Dutch photographer Martijn Doolaard wanted to make a timelapse of Iceland and Norway that showed the beautiful remote landscapes, but didn’t just get lost in the sea of other timelapses doing the same thing. So he came up with an incredibly creative idea. An incredibly creative, cute, and downright enjoyable video called The Little Nordics – Life […]
Surrealist photographer Ronen Goldman recreates his dreams through the magic of photography. For seven years, Goldman has been documenting his dreams and transforming the concepts into real life for his photo project, “The Surrealist Pillow.” First writing down his dreams so he doesn’t forget them, the Israeli artist may then spend months recreating them, but […]
Without getting into war and politics and everything that is horrible, here are 65 military photos that were taken at just the right moment, showing triumph, power, and some really cool Top Gun style aerial acrobatics: These images are a round-up of the some of the most incredible military photos found online. While some portray […]
Taking Pictures is a light-hearted and enchanting animated short film about love and photography created by Simon Taylor, a London-based animator and hobbyist photographer. This cute little story is getting big shares on social media, and it’s no wonder why. Watch as two young photographers stumble upon each other in a park one day and bond over their love of […]
If you make money with your photography, you’ve probably come across a hard to please client or two. And hard to please is probably putting it lightly. One of the challenges of being a professional photographer is putting up with demanding, impatient, vague, and sometimes disrespectful clients. Oh, and of course, there’s always the ones who […]
The COOPH team is back with more tips to capture unique and funky photos using a few everyday items and a lot of creativity. Photographers Anastasia Ehlakova and Julia Gebhardt have some great ideas when it comes to adding really cool effects to your images. These are easy-to-do, cheap techniques that will add that extra something […]
One of the most common questions when it comes to Photoshop is, “How do I remove a background?” There are variations of it—how do I move someone to a different background, or change the background—but the gist is the same. Terry White shows us how to extract the subject from one background and put it on […]
It wasn’t too long ago that drones came on the scene and photographers were taking advantage of the new technology to capture amazing, unique aerial perspectives. But those days are long gone with laws spanning the globe that ban the high flying spies. When used by honest, good-hearted photographers however, the drone cameras were a […]
Most people think of flash as a tool to create dramatic portraits, and while that’s true, it’s definitely not the only way flash should be used. Actually, using flash can give you the control to create a number of different lighting effects; it just depends on the type of look you’re going for. Control of […]
We’ve talked about it before many times, but I’ll say it again—you don’t need the most expensive equipment to take great shots. In his own little challenge to prove this, Oregon-based photographer David Iliyn recently did an outdoor night shoot using 12 cheap off-camera flashes. Sure, 12 may be a little much, but the end result… should look […]
