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
New LED street lights are killing night photography with a purple hue
Dec 7, 2022
Alex Baker
Cities around the world are abandoning old sodium-vapor streetlights for more efficient LEDs, but the switch is leading to an unfortunate phenomenon. Unfortunate at least,…
These mesmerizing extreme macro images of eyes are like windows to other worlds
Dec 2, 2022
Alex Baker
They almost look like aerial photographs of glacial meltwater flowing into Icelandic lakes. But these are no fluvial waters. These are extreme macro close-ups of…
Unusual image of Hawaii’s erupting volcano Mauna Loa shows rare lava light pillars
Dec 1, 2022
Alex Baker
A spectacular image was captured showing both the lava flows from erupting volcano Mauna Loa and some light pillars. The image was captured by one…
Why do some people travel thousands of miles to photograph storms?
Dec 1, 2022
Alex Baker
How far would you travel to capture the perfect lightning bolt? For some photographers, that answer is “pretty far”. This excellent short documentary released by…
This poor baby monkey is one of 25 images you can vote for to win the People’s Choice Award Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
Dec 1, 2022
Alex Baker
The public is invited to vote for their favorite image in the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year. For the…
Amaze your friends: Make a pinhole camera out of an orange!
Nov 30, 2022
Alex Baker
Oranges can take photos! Well, actually, they can’t, but you can use an orange to take photos. In fact, you can use pretty much anything…
Does it matter that the viral snow leopard images are fake? Yes, and this is why
Nov 29, 2022
Alex Baker
I do love a bit of a storm in a teacup, especially when it gets the photography world a little bit ignited. This story definitely…
Photographer captures dramatic human face in wave on the Great Lakes
Nov 27, 2022
Alex Baker
An Ontario photographer has captured the perfect impression of a spooky human face in a giant wave on Lake Erie. It’s so impressive, that at…
No, you don’t need 5 strobes to take a great portrait. Create beautiful cinematic lighting with just one light
Nov 25, 2022
Alex Baker
Sometimes I watch movies or TV shows, and I miss important plot points because I’m trying to figure out how they did the lighting. I…
Striking street shot from Iran wins top prize of 2022 ColorPro Award
Nov 25, 2022
Alex Baker
A striking minimal street shot with contrasting warm and cool tones has won the coveted 2022 ColorPro Award. The first prize photograph by Alireza Bagheri…