When I was young, I had a vivid imagination but no real inclination towards art and creativity. I distinctly remember having trouble keeping my crayons within the lines of any coloring book I attempted. Fast forward to today and I’m 35 and have been a full-time professional photographer for seven years and a shooter for […]
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photo: © Tyler Mitchell/Courtesy of Vanity Fair Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unveiled as Vanity Fair’s Latest Cover Star – CNN2020 is shaping up to be the year […]
Photographer and YouTuber Frederik Trovatten has just released episode three of his popular “How to take photos like…” series. He started with Vivian Maier, moved on to Robert Frank, and this week he’s breaking down the style and philosophy of the great Joel Meyerowitz. When it comes to the work of Joel Meyerowitz, it’s really […]
Lindsay Adler is an accomplished portrait photographer and educator, and in this 11.5-minute video she explains three different, versatile, and easy-to-master lighting setups using a beauty dish as the key light. With all beauty images, Adler makes a point that to get an outstanding result, you need to have great lighting, makeup, model choice, and […]
Karl Taylor, a photography educator, has published this 10-minute video that explains why hiring an assistant is one of the best investments of capital any photographer who is serious about growing a business can make. Taylor mentions a common statement many photographers say to themselves: “I can’t afford an assistant.” But at the same time, […]
Early on in the pandemic, you may have noticed that commercials did not deviate from norms, which led to a bit of a reality disconnect between viewers and advertisers. Eight months later, that definitely has changed. According to Adobe’s Stock Creativity Insights, COVID-19 led to notable and trackable changes in both the creative and visual […]
As a landscape and travel photographer, I often carry around an ultra-wide-angle 14mm lens and the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Last week I was able to test the latest addition to the Tamron series for full-frame mirrorless cameras: the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD. And I think I’ve found the perfect addition to my usual 2-lens […]
Imaging Resource, one of the most reputable camera testing organizations online, today released its sample gallery for the Sony a7C. After comparing the images to the same photos taken on the Sony a7 III, they look strikingly similar. Though the still-life sample images that Imaging Resource publishes may not be aesthetically pleasing, they do serve […]
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! © Emrah Ayvali The Detrimental Impact of Proposed Governmental Drone Policies on Newsgathering – The National Press Photographers AssociationThe past decade has seen several waves […]
Earlier this week, The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) unveiled the winners of its prestigious European Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, crowning photographer Jasper Doest the “Overall Winner” for his moving photograph of a despondent macaque removing a human mask between performances in a sake house north of Tokyo. More than 19,000 photos […]