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If you think you need a ton of expensive equipment to take high quality senior portraits, you may want to reconsider. As Michael Sasser demonstrates in the video below, all you really need is a camera and reflector. Using this basic setup, Sasser was able to take some gorgeous shots of the soon-to-be high school […]
Imagine you’re on a photo excursion in Antarctica and you come face to face with a giant Leopard seal only to have it open its powerful jaws and grab your camera and head between it’s teeth. Sounds pretty scary considering the massive seal is one of Antarctica’s biggest predators. Listen to National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen as […]
There’s a world right under our noses that we seldom notice. It’s a world that we skim through but never venture deep inside. It’s only when we’re armed with a microscope or a macro lens that we’re able to magnify that world and really admire the details: Photographer Pyanek uses simple gear like an entry […]
In this era of digital photography, Instagram, and iPhoneography, it’s hard to imagine that someone is still doing photography the old fashioned way. To be precise Giles Clement uses a process that dates back 150 years. Naturally, the question that comes to mind is why? It isn’t just about doing it for the heck of […]
Using a snoot can give your photos just the right quality of light if you’re going for a high-contrast final image. In this video, Jay P. Morgan discusses what a snoot is, its area of coverage, the quality of light a snoot provides, and how to use it. He also show you how to create your […]
If you’re looking for an awesome real-time video of the aurora borealis above Tromsø, Norway, you need look no farther than this surprisingly noise-free video taken by Anders Mildestveit: What makes this video so fantastic? Well, the northern lights are notoriously tricky to film in real time, as most video cameras don’t function well at […]
Lightroom’s capabilities tend to be underestimated. But once you scratch past the surface, you’ll see that it’s an incredibly powerful & efficient piece of software for all types of photography. Lightroom has now become the primary post-processing program for most professional photographers. This set of five eBooks was made to help you get the most out […]
As photographers we capture certain amounts of light every single time we take a picture. Knowing how exposure works and how to use your camera settings correctly will greatly increase your skills as a photographer. The visual below details all the basics on exposure to get you started: Infographic provided courtesy of phototechniques.info. The key […]
Famous photojournalist Robert Capa was once quoted as saying “if your photos aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough.” Capa was partly right; framing can make or break, a photograph. In this video, in less than three minutes, nature and landscape photographer John Greengo walks you through his tried and true framing rules that can elevate your work from […]
In this video, Jesús Ramirez shows us three ways to achieve a cinematic effect on your image in Photoshop. Ramirez goes in depth on using color curve layers and also shows us some shortcuts using color adjustment layers and color lookup adjustment layers: Color grading is an adjustment that is often used in film to […]
