The greatest inspiration for a photographer often comes from personal experience. Surreal portrait photographer Rob Woodcox explains what has motivated some of his work, and how he has used that motivation to produce positive change in the world: As an adopted child himself, Woodcox wanted to make a difference in the lives of foster children. […]
Professional landscape photographer Christopher O’Donnell has created many amazing educational eBooks on the difficult aspects of his craft and is offering drastic discounts for the holidays. If you are looking for more help in any of these areas, now is a good time to check them out: 1. The Complete Landscape Photography eBook Collection With the […]
Master Workflow is a comprehensive preset system for Lighroom 4 and 5 that can drastically reduce the amount of time that you spend in post processing while helping you to create amazing results. The set includes one-click presets for awesome effects instantly, stackable workflow presets that can streamline your work in Lightroom, and brushes. Found here: Master […]
Business planning and marketing resources for photographers. Learn 31 ingredients Google considers important, 6 tools to power your optimization efforts, and 23 recipes to rank higher for photography keyword searches. 1. The Search Engine Cookbook for Photographers Recipes To Rank Higher has over 100 pages of knowledge and advice, helping you achieve business success through […]
Edward Steichen once said that “a portrait is not made in the camera, but on either side of it.” Clare Fieseler, a doctoral student in the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill who has previously worked for National Geographic, is living this quote by using her experience […]
Do you ever think about how much technology has progressed even in the past ten years? The Fine Brothers have made dozens of hilarious videos featuring kids’ reactions to old technology. This time, they hand the children an old Canon Sure Shot 85 Zoom camera manufactured in 1998: When young kids ages seven to thirteen […]
When you look at smoke photos, you might think that it is impossible to take such shots yourself, but it’s actually not that hard. You just need to be patient since the ratio of good images to bad ones is pretty low. You will need a proper setup to photograph smoke. This form of photography […]
Interested in improving your portrait photography skills? How about a character shoot? How about some indoor snow? Gavin Hoey demonstrates a tutorial for a little red riding hood themed photo shoot in the following video: Hoey starts with a test shot with his basic setup. He’s shooting with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II equipped […]
On November 9th, 1989, a peaceful revolution culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany, thus laying the groundwork for the reunification of East and West Germany. Brothers Christopher and Marc Bauder developed a city-wide art installation/public event to commemorate the fall, called Lichtgrenze (“border of light”): A total of 8,000 helium balloons […]
With all of the gorgeous new gadgetry coming out this season, it’s easy to get caught up in the shiny, techy part of photography. (New Nikon D810, anyone? Or a Canon 7D Mark II? Or the sweet new GoPro Hero4 Black?) Lest you fall into the terrible hole of DSLR expectations vs. reality, though, we’ve […]
