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
These 5 lighting tips from Peter Hurley will help you to shoot perfect headshots
Oct 20, 2021
Alex Baker
If there’s one photographer synonymous with the headshot genre it’s probably Peter Hurley. In this video, Peter walks us through 5 tips that he says…
I tried TikTok’s top photography tips for 7 days, and this is what happened
Oct 19, 2021
Alex Baker
I’ve been intrigued by the power of TikTok for a little while, particularly the popularity of it as a place for top tips. But how…
How to take professional looking photographs of your own iris
Oct 19, 2021
Alex Baker
In this video, macro photographer Jens from Another Perspective walks us through how to take these intriguing ultra-close ups of your own or somebody else’s…
How to make spectacular light painted landscape photos with a drone like this photographer
Oct 15, 2021
Alex Baker
These spectacular and eerie images have become quite the sensation after London-based photographer and filmmaker Will Ferguson shared how he made them using just a…
Extraordinary underwater scene wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
Oct 13, 2021
Alex Baker
French underwater photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta was announced as this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his enigmatic image, Creation, that captures camouflage…
Vintage camera sparks in-flight panic and emergency landing
Oct 13, 2021
Alex Baker
Being a camera enthusiast can sometimes land you in some hot water (and not just with your spouse when you’ve bought a new lens!). An…
This “Battle of the Bokeh” pits the Laowa 35mm f/0.95 against the TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25
Oct 13, 2021
Alex Baker
Bokeh balls. I wasn’t aware that was a phrase but apparently, it is, according to this rather amusing video by Kai and Lok. In the…
5 ways to hack your wide angle landscape photos
Oct 7, 2021
Alex Baker
Shooting with wide very angle lenses can often produce some unique issues that you don’t encounter with other focal lengths. In this video, Toma Bonciu…
If you want to learn the original art of negative retouching, this book from 1908 will teach you how
Oct 5, 2021
Alex Baker
We all assume that Photoshop and the art of retouching is a fairly new phenomenon. When you think of image retouching you automatically think of…
This popular tourist Instagramable village in China is entirely fake
Oct 5, 2021
Alex Baker
You’re in an exotic location where time seems to stand still. A farmer dressed in an outfit fit for the 19th Century walks slowly past,…