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Alexis Cuarezma is a sports photographer. He loves doing what he does and credits much of his success to his formal training and his affinity for shooting sports photos. Here’s a seven minute video that’s loaded with his invaluable pieces of advice for any budding photographer: “Shoot the work that you want to get hired for. Clients […]
Yes, you read it right. This is a quick round up of seven surefire ways to lose your clients. Wonder what’s wrong with me or why I’m even talking about losing clients? Well, you might be doing these things without even realizing it. This video by The Slanted Lens is just a light-hearted attempt to put a […]
If you’re a fan of shooting timelapse and have been wondering how to get stunning videos of the night sky, this tutorial will make everything crystal clear. New Zealand astro-photographer Mark Gee gives a super-detailed explanation of each step, from setup and location scouting to post-processing: Getting great star shots is a lot easier than one […]
Jeff Williams is a flight engineer on board NASA’s expedition 47 flight. As an astronaut and a resident on board the ISS, he has one of the best views of the planet looking down. Good thing too, because he is an extremely capable photographer. A number of photos of this blue rock, which you may […]
When was the last time you saw an animated short and felt a lump in your throat? This cartoon was an undergraduate thesis for Christina Manrique and Brendon Clogher, both animation students at the Loyola Marymount University in LA: In the short film, Photographs, an old woman living in a ghost town finds herself a […]
If you are the type of photographer, that like me, prefers to work outdoor rather then in a studio, the effort in choosing the right locations is quite challenging. Needless to say, the choice of location will determine the success of your photo shoot. I am laying out a few basic principals that one has […]
Lack of light and high ISO make photos look grainy no matter how great your camera is. So instead of fearing to take photos in certain conditions, take as many photos as you like. And then use best-in-class Noiseless smart technology to instantly get rid of annoying digital noise. Made exclusively for Mac users. Found here: […]
For his personal photo project, Impact, photographer Erik Johansson came up with the unique idea of photographing a lake as if it was breaking up like a mirror. The end result would be a composite image containing real and artificial elements with a whole lot of editing work involved. Here’s what he did: Johansson bought 17 […]
Commercial and editorial photographer Matthew Jones has been shooting motorcycles and bikers for years, but for the photo session featured in the following video, he elevates his work to a whole new level. Instead of riding alongside the motorcycle in a vehicle or on the back of another bike, Jones straps on a pair of freshly oiled rollerblades: […]
Astrophotography can yield some amazing results even when working with a simple point-and-shoot camera. It helps, however, to know how to reduce the noise that inevitably comes with night photography by stacking multiple exposures. Photoshop’s Auto-Align Layers feature generally does a great job, but when it doesn’t work you’ll need to do it manually. Sound […]
