Purchasing a used lens, whether from an online auction, an individual, or in a brick and mortar store, can be a nerve-wracking experience. There are a number of things that can affect the quality and usability of a lens, and if you are not savvy as to what to look out for, you may end […]
Getting the right photo exposure can be a bit tricky at times. Expose for the highlights and lose the dark areas, expose for the dark areas and blow out the highlights… it’s a never ending battle. Today’s photo tip answers a question about how to get the best photo exposure for different skin tones. I […]
What happens when you take a 1960s model Polaroid camera–which you can no longer get film for–and modify it so that it shoots modern film and allows you to attach a PocketWizard to it for using strobes? You can actually get some really fun results that are throwbacks to the film days of the past. […]
Perhaps you have heard the term “crop factor” before, but you’re not sure what it really means. If that’s the case, you’re probably also unaware of what an important part it plays in making the most of your digital camera. The camera settings we still use–ISO, aperture, and f-stop–were designed for film and do not take into […]
After studying Leonardo DaVinci a few years ago, photographer Tony Corbell was inspired by the artist’s attention to lighting in relation to painting portraits. Wanting to recreate the technique used by Da Vinci, Corbell took to his Texas studio ready to hone his lighting skills even further. Take a quick look at the video tutorial […]
If a group of polar bears is approaching you with a look of curiosity, it’s only natural to start taking photographs of them, right? I mean, look how cuddly and cute they seem. Like puppies, only bigger–a lot bigger with sharper claws and more powerful jaws. Okay, on second thought, maybe they aren’t quite as cuddly […]
Construction at the former site of the World Trade Center Towers has been underway for over a decade in an effort to emblemize the site as a tribute to the the victims of 9/11. The National September 11 Memorial Museum, which opened May 21, 2014, took nearly 10 years to create and was documented in the […]
If you have ever watched The Matrix, you probably remember a camera technique called the “bullet effect” that is responsible for all those awesome slow motion shots where the scene seems to just pop off of the screen. When filmmaker Paul Trillo joined forces with Microsoft, the team set out on a mission to create similar […]
You know the scenario: a nice, naturally-lit, mid-day photo shoot goes awry when you see your subject squinting with awful shadows cast across his face. What do you do? Photographer Jay P. Morgan ran into this challenge when shooting promotional photos for world-famous trick roper Will Roberts. The obstacles he encountered on this shoot included: shooting in […]
Learning to use your camera’s macro feature will open up a whole new world in your photography and may just get you into trouble. Why? Because it can become an addiction and lead to more expensive equipment. Above all, it is fun and easy to do. I entered the world of macro many, many years […]
