Inspiration

Portraits are as much about psychology as they are about equipment

Jul 4, 2016 John Aldred

As more and more of our clients are becoming familiar with being in front of the camera (Thanks, Facebook!), people today tend to present themselves…



How I shot a photo of Glenfiddich on fire

Jul 2, 2016 Rui Bandeira

Explore the idea of hanging products (like here and here), I decided to add a new element … fire. I had used fire in another image of a bottle  (here),…



Summer Longweekend Inspiration

Jul 2, 2016 JP Danko

Its the Canada Day and Independence Day long weekend in North America (ironically both celebrating an inverse Brexit) and the official kick-off for summer –…



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,…



Nobody cares about your photography

Jul 1, 2016 John Aldred

I like Ted Forbes, I really do, and I’ve been following his videos for about five years, but this is a difficult one for me…



The best camera for street photography

Jun 30, 2016 Martin U Waltz

What is the best camera for street photography? What do you recommend? That is the question I get asked most. In the last years I…



Being limited by my landlocked location, I bought 1,500 pounds of sand for a “beach” photo shoot, and got a single photo out of it

Jun 29, 2016 John Coates

I bought a stack of foreign Vogue magazines for inspiration, and inside of Vogue Italia I saw an amazing photo of Alessandra Ambrosio on a…



Photographer reimagines superheroes in 17th Century style portraits

Jun 28, 2016 John Aldred

Photographing superheroes has become quite popular lately.  Some use human subjects, while others use toy action figures, but this take on the superhero genre is…



These artists recreated lost and destroyed artwork using Photoshop and stock images

Jun 28, 2016 John Aldred

Whether the work we create is digital, or a little more tangible, it’s an inevitable consequence that some of it will be lost or destroyed….



What I Learned photographing my own wedding

Jun 27, 2016 Eric Kim

Dear friends, family, and loved ones: on June 11, 2016 I just married the love of my life, Cindy. It was (one of) my favorite…