Inspiration
Photographing Kenya’s rich and powerful glamorous grannies
Mar 16, 2016
John Aldred
This is the story of Kenya’s League Of Extravagant Grannies, who were once corporate and government leaders in the 1970s. They now live the retired high life…
This crow and dove series was shot with dry ice and focus stacking
Mar 15, 2016
Udi Tirosh
We are big fans of Felix Alejandro Hernández Rodríguez and the way he uses creative ways to shoot scenes in camera. After shooting a world war…
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…