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Shooting stunning fashion photography at home does not have to be difficult! With the right tools and tricks up your sleeve, even your home can look like a professional studio for your fashion photography needs. Here at Paperboat, we’re all about paying it forward and sharing our knowledge. These five effortless tips are our cheat […]

As we navigate the unpredictable circumstances of our New Normal, plenty of professionals have turned to their homes and hobbies for additional sources of income. For many, e-commerce has been a great way to generate some finances whether as a full-time business or even on the side. But not everyone has the access to taking

Whimsical and magical – these two words are often used to describe the magic of having a newborn. This is also where newborn photography revolves around – capturing this simple yet remarkable phase of human life. With sleeping babies often the subject of newborn photography, it’s easy for people to assume it’s an easy task.

Editing newborn photos can prove to be both a joyful and stressful experience for the average photographer. Even more so for parents simply seeking to capture their children in the cutest and most endearing photos. However, we are here to tell you that newborn baby photo editing does not have to be a stressful experience!

The process of capturing the best photo does not stop with the perfect point and shoot shot. As the saying goes, the real magic happens in post. More specifically, some of the biggest changes happen during the color correction or the color grading phase.  If you have ever wondered how some photos achieve a specific

Over here at the Paper Boat Creative, one of the most highly-requested jobs that we receive especially from online businesses is cutting out and placing the product on a white background. However, not all products are compatible with this photo-retouching technique. Find out what a cutout is, and its applications, and limitations in photo retouching.

Over here at the Paper Boat Creative, we get plenty of requests from driven artists with a desire to join the team and to become photo retouchers. Long-time members of the photography field would know that photo retouching is a unique skill because of its combination of knowledge on traditional drawing as well as digital

Recently, the Paperboat Creative team received a request to edit photos from one of Australia’s top still life photographer in preparation for an art gallery exhibit on his pieces. Melbourne-based Sean Fennessy has an impressive repertoire of both commercial and editorial clients such as Vogue Living, Belle magazine, and British Airways among many others! For

For many home-based fashion SMEs, mannequins are a must-have item for showing off the accurate form of your garments and accessories. However, letting your garments drape over a visible mannequin can sometimes distract potential buyers from appreciating the aesthetic of piece. Applying the use of a ghost mannequin is a great way to let your

When it comes to capturing architecture, it is al about enhancing what’s already there. The appearance of the whole building in our composition is an important factor to consider whenever we conduct a retouching process. Here is a rundown of how Paperboat Creative’s team of experts conducts our post-processing procedure for architecture shoots. If you