Inspiration

    How I shot this 4X5 large format portrait of Assassin’s Creed’s Altaïr in Akko
    Jun 2, 2016 Tom Saimon

    Bringing something to life is always exciting for me. One of my friends was playing Assassin’s Creed and I caught a few seconds of the game….

    This mother created adorable photos of her son and their rescue dog
    Jun 2, 2016 John Aldred

    Photographing your children as they grow and blossom into the young adults they will become is common to almost all parents.  Some parents, however, like…

    Quiz – can you match the lens to the flare it creates?
    Jun 1, 2016 Stefan Kohler

    Do you like lens flares? And I don’t mean those CGI flares. No sirs! We are talking about real lens flares made with real vintage…

    All hail the video portrait
    May 31, 2016 Allen Murabayashi

    In an April 2016 interview, Mark Zuckerberg told Buzzfeed News, “I wouldn’t be surprised if you fast-forward five years and most of the content that…

    Confessions of a newbie – Business advice I wish I’d known
    May 31, 2016 Jenna Martin

    I have to admit, when I first started my photography business I didn’t think it was going to be that difficult. I thought I’d get…

    How I brought Fate Zero Saber to life with a spray bottle
    May 30, 2016 Mezame Shashin-ka

    Sometimes bringing a toy to life is just a matter of setting it in the right environment. For me this was the case when shooting…

    How to shoot wildlife at night using flash
    May 30, 2016 John Aldred

    I only recently came across the YouTube channel of Australian wildlife photographer, Derek Hilton, but it’s one I quickly became fascinated with.  It’s probably the…

    A disturbing trend in photography
    May 30, 2016 Neal Rantoul

    I’m old. Believe me, I know it. I’ll be 70 in a few months. That fact may make it hard for you to take me…

    Use a prism, gels, and camera movement for more dramatic portraits with flash
    May 30, 2016 John Aldred

    Getting your flash away from the camera is the obvious way to start moving from snapshots towards portraits, and there are many techniques to add drama…

    A surreal look at lightning captured at 7,000 frames per second
    May 27, 2016 John Aldred

    Lightning is one of those that subjects many of us have tried to photograph at some point or another if we live in an area…