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Taking selfies before it was cool: these may be the first selfies ever made

February 7, 2017Dunja Djudjic

Selfies are a 21st-century thing, right? Well, they certainly got popular in the 2000s, but the first selfies were taken way back. Before it was cool. Photographer Joseph Byron may be responsible for the first selfies ever taken, both individual and group. I think they could easily get tons of likes on Instagram today. Joseph […]

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What are the differences between selfies and self-portraits?

January 2, 2017Dunja Djudjic

I am a great fan of self-portraits. I am not the best photographer, but I’m my own best model, that’s for sure. At the same time, I don’t really like selfies and I rarely take them. When I tell this to people, they often ask me “What’s the difference?” I wasn’t sure how to explain […]

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Johnny Tang clones himself in every photo – and he shoots with 35mm film

December 22, 2016Dunja Djudjic

I believe most of us snap selfies from time to time. And we mainly forget about them as soon as we post them on Instagram (and so do others). Some of us take self-portraits as well, to express an opinion, depict our emotions, or because we simply lack another model at the moment. Johnny Tang, […]

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I’ve spent two years photographing giant things and I’m not stopping now

September 7, 2016Alexandra Cameron

I started this project because, well, it seemed like it would be hella fun, and it truly has been, every agonizing moment of it. I can’t say it’s been hard work, very little of my life as a photographer has ever really felt like work, even when I’m shooting jobs I’m not really ‘in’ to, this series in […]

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Do You Like Having Your Own Photo Taken?

August 3, 2016Eric Kim

I often do a poll during my workshops: “Raise your hand if you don’t like having your own photo being taken.” Usually more than half of my students raise their hands. “Do onto others as you would like others to do onto you.” If you don’t like having your own photographs taken, you assume everyone […]

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How to focus a self portrait at f/1.2

April 3, 2016Udi Tirosh

Focusing a self portrait is hard, but focusing a self portrait at with Canon’s 85mm f/1.2 lens fully open is almost impossible. F/1.2 is so shallow that even the slightest movement will make your eyes blurred and your nose (or ears) tack sharp. While definitely difficult, it is not impossible, and British photographer Joseph Parry […]

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