A self-described “accidental” civil engineer, Feryal “Faye” Berber has been translating visions from her mind’s eye into photographs ever since she got her Canon A-1 in 1983. The Ringoes, NJ, resident finds motivation in her curiosity rather than a paycheck. The experiment in effervescence shown her

A good photo is a good photo, no matter what device its taken with By Stan Horaczek | Published Oct 10, 2012 11:37 PM EDT Crop, Dont Zoom Many smartphone camera offer a digital zoom function, but youre almost always best served by pretending it d

DIY Light Reflector For this “window light” still life, Caplan used an H25 Phase One digital back on a Hasselblad 553 ELX. Exposure, 1/125 sec at f/22, ISO 80. You don’t need tons of cash to own effective lighting tools — often you can make them yourself. Skip Caplan, a New York produ

SHARE Keep-It-Real We asked a dozen successful amateur and pro portraitists for tips on better family photos. Our interviews turned up a surprising number of common strategies for succeeding with this classic subject. Here’s how they s

In order to keep up with a cheetah sprinting, National Geographic photographers built over 400 feet of dolly, equipped with multiple high-speed cameras By Tim Barribeau | Published Oct 26, 2012 7:49 PM EDT SHARE

Handy with circuitry? Here are the plans to slave together six flashes By Tim Barribeau | Published Oct 29, 2012 7:16 PM EDT Peter Y Lin SHARE Lighting with flashes can be addicting, but it ca

How To: Photograph Basketball At The Rim Chet Gordon, staff photographer for the Middletown, NY, Times Herald- Record, got this exciting shot at a high school basketball tourney. See more of his work at chetgordon.blogspot.com. One of the most exciting angles for shooting basketball i

Richard Avedon’s original ambition was to dance like Fred Astaire. And from the beginning, his fashion photographs, spectacles of motion... By Will Blythe | Published Oct 31, 2012 8:51 PM EDT SHARE

Deep space can make for a powerful frame By Miriam Leuchter | Published Sep 6, 2016 10:51 PM EDT SHARE For this view of the Vista House, built in 1917 above the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon

After one trip to the arena he fell in love with the sport. By Kathleen Davis | Published Mar 9, 2010 12:18 AM EST SHARE Rick Madsen Rodeo Photographer Based in Rochester, MN, Rick

Our readers show off their photos from some frigid spots. | Published Feb 17, 2010 8:56 PM EST SHARE Haines, AK Bald eagles gather in the thousands along the Chilkat River. Don’t forget the gorgeous mou

Giving a totally new perspective on the nuptials, a couple tucked a camera in the brides bouquet for their wedding By Tim Barribeau | Published Nov 8, 2012 9:09 PM EST SHARE Many photographer

For the 100th anniversary of America’s national parks, we decided to find out which ones you—the Pop Photo readers—love most. From your responses to our annual reader survey, we highlighted the 25 top parks for getting the widest range of great pictures, along with the top choices from six individua

Whats the best entry-level DSLR to take to the motocross track? | Published Nov 20, 2012 10:54 AM EST SHARE We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate pr

The fine art of capturing an Olympian By Jeanette D. Moses | Published Aug 23, 2016 7:32 PM EDT SHARE Weeks before Simone Biles wiped the floor at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Time Magazi

Winky Lewis, one of the nations best children photographers, shares her secrets By Peter Kolonia | Published Nov 20, 2012 11:41 PM EST Catching kids being kids with other kids almost guarantees good pictures. What you dont want, says Lewis, are k

Jeff Kauck has been photographing food for magazines, cookbooks and advertising clients for more than twenty years. He has a strong fine art background with classical training in watercolors, which has helped define his style. Here he shares some tips for getting the best possible food photos whethe

Try this simple lighting solution with minimal gear By Stan Horaczek | Published Aug 12, 2016 11:39 PM EDT SHARE Getting started with off-camera lighting can be a bit overwhelming. You have t

“There are millions of people out there who can make gorgeous pictures,” says New York-based Will Styer, a Rochester Institute of Technology grad who, after several years as a photo assistant, shoots still lifes for clients such as Esquire, Armani and Ralph Lauren. “But a lot of what goes into being

TTL autoflash is a brilliant technology that’s remarkably simple in concept. The flash fires and its light strikes your subject, then bounces back to go through the lens (the “TTL” part). A sensor in the camera reads the bounce-back and cuts out the flash when sufficient light is received for proper