On location shooting can be tough. The weather can be harsh and unpredictable, the lighting changes, there are environmental dangers, and you have to lug all your equipment from your studio to your location and back again. So why not skip the field trip and create your own environment inside a studio? That’s what commercial […]
You’ve heard of the Hubble Telescope, the famous piece of space engineering launched in 1990 to capture more detailed images of the stars and galaxies. What you may not know is that engineers are working to create a new telescope to further their knowledge of the final frontier. This new telescope, called the James Webb […]
Doing commercial photography work for a jewelry line sounds easy enough, but shooting the shiny ornaments presents certain challenges. For one, a photographer must be adept in both closeup photography and portrait photography to present a complete picture of the product and the lifestyle associated with it. In the video below, photographer Nick Fancher takes us on […]
Historically, night shooting has fascinated, yet intimidated photographers. Thereʼs always been a perception that itʼs a difficult discipline to master, requiring state-of- the-art equipment and years of dedication. But in the digital era, this couldnʼt be further from the truth: all you really need is a DSLR, tripod, remote shutter release and the desire to […]
There are several tutorials that show you how to create a composite image using two or more photos, but rarely do you see a video that shows you how to shoot for a composite image. Putting two photos together isn’t too difficult if they have matching lighting conditions. But creating those identical lighting conditions is […]
When you ask someone how they got the job that you’ve always wanted, you’re often disappointed with an answer like, “I just kind of fell into it.” But I don’t believe this is the case for most people. I believe it’s more that they jumped into the field rather than fell into it. Because people […]
“Nobody asks me, ‘Why do you do photography?’ Everybody asks how… But what about why? Why do things that are difficult and dangerous? Why push so hard to do things that are different? Why create images that aren’t even for sale?” This is the central thought behind Von Wong‘s latest production. He challenges people to […]
On Monday, smartphone giant Apple announced the launch of their newly designed mobile operating system, iOS7. At the company’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple gave a demo of all the revamped features including the new camera and photo app available on the iOS7. The re-designed photo app now gives users various filter options, provides […]
Adobe has just released Lightroom 5, and the changes are amazing! With every version Lightroom gets better and better, but every time they change things up it means time re-learning the software and adapting its new features. Piet Van den Eynde, a notable Lightroom teacher prepared a guide for the new release. Lightroom 5 Up […]
Having photographed each of the United States’ 59 National Parks, professional landscape photographer QT Luong is no stranger to capturing the magnificent vistas of the natural world. An experienced outdoorsman, he cherishes the challenges that come with the shots that he wants to take, whether it be scaling tall mountains, traversing lonely streams, or trekking […]
