Go behind the scenes of an ad campaign. It is perhaps one of the most compelling fly on the wall documentaries on TV today. Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch follows the fortunes of deep sea fishermen as they battle the elements and many other dangers to bring back their marine bounty. In this short video, we […]
The look of composite photography is unmistakable. The HDR images are crisp, detailed, and have expansive color ranges. As more and more photographers begin to move to specialty areas of HDR, we are introduced to an individual that has already fully embraced the technology. Joel Grimes has established himself as expert in the field of […]
Stop-motion director “PES” gets creative as he takes his viewers on a visual ride through the process of making the tasty green dip one photograph at a time. This production has set a new standard for creative stop-motion photography shorts and many in the industry have taken note (over 4.5 million views in a few […]
The million dollar question among photographers is how they can make money doing what they love to do—taking photographs. In a seminar hosted at B&H, Jeff Cable delivers the ins and outs of the trade and shares with us the key points he uses to turn profit in a competition-rich industry. The seminar lasted just over an […]
Have you ever experienced losing a most precious gadget such as a digital camera? For those who have, for sure, you sleepless nights wondering where your photographic device got lost or who might have stolen it. Even though it costs just a hundred dollars but if the item has a very sentimental value and bought from your hard earned money, it’s natural to be upset over losing a camera. Fortunately, you can get help fast and easy these days. There’s a free service (CameraTrace) on the internet that will help you trace your lost or stolen camera.
It’s fair to say that technology is no stranger when it comes to photography. As new products enter the market, the old are forgotten. Not too along ago we watched the iconic Kodachrome fall to the wayside. Before that, countless other films and chemical process were abandoned. Tintype, a type of photography process that came to […]
When the photography department at Utah’s Brigham Young University decided to do a photoshoot with the school’s gymnastic team, they opted to use an out of place prop—water. They set up studio at a pool in the campus’s Richards Building and got to work. Using a Canon EOS 1D and a backlit black background, the photography team […]
There’s been a lot of buzz about the Canon 5D Mark III going around the photography world lately and it’s no wonder why. Canon upped the ante on the latest 5D, packing it with new functions and time saving features, making it a photographers dream. Some of the camera’s more powerful upgrades will also greatly […]
This short film, Frame of Mind, by Ben Boutwell and Steven Alan is a creative look into the world of forced perspective photography. Frame of Mind was inspired by the opening credits for the sitcom Modern Family and borrowed techniques from François Vogel’s innovative filmmaking. At just over a minute long, the video is short, sweet, […]
Even for the able bodied, photography can require a certain amount of dexterity. Imagine trying to carry out that job with no arms. In this short video from ITN news, we meet an Indonesian woman who works professionally despite having lost both of her arms in an accident. Not content with working as photographer for the local government and doing wedding work, she plans to open her own studio. She is truly an inspiration to all photographers and shows that if you have the right mindset, there are no barriers to being a good photographer.
