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Your Opinion of Steve McCurry Doesn’t Matter
Allen Murabayashi
On April 3, The New York Times Magazine photography critic Teju Cole penned a piece largely dismissing the work of renown photographer Steve McCurry. The piece...
The awful truth about some photography workshops
Brian Mullins
When taking a photography workshop, it’s important to perform some due diligence to ensure you’re investing your money wisely. Whether you’re a brand new or...
Gaining Confidence as a Portrait Photographer: Before The Shoot
David Justice
A lot of new photographers getting into portraiture ask the question, what are some tips for taking portraits? And the answers are always the same;...
Photographers Have Become Like Pigeons
Missy Mwac
An historic building in South Florida burned to the ground recently because in the dark of night, a trio of photographers set it ablaze while...
iPhone is the new Film
Martin Moore
The best thing anyone ever said about one of my photographs was “That looks like shit.” — “ That (meaning my photograph) looks like shit.” I think...
How to create “The Ring of Fire” effect in-camera
Sam Hurd
In late 2014 I was given a few pieces of piping. What you might call trash, but I call the ring of fire. It ended up being...
Can photographers restore their devastated business?
Danielle Jackson
In January, the photographer Zoe Strauss made a bracing plea on her Facebook page. The artist, whose work had been recognized by the Whitney Biennial...
Studio portraits: What modifier for what light?
Felix Barjou
Santa Claus has you spoiled this year by offering you the studio of your dreams? A kit of flashes, a backdrop support and even more rolls...
One Full Project with Just One Lens
Alexy Frangieh
Making a “good” or “nice” photo is so easy nowadays but how to be consistent when making series of photographs? Is it hard to do...
I Built This Miniature Photography Studio From The 1900s In Honor Of Old Photographers
Ali Alamedy
I spent 9 months working on the studio using hundreds meters of wood and lots of other materials like plastic, copper, paper etc. I built...