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Why You Should Try Soaking 35mm Film in Ramen Soup
Polina Washington
Submerging your film in liquid might not seem like a good idea, but when done properly it’s a photography technique that can garnish unexpectedly beautiful...
I held a professional head-shot photo booth for dogs at a local Pet Fest, the results are hilarious
Jason Checkla
After the fantastic experience I had hosting my first Dog Photo Booth at Glens Falls Pet Fest in City Park, Glens Falls last year, I...
When the model fires the camera – Mixing lightning with light painting
Eric Pare
I did a 30 seconds edit of that picture at the airport in Albuquerque and posted it right away on instagram. And it went bananas....
Comparing four different development techniques for black and white film
Vincent Moschetti
Since I’ve started to develop Black & White film myself, I haven’t been experiencing much with developers and techniques but that’s changing today! We are...
How a student created his own 3D printed medium format panoramic camera
George Fisher-Wilson
Paul Kohlhaussen, a student from Richmond in London has created a fully functioning 3D printed camera. Paul took the best features from an array of...
How I managed to get my stolen camera back
MrExsclusive
A few weeks ago, my camera was stolen out of my studio locker at school. I am an architecture student in college, so I keep...
How and why to register your photo equipment when you leave the US – part 2
Diego Waisman
A few months back, I wrote a post about how to register photography & video equipment before USA departure. This post attempted to answer most...
How to shoot and edit those crazy Inception style drone photos
Matthew Maas
If you have been following anything drone related lately chances are you have seen one of the mind bending images like above that are very...
Don’t Let AI Ruin Your Photography
Allen Murabayashi
This week, Google’s AlphaGo program beat the world’s best Go player, Ke Jie, in 2 straight games in a best of 5 series. Go is considered...
The story of the film: A beginner’s guide to black and white film development
David Travis
I love the immediacy of digital photography. In fact, I’m puzzled how anyone managed to gain expertise in the days of film: it takes hours,...