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Only months after One World Trade Center was topped off in August 2012, claiming the title of “Tallest Building in the Western Hemisphere” at a symbolic 1,776 feet (in reference to the year the Declaration of Independence was signed), a few editors at TIME Magazine got together and considered how they could show the tower’s […]
While most will agree that there is a point where you can over-edit your images, a little post-processing can be very beneficial. In this video, Rob guides you through the process of using Lightroom’s most basic functions. The tools he uses may only be a fraction of those available, but they are the most important, […]
This is probably one of the coolest videos you’ll see all week: ridiculously attractive people jumping from ridiculously dangerous heights. Italian BASE jumper and fashion model Roberta Mancino teamed up with photographer Noah Bahnson and a host of other sexy suits to leap off Monte Brento: The project was commissioned in part by world-renowned fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, […]
Latvian photographer Kaija Straumanis made the viral rounds recently for her brilliant photo series, “Stuff Being Thrown At My Head”. Gosh, even the title is funny. If you haven’t seen the images yet, you can check them out here: But there are more than a few deceptions floating around. First, though Kaija is Latvian-born, she’s actually living […]
One the most challenging genres of professional photography must be children. Most kids are as dynamic as the images you’re trying to create, and if you are to achieve any form of success you need to know some basic tips. No child is the same and therefore each situation is unique. Applying the pros’ secrets […]
Aspiring product photographers might not always have a studio at their whim. Other times, you might choose to shoot outdoors—a dash of colour, bright natural light; it’s more fun than staying cooped up in a studio for hours. But sunlight can sometimes be a problem, because even though it looks even, it really isn’t. Here’s […]
Matthew Vandeputte, a film editor and photographer based in Sydney, Ausralia who specializes in timelapse and hyperlapse photography, recently released a hyperlapse video of a fiery sunset above thick cloud cover that he made on an airplane. The video, shown below, is certainly lovely, but that’s not what has people talking—it’s that Vandeputte claims to be the first […]
Newly-minted Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon teamed up with Mad Men star Jon Hamm to very innocently prank tourists on top of New York’s Rockefeller Center, known as the Top of the Rock. Their antics take “photobombing” to a whole new level: Fallon’s become famous for boyish pranks and being a generally nice guy—unique in […]
Jared Polin has created a useful and practical guide to product photography using entirely natural light. His process is far from complex, and he’s an entertaining talker: Jared’s Product Photography Tips Get in as much natural light as you can. Try to fill the frame as much as possible with the subject. Switch up your angle—standing, […]
An Orlando-based wedding photographer recently made the unusual move of setting up a GoFundMe account to crowdsource his latest purchase, a Nikon D4s, which retails for around $6,500. He got the idea from a client who suggested that crowdsourcing might be an easier way to finance the gear, rather than taking on an four extra […]
