Inspiration

Why does everyone look so stoic in old photographs?

Mar 15, 2016 Gannon Burgett

When looking back through old photos, have you ever wondered why subjects rarely smiled, even if the portrait was of an exciting event like a wedding?…



How to shoot portraits under pressure

Mar 15, 2016 Gannon Burgett

In the ideal world, you have an infinite amount of time during photoshoots to tweak the lighting and camera settings until everything is absolutely perfect….



How I shot portraits of syrian refugee children on The Impossible Project film

Mar 14, 2016 Cengiz Yar

In the spring of 2014, I started a long-term photography project focused on Syrian refugee children. I traveled through Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon and…



BTS look at the latest Vogue cover shoot, featuring a light painted portrait of Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones

Mar 14, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Light ninting and Vogue aren’t two words that you usually associate with one another. But for the May 2015 cover of British Vogue, photographer Paolo…



Television series ‘The Middle’ shows why making prints of your photographs is important

Mar 14, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Two years ago, we asked whether or not you keep printed photographs anymore. Surprisingly, a great deal of you did, with 64% of readers responding…



Is autofocus too easy for street photography?

Mar 13, 2016 Matthew Boggs

Today is the day. You are finally going to do it. You are finally going to be a real  street photographer. You’ve loaded up your…



This incredible hyper-lapse gives us a ‘Taste of Vienna’

Mar 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

I’ve come across hundreds, if not thousands, of hyper-lapses since the trend took off a few years ago. But non has captured my eyes (and…



Clever practical effects make for reality-bending photos from a magician’s smartphone

Mar 10, 2016 Gannon Burgett

In the words of Terry Pratchett, ‘It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.’ That’s good to know, because for a recent assignment…



Always Be Prepared

Mar 9, 2016 Eric Kim

You never know when a good photo opportunity will present itself to you. Always be prepared. I’m not sure if you know this— but I’m…



Joe McNally offers an insightful behind the scenes look at a garage photo shoot

Mar 8, 2016 John Aldred

Joe McNally is one of the photographers I first started stalking following when I decided to start shooting portraits, and his books, The Hot Shoe Diaries…