Posts by Author: Alex Baker
Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe
How to control a 7-foot umbrella modifier and create beautiful ultra-soft light
Jul 19, 2022
Alex Baker
What’s the most versatile piece of equipment you own? Aside from something like clips, I’d venture that it could be the umbrellas you have sitting…
Spielberg films his first ever music video, in a school gym, with an iPhone
Jul 19, 2022
Alex Baker
What happens when an award-winning director and a musician get together in a school gym with an iPhone? Well, from the looks of this latest…
Take your images up a notch with colour grading done the right way
Jul 18, 2022
Alex Baker
One of the parts of editing and post-processing I enjoy the most is colour grading. You can really add to the emotion and story depending…
How to create dynamic landscape compositions without leading lines
Jul 16, 2022
Alex Baker
Are you a rule follower or a rule breaker? The rebel in me usually likes to bend the rules as much as possible, and the…
Photographer captures grizzly enjoying a siesta in front of trail cam
Jul 15, 2022
Alex Baker
Now that the temperatures are climbing, it’s pretty usual for Spaniards to have the odd siesta to make it through the hot afternoons. Bears it…
Tourist falls into volcano after taking a selfie
Jul 15, 2022
Alex Baker
The volcano Mount Vesuvius in Italy is famous for its appetite for destruction. The Roman towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii are a testament to its…
Moment Strohl Mountain Light 45L Backpack: a camera backpack for serious wilderness photographers
Jul 14, 2022
Alex Baker
I feel like I’ve kissed a lot of frogs when it comes to camera bags. Sometimes it feels a little like Goldilocks searching for something…
The best camera backpack is one you can build yourself
Jul 13, 2022
Alex Baker
If there’s one subject guaranteed to get photographers into a passionate discussion then it’s camera bags. We all have our own particular needs and wants,…
Arizona state passes law which bans filming of police
Jul 13, 2022
Alex Baker
Arizona state legislature just passed a law which bans the filming of police at a close distance. Unauthorised filming of police within a distance of…
Getty Images opens access to over 30,000 images to elevate black history and storytelling
Jul 13, 2022
Alex Baker
Stock image powerhouse Getty Images has launched an initiative to elevate black culture and history. The Black History & Culture Collection (BHCC), was created to…