years ago

Papyrus? Really?

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Milki Sobel 7 years ago

haha the difference is called : VSCO

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Kurisuti Elena 7 years ago

no, it's not.

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Sky Simone 7 years ago

Really ugly font.. a photographer should have a better eye than that and anyone saying "oh he's not a graphic designer" is wrong.. most photographers are.. but you don't need to be a chef to know that moldy banana looks bad

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Melanie Mayne 7 years ago

Dat Papyrus doh

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Hans 7 years ago

No. 1 lesson: get down on your knees. ;)

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Lol! Yep, or on your belly. I spend more time on the ground then not. ;)

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Chris Ter 7 years ago

Bend the knee -- Daenerys

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Warren Morgan 7 years ago

or more correctly, Get on the same level as the subject. And to add to that, is the subject only the person in frame?

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Lara B. 7 years ago

Perspective and lighting makes such a huge difference. Beaut is all around us, we just need to start seeing it :)

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

It's so true Lara! ;)

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Emanuele Colombo 7 years ago

Your photography skills have definitely improved, but you still use a s****y font my friend ;)

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Intensive Panda 7 years ago

he is a photographer, not graphic designer :D

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Emanuele Colombo 7 years ago

Nice pictures by the way, love your work!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL!!!!! XD

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Eduardo Magueta 7 years ago

The editing has a lot to do with it, but you can notice some improvement on the way the camera is now positioned according to subject and light source, so the person would definitely have better results even if no editing was done to the photos.

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Ela Pink 7 years ago

This is my try. No awareness of light just a couple of minute of fooling around in Photoshop :) forest2-59...9f091b.jpg

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Wow, pretty awesome! Keep it up, it's looking great! :D

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Ironhide 1904 7 years ago

The composition is definitely better, but I would love to see the photo's straight out of the cam instead :(

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Kurisuti Elena 7 years ago

Why? Raw photos straight from the camera are MEANT to be processed and edited. That's the whole point, that's why they're called Raw.

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CheeKhiong Chan 7 years ago

So, bokeh = pro.

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Elena Sebe 7 years ago

Bokeh, meaning smaller depth of field, along with adjusting the angle and composition, makes it that the final photo has a focus point that will capture your eye. Apart from this, these photos take advantage of light (one of the things most difficult for beginners, myself included) and has color adjustments. These are just quick things I mentioned. However, the title is misleading. Professional, as a definition, is a person that does this as a profession, as a job and this alone doesn't necessarily mean the photographer is good.

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HauntedForests 7 years ago

Guys, all you need to do for similar pictures is adjust your perspective, transfer them to a laptop/computer, add enhancements if you want, and adjust the clarity/color/lighting/contrast, all of it. There is a "Red Eye" setting that fixes the redness in your eyes when you take a picture with the flash on, and a "Spot Fix" where you can erase spots. I use a crappy nikon coolpix that has lens issues, and these settings are my best friends when it comes to photography. :D

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Anna Thouvenin 7 years ago

Thank you for the link to your free course. Those pics are amazing :) If this is your son, I'm sure those are memories that will last!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Anna! Yes, these are my two boys, they are the reason I got into photography! :) I hope you enjoy the course!

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Kurisuti Elena 7 years ago

The comments section of this article just proves once again that you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.

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Julia Westenberg 7 years ago

That's what separates great photographers from crappy ones lol. Oh well.

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Mark Smallman 7 years ago

First rule of photographing kids,get down to their level. Most of these demonstrate that one simple technique.

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Blammo 7 years ago

the secret is getting lower and filters. lots of filters

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Sorry, no filters used here! ;)

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Daniel Marsh 7 years ago

So basically... blur out everything but the child?

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Dei Midkiff 7 years ago

Wow those pics are awesome! The angle and lighting made significant difference. Dis you also use filters?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you so much Dei! No filters. I did some editing in Photoshop and Lightroom, but the biggest difference is the composition and awareness of light. I teach this in my course.

