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How I shot the boy on the moon for the image “NO Fishing!”
Juhamatti Vahdersalo
It´s great to have an idea that gives you a good laugh. When I get these ideas I write them down and let them be...
How to make a simple and inexpensive DIY light painting brush
Darren Turner
I never really done much light painting before, always liked the idea of it but somehow have just never got round to it, or found...
4 Lighting Principles I wish I knew when I started Photography
Tara Lesher
When I first started photography, I struggled a lot with lighting. In the beginning, we are often told to shoot our subjects in open shade....
Why Photographers Don’t Get Modern Art
John Raymond Mireles
It’s understandable that the great unwashed masses of the larger population might not appreciate contemporary art. But you’d think that photographers, who are creatives in...
Are we entering photography’s “Golden Age”?
Don Giannatti
[This article is for commercial photographers and not intended for consumer shooters] Shoot, I don’t know. Seemed like a good headline made to interest someone...
30 lessons Leonardo da Vinci has taught me about photography, art, and life
Eric Kim
Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate ‘autodictat’ (someone who taught himself everything). He had no formal schooling, yet he didn’t let that get in his way....
How to use an old photography technique to create surreal digital images
Yuga Kurita
I re-invented a new photographing technique. The technique is new in the digital domain but, in fact, the phenomenon itself was known since the early...
About Uplifting Photojournalism
Enzo Dal Verme
The quality of news and information that we are constantly exposed to has a huge impact on the course of our civilization. They can affect...
Use it or lose it – Have you got the brain for street photography?
Knut Skjærven
It might sound like a provocation but it is not. You should notice the little difference. I am not asking if you have got the brains for street...
This photo has no red pixels and you’ll refuse to believe it
Pratik Naik
I initially refused to believe it when this photo came across my feed. My eyes aren’t broken! I can see they’re strawberries, and they’re definitely...