Inspiration
Lessons from losing a week of photos to memory card failure
Summary: One of the photographer’s greatest fears is to lose a significant chunk of images from a big trip or event. In this long-form article,…
MAC Cosmetics shares photos with unedited female facial hair and Instagram (mostly) loves it
We’ve seen a few advertising campaigns that went Photoshop-free (or at least liquify-free). The latest company to jump on the minimal-retouching bandwagon is MAC Cosmetics,…
Dear wedding vendors: photographers don’t owe you images
On episode 65 of The Secret Life of Weddings Podcast (listen on iTunes, Spotify) we chat about a major hot topic amongst wedding photographers these…
How to overcome your fear of failure and become a successful photography business
Being a full-time professional photographer requires plenty of different skills and a lot of your time and devotion. A fear of failure and “playing it…
Photographers, don’t let your job destroy your marriage
Being passionate about photography and doing it for a living has plenty of great sides. But, there are some downsides as well, and they can…
Here are four awesome portrait locations you can find in any neighborhood
Any city or town can be a source of fantastic backdrops if you just know where to look. In this short, fun and informative video,…
Here is the first video from the surface of an asteroid
Japan’s space agency (JAXA) recently successfully landed its MINERVA-II rovers on the surface of an asteroid. After sending the first photos back to Earth, now…
Automating image capture for 3D scanning through photogrammetry
3D data creation is part of a growing trend in the use of computational imaging techniques within cultural heritage digitization shops. In particular, operational adoption…
Photographers, don’t let one rejection steal your dream
If you are currently knocking some doors, searching for opportunities and chasing your dreams as a photographer, you know that it can get tough. You…
How I layered elements to create a magic light
For those of you who don’t know who Joel Robison is, kindly crawl out from under your rock and check out his work. (Is there internet under…






































