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The importance of social skills in street photography
Eric Kim
I teach a lot of street photography workshops for a living. I’m always wondering, “How can I best empower my students, help them build their...
First look at the Lensbaby Twist 60
Jake Hicks
I was super excited to hear a few weeks back that Lensbaby had a new lens in the works and even more excited when I...
In Favor of “P” (Program mode) in Photography
Eric Kim
Many of us started photography quite innocently— with small compact point-and-shoots, a smartphone, or a disposable film camera. The main advantage was that we didn’t...
How I created wings from light
Robert Cornelius
Okay let’s just start right off by saying this image is not just my baby. Anyone who has ever heard of the light painting extraordinaire...
What you need to know about realistic photo compositing and image manipulation – a primer
Aad Sommeling
Creating realistic photo composites or photo manipulation isn’t as hard as it looks. The steps you have to take to create a good composite are...
Top 5 light painting tools that you can make yourself
Jennifer Dowd
I know you are here for the how to beef, but first let me share the story of how I got into light painting. For...
How To Make a DIY UV filter for 2 cents that actually works
Yonathan Russak
It just so turned out that I am surrounded with really talented body paint artists. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I...
I photograph people making love in public places
Mikaël Theimer
A few weeks ago I posted a series of photographs of couples ‘making love’ in public places and got a very positive response. So I...
Shooting the moon with a Raspberry PI, a cheap lens and no DSLR
James Mitchell
Shooting the moon has been a little obsession of mine for a very long time, in fact ever since I started photography. I guess it...