Posts by Author: Gannon Burgett
Gannon Burgett is a communications professional with over a decade of experience in content strategy, editing, marketing, multimedia content creation. He’s photographed and written content seen across hundreds of millions of pageviews. In addition to his communications work for various entities and publications, Gannon also runs his multimedia marketing agency, Ekleptik Media, where he brings his expertise as a full-stack creator to help develop and execute data-driven content strategies.
His writing, photos, and videos have appeared in USA Today, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Autoweek, Popular Mechanics, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, DPReview, PetaPixel, Imaging Resource, Lifewire, Yahoo News, Detroit Free Press, Lansing State Journal, and more.
A look at photographic experimentation in the studio
Mar 21, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Photography has all sorts of ‘rules’ that we’re told to adhere to: thirds, inverse square, golden mean and so on. While these rules certainly help…
This mesmerizing timelapse of Saigon was captured on the DJI Osmo
Mar 21, 2016
Gannon Burgett
When you think of DJI’s Osmo camera, timelapse photography likely isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But, as it turns out, the gimbal-stabilized…
Incredible time-lapse shows the ethereal world of California wildfires
Mar 19, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Up close and personal, wildfires are tragic and terrifying. But if you can step away from the chaos and capture things from a wider perspective,…
Photographer gets hit by a shot put at the World Indoor Athletics Championships
Mar 18, 2016
Gannon Burgett
In my career as a sports photographer, I’ve been hit by all sorts of objects: balls, helmets, sticks, pucks and even a mouthguard or two….
Incredibly rare 360º rainbow captured in Ireland using a drone
Mar 18, 2016
Gannon Burgett
More often than not, rainbows appear as a row of colorful arches in the sky. It’s a different story though when you’re looking at it…
Seriously simple portrait lighting for beauty shots
Mar 18, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Lighting a portrait can be as simple or intricate as you want it to be. More often than not though, the concept of ‘less is…
10 helpful tips for wedding photographers
Mar 17, 2016
Gannon Burgett
To help promote its latest online business class, The Slanted Lens has teamed up with Pye of SLR Lounge to share ten tips for shooting…
Amazon wants facial recognition selfies to replace passwords
Mar 17, 2016
Gannon Burgett
If you thought selfies were worth nothing more than a fad destined to die out with time, think again. Amazon has filed a patent recently that…
JCH StreetPan 400 is monochrome surveillance film reborn for street photography
Mar 17, 2016
Gannon Burgett
More and more film stocks are dying off with each passing year. While this might be bad news for those who love analogue photography, myself…
Instagram says timelines will ‘soon’ be curated, ending its perfectly chronological feeds
Mar 16, 2016
Gannon Burgett
It was only a matter of time. Today, Instagram announced it is killing off one of its most defining features, the purely chronological timeline. Soon,…