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Photographer Eva Creel demonstrates how you can make creative use of speedlight gels to capture a scene that imbibes a sense of cold and fog and then bring everything together to transform into photographic magic: Creel sets up three speed lights for the shoot. The first is the key light that illuminates the model’s face. […]
You know it’s going to be a great event when a bunch of photographers get together and combine their skills for a cause. In the video below we saw just that: ten photographers getting together to capture Drew Geraci‘s wedding proposal on camera. Here’s how it went: It took quite a bit of planning, but […]
If you think film is like the dinosaur of photography, wait until you see this process bring an image to life. The wet-plate collodion process was invented back in the early 19th century. It’s one of the first really useful methods of capturing an image on a sensitive surface and then developing it into a […]
Propaganda has long sustained political regimes. We like to think that, today, the only people who fall for it live in faraway countries—Russia, China, North Korea—but American patriotism and politically propagated European xenophobia is just as strong, justifying airstrikes and invasions across the Middle East, along with ongoing indigenous conflicts in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central America. But, as the video […]
What do you do when happen to shoot a great looking portrait image of yourself? Share it on social media, of course. But then when you have a lot of rave reviews your next step should be to share the behind-the-scene tips on how you managed to make the image. That way you get a […]
When shooting weddings, most photographers are tempted to stick to certain rules—wide shots of the venue, candids of the bridesmaids, quick captures of drunken dancing. But a lot of beauty, too, can be found in the details. This quick video crams a lot of different perspectives and ideas into four minutes, and is sure to inspire […]
How much does size matter? When it comes to cameras, quite a bit—at least, according to this cute short film, lampooning men’s egos on more than one level. Check it out: The film was directed by Dare Stevens, who knows a thing or two about cameras himself. This short, filmed on a Canon C300 Mark II, […]
Got any photographic New Year’s resolutions? The folks at DigitalRevTV have some suggestions—especially if you’ve been inadvertently bugging other photographers with bad habits. Check out the hilarious four-minute video here: Aside from avoiding bad habits such as, you know, setting your lenses on fire or using them as pint glasses, there are some real suggestions that are good to heed. […]
Even though most of the photos we take are digital and displayed in a digital environment, the very best of them often deserve to come to life, as we print and proudly display them. If you’re thinking of printing some of photos for display—whether in a gallery or in your own home—Karl Taylor explains exactly […]
Balancing light ranks among the most essential tools for any photographer. But while a lot of Photoshop users head straight to the Curves adjustment tool for balancing tones in post-production, the folks at Phlearn have a better suggestion—the Shadows/Highlights adjustment: When balancing the light levels of an image, two tools come top mind: the Levels and Curves sliders. But if you […]
