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The Trekpak Case Divider System is a beautiful piece of design. It’s simple, it’s clean, and most importantly, you can change your configuration as you needs. It’s meant to replace the current pick-n-pluck foam system that Pelican and other hard shell manufactures use. petapixel.com »
Can you achieve the unique look of wet plate photography in a digital photo? The short answer, of course, is yes. But the real question should probably be, how close does it look to the real thing? We find out in this interesting quick comparison video. thephoblographer.com »
Meeting people from different backgrounds and understanding that you're different and the same at the same time really broadens your horizons. Yet most of us can't travel to all the corners of the world. boredpanda.com »
Want to navigate through a large set of photos and assign star ratings using only your voice instead of your keyboard? It’s extremely easy to set up for any image organization software if you use a Mac. petapixel.com »
Probably most of us have heard of the saying 'Hakuna Matata', which means 'no worries' in Swahili. The famous phrase was popularized by the Disney animated movie 'The Lion King' and inspired Paris-based photographer Thomas Subtil to create a lighthearted series about life without a care in the world. boredpanda.com »
It was mid-2011, and I was looking for a way to capitalize on my newfound love of photographing snowflakes. I had thrown the idea to numerous magazine, agencies, and business to see if they would bite. petapixel.com »
The Fujifilm GFX 50R is the most affordable medium format digital camera ever, but how much of an advantage does it offer over the best of its full-frame mirrorless peers? We shot it alongside the Nikon Z7 so you can decide for yourselves. dpreview.com »
Before the self timer and remote shutter release appeared in the world of cameras, photographers had a much trickier time getting themselves into group photos if they didn’t have an assistant to help expose the shot. petapixel.com »
A few months ago I was inspired to try and see what shapes I could create while attaching a Lume Cube to my drone. I’d seen photographer like Phill Fisher do shapes in the sky manually and was extremely impressed, but I didn’t have the time to learn how to fly shapes manually. So instead […] petapixel.com »
Meet Elnaz Mansouri, a Canadian photographer whose art is rooted in her experience as an immigrant. iso.500px.com »
Dorothea Lange’s 1936 photo Migrant Mother is an iconic photo of the Great Depression. The Nerdwriter made this fantastic 6-minute video that tells the behind-the-scenes “story of how Dorothea Lange created perhaps the most iconic photograph in American history. petapixel.com »
I have been looking into shooting other sports outside of the motorsport world, and I have been particularly interested in soccer, basketball, and baseball. After doing some research, I found that some sports shooters covering these type of events use different remote trigger setups such as foot pedals and cable release buttons. When I setup […] petapixel.com »
On December 20th, 2018, a winter storm in the City of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada, made for some dramatic photos and resulted in the helicopter rescue of one man. The event started out for me as a photo walk with my adult daughter. petapixel.com »
Photographs are as much about what is not included as the subjects in the frame. Being aware of the things I avoid is as helpful to me as the things I gravitate towards when it comes to composing an image. petapixel.com »
Want to shoot a “bullet time” shot but don’t have an ultra-expensive camera array or high-speed camera? Here’s a 27-second video showing a brilliantly cheap and easy way you can create the same effect with any video camera. petapixel.com »
I’ve written about this project in the past, as I originally made the rain machine and shot with it in 2012, but we’ve now done it in video form! Hopefully it shows a little more detail about the construction and how I shot with it. I made this just for fun really, it rains enough […] petapixel.com »
It all started with an email from Wendi Murdoch. She claimed that she had found us through a personal recommendation from a senior editor at Conde Naste Traveler. We had just finished talking with Conde Nast Traveler about doing some Instagram featured work on both my and Zory’s accounts, so the timing made sense. Flattered, […] petapixel.com »
I’ve always had a fascination with geometry and man-made structures, their perfection has a strong attraction on me. It took me time to realize that what I appreciated most wasn’t necessarily their symmetry or the simple repetition of shapes but the parallelism between the various elements of the construction of an image. To better understand […] petapixel.com »
Brooklyn photographer Lerone Pieters share his advice on creating a successful personal brand. iso.500px.com »
Here’s a 6-minute video by photographer Kelly Hofer of Theory of Curiosity on Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS), a technique that lets you shoot photos and videos of heat using an ordinary camera and Photoshop. petapixel.com »
In the past two decades, most people went from not carrying a camera to always having a smartphone camera with them at all times. With millions upon millions of photos shot (and shared) every single day, how is this explosion in photography affecting us? Here’s a 10-minute video by WIRED that explores that question. To […] petapixel.com »
Photographer Greg Sheard has suffered from depression for nearly two decades now, but two years ago he took up a new weapon in his fight against it: his camera. In this 5-minute video, Sheard shares his personal experience in how photography has been helping him combat depression. “One thing always remains in common when I […] petapixel.com »
I’ve been photographing weddings for 10 years now, so I’ve seen and dealt with nearly every lighting scenario possible, from a dark church with no windows, to a wedding ceremony at high noon with not a cloud in sight. petapixel.com »
There is a particular obstacle that stands in the way of almost all travel, documentary and cultural photographers alike and, for some reason, no one seems to be willing to talk about it — so I’m going to. petapixel.com »
The rise of Instagram in our culture has spawned a generation of professional Instagrammers who make a living from broadcasting (often sponsored) photos to their massive followings. Meghan Young is one such Instagrammer, and this 12-minute feature by Bloomberg gives us a look into what her life and career are like. The 33-year-old Young spends […] petapixel.com »
