Most professional photographers are quick to write off kit lenses. With a plethora of glass available on the market, there’s always something more glamorous out there than the humble lens packaged with your DSLR camera. Regardless, brothers Alexis and Victor Koldunov take a moment to reexamine their kit lenses and discover the creative capabilities that may […]
Most photographers have been in a situation where the only thing standing between their camera and a breathtaking scene happens to be a handful of pesky bystanders. Sometimes, it’s possible to simply wait for tourists to move out of your frame and quickly snap a shot. However, at some high traffic locations, it’s almost impossible […]
Unlike most photographers, Jason Page creates his images in complete darkness. After experimenting with long exposures of the moon reflecting over the sea, he became interested capturing movement within his nightscapes. After discovering light painting, Page began to work with creating figures and objects using nothing more than strokes of light. In the following tutorial, he explains […]
Among the most irritating issues photographers are periodically forced to deal with are those revolving around dust. Whether it works its way onto the camera’s inner sensor or happens upon the outer lens, even the smallest bit of debris can be incredibly distracting when it manages to work its way into a photograph. What’s more, […]
Every photographer dreams up their own way of tackling issues revolving around their medium of choice. One of the most common issues that amateurs and professionals alike face behind the camera is determining what aspects of an image to cast in focus or out of focus. You’ve probably already developed a technique to adjust your depth […]
Have you ever considered just how far photography has come in only a matter of decades? Here’s a blast of the past from the days of yesteryear, courtesy of the US Navy: Starting with the invention of the camera obscura, this educational film dating back to 1948 details the early history of the camera as […]
Believe it or not, the art of photography is firmly planted in mathematics. Since the dawn of civilization, people have been fascinated by quantifying and adding structure to the universe; innately, we have a desire to use logic and formulas to understand our surroundings. Just as human beings are attracted to symmetry in facial features and […]
Color gels are some of the most inexpensive and commonly used tools by editorial and fashion photographers. By simply attaching a translucent tinted film over a light source, it’s possible to completely change the ambiance of a scene. It’s likely that at one point, you’ve played around a bit with gels filters. But did you know […]
Very rarely do the independent photographers that make up the paparazzi get portrayed in a positive light. In fact, legendary Italian film director Frederico Fellini once claimed that the word itself was rooted in the annoying buzzing of an insect. Generally considered callous and invasive by the general public, it’s much easier for the outsider to […]
Sometimes the sterile surroundings of a studio aren’t best suited to show off a product or still life. Just as a colorful backdrop can completely transform the tone of a portrait, the surface on which a subject rests can make a significant difference. The tabletop is a texture just about everyone is familiar with and is a […]
