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Try Not to Say “Aww” When You See These Adorable Animal Families

Try Not to Say “Aww” When You See These Adorable Animal Families

Since we’ve just passed the holidays—the time of the year when we usually spend lots of time with our loves ones—we thought we’d highlight some photos of beautiful families in the animal world. This is what we found: Show us your own animal family photos in a comment below. Also, take a look at the […]

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How to do Skydiving & Wingsuit Photography

How to do Skydiving & Wingsuit Photography

From the same daredevil company that brought you that ridiculous stratospheric freefall (that’s Red Bull, for those unaware) comes this 45-second behind-the-scenes glimpse at how skydivers snap perfectly composed shots, despite plummeting swiftly from an airplane toward certain death: Red Bull has teamed up with Wolfgang Lienbacher to create this seemingly simple three-step process to show amateurs how it’s done. Lienbacher starts […]

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A Dramatic Christmas Card Photo Shoot

A Dramatic Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Stockholm’s Royal Dramatic Theatre is the scene of this Christmas-styled photo shoot by photographer Klara G. The 100-year-old theater is hallowed ground for performing artists. Designed in white marble and detailed in pure gold, it can give you goosebumps. Klara G’s subjects are the nine actors playing the Ekdahl family in Fanny and Alexander, a […]

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The Most Amazing Photos from SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing

The Most Amazing Photos from SpaceX’s Historic Rocket Landing

The future is now, folks. On Monday, December 21, 2015, SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket—carrying 11 satellites—from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It successfully deployed the satellites and returned back to land for a vertical landing, making history—and some pretty impressive photographs: “With this mission, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver 11 […]

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Darth Vader is a Pro Photographer’s Worst Nightmare

Darth Vader is a Pro Photographer’s Worst Nightmare

A difficult client is an inevitable reality that all pro photographers have to deal with at least once in their career. It takes more than just average photography skills to come through unscathed from an experience like that. But what if that difficult client is Lord Darth Vader himself?: How do you appease someone like […]

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Christmas Light Painting Photography Using a Drone

Christmas Light Painting Photography Using a Drone

In recent years, photography has been one of the recepients of all the latest technology. It’s benefited from larger sensors, more sensitive cameras in low light, better lenses… you name it! The following clip comes from AscTec and they showcase their latest technology: light painting with drones, a unique form of astrophotography and long exposure […]

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The Science Behind Camera Sensors

The Science Behind Camera Sensors

Have you ever wondered what the process is behind classic film? How does exposing light to a thin slice of coated silver bromide create replicas of what’s in front of the lens, and how did digital technology mimic that? For all those answers and a head-spinning amount more, check out this quick 10-minute video lecture on the […]

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UrbExing: This Photographer Trespasses for the Sake of Adventure and Art

UrbExing: This Photographer Trespasses for the Sake of Adventure and Art

At some point, most photographers are faced with the difficult choice between trespassing into a restricted area to take an amazing photograph or respecting those boundaries by trying to gain entry through legitimate means or moving on. In this short film from the The New York Times, urban photographer Victor G. Thomas explains why he views “Do Not Enter” signs as green lights for exploration: UrbExing is the […]

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How to Take Architectural Photography at Twilight

How to Take Architectural Photography at Twilight

When it comes to ambient lighting, daytime photography provides great light for clear, crisp images. But, what about that off time when the sun is going down and casting shadows and darkness on your scene? Architectural and interiors photographer, Mike Kelley, goes through his process to create the perfect, beautiful image at twilight in this […]

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How to Take Amazing Rainy Day Self-Portraits

How to Take Amazing Rainy Day Self-Portraits

Ilko Alexandroff is a surreal fashion and travel photographer, born in Bulgaria but now living in Japan. His experiments with light—silhouettes, bokeh, patterns—have led him to step out in the rain every so often for a few creative self portraits. It takes a lot of prep to keep all his gear dry, but the results are pretty […]

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