There is no doubt that Steve McCurry is one of the greatest photographers of our time. His dedication and commitment to the art of photography has gifted the world with some of the most captivating images ever seen. thephoblographer.com »
This past month, a student showed me an Instagram post with floating scrabble letters and asked me how it was done. After a few moments of reflection, I decided there was a number of ways to photograph floating letters and it would be a great idea for a student lab. To explore different techniques would […] petapixel.com »
In the mid-1970s, 134 of the top photographers and curators in the world of photography posed for an unusual set of baseball cards that now sell for thousands of dollars as a complete set. The SF Museum of Modern Art just released this 4-minute video in which photographer Mike Mandel shares the story of how […] petapixel.com »
After Canon handed out camera lens mugs at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, novelty lens look-alike mugs and cups have flooded the market. If you’ve received one or more of them as gifts, one thing you can do is turn them into camera lens desk lamps. Filmmaker and freelance media producer Dave Knop of […] petapixel.com »
Henri Cartier Bresson is a man who needs no introduction, his works being timeless and the basis of most photography doctrines up to the present. As we continue to seek his words of wisdom on how to take better photos, there are still some gems to be uncovered here and there. thephoblographer.com »
On January 17 of this year, I suddenly found myself in a terrifying, all-too-real nightmare. I was standing on the edge of a frozen lake near my home on Mount Desert Island, Maine. In front of me were snowmobile tracks that disappeared into the blackness of the frigid night. I knew that my 13-year-old daughter, […] petapixel.com »
I love bokeh and wanted to incorporate it into some upcoming holiday-themed beauty shoots. Well, I didn’t want to shoot in the cold and I really didn’t want to buy strings of lights (or generally spend any money at all) so I put together this great backdrop with basically just tinfoil. I was really happy […] petapixel.com »
Ever needed a photographer for an urgent project but can't seem to find one? Alternatively, are you a photographer having a hard time getting started with your career because clients can't seem to find you? The solution could soon come in the form of the PhoGo app, which promises to transform the freelance photography market as it stands today. thephoblographer.com »
For a long time, I have been building sets or props for my images, which in time developed into making and selling furniture as a hobby business. I thought it about time I made videos detailing the process of those builds and the “high budget” results that can be achieved with little financial outlay and […] petapixel.com »
When photographing wild animals in the great outdoors (especially big ones), it’s important to stay at a safe distance for the good of both you and the animal. But one sightseer in a Canadian national park was recently seen giving a masterclass in how NOT to shoot from a reasonable distance. Sundog Tours guide Kendra […] petapixel.com »
We’ve compiled some of the most common keywording mistakes to help you decide which should make the cut for your photos. iso.500px.com »
With everyone being essentially photographers now, how do you make your work more insightful and set them apart from the rest? How do you keep improving your photography? The short answer is that you work on your composition. thephoblographer.com »
I recently did a comparison between old and new Kodak Ektachrome E100 film. But first an amusing story about how these two rolls met. Long story short: I left my job at a film lab to reconnect with someone I have loved for many years and haven’t seen for the last two. Just as I […] petapixel.com »
Have you ever wondered what those silver rectangles on the side of film cassettes are? They're called Camera Auto Sensing (CAS) codes and they're part of DX encoding, an industry standard first announced by Kodak in March 1983. dpreview.com »
Before we get started, it’s essential to understand that astrophotography takes time and practice in order to achieve good results, so don’t get frustrated if you don’t nail it on the first go. petapixel.com »
In a controversial move, social media website Tumblr has announced it will start removing all pornography and explicit content on December 17th, 2018 and subsequently ban adult content going forward. dpreview.com »
While scanning through my Facebook feed, I saw that my friend Ruby had shared some pictures of a party, all taken on Kodak Ultramax. One of her friends, however, pointed out something that I had never thought of… Ruby is a vegan, and film is not a vegan product. Film is made of gelatin, which, […] petapixel.com »
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is out with a new highly-acclaimed World War I documentary titled They Shall Not Grow Old. Here’s a 5-minute look at how Jackson colorized 100-year-old footage to give the world a fresh look at the Great War. petapixel.com »
Want to see how the city of San Francisco has transformed over the past century? Here’s a neat set of then-and-now photos showing old shots of The City by the Bay next to modern pictures shot in the same locations. petapixel.com »
With a total of five, LG's current flagship smartphone V40 ThinQ already offers more camera modules than most of its competitors. However, it appears the current dual and triple-camera setups are only the beginning of a multi-camera arms race in the mobile industry. dpreview.com »
Learn how using customizable, modular systems can help simplify your camera bag options. iso.500px.com »
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how to keep my self-hosted photography website alive after I’m gone (no, I’m not dying anytime soon, though — hopefully). My website is where all my passions are combined into one (travel, photography, web design and development), and I treasure it like my child. I really want it […] petapixel.com »
One of the things you'll learn as a portrait photographer is that lighting definitely still has its place when you're shooting portraits on location. If you want to give it a try soon, Trevor Dayley has put together a quick video with lighting equipment maker MagMod to help you get an idea on how you can use speedlights to achieve stunning outdoor portraits. thephoblographer.com »
Magnum Photos are launching their first ever online photography education course, called The Art of Street Photography. photographyblog.com »
Luminosity Masks have become a popular type of selections in Photoshop used by both professionals and beginners alike. However, unlike many other types of selections, they won’t be found in any menu. petapixel.com »
