Time-lapse photography is a process where each photo in the sequence is shot with a relatively long duration between each captured photo. When the images are combined and then played at a normal speed rate (usually 25 to 29 frames per second), time runs so much faster, thus creating a lapsing effect. This is an extreme […]
Wildlife photography is not reserved just for the great outdoors. Bringing the exotic animals into the studio can bring a new element to the form of portraiture. In a two minute look into Brad Wilson‘s life as a professional photographer, you can get a feel for what it’s like to be enclosed into a room with […]
Japan is, without a doubt, a very photogenic country. We’ve even featured some stunning timelapse videos from The Land of The Rising Sun, which showed a wide variety of Japan’s landmarks. But, here is a side of Japan that you may not have known existed. In the photograph below, you can see Yuki-no-Otani Snow Canyon in Toyama. The Canyon, which features 65-foot walls of snow is affectionately referred to as Tateyama Alpine Route.
As you can see in the video below, the team behind this motorcycle shoot took thinking outside the box to a whole new level. Instead of photographing the same old photos of the same old bikes, they constructed the motorcycles out of people. After some trial and error to figure out just how each individual […]
Being a White House photographer seems like a glamorous job to have once you set aside the long hours and relentless travel. With the United States presidential campaign going on in full force, photographers like Jason Reed are faced with never ending, albeit exciting work days. If you think political photography is a path you may […]
Here are some suggestions to help you as you document your children’s lives. Photograph at their level (get down close), show the world from their perspective. Shoot a lot of photos – if you’re using a digital camera, there’s no waste, so why not? Even the most mundane activities can be give you great memories.A great benefit of shooting a lot? They’ll get used to you and the camera and ignore you after awhile.
If you’ve been looking to practice different lighting techniques, you may want to try your hand at powder photography. The skill has been gaining momentum across the strobist community lately. As a result, there have been a slew of video tutorials popping up on the interwebs that take a lot of the guess work out of […]
The third installment of the empty city series from timelapse creator Ross Ching explores Seattle. Taking his camera to the streets of the Emerald City, Ching collected thousands of still photographs to create the three-minute long clip. The virtual tour of the city makes stops at many of its famous landmarks, but they’re shown in […]
Shooting on location often means being forced to work with less than desirable conditions and in lighting that doesn’t lend itself to attractive photographs. On the other side of the spectrum, it also affords the photographer the ability to more accurately tell the story of their subjects. Fortunately, there are ways to work around the […]
In the highly competitive world of fine art photography, emerging artists need certain advantages to make the transition from a hobbyist to a professional. One of those advantages is to understand the process a collector uses to make purchases. Longtime photography collector and art industry professional Alice Sachs Zimet covers many aspects of the process […]
