Category: photography

“Shoot Portraits, Not People” – a provocative project that brings guns and cameras together

Dunja Djudjic

In this hectic and violent world, photographers use the term “shooting” for totally different purposes. Jason Siegel is a photographer who combines the two meanings in a controversial and thought-provoking project called “Shoot Portraits, Not People”. This is his first non-photography based art project. In order to make it, he used photographic equipment built into […]

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Photography Isn’t a Contest: why You Should Stay Away from Photography Contests

Eric Kim

I wanted to write to you about photography contests — why I generally recommend staying away from them. First of all, if you enter your photo into a contest, you suddenly become a slave to the opinions of others. The most important person to please in your photography is yourself. Not judges. Not random people […]

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This photographer takes photos of flowers and plants using UV-induced visible fluorescence, and the results are beautiful

Dunja Djudjic

I love photos of plants, flowers and nature. After seeing (and taking) my fair share of these, I started to believe it’s not easy to make them interesting and eye catching. And it’s been a while since I last saw a set of flower images that kept me staring at them with amazement. But then […]

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Watch: How to build the ultimate selfie stick

Dunja Djudjic

Selfie sticks are so 2014. And because of this, Ted Forbes has created the ultimate selfie stick for all the super-narcissistic souls out there. He named it Stork Mach 1, and it’s made for taking photos, video and live-streaming. In light or dark, in any climate, you can point that camera towards you and click. Now […]

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This couple travels the world apart – but their photos bring them together

Dunja Djudjic

We recently shared a story about a couple of photographers who travel the world together with their home being wherever they are. But another couple has their photos inspired by traveling, only they do it in a completely different way. They don’t meet during the travels, but their photos do! And when they are stitched […]

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Zoom vs. prime lenses – breaking the two most common misconceptions

Dunja Djudjic

In addition to “analog vs. digital”, there’s another everlasting argument between photographers: zoom vs. prime lenses. Many people choose one side and categorize themselves either as “zoom shooters” or as “prime shooters”. Yet, there are those who don’t pick sides, but use both types equally. There are some common claims about prime lenses, and “prime shooters” usually […]

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Meet D3-U, the first real-life camera that captures photos in virtual reality

Dunja Djudjic

It’s been a while since virtual reality has left sci-fi movies and became available to the masses. And now we can even take photos in virtual world. Design studio dotdotdash has introduced D3-U, the first camera of this kind. Dotdotdash synchronized the announcement of the D3-U with the VIVE Tracker, which was announced at CES […]

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Adobe presents a concept of intelligent, voice-controlled photo editing assistant

Dunja Djudjic

Have you ever thought what it would be like to use an app like Siri, but for photo editing? Judging from Adobe’s latest video, this might become reality. They are exploring what an intelligent digital assistant for photo editing might look like, and they presented their idea in this short video. The concept combines the […]

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Look at the world through the eyes of photographers with no permanent home

Dunja Djudjic

Do you like traveling and taking travel photos? I know I do. But Elia and Naomi Locardi bring travel photography to a new level. They are travelers, artists and photographers who chose an interesting path. They are not just travelers, they are nomads, and they call themselves location-independent. In other words, they don’t have a single location […]

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Nikon begins 100th Anniversary celebrations with new website and video

John Aldred

Although Nikon’s official 100th birthday isn’t until July 25th, they’re starting the celebration early. And why not? 100 years is nothing to sniff at, so why limit it to just one day? Nikon Corporation, founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Optical Industries Corporation) was founded when three leading optical manufacturers merged to form […]

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