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How I light painted and photographed a flock of seagulls at night with minimal equipment
Torsten Frerichs
I have been light painting for a couple of years now. It is something I enjoy immensely. For me, it is a great pairing between...
The best camera (and how I found it)
Felix L. Esser
You’ve probably all heard the saying, “The best camera is the one you have with you.” And while that holds some truth there are good...
18 Ways to Stand Out in the Crowded Field of Professional Photography
Don Giannatti
There are more photographers than ever before. And while I don’t believe that’s necessarily bad, it does create a lot of marketing “noise.” Our mission...
How to make your digital photos look like film
Simon Dewey
I don’t enjoy my Zenit camera (it keeps chewing up film) but the lens that comes with it (the Helios 44/2) is legendary for it’s...
Beware of this photography scam (and learn how to spot it)
JT Armstrong
Unfortunately, if you use the internet for work, you probably already know that new scams and scammers pop up every day. Recently, I’ve seen the...
The importance of retouchers in post-production of photos
Andrew Souders & Sankha Wanigasekara
Retouchers are commonly found behind the metaphorical curtain of the photography process. They operate as the hidden muscle behind a large quantity of the high-end...
How being open-minded makes you more creative
Marc and Brenda Bergreen
As I spend time researching and developing my creativity, one of the problems I encounter is that if we want to be creative, we need...
Amateur astrophotographers shoot the oldest known nebula in the universe
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Back in 2017, my wife and I went out to the desert to take a picture of a small open cluster known as Messier 37....
Clay Cook’s trippy portraits are the perfect combination of AI and real photography
Liz Wolf
When conceptualizing an abstract set design for a photoshoot, a photographer might come up with several backdrops and light techniques that they’ll cycle through over...
A comprehensive guide to photo contests and grants
Sonia Klug
Winning an award in international photo contests is the dream of many photographers and often the pinnacle of their careers. Beyond that, there is no...