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porcupine 7 years ago

I was just thinking about how many of the graphic designers who frequent this site will be unable to see past the Papyrus

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Tony Moon 7 years ago

You could teach the use of thirds quite well. Nice use of dead space and focal interest in your subject matter. Your use of front and rear lighting is also quite nice. I like it. Great job and thanks for sharing.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks so much Tony! :)

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Daria B 7 years ago

All of these show that everything looks prettier when the focus is on the protagonist of the picture.

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Bernard 7 years ago

Like the top pictures more tbh. Reflective of all the moments that happened. Bottom pictures are beautiful but get boring...

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Qudrat 7 years ago

Wow awesome

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Qudrat! :)

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Lisa Boutin 7 years ago

This is just perspective... shoot on your subject's level.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

You are so right Lisa! :)

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Audrey 7 years ago

Thank you for your work and to share your tips

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

It's my pleasure Audrey! :)

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Just a Purpler 7 years ago

Wow I love your pictures, and I for one, ADORE any of the editing you did to these photos! Whatever you did to make them the way they are, I hope I can someday learn to do exactly what you have done here! They're all so warm, I can hear the stories in each picture, they all seem so quiet and peaceful. An innocent childhood. A world of curiosity that these boys are exploring. I love your work so so much! Thanks for sharing :))))

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you so much! You should take my free course. You can sign up here: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6 Unfortunately my website is down right now due to the amount of traffic from BoredPanda. But I'm transferring my site to a faster server, so it should be back up and running in a couple of days.

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Lovely Life Vines 7 years ago

Amazing Photography Dude

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Aww these are all really cute and greatly captured photos! You improved a lot Keep up the great work! :)

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xxxBBxxx 7 years ago

I appreciate the fact that you have taken the time to capture these moments. Professional or not we all want to remember moments especially from our loved ones. :)

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Chris Sprucefield 7 years ago

perspective, level, composition, focus, light. understand these, and it will work wonders for you.

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Lisa Greene 7 years ago

Lighting, getting closer to your subject and editing, are all ways to improve your photography.

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Rebekah 7 years ago

Very nice work. I'm impressed.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Rebekah! :)

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Maya N 7 years ago

Amazing!! Love seeing your work here! I follow you on Instagram! :)

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks Maya!! :)

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Kirsten Preston 7 years ago

Lovely images

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thanks Kirsten!

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Melanie Mayne 7 years ago

Dat Papyrus doh

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Alberto 7 years ago

This is the reason why they call a "pro" a "pro" ;)

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Dick Rhodes 7 years ago

Needs more vignette. /s

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Malene Kjær Pedersen 7 years ago

I don't like excessive photo editing - it leaves only a sad whisper of the original soul of the photograph. Of course, it creates a wider range of artistic possibilities, if you use qualitatively good camera equipment, but sometimes the simplest photography is also the most beautiful. I think it's more about angles, light, creativity and imagination than good equipment when it comes to capturing a beautiful and eye-catching image. 13391504_1...81fdae.jpg

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Zbiór Otwarty 7 years ago

There's a perspective, there are close-ups and ....what you maybe didn't notice - there is photoshop or other similar tool... it's not light, it's about buttons in a program.

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Bryan Delate 7 years ago

Hmmm I love the taste of Photoshop in the morning

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Aviral Jain 7 years ago

Doesn't make any sense at all..comparing mobile shots to DSLR ones

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Allan Sacris 7 years ago

But one does not get to see the whole background

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Jamie Price 7 years ago

I can't get the link to load 😞

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Dwayne Letson 7 years ago

Would be interesting to see a similar article with 3 pictures for each one. Before.... after-unedited... pro

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Dwayne Letson 7 years ago

Would be interesting to see a similar article with 3 pictures for each one.... 'before'...'after-uneditted'.... 'pro'

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Matija Kovačič 7 years ago

In a nutshell, go for as much bokeh as possible, wind the color temperature to warm and dial saturation up, lower the camera angle, add a massive ammount of vignette .. anything else? :) In all seriousness, how did you achieve the brownish haze in the background trees - boy&rabbit pciture?

