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 […]
Ah, the photobomb—we’ve all been there. Whether you’ve been the bomber or the bombee, you know what I’m talking about. A well-played photobomb can, and often does, end up going viral, bringing joy to millions around the globe. But, is it getting a little old? Greg Benson of MediocreFilms added a new spin to the photobomb—watch as he […]
When people talk about Sydney, they always talk about the light—the incredible Sydney light. Australian photographic artist Markus Andersen uses that light to create imagery. His canvas is the city streets where he sees the chaos of life and he makes order of it through his photography. This creative short documentary shows the process Andersen goes through […]
It’s always a lot of fun to play around with your camera, whether it’s adjusting settings to something you wouldn’t normally do, moving it around to create motion in the image, zooming in or out to get different perspectives, it’s just good to experiment. Here, one photographer zooms in while taking a picture of the stained […]
Three years ago, a bunch of mirrorless cameras got together for a little shindig. A few of them ganged up on Canon, who ran out of the party crying. This year, the mirrorless cameras had another reunion, but this time Canon wasn’t invited. So, who are the cool kids in today’s mirrorless world? Check out […]
Ever notice that when you try to blur a really colorful image in Photoshop or Instagram, you end up with a dark, ugly line between colors? We wouldn’t see that line in real life, so why does it appear on the computer? MinutePhysics tells us why this dark boundary shows up and explains the mathematics behind color blending […]
When you really slow things down and take a good look at the earth and organic life around us, when you stop to smell the roses so to speak, the wonders of Mother Nature can be surprising. Here, we really see the magic of nature with this slow-motion timelapse video of the self-planting seed, Erodium, […]
On March 12, three International Space Station crew members made their way home to Earth after spending 167 days in space. As the Soyuz spacecraft they were traveling in broke through the Earth’s atmosphere and parachuted to the ground, NASA photographer Bill Ingalls was nearby to capture some incredible photos, including this one of the […]
Editorial photography is all about story-telling. A great photo essay should begin long before you actually start shooting. You need to research your topic thoroughly, have a story in mind, make sure the people you’re photographing are comfortable, and be ready to shoot in challenging situations and locations. Here, we see Olympus Visionary Photographer Larry Price on location […]
There’s a crazy statistic out there that of the roughly 3.5 billion people who live in major cities around the world, 3 out of 4 of them have never seen a clear, pristine night sky. That means they are unable to see the Milky Way, constellations, they can’t count the stars—all because of light pollution. […]
