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Delta Air Lines caused $8,000 worth of damage to my camera gear, but they don’t care
Jake Mosher
I’m breaking tradition here, both in style and also in asking for help. Please, if you read this, share it. Link to it. Copy from...
How Photoshop is used to accommodate Middle East’s modesty laws
Pratik Naik
I admit, the first time I saw these images I though they were fake. Someone probably added their clothes on as a joke. But when...
A professional photographer’s review of the OnePlus 5’s camera
Alessandro Michelazzi
I was lucky enough to be contacted at the end of April by OnePlus to be part of the shooting campaign for the new OnePlus...
How to prepare for music festival season
Rui Bandeira
Now that the Festivals season is starting, I already have 3 confirmed festivals and 3 more to confirm, I thought it would be a good...
How to handle locals who ask you for money when you are doing travel photography
Etienne Bossot
The sun was on the horizon, a perfect orange ball. It was another beautiful sunset in Hoi An, Vietnam and we were out on a...
A review of the Olympus STF-8 twin macro flash system for Micro Four Thirds
Nicky Bay
Last year, Olympus Singapore loaned me a pre-launch unit of their new STF-8 Twin Macro Flash, together with their OMD-EM1 Mk1 and M.Zuiko Digital ED...
A wedding photographer’s guide to building a pricing structure
Luke Holroyd
Structuring your prices as a wedding photographer or any business in the creative industry can be a difficult task, especially if you’re self employed/running your...
Making a fractured dimensions photo
Kevin Landwer-Johan
Expressing the passing of time using photography as a medium has fascinated me ever since I became interested in using a camera to make art....
Don’t mind the gap – The ethics of retouching school photography
Angela Pickett
There is something amiss with the photo above. I’m not talking about the missing teeth on the left – that’s the right photo. The problem...
Instagram created a monster – A no nonsense guide to what’s really going on
Sara Melotti
I remember how excited I was when I first started posting on instagram. I finally had a platform to get my work seen, tell my...