Category: Inspiration

Online Database Of Historic Photography Will Inspire And Keep You Entertained For Hours

Tiffany Mueller

Next time you find yourself browsing through photos on 500px or Instagram, why not switch it up a little bit and check out TheRedList.com. It’s an online database that’s chock full of incredible photographs taken by some of history’s most beloved photographers. Plus, it’s highly organized–first by genre, then by photographer. So, for example, say […]

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Surprisingly, This Method Is Still the Best Way to Market To Your Photography Audience

Allen Mowery

There are many books and countless online articles about marketing your photography business, each with their own thoughts and opinions.  Over recent years, the main the push has been towards social media and the wide audience it brings to the photographic entrepreneur.  However, with sites like Facebook basically giving page managers the finger unless they […]

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Incredible Surreal Images of Rural Mississippi Created Entirely on iPhone

Allen Mowery

iPhones are a pretty consistent staple in the photography world anymore, from grabbing quick selfies and behind-the-scenes footage on set to shooting feature-length films and luxury car ads.  The technology and available apps keep getting better and better, and those who laughed at the idea of smartphone photography are sheepishly slinking into the background. Melissa […]

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‘The Proposal’ – Behind-the-Scenes Look at Shooting Finland’s First Surper Hero Movie Poster

Lauri Laukkanen

About a month ago I was contacted by a production company called Woodpecker Films and they asked me if I’d be interested in photographing the official poster for this year’s Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy. I’ve always been intrigued by movie posters, so saying yes to a project like this was a […]

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Photographer Creates Mesmerizing Macro Images of Water Droplets on Ordinary Objects

Allen Mowery

“Photography is fascinating and now I can say that it is not just my hobby. It is part of my life,” were the words of 36-year-old Bulgarian photographer Ivelina Blagoeva.  But, her photography subjects are not those we traditionally associate with the industry.  Rather than people or places or gorgeous sunsets, Ivelina chooses to focus […]

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Photographer Creates Whimsical Images From Restored Black and White Photos

Allen Mowery

I love old photographs…  Our home is decorated with snapshots from bygone eras and our basement has stacks of them (some dating back to the mid-1800s) sitting in boxes waiting for us to determine what we’ll do with them. But, taking old photo love to a completely new level, Australian photographer Jane Long decided to take the image […]

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Imagine Taking Photos With One Hand While Dangling Off The Face Of A Mountain With The Other

Tiffany Mueller

And that’s just one of the difficulties professional photographer, Jimmy Chin tackles when he’s out on one of his typical adventures. Besides being a badass photographer, Chin is also an accomplished athlete and climber, so a little cliffhanging only adds to the fun. As much as Chin loves what he does, he says it can […]

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Photo Methodology | Berlin Commuters

Brian Matiash

Let’s trade cities for a bit. Last week, we were situated in Granada, Nicaragua. This week, we’re going to move to an entirely different city in an entirely different part of the world—Berlin, Germany. I visited this wonderful city in February 2014 and loved how easy it was to navigate through their public transportation system. […]