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I photographed Times Square New Year’s Eve from a helicopter
Austin Paz
You see the crowd cheering, but you don’t hear a single word. You’re not punched in the chest by every firework explosion that goes off...
Impatient Patience…Keeping The Momentum While Learning the Ropes
Don Giannatti
You know how you think about things around the edges, trying to formulate the thoughts into some kind of pattern that makes sense and can...
I created this low-budget set with DIY props for less than $75
Juhamatti Vahdersalo
I love DIY props and big scenes in photography that are well designed. Not many of us photographers have the place or money to create...
Goodbye Instagram, hello Ello
Samuel Zeller
Do you remember Ello? In the fall of 2014 headlines praised it as “the Facebook Killer”, apparently it was created as an ad-free alternative to existing...
Field Test: The Hold Fast MoneyMaker is now available in vegan-friendly flavour
Luke Holroyd
Introducing…Camera Swagg! (Named after the designers’ name Swaggart). This is the legendary MoneyMaker in a non-leather material. You asked for it and HoldFast has delivered! You...
Push-developing Kodak ISO400 film to ISO6400 at home
Vincent Moschetti
Today I’m developing a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 shot at 6400 ISO. I’ve been wanting to try this little experience for a while now....
Dear photographers, educate yourself before you start charging
Missy Mwac
(Warning…long post ahead.) I have a question. Actually, I have a lot of questions. These are questions that have been simmering on a low heat...
Use your personality to stand out amongst the sea of photographers
Dan Ginn
Today, more than ever, everyone is a photographer. From your pocket phone to your full frames, cameras are so accessible and everyone is using them....
To photographers: We are better than that
Jim Colton
It was a classic NCAA Championship game. Perennial powerhouse Alabama comes back to tie the game in regulation and then win it in overtime. The...
Photographers! Do NOT Fake it till You Make It!
Missy Mwac
I see the posts. You see them, too. A session gone wrong because a photographer didn’t know want to do. And they didn’t know what...