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Giving credit where credit is due. Why is it so important to credit the artist?
Vlada Haggerty
I work in the beauty industry and mainly use Instagram to promote my work, so I run into this problem a lot. This blog post...
A hipster’s guide to EOS film cameras
Jolyon Ralph
Are you the sort of person who thinks that digital photography is as unexciting as shaving? Then read on…
How I photographed these star trails at the Nabatean ruins of Shivta
Ron Kishinevsky
I’ve always been inspired by the night sky. But I always thought that it would be difficult to shoot. And I guess it was not...
Power Trick: shadows for composites and digital manipulation
Aad Sommeling
Shadows are often the hardest part when creating composites. In my workshop I often get the question can’t we just take a copy of the...
Glow worms turn New Zealand cave into starry night and I spent past year photographing it
Shaun Jeffers
Something quite special dwells beneath the surface of New Zealand and these images prove that the country is just as beautiful below ground as it...
Blending star trails with light-painting portraits
Eric Pare
Here’s a cool trick that my friend Amr Tahtawi showed me a while ago and that I keep using for my light-painting pictures. As usual, I do...
Exploring this big wild world with my little cars
Kim Leuenberger
7 years ago, I received a little replica of an iconic Volkswagen minivan from my parents and it was love at first sight for the...
Follow up to Eyes of the Afghan Girl – A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal”
Kshitij Nagar
While a follow up was already planned, after publishing the previous post and the subsequent, staggering response generated in support, appreciation, comments, critique and criticism I...
Dancing Decay – a complete step by step composing breakdown
Cassigrafie
Believe it or not, the photo above is not real, It was composed from several elements, so there was never a dancer that I shot...
Eyes of the Afghan Girl – A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal”
Kshitij Nagar
I will begin by saying that my intention is not to attack Steve McCurry or defame him in any manner. It is only an attempt...