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 take great landscape photos in boring weather
Jan 24, 2022
Alex Baker
It’s a tough time of year for landscape photographers. We are eagerly waiting for Spring to arrive with its fresh new regrowth, blossom and slightly…
UAE bans use of recreational drones after attack
Jan 24, 2022
Alex Baker
The United Arab Emirates has banned all recreational flying of drones after a fatal attack on an oil facility and airport last week. From last…
Meta considers minting and selling NFTs on Facebook and Instagram
Jan 21, 2022
Alex Baker
The Social Media company Meta is apparently exploring the possibility of enabling users to make, showcase and sell NFTs from Facebook and Instagram in the…
Indonesian student earns $1 million from NFT selfies
Jan 20, 2022
Alex Baker
A 22-year-old Indonesian student has become a millionaire virtually overnight by selling five years’ worth of selfies as NFTs. Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali from Semarang,…
Stop using filters, you’re not a Disney character
Jan 19, 2022
Alex Baker
I was chatting to a friend who told me a story about how her much younger cousin had escaped on holiday to somewhere tropical…
Canon shuts down factory in China citing ‘unprecedented difficulties’
Jan 18, 2022
Alex Baker
Canon has announced the imminent shutdown of its main factory, the Zhuhai Factory based in Southern China. The factory was in operation for 32 years…
How to earn $100,000 this year from your photography
Jan 17, 2022
Alex Baker
How do you make $100,000 as a photographer? Start with $200,000! Sorry, jokes aside, it is technically possible. I mean, there are photographers out there…
Create magic with this 3 light gelled portrait set-up
Jan 17, 2022
Alex Baker
Studio photography can be so creative. All you need is a subject and a light. But after you’ve mastered one light, the possibilities are endless….
Watch this Nat Geo big cat photographer show his editing process using a little cat
Jan 14, 2022
Alex Baker
If you’ve read the National Geographic magazine at any time in the past 20 years then you’ve probably seen some of Steve Winter‘s images. Much…
This is what a portrait looks like at every aperture
Jan 14, 2022
Alex Baker
What’s your go-to aperture that you always seem to gravitate towards? Go on, I bet you have one, even if you hesitate to admit it!…