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If your boss asked you to go stand on the ledge of a skyscraper, would you do it? Somehow, a few brave employees over at SmugMug happily agreed to this request, under one condition… they get to be photographed by Benjamin Von Wong as real-life superheroes. Welcome to SmugMug’s most daring photo shoot yet, where nothing […]
Whether you love selfies or hate them, most people know what one is and how it differs from a photograph. At least we thought so. Everyone’s favorite British satirical show host, John Oliver, created a montage of newscasters calling regular photographs selfies. This could be especially infuriating if you’re a photographer who hates the selfie, […]
How do you proceed to grow and develop as a fine art photographer? Basically, regular use of your camera with deliberate intent, while paying attention to the following, is what brings it about. 1. Pursue the Goal To make images that stir the viewer’s thinking and emotions. 2. Develop Your “Seeing” Skills It’s the first […]
When you flip through a newspaper, are you drawn to the photographs? How long do you look at them? Do you read the captions? What, exactly, is it that you remember about the photos? What do you value? A first of its kind study by journalism consultant Sara Quinn looks at how audiences engage with […]
As we all know, modern photography is as much about capturing the perfect moment as it is about touching up that moment to turn it into a perfect photo. One of the most common of these post-processing edits is removing the glare from a subject’s glasses—a minor detail that’s difficult to avoid when shooting, and […]
Our daily view of the sun is generally that of a large glowing orb—something that shines in our sky, steadfast and predictable. This timelapse from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, however, shows us an entirely different view of our great stellar host—one whose surface is always in motion. Part lightning storm, part volcanic eruption, and part […]
Have you ever come across a photo you captured didn’t evoke the emotion you felt at the time? Whether the look you envisioned was lost in translation from eye to camera, or you simply want to alter its mood, in this tutorial we will look at the unique toning effects within Topaz ReStyle. Learn how to infuse your image […]
The Tone Curve panel is for adjusting RGB and color curves. There are a couple of interesting uses for curves relating specifically to black and white photography that I’d like to explore a little deeper here. The first is using the RGB curve to reduce shadow contrast. The darkest point in the image becomes mid […]
As Jason Bell explains in the video below, photographing celebrities is both a privilege and a challenge. While it is obvious why this would be a privilege, the challenge with capturing a famous person comes from the fact that the subject is already well known by the public, as pictures of them have appeared time […]
Andrew S. Gibson’s stunning black & white portraits manage to capture attention and impress at first sight. In the video tutorial below, he explains how to take a color picture and convert it to black & white using Lightroom: Gibson uses a color portrait of one of his friends and turns it into a very […]
