When you think of a professional photographer, you probably think of a clean-cut person wearing slacks and a nice button-up shirt or blouse who owns a large studio and a hundred pieces of expensive photography equipment. You may also think of them as treating their job like a science, knowing where and how to pose […]
There is something about doors and windows. Doors and windows tell us so much about the streets, about history, about culture—and they’re everywhere. Doors and windows are big, small, plain, colorful, old, new, modern, antique, they come in all shapes and forms. Sometimes you will find open doors and windows, sometimes closed, with or without […]
Stories of cameras being taken by animals are not necessarily rare, we’ve already seen a pilfering octopus and a shark pull off an underwater camera heist, but the story below about a South Florida photographer losing his Canon 60D to a full grown alligator still manages to capture our attention for obvious reasons. Check out […]
The first sign that you may be a photo geek is if you clicked on this link to see if you’re a photo geek. So what’s the difference between being passionate about photography and claiming the title of geek? Well, leave it up to Kai to create a top 10 list of the geekiest photographer […]
Rock and roll isn’t just about music; it’s about attitude. It’s four-lettered and raw, maybe unhinged, definitely primal, and, frankly, it doesn’t give a damn what you think. Capturing that kind of spontaneous, devil-may-care spirit takes a lot of setup, though. In this video, photographer Eric Levin shares the secrets to one of his favorite […]
If you’re looking for a great off-camera flash tutorial, look no further. Whether you use a mirrorless camera or not, photographer Joe Brady will give you a run down on everything strobe related: single flash, multiple flash, light meters, camera settings for flash, high-key lighting, low-key lighting, you name it. Not only does Brady concisely […]
Anyone who’s tried or is trying to make it as a professional photographer knows how challenging of a task it can be just to make ends meet. In this new digital age, nearly everyone has access to a camera which has increased the interest in photography exponentially. Being talented isn’t always enough to command top […]
Okay, none of us may actually own 200 cameras, but if you did, what would you do with them? Well Warwick Williams and his daughter decided they would play dominoes. Some may laugh at the cleverness of this idea, others may wince at the sight of each camera falling down onto the next. Either way, […]
Going blind, Peter Eckert never knew he would become a photographer. He dances on the edge of perception and sees through sound and touch, gathering information and forming images much like a baby would. Considered profoundly blind, Peter is unable to see anything except for light effects such as lightning and spirals of light in […]
Building your lighting arsenal requires just as much thought as choosing your camera body and lenses. You have to consider what environments you’ll be shooting in, how you’ll transport your equipment, and of course, the cost of everything vs. the return. That said, it can be difficult figuring out where to start. What is the […]
