Basic Camera Controls – The Shutter

You may wonder why a post dedicated to controlling the shutter. It’s pretty basic right? You press the shutter, you make the photo. But believe it or not we get questions from amateurs just starting out about things like this, and since there are always brand new people coming to photography every day, we like…

Making the most of a natural disaster

A few days ago, we had a crazy flood in Paris. The Seine rose by a whopping 6.10m (20 feet for you, imperial friends), overflowing the banks, depriving people of electricity, and flooding buildings, public transports, and businesses. It was a rather de…

Making the most of a natural disaster

A few days ago, we had a crazy flood in Paris. The Seine rose by a whopping 6.10m (20 feet for you, imperial friends), overflowing the banks, depriving people of electricity, and flooding buildings, public transports, and businesses. It was a rather de…

Eyes of the Afghan Girl- A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal”

I will begin by saying that my intention is not to attack Steve McCurry or defame him in any manner. It is only an attempt to clear certain facts that have come to light regarding his work and to also raise certain questions on aspects that may or may not have been missed, but certainly […]

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Eyes of the Afghan Girl- A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal”

I will begin by saying that my intention is not to attack Steve McCurry or defame him in any manner. It is only an attempt to clear certain facts that have come to light regarding his work and to also raise certain questions on aspects that may or may not have been missed, but certainly […]

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Here’s 50 ways to use gaffer tape and some of them might surprise you

In the words of Jay P Morgan, “If you can’t fix it with gaff tape, it probably does not deserve to be fixed”, and he’s right.  Gaffer tape (or gaff tape, if you prefer) is one of the most useful and versatile things you can keep in your camera bag. Probably the most common use […]

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How To Create Awesome Social Graphics With Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is a new app from Adobe that allows users to create template based social media graphics (Spark Post), web stories (Spark Page) and animated videos (Spark Video) using a simple online interface. If you’re like me, you often find yourself creating social media graphics from scratch in Photoshop (or with an Photoshop action set). […]

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