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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 […]
People who are not professional photographers have different ideas about their photography gifts and abilities. Many are of the opinion that it’s easy to be a photographer, but, on the other side of the coin, there are those who have taken really bad photos and consider themselves bad photographers. The real truth is that just […]
Food photography is a passion for Andrew Scrivani because he’s passionate about food. The photographer and director grew up with food as a way of connecting with his family, from cooking together to eating together, and the childhood memories play a part in his work today. His goal is to connect people to their feelings, to bring back […]
Just hours before having to catch his flight to Indonesia, Canadian travel photographer Zac Turgeon decided to take his 35mm film camera along with him. Little did he know that combining his film photography with video would land him a staff pick award on Vimeo: These days the idea of traveling with a film camera […]
In the past, we’ve talked extensively about portrait photography and what you can do to improve your photos. Now, it’s time again for a couple of simple tips from Mark Wallace, who explains a simple way you can add some punch to your portraits: I’m a big fan of simple solutions that bring a huge […]
Light is the essence of photography. And being able to capture the light to our benefit is what sets a great photographer apart from the rest. But sometimes finding the precise direction of light can be a little tricky. Professional photographer Frank Donnino shows us how to use a marble to pinpoint the light source: […]
Next time you’re headed out on vacation, don’t forget to pack the most important thing. No not your camera, the other important thing—your dinosaurs! You read that right. Here’s what Jorge Saenz captured with his toy dinosaurs while he traveled: That does give me some ideas to experiment with. Now, where are my daughter’s stuffed toys?
Many handy Photoshop tools are either overlooked, misunderstood, or simply unknown, often because they lie tucked away as part of a larger palette or dialog box. The ‘Blend If’ slider is just one of those tools—incredibly easy to use and particularly helpful if you have dodge and burn as part of your workflow. Whether you’re […]
No one documents the beauty of the Arctic quite like French wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. Packing his gigantic telephoto lens and tripod through deep snowdrifts and glaciers that seem to stretch on forever in every direction, Munier captures stunning photographs of everything from Arctic predators like foxes, and wolves, and bears to the smallest of birds and rodents, such as […]
