This amazing shot of the Sutherland Falls was captured by William Patino, a New Zealand based landscape photographer. It captures the breathtaking beauty of the waterfalls right at the crack of dawn with the first rays of sun breaking across the top of the mountain: With a height of 580 meters, Sutherland Falls is the […]
There is a golden rule in landscape and nature photography. Leave home before sunrise and come back long after sundown. These two extremes ensure that you capture both the Golden Hour and the Blue Hour. This image by Hansi Photo sums up this rule perfectly: To capture this stunning photo, Hansi Photo hiked through waist […]
Headshot photography doesn’t need to have a very complicated approach. All it takes is the right setup and honest collaboration between the photographer and the client. It also requires great knowledge of lighting a face, and last but not least, great interpersonal skills. Vanessa Joy demonstrates what it takes to make great headshots: Joy likes […]
Wide angle lenses are an obvious choice when it comes to landscape and street photography. They offer a wide angle of view thereby getting everything (with a capital E) in the frame. That’s an excellent thing. However, it also has its downsides. Photographer Mark Wallace shares a few simple tips on how to get the […]
Photographing reflective surfaces can be a nightmare, or not, depending on how you set up your lights. David Bergman demonstrates how to light glass: Avoid firing a flash straight at the wine glass. Direct flash results in reflections from the flash in the glass. The solution is to place the light behind the glass. A […]
Photographer Christopher Mezzavilla had the opportunity to do a photo shoot with the Oracle biplane flying in tandem with F-18s from the Blue Angels in San Francisco: The Oracle bi-plane is a custom designed aircraft that has been specially put together for stunt flying. It is claimed that the biplane can reach a maximum speed […]
This amazing shot of the rising moon and the stunning spectacle that is our Milky Way was taken at Woodend Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand, just 20 minutes from where the photographer, Ekant Veer, lives: The shot combines 12 exposures, all of which were taken on a Sony A7 II with a Sony 55mm f/1.8 […]
While on a South American sojourn, Mark Wallace landed in Mindo, Ecuador. Standing right on the edge of a roaring river, Wallace gives us a perfect tutorial on how to use your circular polarizer and neutral density filter set (and a bit of post-production) to create a beautiful image that makes the water look as […]
How do you get an eerily empty shot of an otherwise busy highway—completely devoid of vehicles, like some post-apocalyptic scenario? You stack 50 exposures together. That’s exactly how photographer Michael Salisbury created this image:. Salisbury made the original images using a Phase One iQ 180, a medium format camera. Salisbury explains that he usually takes […]
At night, lighthouses can seem magical. In this case, a lighthouse appears to be light painting the Milky Way into the sky: The image by photographer Trevor Dobson is a composite of the Milky Way. It was shot near the Guilderton Lighthouse in Western Australia, near the city of Perth. The photo—or rather photos—were shot using a crop sensor […]
