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Gray is the color when you need one background that can be modified into practically any shade for your studio portrait photography sessions. It can be made to look dark black or pure white—or with the help of some gels be converted into any number of funky shades you may fancy. In this quick video tutorial […]
If you’re thinking about developing your own film at home, it’s not as hard as you may think. In this video, the Photography Bloke shows us how to use the C-41 developing process to develop color film. As you can see, it’s not so different from the black and white process: Equipment You’ll Need Developing Tank […]
Spring is about new life emerging after the harsh months of winter; it’s a perfect time to capture it all with your camera! For this reason it’s worth considering anything that grows, blooms, or buds as a worthy subject. Check out what we found: If you’re ready to get out in the flower fields with […]
Sometimes when uploading an image to the web, the colors look off or the sharpening just isn’t right. If this has happened to you, chances are you haven’t been saving your images in a way that works best with the way that browsers render images. Luckily, optimizing your images for the web isn’t particularly difficult, as […]
Lighting and posing are two things that every successful portrait photographer has to learn. And though it may seem a bit complicated if you scan through tutorials, it doesn’t really need to be. In the video below, portrait photographer Daniel Norton gives us a super easy setup for casual portraits, a dramatic modeling type shot, and a […]
With the millions of product photos floating around television and the Internet, it’s easy for one product photographer’s carefully-crafted work to get lost in the masses of other images. Simply put—it’s hard to get your work to stand out. Photographer Laya Gerlock uses light painting to set his product photography apart, but instead of using […]
Every once in a while, a photographer captures the perfect moment at the perfect time. These images can turn out to be incredibly hilarious, bizarre, breathtaking, shocking and just plain magical. The following album is filled with just that magic. Check out the way two passing strangers’ shadows fall on the wall behind them, how […]
Are you interested in starting your own photography business at home? Photography has evolved profoundly since the popularity of the digital camera, and budding photographers everywhere have turned their hobby into a business. With a combination of artistic flair and business savviness, knowing the correct way to set up a home studio is paramount to […]
Creating in-studio dramatic portraits may seem daunting when you’re short on gear, but it’s actually pretty easy. In the video below, photographer Miguel Quiles shows us how simple it is to set up a shoot using just one strobe for his lighting: The setup is uncomplicated: an umbrella angled down at around 4 feet from the model, the […]
Do you ever get bored at work, start doodling, and then have a magnificent creation made out of wood, plastic, and duct tape 10 hours later? Well, that’s just what happened to tintype and film photographer Giles Clement. He built a 16×20 ambrotype in less than half a day and is getting some amazing results […]
