Inspiration

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…



Nine tips for raising your portrait photography to ninja level

Dec 26, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

For me, portraiture is one of the most inspiring genres of photography. I also find it pretty difficult to master, there’s so much to learn…



Watch a mesmerizing timelapse of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch

Dec 25, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

Photographer Jesse Watson has been following the SpaceX launches for quite some time. Fascinated by the footage he has seen, he wanted to make a…



Photographer creates painterly masterpieces inspired by the old masters

Dec 23, 2017 Clinton lofthouse

I would probably need an infinite number of counting beads to count how many times a photographer says they are trying to capture the master…



Shooting underwater fashion, is just like shooting fashion, only 20 times harder

Dec 23, 2017 JP Danko

Next in our ongoing Photographer Spotlight series we have Rafal Makiela. Rafal is a Polish underwater fashion and commercial advertising photographer, currently based in Dubai….



When Photoshop goes way too far… (NSFW)

Dec 23, 2017 John Aldred

There are so many Photoshop horror stories out there from badly done HDR and selective colour to terribly “smoothed” skin in portraits. But none of…