Inspiration

8 Reasons Why You Should Shoot in JPEG

Jul 15, 2016 Eric Kim

I’ve pretty much shot RAW all my life. There are so many benefits of shooting RAW– in terms of how much flexibility you have with…



Unseen (and unauthorised) photos from the ghost towns of Fukushima

Jul 15, 2016 Udi Tirosh

The Fukushima disaster was one of the biggest and most terrible man-made catastrophes of all time. In the course of several days on march 2011…



I am photographing 1,200 pilgrims, here are the first 200

Jul 14, 2016 Matt Palace

My name is Matt Palace and I intend to photograph 1,200 pilgrims. “1200 Pilgrims” is a personal project carried out with the intention of photographing 1,200…



How I Shot These Etherial Portraits With A Lensbaby

Jul 13, 2016 Patrick Shipstad

So this is happening more and more… I’m talking with a client who wants me to shoot a creative portrait of them, and they say,…



How to photograph dolls with this Barbie Dreamtopia behind the scenes video

Jul 11, 2016 John Aldred

Photographing dolls and action figures is something a lot of people ask me about. Sometimes it’s just product shots for classifieds or auctions, sometimes it’s…



Take a look inside Ansel Adams’ amazing Darkroom

Jul 8, 2016 John Aldred

The room in which Ansel Adams created many of his works has to be the absolute ultimate DIY darkroom.  Back then, many things had to be…



Culling photos – choosing your best photos

Jul 6, 2016 Nicholas Goodden

This post will probably sound harsh to some but it’s needed as street photography has a problem. It may be because of a so-called renaissance…



Six great tips for creating freakishly awesome UV photography

Jul 5, 2016 John Aldred

A few weeks ago, the folks from the Cooperative of Photography brought us an excellent video on taking our photography to the next level. One of…



Take the golden ratio with you everywhere you go using this wallet sized view finder

Jul 4, 2016 John Aldred

The golden ratio isn’t really something I think about much, or at all, when composing a photograph.  But if it’s something you’ve wanted to start applying…



Making and framing a fine art print; What photography is all about

Jul 1, 2016 John Aldred

I love digital analogue hybrid processes in photography, I find them absolutely fascinating, and this video from photographer Nick Carver helps to show why. There is,…