Category: Inspiration

Listen To An Expert Image Analyst Easily Explain The Science Behind Photo Filters

Tiffany Mueller

  Photo filters like those we find in Instagram, VSCO, and Photoshop are often used to apply a desired style to a photograph without having to put much thought into it, but have you have ever took a moment to think about how they work under the surface? How exactly do they work and what’s actually happening […]

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NASA’s enhanced photo of Pluto shows rich color variations and crazy detail

Liron Samuels

You know how sometimes you take such an amazing photo that you have to share immediately, just to later realize that you have an ever more awesome version of it? That’s pretty much the case here with NASA’s insane surface photo of Pluto, taken by the interplanetary space probe New Horizons. NASA released the first […]

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DIY High Speed Photography: Shooting Light Bulbs Video Tutorial

Tiffany Mueller

Jay P. Morgan and the Slanted Lens team whipped up this fun little tutorial on how to use a BB gun to (literally) shoot the bulbs, and shoot them with your camera as they explode. Morgan uses Miops brand triggers to help capture the bulb explode at just the right time, which he’ll talk more […]

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“Imagination” Is An Trip Into A Kids Mind Timelapse That Took A Year And A Half To Create

Udi Tirosh

Many of the timelapses and hyperlapses we share pride themselves on creating amazing footage with little budget (little being a relative term of course). But what if the budget to produce a timelapse was huge? I mean, talented people + little money = awesome results. What would talented people + lots resources create? The answer […]

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What An Art Director Wants To See In Your Photography Portfolio

JP Danko

When you pitch your photography portfolio to potential clients, it is extremely important to show only what they are looking for. But how do you know what an Art Director actually wants to see? It is extremely difficult to self-critique your own work, and even harder to put together a comprehensive portfolio – so when […]

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Photographers: Don’t Let Them Crush You

Nicole S. Young

Photographers are a very fickle bunch. In many ways, we can be supportive, kind, and well-intentioned towards other photographers. I like to think that we all want to help others succeed and enjoy themselves, but unfortunately, not everyone has the same approach. Photographers are competitive. I totally get it. And very few will say what they really are […]

How To Confuse Tourists With A Camera Made Out Of A Coconut (Hint: Put It On A Selfie Stick)

Tiffany Mueller

Kotama Bouabane, a photographer and artist in residence at the Banff Center in Alberta, Canada, had the idea to make a camera out of a coconut shell to see what kind of photos he couldget. To do so, Bouabane poked a hole through one of the coconut’s “eyes”, cut it in half, then drained and […]

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