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Photoshoot crew: What do wardrobe stylists do?

Dominique Kilkelly
If you photograph people, you will quickly realize how certain outfits can drastically alter the entire look and feel of the project. However, you may...

Instagram Hates Photos: Where to Share Your Work Now

Anna Bitanga
Now that Instagram has transformed into a short-form video platform geared towards creators and influencers looking to go viral, where do we hobbyists and enthusiasts...

How to shoot portraits in natural light and enhance them with LED lights

Jake Hicks
The vast majority of us learn photography with the aid of natural light. Whether we started years ago with our parent’s film camera, or whether...

Hate Instagram? Here are nine way better places to share photos

Jefferson Graham
Everybody hates Instagram. Well, not everybody, but it sure sounded like that this week. You certainly heard two Kardashian sisters, a Change.org petition and high-profile bloggers raising their...

Publishing a photo book part four: Self-publishing

Polly Gaillard
Finding a publisher to take on your project and print your book may take years, and proposal rejections can feel demoralizing. Suppose you’ve invested a...

NIkon Z9 disassembly and teardown

Alex Mirchuk
We’ve got some big news: The Nikon Z9 is here and ready to take on the Sony A1 and Canon R3 for the title of...

Publishing a photo book part three: Independent publishers

Polly Gaillard
There are three avenues for publishing a photobook — traditional publishers, independent publishers (also known as indie presses), and self-publishing. This article will take a deep dive into indie presses....

How to make two DIY foldable V-flats for $150

Jake Hicks
I’ve used poly-boards, bounce-boards, and even white sheets and white walls as lighting modifiers to soften the light in the past, but arguably the quickest...

Publishing a photo book part two: Traditional publishers

Polly Gaillard
Large traditional photobook publishers are highly selective in their choices of what photography books they publish. They must carefully consider the artist’s reputation and the project’s marketability...

Publishing a photo book part one: The basics

Polly Gaillard
The number of photobook publishing companies has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Before 1999, there were approximately 92 presses compared to over 480...