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Photographing a Body Painted Human Temple

Photographing a Body Painted Human Temple

In an effort to bring awareness to the Beyond The Four Walls project, artist Trina Merry has created a new photograph of a living temple. Merry is known as a body painter from her work on the Human Motorcycle and Fiat car ad campaign, both of which were featured on PictureCorrect. In the video below, […]

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Depth of Field and F-stops

Depth of Field and F-stops

Depth of field (DOF for short) is usually associated with the aperture, which is often used interchangeably with the word f-stop. The aperture controls the amount of light that passes through the lens and onto the film–or in the digital world, onto the sensor inside the camera. This amount of light is determined by the […]

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13 Amazing Nature Panorama Photos

13 Amazing Nature Panorama Photos

A panorama is a wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images or a three-dimensional model. The word was originally coined in the 18th century by the Irish painter Robert Barker to describe his panoramic paintings of Edinburgh and London. For this list, we’ve chosen some amazing […]

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How to Make Your Photography an Art Form

How to Make Your Photography an Art Form

Commercial advertising photographer Joel Grimes is an artist. Viewing himself as an artist rather than a photographer has given him the freedom to experiment, push boundaries, and lead. He is determined to make a statement with each photograph to provoke some kind of emotion, and to do so he pushes the limits of reality and fantasy: “Photography is […]

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Incredible New Zealand Timelapse: Awakening

Incredible New Zealand Timelapse: Awakening

Martin Heck of Timestorm Films spent four months roaming around the backwoods of New Zealand. He didn’t just set out to explore and privately enjoy the amazing scenery of the expansive mountains and deep fjords, although that was an added bonus. His goal was to share the island’s natural beauty through photography. What he came up with was an incredible […]

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Catching Up With the Silver & Light Project: A Wet Plate Collodion Camera Truck

Catching Up With the Silver & Light Project: A Wet Plate Collodion Camera Truck

When we were first introduced to Ian Ruhter back in 2012, he was embarking on a nationwide photography tour in with his uniquely large camera. That is, a huge delivery truck that he converted into a wet plate collodion camera and mobile lab. Now, two years later, Ruhter is still at it with even bigger […]

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Behind the Scenes of a Zulu Warrior Photo Shoot

Behind the Scenes of a Zulu Warrior Photo Shoot

Inspired by the traditional clothing worn by the Zulu tribe in South Africa, one photographer wished to do a modern photo shoot to capture the essence of the tribe’s wardrobe and also have a little fun. In the behind the scenes footage below, you can see how the shoot was done and pick up a […]

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Finding Beauty and Connection through Photography

Finding Beauty and Connection through Photography

Life can oftentimes seem so very, very mundane—even hopeless. However, for many of us, photography and other similar creative mediums provide opportunities to look more closely at gray reality and find beautiful gemstones shining among the rough and rubble. In this short interview, National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi discusses the process by which photography has taught her how to find beauty in unexpected […]

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Photography Project Celebrates the Beauty of Mothers’ Real Bodies

Photography Project Celebrates the Beauty of Mothers’ Real Bodies

Ashlee Wells Jackson, a photographer based out of Chicago, is making a point to show the natural beauty of a mother’s body after childbirth in her photo project titled, The 4th Trimester Bodies Project. The project showcases women’s bodies just after they have given birth in hopes to restore confidence and pride in their bodies: […]

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5 Tips for Shooting Breathtaking Landscape Photos

5 Tips for Shooting Breathtaking Landscape Photos

Discover the secrets to harnessing natural light all day long for your best landscape photos yet with five tips from award-winning photographer Rick Sammon. Plus, one fortunate photographer will be given Rick’s online Craftsy class Landscape Photography: Shooting From Dusk to Dawn. 1. Let someone know your plan and pack appropriately. Often times remote landscape […]

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