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Promoting your photography work online is a tricky business, but also essential for success these days. Most photographers choose to setup a website as their primary business driver and there are many strategies and directions that can be taken in that pursuit. And now there are also seemingly infinite social media possibilities that can be […]
Creative photography in print advertising is an art all on its own. Just look at the following shoot photographer Frank Herholdt was behind for the trusted British bicycle saddle company, Brooks. Herholdt used the same wooded location, Burnham Beeches, where the popular Harry Potter movies were filmed. Have a look at the behind the scenes […]
When used correctly, window light is a very flattering source to use for portraiture. In the hour long video below, photographer Bambi Cantrell takes us on informative behind the scenes look at a how to use natural light properly and shares a whole heap of tips on how you can pose your subject to make […]
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in 2011, Jeremy Cowart hopped on a plane to the island, desperate to help make an impact on the victims’ lives. After a short time getting to know the locals, Cowart began realizing that it was the Haitian people who were making a positive impact […]
As a fine art photographer it can be difficult to get your foot in the door when it comes to making sales. While it does help, selling your art requires more than just putting your portfolio on the Internet and trying to peddle your work through social networking. To make it as a professional photographer, […]
You may remember photographer Colin Rich from the viral timelapse video L.A. Night. Now, Rich has made another L.A. centric timelapse which you can watch below. This latest timelapse, titled Nightfall, takes viewers on a trip through many Los Angeles districts as the sinking sun transforms into starlight. Rich employed multiple motion control techniques and a FloatCam DC […]
Some images look so creative and complex that you wonder how on earth they were made. Often, the most beautiful looking shots are actually the simplest to produce. In this short behind the scenes video, we see how a visually stunning shot was created from a simple studio setup: Using a basic lighting set up, […]
Photographing smoke brings along some of its own challenges, but in a recent photo shoot which entailed photographing ballerinas dancing through it, photographer Benjamin Von Wong was presented with a whole new set of problems. Having lost his flash triggers in Germany, Von Wong had to make do with what was available to him. Take […]
If you’re feeling adventurous and want to try walking on water, you can learn a pretty clever way to make it at least appear that you are right here. In the behind the scenes video below, you can see how Sasha Leahovcenco pulled the stunt off for a photo shoot he did with a band called Fields of […]
German born photographer Jan Leonardo Wöllert uses light art performance to create the unique look that has made him famous overseas. This form of photography uses carefully choreographed light painting to create visual stunning images. In this video from German TV channel DW, we see Jan at work: Using timed exposures, Jan uses both pyrotechnics […]
