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While the instant feedback gives the impression that digital photography is easy, here are some very common beginner mistakes: 1. Not reading the owners’ manual Admittedly, this isn’t easy to do. The writing in most electronic manuals is very dry and not very user-friendly. 2. Thinking the only way to get a certain picture is […]
Composite photography is beginning to gain even more momentum as the advancing digital technology market is making it easier and easier. Of course, the term easy is used loosely, as the amount of work that goes into a composite shoot and post production is still pretty inspiring. Just ask Caleb Kuhl, the photographer who is […]
What would San Francisco look like if all its inhabitants were suddenly to disappear? What if the city became a ghost town and the only thing that remained were its many landmarks, places where people would come from all over the world to visit? In Ross Ching’s eerie timelapse, The City by the Bay, you […]
Go on a behind the scene tour as Brian Braun photographs the super sleek sports car that is the McLaren MP4-12c in downtown Dallas. Braun and his crew conducted the shoot on a couple lanes of traffic, which must have been hair raising at times as cars in the surrounding lanes whizzed by the set. All ended well, however, and the team managed to get the shots that they were looking for.
You may remember Rooney Mara from her role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. But now the actress-turned-cover-model is allowing viewers a behind the scenes look at her recent photo shoot for Allure Magazine. Photographer Michael Thompson and director Brian Quist do an excellent job […]
Budding tennis photographers will be interested in the following seminar taught by Chris Nicholson, a professional tennis photographer of over 15 years. During the hour and forty five minute lesson, Nicholson shares his experience and insights which are helpful to photographers interested in not just tennis photography, but sports photography in general. He also dishes out some tips on how you can photograph the US Open without press credentials and the possibility of doing so without having to purchase a ticket.
The variety of having a collection of different colored background muslins may sound appealing at first, but there is a more affordable and easier way to change your background than having to fuss with hanging a new cloth each time. Below, Mike Luter instructs viewers on how to take advantage of gels with studio lights […]
You know that old saying about nothing being friendlier than a wet dog? Well, so has Seth Casteel, and you could say the photographer took the affable expression and ran with it. Casteel has photographed more than 300 dogs as they splash, dive, fetch, and float around in swimming pools, which makes for a rather […]
With so many timelapse videos floating around, you might assume they’re easy to make. But take Rob Witworth’s Kuala Lumpur, then break it down frame by frame and you’ll discover that the 2 1/2 minute long video is comprised of nearly 20,000 still photographs taken on four different cameras over the course of 40 separate […]
It’s not always easy to be a photographer. Especially when you get into specialty areas such as photographing extreme sports like rock climbing. There are a few amazing photos floating around of rock climbers that make you do a double a take and think, “How did the photographer get that shot?” The photograph below reveals […]
