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I designed my own 3D printed lens hoods because Nikon’s suck
Karl Zemlin
My dad was into photography. He was a professor at Illinois in Speech and Hearing Science and did a lot of research on cadavers. He...
Vaccinated: So that others may live
Blair Bunting
One week before what would be my only photoshoot of 2020, I received a phone call that broke me emotionally. My producer, friend and all-around...
Birefringence: How to photograph rainbow colors at home
Maximilian Simson
What does “Cross Polarization” mean? Cross polarization is a technique that allows us to virtually eliminate specular highlights from images by using polarized light, but...
What is cross polarization and how you can use it in your photography
Maximilian Simson
Cross polarization is a technique that uses two polarizing filters – one on the light source and on e on the camera lens – to...
How to create lighting gradients in your shots with coloured gels
Jake Hicks
Using coloured gels can be a little unforgiving, especially if you’re new to using strobes. But one of the biggest reasons using gels can be...
Why negative space is important in photography
Nicholas Goodden
Negative space in photography, design, sculpture or any other creative pursuit is equally as important as is positive space in overall composition. It’s all about...
Friends brought together by an automotive campaign
Blair Bunting
If there was a theme in automotive advertising photography for 2020, it would be minimalism. This not only applies to aesthetics, but also (and more...
Here is your perfect lighting setup for shooting high school graduate portraits
Mark Ratcliffe
Having been a school and graduation Photographer for 20 years, I have changed my lights several times, always looking at improving my workflow, quality and...
How to use symmetry to create strong impact in your photography
Nicholas Goodden
I’m currently writing a series of blog articles on photography composition. The two previous articles on composition covered are The Rule of Thirds in photography...
This calendar tells you the best days of 2021 for shooting the Milky Way
Dan Zafra
Planning is fundamental in many types of photography, and it plays a key role when you want to photograph the Milky Way. To the contrary...