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

Shoot With Me wants to be the Airbnb for photographers

Feb 3, 2022 Alex Baker

Shoot With Me has launched fully across the USA and Canada. The new platform serves to hook up photography assistants and second shooters with studios…

Don’t make these mistakes when shooting with natural light

Jan 31, 2022 Alex Baker

Natural light is probably what most of us begin with when we are starting to get into portrait photography. It makes sense. The sun is…

Photographer dies from hypothermia on busy Paris street after being ignored

Jan 31, 2022 Alex Baker

Swiss photographer René Robert died after suffering a dizzy spell and falling on a Paris street in his neighbourhood. Robert was ignored by passersby and…

Hiker dies after falling 700 feet in selfie slip

Jan 28, 2022 Alex Baker

A young man hiking and camping in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix Arizona plunged to his death after attempting to take a selfie on a…

How to take captivating portraits by connecting better with your subjects

Jan 26, 2022 Alex Baker

What makes a great portrait? Is it the light on the subject? The composition? The pose or expression? Or what about the connection from the…

Nirvana photographer hits back at angry fans over NFT sales

Jan 26, 2022 Alex Baker

Never-before-seen concert photos of Nirvana from 1991 will go on sale as NFTs on February 20th, Kurt Cobain’s birthday. News of the release, however, has…

Would you volunteer 100 plus hours of your photographic services?

Jan 26, 2022 Alex Baker

Would you volunteer 100 plus hours of your photographic services? According to Colorado-based photographer David Hayden, it might be worth considering. You often see photographers…