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Alex Florin 7 years ago

But how ? What sort of effects did you used ?

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Mike Bryce 7 years ago

lesson one.. vignette

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Eframit Orozco 7 years ago

Ok, so the trick is just bending on your knees, taking a closer picture and using a filter. Actually I like the "how I used to see" photos better than the other ones. They are more natural, more refreshing than the photo-studio-kind-of-pic. But it is just an opion and I am not a professional :)

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Janet Clarke 7 years ago

Beautiful pics!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Thank you Janet! :)

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Alexander Reyne 1 year ago

Everyone is seriously missing some of the most timportant parts here. Composition, exposure, focus. Just getting closer and lower isn't going to make everything look good. Neither is editing. It's a combination of all these things to be sure, but composition and exposure are the keys to taking a great photograph.

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Aura Mae 5 years ago

Phillip, my experience is a little different. I am a professional haircolorist and have always had a good eye for noticing the beauty of light and color. I picked up photography so that I could help my friends see the beauty I saw. PS, photographing my haircolor work made me a better hairstylist because the camera lens shows me tiny things that are out of balance or out of place.

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Rachel Manning 7 years ago

Please consider another font choice next time. Papyrus is making my eyes bleed.

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Farley 7 years ago

"my name is Phillip Haumesser, I am an award winning natural light photographer. " Hi Phillip, I was wondering what awards you have won. Thanks Farley

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Connor Moriarty 7 years ago

This is a great article. Any of the haters below are just jealous?... I can't think of another reason why everyone is so salty about this. This is a fantastic representation about growth as a photog. Yes, the "pro" images have been edited, but that's what you learn to do as a photographer. I don't care that one image is straight OOC and one is an edit, because shooting RAW and editing is what you learn as a professional. Keep it up.

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Alexa Sedge 7 years ago

A really important lesson - thanks for sharing these! Very powerful.

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Jose Nemmo 7 years ago

Lower the angle, focus on the subject, s****y soft-focus on everything else.

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Kimberly Kuhn 7 years ago

Just wanted to let you know that I'd love to check out your site and your class but the web link is giving a "503 service unavailable message." I love your shots!

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Maria Funk 7 years ago

DSLR (i.e. with full frame sensor,) a good lens, editing-software - all that makes better pictures than your phone, but frankly: not a professional ... a professional makes his living with his (professional) gear. Looking at these pictures I would guess you chose lowest f-stop to create max shallow DOF, but the overall blurriness, even of those objects 'in focus', may be due to a low - average quality of your lens. I would suggest raise quality of your lens pack - or start 'playing' with lighting.

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David Ness 7 years ago

Made in India click bait?

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David Ness 7 years ago

Cool but still seems like made in India click bait

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Warren Morgan 7 years ago

Nice presentation on the difference in your work and in fact, the difference between a photographer that does a good job compared to uncle bob with his expensive 'slr'. This would be a good portfolio to use when selling your services and showing a prospective client what they might get for cheap or what can be quality work.

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Lee Foreman 7 years ago

link does not work

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Cody Asher 7 years ago

Great use of lighting. Yes! Always get low or close and personal. A little too much vignette and filtration for my taste.

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Nan Angel 7 years ago

The pictures are great but your website wouldn't pull up.

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Matthew Gore 7 years ago

Nice photos and a well written article... great job! I hope that you start seeing in something other than "Papyrus" in the future, though (and I hope that something isn't "Comic Sans"). :-)

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Nan Angel 7 years ago

Beautiful pictures but your web site will not pull up

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Maria Wellman 7 years ago

accurate

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Stephanie Ortiz 7 years ago

what lens do you use for your portrait shots?

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Moose Muzzammil 7 years ago

I'm no expert... but uhh... Untitled-1...e1a256.jpg

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Alap Naik Desai 7 years ago

The website appears to be down.

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Laura Sherman 7 years ago

It's true all it takes is a different perspective... and knowing your camera ;)

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Kei Hiragi 7 years ago

Hi, do you need to learn photo editing(photoshop) to start photography?

