Driver charged with felony assault for threatening photographer with his vehicle

John Aldred

Yesterday, we showed you a video of a somewhat agitated driver harassing automotive photographer Alex Stone, who he felt was trespassing on his “private driveway” (which police have confirmed was actually a public road), with his truck. Police were quick to take action and have now identified and arrested 52 year old Mark Gordon as the […]

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How to photograph dolls with this Barbie Dreamtopia behind the scenes video

John Aldred

Photographing dolls and action figures is something a lot of people ask me about. Sometimes it’s just product shots for classifieds or auctions, sometimes it’s something a little more creative. I always give the same advice, regardless. Light them exactly the same way you would a real person, but on a smaller scale. In this video […]

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Watch This Maniac Nearly Run Over a Photographer

Eric Reagan

In the video above, a guy passing by a photographer on a photo shoot freaks out over their presence on what he refers to as his driveway. For his part, the photographer kept his cool and tried to diffuse the confrontation but the guy keeps freaking out and nearly strikes the photographer and crew with his […]

Photographer of The Day: Hugo Hernandez

Rod Harlan

Category: Wedding Photographer: Hugo Hernandez This photo shows why off camera flash is such an important skill for photographers to learn. It lights up the faces of the wedding couple while keeping the beautiful contrast against the dark skies behind them. Originally shared with the Photofocus Flickr community right here. To learn how your work…

Creating Dynamic Black and White Images with Expanded Dynamic Range

Richard Harrington

I love black and white photography.  Perhaps its the newspaper journalist in me…  but I just adore a beautiful  grayscale image that pops off the page.  Black and white photography is frequently a misunderstood technique in the digital age.  Many photographers incorrectly shoot and post-process their photos.  I’d like to share one workflow (but its…

Which Camera is the Noisiest? This visual database compares sensor noise

Udi Tirosh

The quality of long exposures is determined mostly by the amount of noise a camera produces. The lower the noise levels, the better the exposure. This is especially true if you are shooting lots of nightscapes or night skies, where most of the photo is black. And Brendan Davey shoots a lot of night photos, in fact he shoots […]

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SpiderLight Hand Strap Mini Review

Levi Sim

Spider Holster has been innovating the way photographers carry cameras for years. Their line of holsters takes the burden of a heavy camera off your neck and puts it on your hips, where the largest bones and muscles in your body carry all the weight. Last year, they added the SpiderPro Hand Strap to the…

How to Capture Starbursts and Sun Flares

Vanelli

A sun flare or starburst is an artistic photographic technique that can be achieved without any special post-processing or editing tricks. By controlling how light enters the camera, we can make some really compelling images, here’s how. The Key to Capturing Starburst To capture starbursts, we need to stop down to the maximum aperture of the lens. This is…

How to Capture Starbursts and Sun Flares

Vanelli

A sun flare or starburst is an artistic photographic technique that can be achieved without any special post-processing or editing tricks. By controlling how light enters the camera, we can make some really compelling images, here’s how. The Key to Capturing Starburst To capture starbursts, we need to stop down to the maximum aperture of the lens. This is…