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Creative Wedding Videography: GoPro on a Bottle - Unique Ideas
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
John Delaney: Portraits of Ethiopian Girls Empowering Through Coding
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Mastering Abstract Bubble Photography: Tips & Techniques
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
Claire Sheprow: The Photographer Who Mastered Versatility
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
Shot Put Controversy: Photographer's Images Lead to Gold Medal Victory
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
How Karl Taylor Captures Dance in Motion: Using Flash and Motion Blur for Stunning Portraits
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
Mastering Pinhole Photography: Techniques & Tips
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
Monetize Your Photography: Creative Ways to Earn Extra Income
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
Effortless Portrait Photography: Expert Tips from George Lange
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
Peter Hurley's Portrait Photography Secrets: Slimming Your Shoulders in Headshots
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
Capturing Magic: Portrait Photography Through Water Droplets
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
Tilt-Shift Photography: Creating Dreamy Portrait Effects | Forged in the North
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
Iceland Photography: Capturing Natural Elements with Joel Soto
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
Mastering Food Photography: Insights from Modernist Cuisine
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
Mastering Food Photography: Insights from Modernist Cuisine
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
Mentor Series: Jill Mazur’s Prepared Mind – A Photographer’s Journey in Maras, Peru
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
Reflector Techniques for Stunning Portrait Photography: Creating Dramatic Eyes
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
Martin Schoeller: A Photographic Journey Through Celebrity Portraits
This October, Martin Schoeller releases a new book spanning his career as a portrait photographer for some of the most... By Eugene Reznik | Published Sep 30, 2014 9:20 PM EDT SHARE Sean Comb
Elevate Your Instagram Photos: 8 Proven Tips
Dogs, breakfast and selfies still eat up a considerable amount of bandwidth in the Insta world. Tyson Wheatley Like it or not, there are 60 million new photos uploaded to Instagram every single day. If the iPhone changed digital photography when it was released in 2007—Instagram’s launch in 2010 rev
Mastering On-Location Portrait Lighting with Softboxes: A Practical Guide
Newcomers to advanced lighting can be confounded by the way pros often describe strobe power settings. For instance, Ian Spanier, the New York-based portrait, advertising, and editorial photographer who shot this eye-catching portrait, says he set “the key light to f/10, the highlight to f/11, and t
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