Category: Portrait Photography

hotographer shops out ex-gang members tattoos, resutls bring them to tears

Udi Tirosh

Photographer Steven Burton started an ambitious project, photoshopping out the tattoos from 27 ex-gang members. He did this to  understand the effects tattoos have on people escaping the gangs, how they are judged by society and ultimately how they judge themselves. While the photoshop aspects of removing tattoos are quite fascinating (over two years and 400 photoshop […]

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Photographer travles 20,000 miles by thumb, foot, van, and train. This is how his camera ended up

Udi Tirosh

One of the biggest selling points for more professional cameras is their rigidity. Mag-alloy body vs. Plastics; better weather sealing, and all and all better constructions, but photographer Mike Quain from Arkansas shows that you can pull it off with an entry level Nikon D3300 and a cheap 35mm f/1.8 lens. Mike (A.K.A The Nikon Kidd) did quite a […]

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Zeiss expands its Sony E-Mount Loxia range with a new 85mm f/2.4 lens

John Aldred

Zeiss have announced a new telephoto lens in their Loxia lineup for Sony full frame cameras. The new lens is the Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85. Adding to the Loxia family that includes the 21mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2, the new 85mm f/2.4 rounds off the selection quite nicely. For now, anyway. I still think they […]

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PortraitPro Body now lets you change your subject’s entire body

John Aldred

This is one of those announcements that’s going to split the photography world in two. Some will be over the moon that such a tool exists. Others will be infuriated that yet another piece of software is taking the skill away from photography & retouching. A few will also not care one way or the other. Regardless […]

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This photographer quit her job three years ago to photograph women around the world

John Aldred

Many of us wish we could give up our jobs to go and follow our passion. For a very lucky few, our job is our passion. Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc quit her job to follow hers in 2013. Since then, she’s travelled the globe to capture the beauty in diversity around the world for an amazing project titled […]

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I am photographing 1,200 pilgrims, here are the first 200

Matt Palace

My name is Matt Palace and I intend to photograph 1,200 pilgrims. “1200 Pilgrims” is a personal project carried out with the intention of photographing 1,200 Pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. Individuals from around the world walked this 800km trail over the course of 30 days, as a spiritual retreat. The aim […]

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Portraits are as much about psychology as they are about equipment

John Aldred

As more and more of our clients are becoming familiar with being in front of the camera (Thanks, Facebook!), people today tend to present themselves the way they want the world to see them, rather than as the people they actually are. In this video, photographer Sean Tucker talks about the difference between simply taking somebody’s […]

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10 Tips On Taking Natural Light Portraits

Daria Huxley

Intro to natural light portraits Portraiture is one of the most challenging, but also rewarding areas of photography. Natural light portraits play an important role in this major photography field. Have you ever wondered what makes an outstanding portrait photo? There are various techniques that can be used to take great portraits, and here…

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10 Tips On Taking Natural Light Portraits

Daria Huxley

Intro to natural light portraits Portraiture is one of the most challenging, but also rewarding areas of photography. Natural light portraits play an important role in this major photography field. Have you ever wondered what makes an outstanding portrait photo? There are various techniques that can be used to take great portraits, and here…

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