If you ever wanted to take a tour of Chicago, here’s your chance to do so without having to leave the comforts of your own home. Phillip Bloom has made a timelapse video of the Windy City using his Canon 60D, that he mounted to the top of a boat with a gorillapod. As the boat guides us through Lake Michigan up the coast of Lakeshore Drive, viewers can spot multiple landmarks including the famous Navy Pier.
While Photoshop has some excellent features for editing photographs, it’s not necessarily known as fast way to edit multiple images. That’s where Adobe Lightroom comes into play. According to Future Media Concept’s, Katherine Houghton, we should be thinking of Lightroom as a combination of Camera RAW, Adobe Bridge, and Photoshop. Three powerful editing tools rolled up into one package.
Hoping for something a little outside the box, when Montreal based photographer, Benjamin Von Wong, was asked to photograph a pair of tango dance partners, he took to the streets for a guerrilla style photo shoot. To keep help keep the makeshift “studio” portable, he brought along only a few items: a neutral density filter, a softbox, an umbrella, and of course a couple of assistants to lend a helping hand.
Dedication is an understatement when it comes to the visually stunning timelapse, Terra Sacra. The video which took cinematographer, Sean White, to all seven continents over a span of six years, documents some of the world’s finest treasures in just six minutes. The exact number of frames used to create this timelapse is unknown, however, it’s safe to assume it’s well into the the 10’s of thousands. As you can imagine, piecing together that many images is no easy task.
Swiss photographer Romina Amato shares some of her insight on being a successful news photographer in a short video interview she had with the energy drink Titan, Red Bull. Amato, who has done extensive work for Red Bull, Rueters, and various Swiss newspapers, primarily covers newsworthy sporting events. Take a look at the following video to see what makes […]
It’s no secret that children grow up in the blink of an eye. And while photographing your children is nothing new, a few creative photographers have taken a slightly different approach to documenting their children’s growth. Though a relatively common practice, the image below, which combines pictures taken of the same boy in the same […]
The Bonneville Salt Flats State Park near the border of Utah is an excellent location for a photo shoot. The salt laden ground is colored white and stretches on for miles. Plants do not grow in the Salt Flats and the lack of their presence combined with the solid white earth is almost other worldly. Perhaps that’s […]
EngineerGuy recently published a book titled, Eight Amazing Engineering Stories, and it just so happens that one of those amazing engineering feats belongs in the world of photography. In the video tutorial version of the book, Bill Hammack from the University of Illinois takes apart a Canon A80 to expose its CCD, or charge coupled […]
Disney has a reputation as being a pretty magical kind of place. There’s lovable characters roaming around, tons of entertaining shows to watch, and let’s not forget the rides. Ranging from twirling teacups to roller coasters, the popular theme parks are home to some of the coolest rides around. One lucky photographer spent an entire […]
Think models have an easy job? Not so fast! There’s more to being a cover model than just showing up to a shoot and looking pretty. Take a look at the video that Target (yes, the retail store) has released showing you just what model Coco Rocha goes through to get the perfect cover shot: […]
