Like many of you, I’m a huge fan of Breaking Bad. So, when I saw the moody desert character portraits AMC released to promote the final season, I was excited and a little curious. They were shot by Frank Ockenfels III, a commercial photographer who has shot everything from big time movie posters (Ha

It’s photo 101: If you want a sharp picture of a fast-moving object, you need a short shutter speed. Yesterday, Elon Musk announced his plan for the Hyperloop, an ultra-high-speed transit system that will transport passengers from LA to San Francisco in a half hour. In doing so, it will hit speeds o

The right crop can lead the eye to a sweet spot By Pop Photo Staff | Published Oct 29, 2014 9:57 PM EDT Collins captured this scene along the Point Lobos coastline near Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. The April trek also featured surfers, monasteries, and

A bottle of Fireball, a GoPro, and some smiling guests make an awesome wedding video By Stan Horaczek | Published Oct 28, 2014 6:40 PM EDT SHARE The internet is excellent at coming up with sm

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Backlight bubbles to emphasize their crisp edges By Peter Kolonia | Published Aug 21, 2013 4:56 AM EDT Satoshi exposed the bubbles at 1/60 sec and f/16, ISO 50. He prefers mid-range apertures (f/11–22), which he considers the sharpest when shooti

One piece of advice aspiring photographers will often hear is that it’s crucial to specialize in one type of photography. Claire Sheprow, however, has found great success doing exactly the opposite. She shoots everything from portraits to large campaigns, with a few weddings in the mix as well. No m

A series of images that almost got deleted saved a prominant shotputter from having his winning throw disqualified By Tim Barribeau | Published Aug 23, 2013 7:34 PM EDT David Storl of Germany competes during the mens shot put final at the IAAF Wo

Photographing dancers offers a thrilling creative opportunity, as their movements showcase extraordinary body awareness and physical prowess. In a recent tutorial, renowned photographer Karl Taylor demonstrates how to blend strobes and hot lights to capture both crisp images of the dancer and expres

beachscene Once you procure a pinhole camera (whether you buy one, build one, or make an accessory for your DSLR), shooting pinhole is just a matter of finding the right subject and figuring exposure. Photo: Andrew Watson Pinhole photography cameras is as minimalist as the art gets: A

There are plenty of opportunities for bringing in a few extra bucks while doing what you love—and you won’t have to quit your day job. Here’s how. By Theano Nikitas | Published Aug 28, 2013 7:16 PM EDT Chris Garrison, who started out shooting par

Pro shooter George Lange shares his tricks of the trade By Debbie Grossman | Published Sep 3, 2013 11:46 PM EDT Says Lange, of this photo of his son, awed by the beauty of the sunrise from his hospital room: “This is one of those places you rarel

Elbows in and shoulders back make shoulders appear more narrow in a headshot By Stan Horaczek | Published Nov 24, 2015 3:09 AM EST SHARE Watching Peter Hurley work is a thing to behold. When

Like most committed shooters, Dustin Snipes, a sports and portrait pro based in Los Angeles, dreams of photography 24/7. As a result, he’s accumulated a warehouse of photo project ideas in his head, many of which might never see the light of day. Luckily, this one did. “I had the idea about a year b

When we think of a “portrait lens,” it’s usually something like an 85mm F/1.4 or the 135mm F/2. But the fact is, you can shoot portraits with any lens, and opening up your options to include tilt-shift can make for some truly unique photographic opportunities. Heidi Browne of Forged in the North Pho

Joel Soto gets low to capture a dynamic swimming shot in Iceland By Peter Kolonia | Published Nov 12, 2015 10:30 PM EST Joel Soto SHARE “To make the swimmers stand out, I positioned myself low

Arguably the best food photographers out there share their secrets By Peter Kolonia | Published Sep 23, 2013 10:17 PM EDT This cutaway of stir-fried pad thai illustrates the technique of dynamically varying cooking time and temperature by control

Arguably the best food photographers out there share their secrets By Peter Kolonia | Published Sep 24, 2013 9:17 AM EDT This cutaway of stir-fried pad thai illustrates the technique of dynamically varying cooking time and temperature by controll

Learning to think like a photographer in Maras, Peru By Miriam Leuchter | Published Oct 3, 2014 8:50 PM EDT Jill Mazur, a consultant in the apparel and footwear industry with a nationwide client roster, often jokes that her base is LAX. In reality, her most memorable shoot took place in the narrow

Maja Topčagić, a 25-year-old photographer and photo retoucher from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, has a passion for photographing blue-eyed redheads. “Statistically, only about one percent of humanity has the combination of blue eyes and red hair,” says Topčagić. Her website presents some of the pret