Sigma CEO: If we stopped making cameras, my father will return as a Zombie and kill me

Udi Tirosh

Everybody wants to know what Sigma plans for the future. Ever since they launched the ART line, the company has been getting nothing but praise. While there is a huge focus on Sigma’s lenses, the company’s camera line does not “suffer” from the same success. I mean Sigma’s lenses are a viable option when looking […]

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How to use vanishing point perspective in Photoshop to add graphics to a surface

John Aldred

The actual title for the latest video tutorial by Phlearn is “How to create a Packaging Design Mockup in Photoshop”, but it’s so much more than that. There is no doubt that the ability to create product packaging mockups is valuable. Maybe we’re doing it for ourselves, or maybe it’s for a client. But it’s something […]

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This former Nuclear Bunker is now home to over a hundred years worth of American cinema

John Aldred

Located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, the Library of Congress Packard Campus was originally built as a nuclear bunker. It stored $4 billion in gold, and would’ve been the location to which the President would have been taken had the need arisen during the Cold War. Now that this potential need […]

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GoPro Hero5 Black vs Hero5 Session vs YI 4K

John Aldred

A lot has been said about the new GoPro Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session cameras since their recent release. The new touchscreen LCD has received a lot of praise, as has the fact that you can finally use it underwater without an external housing. But the resolutions and frame rates haven’t changed since the Hero4 Black. So how […]

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How to Relocate Your Photography Business: Part 1

Scott Lawrence

For the past couple of years, I’ve been running a boutique headshot photography business in the suburbs of Chicago. It’s a business I started from scratch when I was brand new to the area. I’ve learned a lot in the past couple of years — everything from good old fashioned networking to contracts to SEO.…

How Chase Jarvis lost $1 billion by not “selling Instagram” to Facebook

John Aldred

For those that haven’t heard the name Chase Jarvis, he’s basically the guy who kicked off the whole mobile photography thing, amongst other accolades. In 2009, Chase released a book called The Best Camera Is The One That’s With You. It’s interesting viewing, filled with images shot using early iPhones. Alongside the book was an accompanying iPhone app […]

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The Most Common Photography Website Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Rose Clearfield

Your website is your single most important online asset for marketing your photography business. A poorly functioning website can negate all of your other online marketing efforts, driving away potential clients and leaving existing clients wondering whether or not they should hire you again. The following website problems are common but easy to fix. Making […]

Photographer of the Day: Honeybee Photography

Kevin Ames

Category: Fashion Photographer: Honeybee Photography “Pool Shoot” Photographer of the Day, Mark Vandenwauver of Honeybee Photography, makes great use of an infinity edge pool in the image “Pool Shoot.” The setting sun background reflects off of water in the foreground. Its color palette compliments the model’s yellow swimwear and her lip gloss. The net coverup completes the look that…