Inspiration

    Take a peek behind the scenes of magical “Frozen” photo shoot for Vanity Fair

    Dec 29, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Even if you’re too old for cartoons (as if you can ever be), I’m sure you know about Frozen. In February 2018, this Oscar-winning story…

    3D print your photography to make backlit lithophanes

    Dec 29, 2017 John Aldred

    I have my first 3D printer arriving next month. Ok, technically it’s a robot with a 3D printing head, but this is something I’m absolutely…

    True love is this husband’s reluctant devotion to his wife’s Instagram account

    Dec 28, 2017 John Aldred

    We all want to do something a little crazy for our social media at some point. Or, we at least contemplate it, even if we…

    Is there really bad light: how to take awesome travel photos in all lighting conditions

    Dec 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Natural light is a valuable “tool” of every travel and documentary photographer. Most of us don’t really like shooting in the harsh midday sun, but…

    Why location scouting will help take your landscape photography to the next level

    Dec 27, 2017 John Aldred

    There’s generally two approaches to landscape photography. The first is to just turn up and just photograph what you see as you notice it. It’s…

    52 Week Photography Challenge for 2018

    Dec 27, 2017 Dale Foshe

    The first two Dogwood Photography 52 Week Challenges were an amazing success, with tens of thousands of photographers participating from around the world. We enter…

    Do NASA astronauts shoot raw? The challenges of photography in space

    Dec 27, 2017 John Aldred

    There’s not much doubt that NASA produces some of the most amazing and unique photography the world gets to see. We often see behind the…

    How to record slow-motion sound for a tomato exploding at 60,000fps

    Dec 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Have you ever wondered how ultra slow motion videos get their sound recorded? They don’t just record the real sound and slow it down along…

    Start culling your photos for a more effective portfolio

    Dec 26, 2017 John Aldred

    One of the most common things I see today, especially from newer photographers is posting far too many images from a session online. We’ve all…

    New Year’s resolutions of a photographer

    Dec 26, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    As we’re recapping on 2017, we can see what we’ve done right, how much we’ve learned, and also take a look at our mistakes. All…