To talk about this latest innovation in artificial lighting, let’s just say that you have the power of the sun in your hands, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year regardless of whether it is overcast, snowing, or raining outside. Okay, let’s rephrase that. Let’s say you want to take natural light portraits, but the […]
Softboxes are great for portraits and other types of photography where you need soft lighting. But there is something else that you could use with a softbox to accentuate the results: grids. They come in all shapes and sizes, and you are likely to find one that matches your softbox. Grids do something that is […]
The Royal Society recently stumbled upon what they claim is, hang on—the world’s first photo book! Meticulously made by botanist and photographer Anna Atkins in 1843, the book contains photographs—or as Brady from Objectivity puts it, “photographic images”: British Algae, Vol. I is said to be the first book ever illustrated exclusively with photographs. The […]
In our obsession of gear and accessories, we often forget that photography is all about light. Understand it, shape it, and capture it and your photos will be amazing more often than not. In this video tutorial, photographer Brian Wilson demonstrates how you can make amazing portraits using a single light by following these basic […]
Lately, we’ve been served with a decent share of timelapses shot from the International Space Station. As strange as it seems, some of us are getting kind of bored with the incredible images of our planet from space. This proves how insatiable we are; our expectations keep growing bigger and demanding better and more dramatic […]
There’s a world right under our noses that we seldom notice. It’s a world that we skim through but never venture deep inside. It’s only when we’re armed with a microscope or a macro lens that we’re able to magnify that world and really admire the details: Photographer Pyanek uses simple gear like an entry […]
In this era of digital photography, Instagram, and iPhoneography, it’s hard to imagine that someone is still doing photography the old fashioned way. To be precise Giles Clement uses a process that dates back 150 years. Naturally, the question that comes to mind is why? It isn’t just about doing it for the heck of […]
If you’re a sports photographer in the United States, the Super Bowl is undoubtedly the ultimate event. The Super Bowl is widely considered the mecca of sports photography, because of its sheer scale, magnitude, and fan following. A photographer would be incredibly lucky to get just one opportunity to actually shoot the big game. But […]
Fifteen years ago, stock photography was a lot less complicated. You could shoot a globe, a handshake between two guys dressed in business suits, or even a smiling portrait of a woman dressed in formals and hope to make some bucks. Cut to 2015, and the world has gotten a lot more complex. Those sorts […]
Professional quality lighting takes a lot of time and money, right? Think again. Aaron Nace shows you how to set up a professional quality lighting arrangement for your home studio for under 50 bucks. Intrigued? Check out this video: Nace’s setup brings down the whole enigma around studio lights that seems to keep amateur photographers […]
