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Olympics photography workflow: Going through 2000 images to deliver 25 selections asap

Aug 4, 2021Jeff Cable

I was joking with someone yesterday about the craziness of the Olympics, and the pressures that we are all under during the Games. We were...

Renew or die – my $10,700 post production setup

Aug 4, 2021Felix Alejandro Hernández

The pandemic has changed the way we live and work. In recent months my workflow had to adapt to this new reality. Even the type...

Photographing the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic opening ceremony with the Canon EOS R3 (maybe)

Jul 25, 2021Jeff Cable

[A little while back, we caught our friend Jeff Cable’s post about him getting the Canon EOS R3. This is very exciting news for anyone who...

I analysed 50 top landscape photographers selling NFTs on foundation. Here’s what I learned

Jul 19, 2021Daren Cox

I analysed 50 Top Landscape Photographers with accounts on the NFT auction platform, Foundation, between the dates of the 5th to 9th July (2021), to...

Creating dappled light with a DIY reflector

Jul 13, 2021Nick Fancher

What if I told you that i only used one light to create this image. It’s true. I used one of my favorite lighting...

All you need to know about becoming a professional food and drink photographer

Jul 12, 2021Shannon Stewart

Instagram and influencers brought along a constant stream of sepia-toned morning lattes and high-contrast avocado toasts. But what does it mean to be a professional...

What exactly is fine art landscape photography and how do we make it?

Jul 11, 2021Dean McLeod

Have you ever thought about the term ‘fine art landscape photography‘ and wondered what it means? Do you feel that a photograph can be a form...

We are all more than just “content creators”

Jul 9, 2021Rob Swackhamer

There’s been a term I’ve been hearing more and more creatives in the spaces we run in use to describe themselves: “content creator”. Even from...

How I made my own 4 x 5 slide projector on a budget

Jul 6, 2021Cheng Qwee Low

I have been shooting 4 x 5 color transparencies or commonly known as color slide film for many years but the best that I could...

Ring light: You’re using it wrong

Jul 1, 2021Allen Murabayashi

At some point during the history of the influencer, the ring light became an accessory de rigueur, fueled by the availability of cheap Chinese-made devices. The...