Most studio photography is done on relatively small scales. A person or an object is lit, usually with between one and three lights that cover the breadth of the subject. Shooting something large is an entirely different story. There isn’t a soft box large enough to cover the size of legendary photographer Joe McNally’s (unpublished) […]
We’ve discussed the concept of light painting before, but this video taken at the Orlando Watersports Complex brings the practice to a whole new level. Instead of premeditated shapes and patterns being drawn onto the image, photographer Patrick Rochon (in a project sponsored by Red Bull) attaches strip lights onto wakeboards and has athletes perform […]
A big problem that photographers often run into when preparing for a shoot is location restrictions. There are a whole lot of interesting commercial spaces that lend themselves beautifully to being photographed, but restrict “professional” photography. In this video, Benjamin Von Wong of shares a few tips on how to sneak around such limitations: This […]
Eric Draper, who was the official White House photographer throughout the presidency of George W. Bush, has recently compiled his images from that iconic experience into a new book, “Front Row Seat”, which is due to be published very soon. It is already available for pre-order from Amazon. George Stephanopoulos reports on the release on […]
The Brooklyn Brewery is hitting the US with its MASH Tour – a festival of food, film, music, books, and beer that’s coming to eleven cities across the continental states. To advertise this, they put together this fantastic stop motion photography tour of Brooklyn, New York, that features all these things that the MASH celebrates: […]
UK photographer showcases his techniques for painting the “largest indoor continuously-drawn piece of light art” in this self-published short (Michael Bosanko). Anyone who is familiar with the concept of light painting knows what an enormous feat this is; light painting requires long exposures, sometimes stretching into hours, of precision work in almost pitch dark conditions. The […]
Equipment has always been at the center of the professional photographer’s world. More and more, it feels like a mad rush to accumulate the best possible camera, the finest lenses, the most elite lighting system. There are photographers out there who will look down at someone for owning and using anything less than the top-of-the-line […]
For a long time, strobe units have enjoyed an untouchable place in the world of professional photography. Now, with the improvement of compact fluorescent bulbs, high ISO performance, and the introduction of DSLR HD video, continuous lighting is making a comeback in a big way. More and more, people are combining stills and video in […]
In an intriguing fusion of high art and low-cost technology, a professional photographer has embarked on a unique project: capturing the world through tilt-shift photography using a surprisingly inexpensive camera. This endeavor not only challenges the norms of professional photography but also serves as a testament to the adage that creativity knows no bounds. Embracing […]
Vivian Maier was a private person. She lied about her name, she locked her doors. She never showed her photographs to anyone. Shortly before her death in 2009, when Chicago historian John Maloof uncovered over 100,000 of her negatives and rolls of undeveloped film at a local auction, her name quickly discovered the fame and […]
