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Fotopro Tripods: The Perfect Blend of Quality and Affordability
If you're in the market for a high-quality tripod, you've likely come across the big names in the industry, such as Gitzo and Really...
William Yu
Mar 6, 20232 min read
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Use Negative Space for Impactful Photo
The area of a photograph that is not taken up by the subject(s) is known as negative space. It can also be called "empty space" or "white...
William Yu
Feb 25, 20231 min read
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A cold foggy morning at the swamp
This was shot in a cold morning at cypress swamp in Nov, 2022, mists rise from the water surface, adds mystery and moody atmosphere to...
William Yu
Dec 6, 20221 min read
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The Nature's Rembrandt Lighting
The quality of light matters. This image was taken before the sunset on the cypress swamp, as low angle sunlight casting warm glow on the...
William Yu
Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Camel caravan in Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Khongor Sand Dunes, one of the largest and the most spectacular sand dunes in Mongolia, with the area over 900 square kilometers, and...
William Yu
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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Action photography tips for fast moving subjects
In mid June this year, I traveled to Mongolia, staying with a Kazakh eagle hunter family for couple of days, photographing their daily...
William Yu
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Mongolia photo tour part 2
Hunting with eagles is a traditional form of falconry found throughout the Eurasian Steppe, cave paintings depict falconry practices...
William Yu
Jul 6, 20221 min read
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Mongolia photo tour part 1
Currently, there are about 250 Kazakh eagle hunters of Western Mongolia, who live in one of the most remote regions of one of the most...
William Yu
Jul 6, 20221 min read
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Photographing the Enchanted Faroe Islands
Have you heard about Faroe Islands? Faroe Island, the constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, the North Atlantic archipelago and...
William Yu
Apr 26, 20223 min read
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Post Processing Tutorial 2
Adding radiance/glow to your image with Linear Light layer blending mode This article is the second one in my layer mode series...
William Yu
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Post Processing Tutorial 1
How to Use Hard Mix Layer Blending Mode in Photoshop If you process your photos in Adobe Photoshop, most likely you have used layer...
William Yu
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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Fall Colors in Norway
The fall season in Norway is truly amazing, this image is captured at Vøringfossen waterfall, one of the best-known waterfalls in Norway,...
William Yu
Oct 25, 20211 min read
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The Rhythm of Palouse
For the composition of this image, the contrasting repetition of light and shadow, and lines of rolling hills creates wave-like rhythmic...
William Yu
Oct 21, 20211 min read
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I'm invited to speak @ 2021 Photographic Society of America Photo Festival, Rapid City, SD. Oct 6-9
Themed Lecture by William Yu: The Joy of Storytelling Travel Photography See you soon if you're attending!
William Yu
Sep 27, 20211 min read
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Using ND filter to create moody images
This morning, our Norway photo tour group had a shoot on the beach of fjord, with beautiful snow mountain landscapes in the background. I...
William Yu
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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The amazing salt flat of Uyuni, Bolivia
I traveled to the largest salt flat in the world – Uyuni, Bolivia this March with fellow photographer friends. The mirror-like surface...
William Yu
Apr 15, 20191 min read
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The beautiful lights on the landscape
The beautiful and moody light on the valleys and mountains of Altay region, Xinjiang, China. Sony A9 + Sony FE 100-400mm GM@100mm,...
William Yu
Jan 10, 20191 min read
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Environmental portrait of a Tibetan bride
During Tibetan Plateau Photo tour, we visited the most scared Lake in Tibetan culture: 4718 meter( 15,479 ft) high Namtso. Luckily, a...
William Yu
Jan 5, 20191 min read
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With 2018 in rear view, looking forward to 2019 & 2020
In 2018, I have led photo tours and traveled to some awesome destinations in China and Norway. Met great new friends and fellow...
William Yu
Jan 2, 20191 min read
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Announcing 2019 Mt. Huangshan & Huizhou Photo Tour.
Upon popular requests from former photo tour members, we designed this tour to photograph the most beautiful mountain in China - Mt....
William Yu
Jun 8, 20181 min read
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