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10 tips for candid street photography
Eric Kim
I think in street photography, there are many different “sub-genres.” For example, you have the traditional candid street photography, you have “street portraits” (taking photos...
Open letter to GoPro – don’t lock us out of our cameras
Jeffrey George
[editor’s note: we got this letter from our reader Jeffrey George. It resonates true. If you look at the reviews on the apple store or the...
An Introduction to Infrared Photography
Rick Battle
The human eye is incapable of seeing infrared light, so Infrared photography is truly a way to show your audience something they can never see...
The perils of “creative documentary photography”
Allen Murabayashi
Eyebrows were raised in the photojournalism community yesterday when World Press Photo – an industry stalwart – announced the creation of a new contest that would...
A photo review of the One Plus 3 smartphone
Alessandro Michelazzi
The One Plus 3 smartphone amazed me in many way. Since the introduction of the first model, the One Plus One (that I’ve reviewed here),...
Travelling with a light footprint
Drew Hopper
“Take only photos, leave nothing but footprints.” We’ve probably all heard the saying, but what does it mean? Basically ‘take only photos, leave nothing but...
This is how I meter and expose landscapes for color film
Alex Burke
Looking back through my archives, I realized that I’ve covered topics like film selections and scanning film but to date I’ve skipped one really important part:...
This old Soviet camera cost £4 at a London flea market
Zorki Photo
The Zenit E is one of the Soviet Union’s most enduring photographic legacies. Designed in the mid-1960s, it was produced on an eye-watering scale. Millions...
Tips for photographers on Instagram – How small pictures can make a big difference in a mobile driven world
Samuel Zeller
Quite often other photographers tell me “I don’t have time for another social network and I don’t need Instagram”. Yet they spend hours posting on...
Why The Golden Ratio Is Better Than The Rule Of Thirds
Jon Sparkman
A long time ago I was a young art student, being told about the “Rule Of Thirds”. I was told it’s one of the most...