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Carol Taylor 7 years ago

this was taken using an one of the thingy-ma-bobs button on the camera of my Huawei P9

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Carol Taylor 7 years ago

damn..was trying to add a photo but didnt work..

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Lhena Guevarra 7 years ago

Perspective

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Janith Dasunpriya 7 years ago

smartphone or cheap camera vs DSLR with filters

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Eric Boslok 7 years ago

Ok...and a good shot using a wide angle? Every comparison (besides light treatment and how he treats perspective) is between a wide angle shot and a Tele shot, so the second one has bookeh. There is impressive "all in focus" photography also.

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Eric Andrist 7 years ago

Most of the "photographer" photos just look to me like they've been photoshopped. I took #7 and in just a few minutes made it way better. 7_HDR-598c...b-jpeg.jpg

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David Gagnon 7 years ago

where is the online lesson?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Hi David, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! My website is down right now due to too much traffic. I'm currently switching to a faster sever. This might take a couple of days so please bare with me. I have set up a sign up form outside of my website in case you weren't able to sign up. I will let you know when it's up and running again. https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Margie Lazou 7 years ago

I could use some tips in regards of indoors photography for product placement, I am a handcrafter and my photography skills suck, so everything I make looks awful and drab in photos, not doing anything justice :/

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Al Tucker 7 years ago

Phillip, the link to your page isn't working. Can you repost it?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Hi Al, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! My website is down right now due to too much traffic. I'm currently switching to a faster sever. This might take a couple of days so please bare with me. I have set up a sign up form outside of my website in case you weren't able to sign up. I will let you know when it's up and running again. https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Juliette Mohamed 7 years ago

the link doesnt work ?

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Hi Juliette, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! My website is down right now due to too much traffic. I'm currently switching to a faster sever. This might take a couple of days so please bare with me. I have set up a sign up form outside of my website in case you weren't able to sign up. I will let you know when it's up and running again. https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Yasmin Öz 7 years ago

get down on your knee , choose perspective n light , let lightroom do the rest

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Alex Marín 7 years ago

Using filters doesn't make you a "pro".

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Ana 7 years ago

I like more the amateur because it is more original and more warm to me.

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James Coburn 7 years ago

So you see everything with a vignette now, might want to get your eyes checked :P

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL!!! XD

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Saranga Chetia 7 years ago

Expensive lens vs cellphone :d

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Pol Macqueron 7 years ago

Well, pictures are amazing but they're not even what you lived. Depends on whether you want to have an amazing pic or stg to remember

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Meowton Mewsk 7 years ago

It's a shame all these cool pics are ruined by having kids in them. 😕

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Sorry, but not sorry! My kids are the reason I got into photography in the first place!

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Page Osorio 7 years ago

I see a lot of vignette-ing.

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Max Feldmann 7 years ago

so, you just put the same filter on all your pictures and adjust the colors? well thats what i call effective.

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Apocalips B. Teodor 7 years ago

this is 70% gear! A point and shoot camera versus a full frame camera with a fast telephoto lens. The gear is the one changing the perspective because it gives different end results and that forces the photographer to... take a lower point on the ground and be more aware of the narrow dof. Oh... and let's add some vignetting.

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gage-heather 4 years ago

Apocalips B. Teodor easy

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goodship2 7 years ago

...... Would be better if it where not Photoshop'ed.. lol

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Vanit Kashyap 7 years ago

Long story short: Learn about composition, lighting, HDR, colors, Photoshop and Lightroom; and then just crop the image, fix the exposure, shadows, and highlights, color correct image, add a gradient map and some vignette. So easy, right? just takes a minute.

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Vanit Kashyap 7 years ago

Long story short: just learn about composition, HDR, lighting, photoshop, and Lightroom; and then just crop the image, do a little color correction, fix shadows and highlights, apply a gradient map, and add a vignette. So easy, right?

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Vincent Tiggelman 7 years ago

Maybe it's just me but you seem less connected to the kids in the pro level shots. They're great though.

