In Norway, where nearly half of the landmass is located at or above the arctic circle, some days the sun... By Eugene Reznik | Published Aug 27, 2014 10:32 PM EDT Gran Canaria, Spain. Norwegians walking in the mountains of Gran Canaria, heading f

There are countless online photography resources, but a structured class can accelerate your progress. Whether you’re attending a casual high‑school workshop or a university course, these insights from seasoned instructors will help you make the most of every session. Photography Requires Basic Mat

A New York City-based sports photographer whose work goes way beyond the field of competition By Stan Horaczek | Published Sep 29, 2015 7:54 PM EDT SHARE We first came across the work of Anth

blank square catalog composition PPC1015_PhotoRealism maytih In my column for American Photo on Campus last year (reposted at PopPhoto.com/campus), I focused on how you think about making imagery and how that thinking informs the way you present your photos to the world. This year I’ll explore the d

Watch as our Editor-in-Chief Miriam Leuchter spends time in front of the lens of a headshot master By Jeanette D. Moses | Published Mar 10, 2015 9:42 AM EDT Popular Photographys Editor-in-Chief Miriam Leuchter poses for a new headshot in Peter Hu

Real or not, thats $2,300 worth of glass By Tim Barribeau | Published Dec 2, 2013 8:55 PM EST SHARE This video of a photographer attempting to show his one-handed lens mounting technique has

The unique wildlife of Japan is heaven for nature photographers | Published Dec 2, 2013 9:11 PM EST Japanese Macaques, Nagano - Jon Cornforth used a Singh-Ray 3-stop graduated split-ND filter on his 17–40mm f/4L Canon EF lens to tone down the background

If you’ve been on any social media network at all in the past few weeks, you’re almost certainly familiar with the Ice Bucket Challenge. For the unfamiliar, it’s a viral social media campaign that challenges people to raise money to help fund research to cure ALS. You have to make a video while you

If you tuned in during the first quarter of this weekend’s Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles NFL game, you may have thought something was wrong with your TV. The snow was coming down so hard, you could barely see the players on the field. Veteran sport shooter Michael Perez was on the sidelines

The Cooperative of Photography has curated a compelling video that showcases nine powerful composition techniques drawn from the work of world-renowned photographer Steve McCurry. Each tip is illustrated with vivid examples from his global portfolio, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looki

When did you start shooting races and equestrian events? In 2008, I was hired onto a small team that shoots the Kentucky Derby for Churchill Downs. Then a friend took me to an equestrian event. I stayed for three days and shot thousands of images—it was mesmerizing. What attracted you to the sport?

Push the envelope to break free of creative chains — even your failures can be winners By Laurence Chen | Published Dec 13, 2013 8:47 PM EST By Julia Kuzmenko McKim. SHARE There’s nothing like

As the image sensors in digital cameras continue to improve, night photography is becoming increasingly popular and much more accessible. It’s now possible to shoot in a complete lack of light without the need for a pro-grade camera. Star trails, an exciting sub-genre of night photography, takes alr

Finding a foreground in a heavenly lit scene By Peter Kolonia | Published Sep 10, 2015 7:39 PM EDT SHARE Dawn over the Tetons. Scott Kooken reveled in this “beautifully pink” moment, which he

If last month’s feature story about photographing undersea creatures got your creative juices flowing, we have one word for you: jellies. No longer called jellyfish (since they’re not actually fish), jellies displayed in some of the best aquariums in the world listed on this website make excellent s

His new book (which is certainly worth picking up), Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits: Stories and Techniques from a Photographer’s Photographer, dissects 50 of his photos, including talk about technique and his overall approach to the artform. He took some time to talk with us and share some of his str

How many of the hotspots have you photographed? By Stan Horaczek | Published Dec 27, 2013 7:39 PM EST SHARE You may not be familiar with Google Maps’s Panoramio service. It aggregates uploade

_One of the most common photography-related New Year’s resolutions we hear is simply “to shoot more.” It’s a resolution with its heart in the right place, but simply increasing the number of frames you produce this year won’t necessarily make you a better photographer. We’ve put together a list of

216279-A1-010 001 © Jessica Sample © Jessica Sample 216279-A22-005-006 001 © Jessica Sample 216279-A3-008 001 © Jessica Sample 216279-A18-004-005 001 © Jessica Sample As a daughter of owners of a stock footage company, Jessica Sample grew up traveling the world with a camera. “My parents would take

One of the most common questions we get about portrait photography is how to help the subjects relax. It takes a special kind of person to really enjoy being on the business end of a camera lens, and they can be few and far between. In this video from Creative Live, Lindsay Adler shares some helpful