How do you find the best location to take portraits when all the good spots are overdone? Mango Street created this video to demonstrate various methods for finding portrait locations in the most unlikely of places. You can find great locations just about anywhere, as long as you take these factors into consideration: 1. Consider […]
If you’re looking to get into sports photography, pay attention to these wise words from sports photographer Al Bello. He often draws inspiration when admiring work from other photographers and advises others to do the same. In his video, Bello details how much work, sacrifice, and luck goes into his job on a daily basis in order […]
Wide angle environmental portraits make beautiful large format prints and are often used by photographers to capture subjects against a stunning backdrop. However, a relatively small subject can get lost in the background. SLR Lounge created a video detailing how backlighting brings attention to your subjects while adding atmospheric effects based on the environment around them: 1. […]
There isn’t anything you can photograph that doesn’t have a sphere, cube, or cylinder in it. Jay Morgan created this video to showcase the details you must take into account when lighting and arranging multiple objects. When placing your light, you want to take into account the height and size of each object you intend […]
Saving money while producing quality work is an important aspect for many aspiring photographers on the rise. Angela Perez offers some quick tips on how beauty photographers can capture great images, regardless of the location or budget. In her setup, she showcases affordable equipment for beauty photography: Background The background paper is a simple backdrop […]
A cylinder is a sphere and cube combined. When lighted, a cylinder has a highlight side, an incident highlight, a core shadow and shape shadow. The light can either go around the cylinder for more or less highlight, or it can go up and down to change the darkness on top. Jay P Morgan created this […]
Have you ever wondered what the life of a professional sports photographer at the Olympics is like? My Daily Art‘s video is part of a documentary that discusses a sports photographer’s journey during the Olympic games—in this case, the most recent Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The photographers at the men’s 100 meter final […]
Would you ever want to be the official White House photographer? John F. Kennedy was the first President to have a full-time photographer during his time in the White House. Since then, only Jimmy Carter declined to keep an official photographer on hand during his years as President. Presidential photographers need to keep up with […]
For the animals living in the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere, it’s always exciting when photographers show up to take their picture. In this case, National Geographic‘s feature on penguins must have been very selective in choosing only the brightest, most active individuals: This reminds me of the penguin Mumble from the movie Happy Feet, […]
Plastic decomposes at an incredibly slow rate, spanning hundreds of years. Plenty of it ends up floating in the ocean, often attaching itself to other clumps of plastic that spread across the water. It has become a serious issue that needs serious attention and care to prevent a greater problem. As this video describes, projections […]
