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In this world of two-minute passport photos, eye-fi memory cards, and wireless image transfers, it’s hard to imagine a bunch of people engaged in doing something that seems like a pursuit from the last century. For us digital photographers, film photography is well and truly dead (or so we are inclined to think). For the […]
Did you accidentally freeze your runner, race car, or skateboarder in suspended motion? Have no fear, multiple direction motion blur is here! Add dramatic motion and the look of more speed to all your pans or action shots. In this tutorial, Aaron Nace outlines the steps to add a two-point motion blur to your image: There […]
The importance of finding new perspectives in life applies directly to the school of photography. Another viewpoint can lead to newfound meaning and understanding. It may also lead to outstanding and original visuals. Chris Pritchard searched high—and higher again—for interesting and never-before-captured views above the city of Los Angeles. The result of his determination to show […]
Photographing jewelry can be very challenging, especially when you’re trying to get sharp, close up photos that show off the jewelry’s detail and craftsmanship. In the video below, photographer Frida Fahrman gives some simple tips and tricks you can use to make your jewelry look spectacular: 1. Take Lots of Test Shots One of the […]
There are many useful tips when it comes to composition. Some of the more common rules such as the rule of thirds and leading lines are easy choices, but there are also some lesser known composition tips you can utilize. Take a look at the video below to see how Bryan Peterson uses framing with […]
Apparently photographers aren’t the only ones who can appreciate a good GoPro camera. The team from Open Lens Productions was photographing wildlife on Round Island, Alaska, when one of them spotted a fox nearby. Knowing that foxes are notoriously curious, one photographer put his GoPro HERO3+ on the ground hoping to get a close-up. This […]
Wedding photographers capture thousands of special moments for other people, but after a year of shooting everyone else’s precious moments, wedding and event photographer Maria Velasquez got the surprise of her life—she was about to photograph her own: Ulices Del Toro had been photographing engagements, weddings, and family photos with Velasquez for over a year […]
The zoom hyperlapse is like a timelapse on steroids. It’s a visually engaging stop-motion timelapse technique that gives us an accelerated view of real time, with an added 3D movement effect. It differs from timelapse in that the photographs are taken of a single vantage point over a long distance, rather than a short dolly […]
Every once in a while a photographer’s story comes along that is truly inspiring—not merely because of their fantastic photography, but also because of their own personal transformation. Photographer and climber Cory Richards had just such a transformation: Through following his passion for adventure and remaining willing to capture startling moments of rawness and real […]
Imagine a world in which the only thing standing between you and a life of movie-making stardom was a simple photo. A world where huge movie studios called all the shots and stars were made, not born. This was the world of the glamour portrait—the photo that could make or break your film career. The […]
