We’ve all heard of “bokeh,” though many of us are still insecure about how to pronounce the word (see the correct pronunciation here). We fawn over great bokeh in our favorite images, drool over lenses that produce beautiful, smooth bokeh, and scorn lenses that produce “bad” bokeh. However, even the best bokeh doesn’t guarantee an image’s […]
Dave Lehl is known for his action and adventure photography—and many consider him to be the best snowboarding photographer in the world. Once you see this image, we’re sure you’ll agree: Lehl created this image with professional snowboarder Steve Fisher in the mountains of Breckenridge, Colorado. Some speculate that Lehl infused the snowboard with LED lighting and used a traditional […]
Zoos and wildlife-oriented parks provide perfect opportunities to photograph exotic and often dangerous wildlife without traveling halfway across the world to stalk them in their natural habitats. However, thick security fences often make it difficult to create truly excellent shots. In the following video, photographer Glyn Dewis provides a detailed walk-through of a useful Photoshop technique that will […]
You’ve heard it said that it’s difficult to take a bad photograph in Yosemite National Park—especially in Yosemite Valley. Most park visitors create essentially identical photos from established viewpoints, but landscape photographer Phil Hawkins‘ gorgeous long exposure of the valley on a misty winter’s night is unlike anything we’ve ever seen: Hawkins has spent the last 29 years of his career […]
Winter is harsh in Japan’s mountainous Jigokundani Monkey Park, with heavy snow covering the ground for more than one third of the year and temperatures often plummeting below -15 °C. Why then, of all places, would a large population of Japanese Macaques—that is, snow monkeys—choose to make their home there in “Hell’s Valley,” where cliffs […]
Well-known for towering height and patchy spots, giraffes are equally admired for their ability to thrive with just 4.5 hours of sleep per day—and usually less, considering their vulnerability to predators in the open savannah (Photo by Mitsuyoshi Tatematsu). Giraffes usually sleep standing up, but will occasionally take short naps lying on the ground while using […]
Most people think of glaciers as being brightly white and—because most surface-level glaciers are made from airy, unpacked snow—this is largely true. However, some majestic glaciers and icebergs appear to be blue, ranging from powdery sky blues to deep ocean blues, such as in this photo of an enormous iceberg that rolled over as it […]
Known for their playfulness and crafty intelligence, foxes have long been personified as the pranksters of the animal kingdom. But what many of us don’t know—and what wildlife photographer Michael Forsberg has learned during his lengthy quest to photograph swift foxes—is that foxes are actually some of the most elusive mammals out there. For the past three years, Forsberg has […]
We may be living in the digital age, but for studio photographers looking to attract clientele and sell prints, impactful gallery canvas wraps displayed in-studio are often much more compelling marketing tools than images shared via social media. Not only do gallery wraps provide clients and prospective clients with tangible demonstrations of the photographer’s skill, but they […]
Selfies, weird borders, and crappy sunset shots. We’ve all rolled our eyes at these clichés, but what’s worse is that we’ve all been guilty of them at some time or another. In this video, Kai exposes the 25 worst photo clichés that you should avoid doing if you hope to grow as a photographer: 25 […]
