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Laura Evans, Dreaming of Travel

(photo above shot with Edge 80 Optic)Laura Evans is a fine art photographer currently based in the U.K. who is inspired by her infant son, traveling, the great outdoors & all things pretty. An ...

Flowers & Soft Focus Photography Tips

Kathleen Clemons is a New England based photographer living on the beautiful coast of Maine. Primarily a nature photographer, she is known for her creative use of natural light, her unique and stun...

FILM & VIDEO: Clint Milby

Clint Milby, as they say, has a lot going on. An accomplished producer, Milby is also a regular contributor for magazines such as HDVideoPro and ProVideoCoalition.com. Additionally, he is the publi...

Caroline Jensen, Mastering Light and Composition

(image above shot with Edge 80 Optic)Caroline Jensen is a photographer living in rural Minnesota. She sees portraits most often in black and white, and favors color for landscapes. She is an avid L...

Composing Powerful Portraits with Natural Light Photography

Many photographers prefer working with natural light photography techniques. Most would shy away from a harsher, midday sun, but Lensbaby optics can often be fairly forgiving in harsher lighting si...

Shooting in Winter with Kathleen Clemons

(photo above shot with Edge 80 Optic)Kathleen Clemons is a New England based photographer, living on the beautiful coast of Maine. Primarily a nature photographer, she is known for her creative use...

Using Sweet 35 to Direct the Eye

Photographer John Barclay explains how he uses the Sweet 35 to enhance the visual impact of an abandoned scene.What I Used: Lensbaby Composer Pro Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic A wicked cool location to s...

Our favorite Facebook fan photos

We recently asked Lensbaby photographers on Facebook to share some of their best Lensbaby images shotwith some of our most popular lenses and optics, and tell us why they love them.Check out this s...

Victoria Hederer Bell, Painting with Photography

Victoria Hederer Bell is a photographer who lives in Wisconsin and takes breathtakingly beautiful photos of her children and her surroundings. Learn more about Victoria's photographic process and i...

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PRO SPOTLIGHT: Reid Callanan, Director of Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

Reid Callanan, the Director of the prestigious Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, talks a bit about how the workshop program came to be what it is today, and what sets it apart from other workshop pr...

INDUSTRY The Women Behind Clickin Moms

We are constantly inspired by the photographers sharing their work and knowledge at Clickin Moms, a photography forum of over 15,000 women that has developed into a huge learning and support commun...

4 steps to fisheye photos with amazing lens flare

What I Used: Lensbaby Scout Fisheye Optic Sun at "magic hour" Metadata: ISO 400, shutter speed 1/1600, aperture f/5.6, Over exposed by 1 & 1/3 stop How It Came Together: I wanted to use the lov...