Photoshoot and Beyond
Every city has two lives. The one that happens while the sun is in the sky and another when it crosses the horizon for the night. This unique time-lapse by filmmaker Matel manages to capture both of these sides by combining day and night into a side-by…
Ricoh’s Pentax K1 camera has proven to be a respectable full-frame camera that puts the Pentax name back on the map. One of its main features is its magnesium alloy body, which Ricoh claims is thoroughly weather-sealed. To test just how weather-sealed it truly is, YouTuber Studient Richard decided to do the unthinkable; rub mud […]
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Light stands might seem like fairly simple tools to set up and use properly. But there are a few tips and tricks worth knowing when it comes to properly (and safely) setting up a light stand. To explain the lesser-heard details of setting up light stands, Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens has shared a […]
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One of the more interesting photo techniques used in sports and racing photography is panning. Not only does it provide context to the speed and motion involved, it also isolates the subject matter, making for an interesting composition. The concept seems simple, but as many years of shooting has taught me, it’s anything but. To […]
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One of the biggest challenges for me when I first started taking photos was posing subjects. Coming from a more photojournalistic background, the idea of posing subjects for portraits wasn’t something I was too keen on. It took a lot of time and work to not only learn how to post my subjects, but also […]
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If you’ve ever photographed newborns, you’ll know that one of the challenges is to properly capture the skin tones of the infant. This comes as a hurdle because many infants have an excess amount of red or blue in their skin depending on various health aspects. While the goal isn’t to render their actual skin […]
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Something I’ve always struggled with as a photographer is being willing to put my work out there for the world to see. As a branding junkie, it’s not that I’m not proud of my work, it’s that I want to somehow come up with a cohesive portfolio before I market myself in a particular genre […]
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Nik Software, now owned by Google, has announced today that their entire Nik Collection is available for free, to everyone. Citing their goals to focus on long-term investments in their photo editing tools for mobile devices, Nik says the desktop versions of their plugins, which range from sharpening tools to analogue filter applications, will be […]
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If you’ve ever wanted your very own, military-grade portable darkroom, now’s your time to come forward and claim your desired possession. Up for sale on Hillsborough, North Carolina’s Craigslist classified pages is a completely contained darkroom once used by the United States Army. Painted the signature olive green of army equipment, this ‘portable’ darkroom comes […]
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Ten years ago, the name Vivian Maier wouldn’t ring a bell in anyones’ mind. Today, the name Vivian Maier is almost as well known as some of the pioneers of photography. This all changed when a box of negatives captured by the unknown street photographer were found in 2007. Since then, much fanfare has been […]
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