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Robin Grossman 7 years ago

https://philliphaumesserphotography.com/ gives a 500: internal server error.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Steven Douglas 7 years ago

The website isn't working a host error comes up.

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Julian Hanford 7 years ago

Your website is not working, Phillip...

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry! The amount of traffic that is pouring into my site right now has crashed it! I'm working on migrating to a faster server right now. In the meantime, I've set up a form outside of my website where you can sign up for the course. The site should be up in a couple of days and you can take the course! Thanks for understanding! https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/249155?v=6

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Emanuele Colombo 7 years ago

Your photography skills have improved but you still use a s****y font my friend ;)

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Joe Dad 7 years ago

I really like this project because it shows how everything around us is beautiful. We just need to open our eyes and look around!

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A D 7 years ago

More like open Photoshop

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Camellia Rains 7 years ago

You know what would've awesome? Suggesting to us how we've could've viewed things differently through our own lenses. At least, so we, Joe-Blow lay persons, could dain to achieve your greatness, photography-wise. Thanks for nothing dude...other than paying reverence to your photographic greatness, waste of time. Click bait. The worst of the worst, DailyMail, Sun, Post, etc...Go do what you do best, go photograph yourself through others...

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Rob James 7 years ago

holA! i think its not bout photography its all bout editing, post processing..if u r good at it i bet every photos clicked either by mobile, digicam, will be outstanding...so its not about photography its EDITING

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Jozsef Fulop 7 years ago

So basically, use zoom option, bend your legs + use some filters on the pics, adjust colours & brightness. Also great if you have some 'action' on the pic sometimes

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Greebo Watkins 7 years ago

These are great... but is it really seeing beauty in the world, or extracting beauty from the world as a lot of the "world" is blurred out using shallow depth of field?

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Semira Roy 7 years ago

Sadly why I get disappointed when I get out there nowadays. Places are not as nearly as pretty like the some of the pictures. Also, thought it's just using better camera but it's Photoshop. :( Don't think I want to spend so much time on editing pictures. so here's to taking a crappy picture and spending more time actually enjoying the moment. Cheers! (By no means any offense to photographer. I will just leave photography to them).

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Linda Hazelwood 7 years ago

I've seen gorgeous pictures that came from crappy cameras. You can greatly improve photos by remembering the Rule of Thirds which is basically knowing where to put your focus to capture your subject. There's no fiddling with the camera adjustments, just knowing where to aim. It's that simple, I still get to enjoy the moment and have better pictures to remember it by.

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Orazio Ferrauto 7 years ago

use lens F1.2 ahahaah

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Mostly 50mm 1.7, some 85mm 1.4

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Paulette Guillory-Gardner 7 years ago

Should me labeled as: how I (that's me, right here) takes photos and how the pros do it. LOL

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Lyubo Lyubenov 7 years ago

This is very deceiving post. You shot the first ones with a phone and the rest with 85mm+ and 2.8minus. This shows nothing.

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Bill Shrum 7 years ago

Telephoto lens for framing and bokeh, off-camera flash for fill lighting (many of these pics had artificial light), and adobe lightroom. Great compositions!

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Lol, no flash at all! I only used natural light on all of these! ;) Thanks Bill!

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Jonathan Eatsalot 7 years ago

these "pro" pictures suck

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

Lol! I didn't call them pro, that was BoredPanda's idea. I don't consider myself a pro by a long shot! I still have a lot to learn myself. ;)

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Mike Olson 7 years ago

Papyrus? Really?

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Milki Sobel 7 years ago

haha the difference is called : VSCO

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Kurisuti Elena 7 years ago

no, it's not.

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Sky Simone 7 years ago

Really ugly font.. a photographer should have a better eye than that and anyone saying "oh he's not a graphic designer" is wrong.. most photographers are.. but you don't need to be a chef to know that moldy banana looks bad

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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Melanie Mayne 7 years ago

Dat Papyrus doh

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Phillip Haumesser (Post author) 7 years ago

LOL! Lesson learned! I will NEVER use Papyrus ever again! Never ever!!! XD

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