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The Weather Channel doesn’t only exist to tell you the temperature or which direction storm systems are moving; they have recently branched out into actual programming. Particular to today’s story, they have a new show called “Lava Chasers,” which documents scientists, researchers, and in this case, photographers who seek to study, capture, and understand the […]
Cover photos for well-known magazines tend to have an air of sophistication. The talented photographers creating them must be highly skilled at working with models and shaping light, and they must work under pressure to please their editors. Mario Testino was assigned to shoot the cover for Vogue’s September 2013 issue, which features Jennifer Lawrence, […]
Have you ever tried to create a lovely portrait but didn’t know how? It’s not hard to create a beautiful portrait. The secret is the lighting. You don’t always need thousands of dollars in photographic lighting equipment to create a good portrait. In fact, all you need is a window. If window light is so […]
In 1851, Frederick Scott Archer introduced the wet plate collodion process of making negatives. The process became the most popular method for making photographs until the 1880s. It allowed photographers to print multiple copies of the same image onto paper using a durable glass negative, something that couldn’t be done with the daguerreotype or the […]
Light painting is such a great technique for anyone who wants to create unique results each and every time. With the use of small light sources such as lasers, flashlights, torches and more, one can literally do anything with a blank space. Patrick Rochon’s light source of choice was a customized light sword piece that […]
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is one of the more exciting techniques in the world of digital photography. HDR is essentially a number of different exposures of the same composition merged in specialty software to one single, high dynamic range image. In simple terms, the camera will see what you or I can see, rather […]
For William Brinson, it’s all about the details. In fact, it’s the attention he innately gives the details that made him one of the country’s premier food photographers. Having graduated Savannah School of Design, Brinson moved to New York City to pursue a dream of becoming a fashion photographer. However, after working in the industry […]
First of all, what is focal length? According to the textbook definition, “focal length is measured in millimeters (mm), and it represents the distance from the optical center of a lens to the digital camera sensor when the subject of the photo is in focus.” In plain language, this means that with a shorter focal […]
Many photographers complain about not having enough time in their schedule to shoot for themselves. Clients’ work takes priority over their own personal work, and they soon find themselves getting bogged down. Enter JJ Dreier and Django Greenblatt-Seay, two mid-western guys who spend their free time shooting timelapses around the country. Their latest night timelapse […]
When it comes to shooting stunning portraits, lighting can be the X factor in making your pictures pop. This new eBook is designed to help you better harness the potential of light in your photos, communicate emotion more powerfully through every portrait, learn the techniques pros use to capture stunning portrait photography, and understand the […]
