Category: Inspiration

No budget? No problem! This music video was shot with a coat hanger, some wire and a GoPro

John Aldred

Adding some motion to the camera is one of the simplest ways to give your footage a bit of interest.  Today, we have more options than ever when it comes to how we can get that motion. For Matt and Kim’s latest music video for their song, Let’s Run Away, they decided to try something a […]

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No budget? No problem! This music video was shot with a coat hanger, some wire and a GoPro

John Aldred

Adding some motion to the camera is one of the simplest ways to give your footage a bit of interest.  Today, we have more options than ever when it comes to how we can get that motion. For Matt and Kim’s latest music video for their song, Let’s Run Away, they decided to try something a […]

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Rising Photography Trend: Fitness Portraits

JP Danko

I have noticed a growing demand for fitness photography recently – which I am taking as confirmation of a fun new rising photography trend: fitness portraits. (Other recent photography trends include: Anne Geddes babies, black and white baby parts, smash the cake, trash the dress, pet portraits, maternity boudoir, boudoir boudoir, seniors, crazy wedding composites…and […]

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How I shot this 4X5 large format portrait of Assassin’s Creed’s Altaïr in Akko

Tom Simon

Bringing something to life is always exciting for me. One of my friends was playing Assassin’s Creed and I caught a few seconds of the game. (Then minutes…, then hours…). I immediately fell in love with the characters, and we got into an Assassin’s Creed conversation. After a few minutes of talking, my friend told me […]

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How I shot this 4X5 large format portrait of Assassin’s Creed’s Altaïr in Akko

Tom Simon

Bringing something to life is always exciting for me. One of my friends was playing Assassin’s Creed and I caught a few seconds of the game. (Then minutes…, then hours…). I immediately fell in love with the characters, and we got into an Assassin’s Creed conversation. After a few minutes of talking, my friend told me […]

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This mother created adorable photos of her son and their rescue dog

John Aldred

Photographing your children as they grow and blossom into the young adults they will become is common to almost all parents.  Some parents, however, like to think a little differently. Commercial photographer Grace Chon is one of those people.  With assistance from the family’s 7 year old rescue dog, Zoey, Grace created an adorable series of […]

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6 Tips For Better Bokeh

Rob Lim

ISO 125,  70mm,  f/2.8,  1/800s Normally what grabs our attention in a great photo is what is in focus. But have you ever looked at a photo and noticed how beautiful the out-of-focus areas are? Sometimes the out-of-focus areas might look like a gorgeous soft mass of blurriness. Other times it may seem as though […]

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All hail the video portrait

Allen Murabayashi

In an April 2016 interview, Mark Zuckerberg told Buzzfeed News, “I wouldn’t be surprised if you fast-forward five years and most of the content that people see on Facebook and are sharing on a day-to-day basis is video.” Given the proliferation of video features available on millions of smartphones – from image stabilization to incredible […]

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Confessions of a newbie – Business advice I wish I’d known

Jenna Martin

I have to admit, when I first started my photography business I didn’t think it was going to be that difficult. I thought I’d get a camera, take some photos, put some stuff out on Facebook and people would start hiring me. They would give me money, I would give them photos – done deal! […]

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