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Great photographs are not captured, they are made. And in most cases, all that differentiates between an iconic photograph and a mere snap is the inspiration that propels the person looking through the lens. At the 2014 Design Indaba Conference, photographer David Goldblatt shared his journey as a photographer and the inspiration and process behind some of his […]
Outstanding agility, an effective pixel count of 24.3-million pixels with the excellent image quality, the compact lightweight and slim body with a deep grip widens the field of usage. The D750 is the first in a new line of the compact, lightweight and slim Nikon FX-format bodies offering the superior agility as well as full-scale […]
What classic movie featured three of the top names in 80s comedy, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and lots of green slime? Why Ghostbusters, of course! This month is Ghostbusters’ 30th anniversary, and to help commemorate its re-release in theaters, Joey at Shanks FX created this guide to help you re-create the ghost-gobbling proton streams […]
Gone are the days of generic, uniform student yearbook photos. It used to be that everyone got dressed up for picture day, sat on the same stool, made the same pose against the same tacky background, smiled the same smile. But today’s youth are bored with that. Students want to be seen for who they are; […]
It was July 1918. World War I was raging and U.S. patriotism was waning—stretched thin as more soldiers were wounded or killed overseas. Enter Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas, two commercial photographers from Illinois with a grand plan to bolster the public’s flag-waving spirits with one powerful photograph: This amazing image was created on the drill grounds […]
Cell phones may never quite equal DSLRs in form and function, but these days there are some super cool apps that can make shooting with a smartphone well worth the experience. Check out this video by timelapse photographer Nathan Kaso, in which he uses the new Instagram Hyperlapse iPhone app while taking a bike cruise […]
Some people serve their country by holding a gun—others by holding a camera. Stacy Pearsall began as an Air Force photographer, but then she was wounded in action. She found herself in the hospital together with other vets and began taking their portraits. That’s when she discovered there was more to taking their portraits than […]
In this video, photographer Corey Rich takes us on a journey to demonstrate how he creates a landscape photograph timelapse sequence. His goal is to capture a landscape photograph featuring a glowing tent against a breathtaking background under a perfect star-lit sky: Rich emphasizes the importance of setting up your gear and composition while you […]
How many people are out there attaching cameras to quadcopters and sending them up into the air to explore the world from above? This is a great way to really get a bird’s eye view without having to wait for a chance to go up in an airplane, helicopter, hot-air balloon, glider, or whatever else will […]
With heads down and shuffling feet, most visitors are rushing to their next destination as they weave through the cave-like architecture of the Stockholm subway system. Alexander Dragunov, however, has focused his career on capturing what he believes to be the most beautiful subway station he has ever seen: Dragunov takes pictures of the subway […]
