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The Dark Room photo project mixes life-size models with 1:6 scale DIY props
Petri Damstén
I was listening to my favourite band Sentenced and their album “The Cold White Light”. While listening I started thinking “Should I make images from...
Don’t upgrade your camera unless it’s limiting you
Joey J.
In a photography forum, I’ve recently come across an interesting comment made by a participant. You should only upgrade your camera only if it’s limiting...
Who should own photos of slaves?
Allen Murabayashi
In 1976 while rummaging through an attic of Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in search of old museum publications, editorial assistant Lorna Condon...
How to easily convert your kit lens into a macro lens
Maximilian Simson
Are you looking for an affordable but also electronic macro lens? Or maybe you have an old kit lens, that’s just sitting around, collecting dust...
Focal length feud: 28mm vs 35mm for telling a story
David Babaian and Simon King
From April to August 2020, our small co-operative of photographers decided to apply our documentary photography skills to tell a story about what seemed to...
Fujifilm X-E4 and XF27mm f2.8R WR first look – Sleek and sensible
Jonas Dyhr Rask
Well well well. It sure looks like the X-E line isn’t dead afterall. One of the most pocketable APS-C Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras just got...
How to use flash if you don’t like photos to look flashy
Douglas Fry
If I lay my cards on the table, in my personal and professional work I prefer to avoid the use of flash in favour...
How to negotiate with clients and interpret mood boards
Jake Hicks
This article will cover a client case study on how I organised not only myself, but the client prior to the actual shoot day. Topics...
How to light your art for display like a pro
Dean McLeod
Once you’ve made the decision to invest in a beautiful artwork that you absolutely love, it is important to know that there is one last...
Rant: Stop asking dumb questions – that’s not what photography’s about
Tim Wallace
Being a photographer is not something that you do, it’s something that you are. I get emailed a lot by people about equipment, settings, photoshop...