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What it’s like to photograph football players
Blair Bunting
Photographing football campaigns in one of the most aggressive and intense types of commercial photography there is. While some photoshoots will have a sushi chef for craft services,...
Do aliens exist? Annick Donkers explores it in her photo project Un-Identified
Liz Wolf
Personal photography projects combine both reflection and exploration. Often photographers will find an area or subject they are connected to and use this medium to...
How to collaborate with brands to create your own filmmaking and photography project ideas
Isaac Alvarez
As a creative, more specifically as a Photographer/Film Maker, we tend to get gigs all over the city. From big Production to small, low-budget clients,...
Here’s how to nail that creative call with your future client
Craig Oppenheimer
As often as I consult with photographers when they need pricing and negotiation support, I work closely with agencies to oversee projects from initial photographer...
How to create a perfect, risk free light painting circle
Gavin Hoey
A few months ago, I gave a masterclass about how to create colorful portraits. One of the setups was a unique portrait with a model...
How fine art photography adds more value to your home
Dean McLeod
Investing in a quality fine art photography print with subject matter such as a landscape scene can be a valuable addition to your home. And to be...
I saved $250 by making my own DIY contrast filter holder for the Omega B66 enlarger
Chris Kuhn
Have you ever had a repeated inconvenience that finally makes you say to yourself “okay, I’m done with this garbage”? Well, that’s the exact feeling...
Everything you wanted to know about social documentary photography
Stephanie Avilés and Tara Todras-Whitehill
It takes tremendous skill to immortalize the iron-willed defiance of a protester, a mother’s tender touch, or the resilience on the face of a refugee....
5 Tips for Stunning Lens Flares
Chris Lin
A lens flare occurs when light reflects off the surface of a lens or other bright object and strikes the camera sensor. Lens flares typically...
How shooting abandoned churches in Italy prompt us to think about our future
Boys with Drones
For centuries, church buildings have been a mainstay feature of villages, towns, cities and rural areas throughout Europe. From luxurious and majestic cathedrals to quaint...