If eyes are the windows to the soul, you want those windows to be as bright and open as possible. In Adobe Lightroom, there’s a quick and easy way to enhance a subject’s eyes using just the brush tool and a bit of tinkering with saturation, brightness, and clarity. See how in this video: Host Adam […]
The night always offers photographers a grittier, moodier atmosphere in photos—not to mention as much light control as you can carry in flashes. But it’s not always possible to shoot at night, and when it is, the darkness can be a hinderance as much as a potential boon. This video shows you how to replicate the effects […]
For Jay P. Morgan, a portrait shoot normally takes four hours, several lights, and at least two reflectors. Today, he’s aiming for one hour, one light, and one reflector—a quick and breezy outdoor shoot to give a real estate agent a new professional headshot: Though he winds up taking an hour and a half (and bringing […]
In the spirit of Halloween, Joe McNally creates an eerie photo shoot in the middle of the forest with two spooked kids and a couple of funky tree-people: The idea came from McNally’s appreciation of pop culture—specifically, the final scene of To Kill a Mockingbird: “I always remember the final scene of To Kill a Mockingbird, when Jem and Scout are coming home […]
The “Stone Soup” fable is one of sneaky cooperation. A group of hungry travellers arrive at a village with an empty pot; the stingy villagers refuse to share their food, so the travellers fill their pot with boiling water, drop in a few stones and tell curious passersby that they’re making a delicious stone soup. It just […]
It’s one thing to capture a gorgeous sunrise—it’s another to fracture it. But that’s exactly what New York–based artistic photographer Bing Wright has done, over and over again. This example is rich with vibrant colors and a terrific gradient, matching perfectly with Wright’s generally minimalist aesthetic: Wright shot this particular image on Anscochrome film. It’s part of his […]
Have you ever done spec work? It’s when you complete a finished project before you sign a contract—halfway between pitching and gambling. If you’re on the fence about the ethics behind this, this video rant by Ted Forbes should convince you to avoid it: “This is worse than working for free. When you’re working for free, at least you know you’re […]
When advertising works well, the audience doesn’t even realize they’re looking at an ad. That seems to be the effect that surf photographer Dustin Humphrey’s photos have, as they’re a hit on social media while also being a quiet branding hit for surfing clothiers Insight 51: Humphrey’s full series, Dopamine, is full of shots like the one above—Photoshopped composites […]
Oh, to be a kid again—that’s the premise behind PermaGrin Film‘s epic ode to childhood, “Imagination.” The music video, a dreamy modern cover of the famous Willy Wonka song “Pure Imagination” by Jordan Corey, is only four minutes long, but the filmmakers were clearly having so much fun that there’s nearly as much in outtakes afterward. Check it […]
In the past, we’ve explained how beginners might get started shooting timelapse photography. While time-consuming, the shooting itself isn’t as hard as it seems. In the following video, Ted Forbes shows us his three preferred methods, which involve simple cameras, no sped-up video, and no SLRs: Forbes offers three cameras as solutions: a smartphone, a Mobius Actioncam, and a Sony Rx100 Mark […]
