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
Why your landscape photos aren’t sharp, and how to fix it
Jul 18, 2023
Alex Baker
As photographers, we’ve all experienced the frustration of capturing photos that turn out to be blurry, lacking crispness, or even shaky. We often need help…
Fashion magazine cover created entirely with AI instead of photoshoot
Jul 17, 2023
Alex Baker
It’s finally happened. The first major fashion magazine has used a cover image made entirely from artificial intelligence (AI), with not a camera, stylist, make-up…
Celebrated French photojournalist Marie-Laure de Decker dies aged 75
Jul 17, 2023
Alex Baker
Renowned French artist Marie-Laure de Decker, who transitioned from modelling to becoming a highly respected war photographer, sadly passed away at 75, according to a…
Swiss gymnastics federation bans ‘suggestive’ photographs
Jul 10, 2023
Alex Baker
The Swiss Gymnastics Federation (STV) have announced a ban on what they call suggestive photographs of gymnasts. The organisation claim to want to ‘sensitise the…
Webb telescope’s images of most distant supermassive black hole
Jul 10, 2023
Alex Baker
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole ever observed. The Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey combined…
Shutterstock offers full indemnification to businesses users of AI image generator
Jul 10, 2023
Alex Baker
Shutterstock, the popular stock photo site, has announced plans to provide full indemnification to business users of its AI art generator. The move aims to…
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…
New York Beach patrols are using DJI drones to spot sharks
Jul 8, 2023
Alex Baker
Is it safe to go back into the water? New York beach officials are trying to answer that question this summer with the help of…
What is white balance in photography?
Jul 5, 2023
Alex Baker
The subject of white balance used to be a huge source of confusion when I started out in digital photography. There are so many new…