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How to easily use gels to create virtually any color background
Jeff Carpenter
Here is a great tool to add to your lighting toolbox, controlling lights with gels. It’s not about making the light hard or soft, it’s...
How our attachment to past makes us overlook new trends and talent in photography
Lars Mensel
There’s a very succinct analogy by Marshall McLuhan, summing up our society’s focus on the past: “We look at the present through a rear-view mirror....
Considering a Godox? Here is what you need to know about power
Robert Hall
In 2016 I adopted the Godox X series, specifically the Godox AD600 and the V860II speedlights. Later I added the AD360II as a portable option....
Who Shot It Better? Donald Trump: Christopher Anderson or Nadav Kander
Allen Murabayashi
Donald Trump presents an interesting case for portrait photography and its use on magazine covers. Prior to his presidential run, he was known as an...
Costly landscape photography mistakes and how to avoid them
Kevin D. Jordan
Regardless of how seasoned we may be as photographers, there will always be mistakes that sneak their way into our workflow. For landscape photographers in...
How I photographed the incredibly talented trumpeter Spencer Ludwig
Chip Kalback
Recently I had the opportunity to photograph an incredibly talented trumpeter by the name of Spencer Ludwig. You’ve definitely heard his song ’Diggy’ in all...
How I develop black & white film with Rodinal
Vincent Moschetti
There are as many techniques to develop black & white film than there are photographers. Today I’m going to show how I develop most of...
Why Sharpness is Overrated
Eric Kim
“Sharpness is a bourgeois (rich person) concept.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson 1. Softer lenses often have more soul I remember when I started digital photography; the...
The best autofocus most photographers never use
Marius Vieth
Photography is so complex that there are a million approaches behind it. However, there is one thing that almost every photographer can agree on:...
The ethics of Photojournalism
Sebastian Jacobitz
From time to time when I read about Street Photography, or during discussions with other photographers I get to hear that Street Photographers exploit people on...