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
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,…
Hong Kong will give jail terms for upskirting photo offences
Oct 1, 2021
Alex Baker
People caught taking or sharing non-consensual images or videos of another person’s intimate regions could face up to 5 years of jail time after Hong…
Social media is NOT your portfolio. Wait, what?
Oct 1, 2021
Alex Baker
In this video photographer and content creator Peter McKinnon explains why he’s completely changed his mind about what images you should be sharing on social…
Here are some of the most captivating shots from this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year Awards
Sep 30, 2021
Alex Baker
“Show me something I haven’t seen before”. That is the voice of my photography teacher in almost every review session and something that I try…
6 Tips to make your drink photographs look mouthwateringly fresh
Sep 29, 2021
Alex Baker
Summer is pretty much over but that’s no reason to stop shooting food and drink with a fresh summery vibe, at least according to food…
Exposure Software releases new update Exposure X7 of their all inclusive photo editor
Sep 29, 2021
Alex Baker
The software company Exposure has just released their brand new update of their flagship software Exposure X7. As a direct rival to lightroom, Exposure X7…
Photojournalist speaks out over controversial images of US border patrol cruelty
Sep 28, 2021
Alex Baker
If a single photograph speaks a thousand words, what happens when those words get twisted and misrepresent the image? The photographer who captured the shocking…
Ever wanted to recreate the “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo? You might soon be able to
Sep 24, 2021
Alex Baker
New York City’s Rockefeller Centre wants to build a rooftop amusement ride that would simulate the famous historic photo Lunch atop a Skyscraper, albeit minus…
This crazy light painted silhouette was shot in just a single long exposure
Sep 23, 2021
Alex Baker
Sometimes you’re scrolling on social media and an image just makes you stop and go back to have another look. You scratch your head, trying…