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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...
Lighting Design the Easy Way – Secrets of the Inverse-Square Law of Light
Johannes Dauner
In this blog post, I would like to share some insights with you regarding the connection of aperture and inverse-square law of light as well...
Using CTO & CTB Utility Gels for Creative Effect
Jake Hicks
As a lot of you may know, I like to use the occasional gel in my shots to add a bit of interest. Sometimes these...
All hail the video portrait
Allen Murabayashi
In an April 2016 interview, Mark Zuckerberg told Buzzfeed News, “I wouldn’t be surprised if you fast-forward five years and most of the content that...
Confessions of a newbie – Business advice I wish I’d known
Jenna Martin
I have to admit, when I first started my photography business I didn’t think it was going to be that difficult. I thought I’d get...
How I brought Fate Zero Saber to life with a spray bottle
Mezame Shashin-ka
Sometimes bringing a toy to life is just a matter of setting it in the right environment. For me this was the case when shooting...
A disturbing trend in photography
Neal Rantoul
I’m old. Believe me, I know it. I’ll be 70 in a few months. That fact may make it hard for you to take me...
Do clients buy our photography or our retouching?
Jake Hicks
Hi my name is Jake Hicks, as someone who does both the photography and the retouching for my shoots, (learn my flow here), I got...
My wedding photo went viral, and this is what I learned
Aaro Keipi
One morning last December, I woke up and noticed that a dream of mine came true: I had taken a picture that went viral. A picture I took...
TAINTED LOVE: why photographers fail
Donald Giannatti
Recently there has been a spate of very sad, and ultimately defeatist articles decrying the “death of photography”. We have no shortage of examples. Seriously....