In Hawaii, there exists one of the best astronomy observatories in the Northern Hemisphere. At 14,000 feet atop Mauna Kea sits several huge telescopes (about 33 feet wide!) and many other astronomy oriented equipment. Sean Goebel, a graduate student at the university of Hawaii, has spent a good deal of time inside (and outside) these […]
Whoever says fashion photography photoshoots have to use extensive amounts of lighting equipment may want to take a look at the following video. While photographing model, Ulorin Vex, in his New York studio, professional photographer, Neil van Niekerk, kept things simple using just a backdrop and a beauty dish for a majority of the shoot. Go […]
Anyone can use a strobe and point it directly at their subject but this won’t always give us the best image. This video tutorial shows us how we can finesse our light source using a technique called feathering that creates more natural looking images. We can start to learn how to control our light with a soft […]
There are useful checks you can make before you lay out your hard earned cash on a lemon, or to use on your own lens before shooting. Lens faults will degrade the image you are so carefully trying to make. No matter how much you spend on a camera, if the lens is deficient or […]
Many photographers dream of getting published in National Geographic and it’s not just the fierce competition keeping them from realizing their dreams. You have to know what the photo buyers are looking for. What is it exactly that is going to catch the eye of National Geographic and make your photograph stand out from the […]
There is really only one perfect exposure to any photo: the one that looks good to your eyes. However, your camera’s light meter plays a big role in helping you get a starting point for your image. The fact is that cameras have not changed much in 20 years. Still, an exposed image is the […]
For photographers like Jeff Cable, part of the appeal of night photography is the new set of challenges it presents. Cable, whose day job is sports photography, says his real passion lays in sneaking away from things at nightfall to wander the city streets looking for photographs. That’s good news for all the night owls […]
Henri Cartier-Bresson is one of the most well-known names in photography. Many may be familiar with his work, but not all may be familiar with his philosophy. Below is an original short created by 522 productions that incorporates an interview with Cartier-Bresson to show what it is that inspires the photographers as 522: Perhaps one […]
If you already own a DSLR camera, you’re halfway to capturing some beautiful images. However, having a camera alone isn’t going to make you an excellent photographer. Knowing how to use the camera, on the other hand, will. In this article I’m going to discuss how to use on camera flash to get some pretty […]
This little lion cub might look cute and cuddly, as he closely resembles a Disney character we all know and love, but you definitely wouldn’t want to wrestle with him like you would a house cat. Photographer Kyle Mijlof captured this photo during his travels through Zimbabwe, one of the forty-one countries he’s visited since […]
