In this short, two-part series, Microsoft flexes their imaging software muscles as they work on a multi-billion pixel panoramic image of Seattle. The gigapixel image was created using their freeware, Microsoft Image Composite Editor, better known as ICE. Watch the following videos to learn more: Part 1: Part 2: As part of the Gigapixel Art […]
Ever wonder what it is like to be a professional photographer who gets paid to photograph wicked cars on location? Wonder no longer as you watch this behind the scenes clip of a photo shoot for Falken Motorsports with talented photographer, Frederic Schlosser: The shoot was done at a shipping yard, where the stacks of […]
There’s no denying that being a full time photographer can sometimes seem like a labor of love. Fortunately for Richard McLaren, his passion for photography has been overflowing since he first got his start at the young age of 16. In the artist profile below, viewers are welcomed into McClaren’s studio, life, and mind as […]
Photographers know that the two hardest living things to capture good pictures of are children and animals. Because they’re constantly active and moving, it can be quite a challenge to keep young children stationary long enough to focus your lens and snap a picture before they’re off and running toward the next shiny object they […]
The image below may not be quite what you expected–or, at least hoped–it to be, but it is a reality for many families and children living in Afghanistan. The young kids are faced with many obstacles to overcome just to get an education–something which is a right in most other parts of the world. Having […]
Photographing NHL jerseys may sound like a dream gig to some. But when photographer Eric Levin was contacted to do a shoot for Reebok, he learned that this kind of shoot is both highly technical and nerve wrecking. In the following behind the scenes video, you are invited to join Levin as he walks through […]
Shooting on location can be exciting and fresh, but it can also be a tremendous challenge. Not that studio work is any less tedious, but there is always a heightened element of the unknown when working on location. You have to be prepared to roll with the punches and adapt and improvise in order to […]
Seasoned hiker Kolby Kirk (a.k.a. “The Hike Guy”) set out to summit Mt. Whitney in 2011. But after a job layoff, he decided to change his plans and hike the Pacific Crest Trail as far north as possible. Throughout his 159-day, 1,700-mile journey, he took over 300 selfies to document his travels. Kirk edited his […]
There are times, as a portrait photographer, when you have to be flexible in your planning and be willing to stray from the shots you initially thought you would be taking. As Eric Levin outlines in the video clip below, sometimes your subjects may surprise you. In order to catch their true personalities, you might […]
A bad pose can ruin a Portrait. A great pose can turn it into something special. As a portrait photographer (at any skill level) it’s your job to make sure your subjects are positioned perfectly so their beauty can shine and be captured forever. This eBook shares techniques the author has used on royalty, rockstars & supermodels. Found […]
