One of the best things about night photography, in general, is how forgiving it is. That is to say, you generally dont need special weather conditions to create a really nice picture. The night and urban lights give you all you need to work with. Once it is dark the light isnt changing so you arent chasing the light. Almost any night will do.
But if you are trying to photograph the night sky it is a completely different story. The reality is that night sky... more
There is little quite as delightful as going through family albums, reliving memories and watching how things have changed over the years. Having digital copies is great but nothing really beats the excitement of having them in print, holding all those memories in your hands and going through them at your leisure.
Its a sentiment Ive especially grown to appreciate since the birth of my daughter. The rare times my hard drive starts giving me trouble and I begin to fear the loss of my... more
When the Lyon-based mile Cohl art school wanted to advertise in the U.S., they published a group photo of their students on the American version of the website. But it all got terribly wrong when they were busted for photoshopping the students skin to make it appear darker. Apparently, it was an attempt to add […]
Many of us thought that the big news coming from Blackmagic during IBC this year would be that the new Pocket Cinema Camera 4K would be shipping ontime this month. And while that does appear to be the case, with Pocket 4K cameras shipping from next week, that’s not the biggest news. Blackmagic has today […]
In the last couple of week’s you’ve done blue and red as the photography challenge, so it’s only fitting to complete the triangle of primary colors with yellow this week.
Among hundreds of photos I scroll through every day, it doesnt happen often that one image captures all my attention and sends shivers down my spine. But a powerful photo of Wellington-based photographer Sarah Simmons managed to do it. She captured the twins connection, the celebration of life a heart-wrenching grief in a single photo. […]
Earlier this year, GoPro launched GoPro Hero, a $220 simplified action camera. But according to some reports, its actually nothing else but a Hero 5 with crippled firmware. And allegedly, you can tweak the cheap GoPro Hero to load the Hero 5s firmware. Mark Kirschenbaum of Hypoxic writes that they bought the new budget-friendly camera […]
There are plenty of great wildlife photographers who take awe-inspiring and interesting shots. But when these animals do funny things and take silly poses: it adds a whole new level to wildlife photography. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is centered on the photos of animals that are sure to improve your day. The finalists of […]
No matter how long you have been doing something, be it lighting or photography or, well, anything, you're never too old to be dumbstruck by a cool new idea.
Take the linens drying on the line above, for example. In the right frame of mind they are essentially super-portable outdoor light sources.
Regardless of whether you shoot photography or video, or what kind of gear you shoot with, the one thing we all have complete control over is our composition. There’s a lot written about composition, about the “rule of thirds”, golden ratios, and leading lines, but composition can be a difficult one to grasp. Kevin, the […]
