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
Commercial food photographer tells us the truth behind those TikTok hacks
Jul 8, 2023
Alex Baker
There are a lot of food photography tips on social media. A lot of them claim to show useful ‘hacks’, and some are quite informative,…
Taylor Swift Instax Camera Becomes Collector’s Item, Fetching Ten Times Its Original Price
Jul 8, 2023
Alex Baker
The limited edition Taylor Swift Instax camera has reached astronomical prices on the online marketplace eBay. Originally launched at the last ever Photokina trade show…
How to shoot a drink commercial like Wes Anderson
Jul 4, 2023
Alex Baker
Continuing our obsession with all things Wes Anderson, we had to share this video from Scott from Tin House Studio. Of course, this is just…
US Copyright Office says no protection for any AI generated content
Jun 29, 2023
Alex Baker
In a webinar this week, the United States Copyright Office (USCO) firmly re-stated its position on artificial intelligence (AI) by stating that it will not…
This app calculates portion size and calories using your smartphone camera
Jun 29, 2023
Alex Baker
A new app promises to accurately calculate the calorific content of your food just by snapping a photo on your smartphone. SnapCalorie does exactly what…
Video captures terrifying moment that brown bear charges at photographers
Jun 29, 2023
Alex Baker
You don’t have to be able to outrun a bear, as the saying goes, just your fellow hikers, or in this case, fellow photographers. One…
Juno mission captures beautiful swirling clouds over Jupiter
Jun 26, 2023
Alex Baker
NASA has released newly captured and edited images from its Juno mission. The images show a beautiful swirling mass of clouds over the gas giant…
Watch this unique tear down of a Canon RF lens and see the inner workings
Jun 23, 2023
Alex Baker
Have you ever wondered about the secret inner workings of modern lenses? If you’re like me, you have but are way too incompetent to ever…
This is the most lucrative lighting set ups for photographing men
Jun 23, 2023
Alex Baker
Scrolling through photography groups online, you could be forgiven for thinking that only women want to be photographed. But if you’re only shooting 20-year-old model…
Apple is world’s most popular ‘camera’ brand, says Flickr study
Jun 23, 2023
Alex Baker
And the prize for the world’s favourite camera brand goes to….Apple! You thought it was going to be Canon or Sony, right? Well, according to…