The lines between photography and videography have begun to blur. At this point, almost every DSLR available has at least some video capabilities, and more and more so, employers are seeking photographers with experience handling moving media. Luckily, with the help of Kristine and Calen Rhome of White in Revery, the folks at Mango Street Lab have compiled a few […]
Any salesperson will tell you that the key to selling a product lies in its presentation. With countless vendors moving their marketplaces online, this makes the need for crisp, clean product photography greater than ever. For some, this means renting out expensive studios for extensive product cataloging. For those lacking resources, it means getting a bit […]
As of 2017, over 600 million users around the world have registered on the massive picture sharing network Instagram. With the rise of social media, photography (professional and amateur alike) has become more accessible and pertinent to the average person than ever before. The pioneers of the virtual networking universe, millennials have adopted apps like Instagram as second […]
To a photographer, light is everything. As educator Jay P. Morgan explains, the manipulation of light doesn’t just affect the way a viewer sees a subject; light controls the emotions of onlookers and the overall feeling of an image: Understandably, quality of light is a difficult thing to measure quantitatively. Photographers often use the phrases “hard” or “soft” to describe […]
Photojournalist Benjamin Lowy has seen corners of the world that many of us never have the opportunity to witness. He’s visited countries far from home, explored what lies beneath the surface of the ocean, and placed himself smack in the center of war and conflict for the sake of telling a story. But it was the birth […]
It’s no secret that photographers love to use natural light whenever possible. The sun is the least expensive light source available to us, and we can almost always depend on it to shine upon our models in ways that are difficult to replicate artificially. However, natural light is one element that we as photographers are […]
Believe it or not, you can bring a little bit of magic to your images without the use of spells or charms. In fact, creating the illusion of weightlessness can be as simple as gathering a few household objects and utilizing a single tool in Photoshop. In this step by step guide, Peter McKinnon demonstrates just how […]
Few things are capable of teaching us about ourselves in the way that photography can. Joshua Cripps found this out early on in his artistic explorations. Having studied aerospace engineering as a young adult, he expected little more beyond taking pretty pictures when he first picked up his camera. However, as he delved deeper into the […]
Any photographer who’s ever taken on the challenge of creating a timelapse video is all too familiar with the flickering, staggered staccato effect. Caused by shutter speeds that are too quick to properly capture the motion in between frames, the illusion of jumping or skipping can take the realism out of even the most extraordinary […]
Photographers make their art through the contortion of light. Most will agree that a mysterious shadow or a well placed highlight not only enhances an image but can change its meaning entirely. However, many photographers remain entirely unaware of the critical role color plays into setting the scene of a photograph. A warm yellow can mimic […]
