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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 […]
What happens when you give a professional photojournalist an iPhone 5 and three minutes to take as many photos as he can in a bustling Chinese city? That’s what the folks at DigitalRev were wondering, too. They equipped pro cameramen Dan Chung and Scott Hui with the new devices and set them loose. Chung was […]
Long exposure photography is about capturing space and silence, like visually holding your breath; it is about capturing the beauty and calmness of a scene. The aim of this new e-book is to cover the process of capturing long exposure photographs from start to finish. It documents simple steps that can be employed anytime you embark on a long exposure photo shoot. We were able to arrange a 25% discount for our readers which expires at the end of the month.
Getting up close and personal with potentially dangerous animals to photograph them sounds both thrilling and daunting. There is a respectable amount of safety protocol, but the fact of the matter is you are still trusting the animal not to make a meal out of you. Reducing the potential for an incident, composite photography can be incredibly helpful when working with animals.
You get the sense that you’re actually watching the city of Toronto awaken from almost every angle you could possibly imagine. “City Rising” by Tom Ryaboi has some amazing sequences that seem impossible to capture. Take a look for yourself. It simply cannot be put into words. The man had a vision, and he conveyed it […]
In case you couldn’t be in Los Angeles to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour slowly made the trek to its new home, you’re in luck. Thanks to a six man photography crew and the cooperation of the Inglewood, California Police Department, the shuttle’s multi-day journey to its new retirement home was condensed into three minutes […]
Mark Wallace is back at it, delivering another informative video tutorial, this time focusing on the helpfulness of a light meter. There is no question as to whether or not a light meter can improve your photography, but knowing why and how to use one is crucial to the equation. In his video, Wallace describes various […]
