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Here’s how I made my own custom DIY battery charging station
Tom Barnes
I was, as I’m sure a lot of you are, utterly sick of endless chargers and cables. A mess of wires that always seem to...
3 ways the Fuji X100 changed the camera industry forever
Michael Comeau
The Fujifilm X100 was the single most impactful camera of the 2010’s. I’ve seen folks say the same about the Sony A7/A7R, Samsung Galaxy NX1,...
No assistant? No problem — a guide to mobile light diffusion
Dan St Louis
Hi — My name is Dan St. Louis, and I’m the Owner and Head Photographer at HeadShots Inc, a San Francisco-based photography service focused exclusively...
How to use light, shadows and highlights for dramatic portrait lighting – Part 2
Barry Mountford
Hey guys! In episode 2 from my Light, Shadow, and Hi-light series, I will take you behind the scenes of the image below. I will...
Personal projects are the ultimate secret to developing your street photography
Simon Ellingworth
Shooting Street Photography without a project is like food shopping when you’re hungry. You might get a few nice treats, but ultimately you get back...
Why did it take me so long to start shooting Kodak Tri-X?
Simon King
I started my journey in film photography in late 2016, and have since been working my way through the various film stocks I can get...
The curse of “Comparisonitis” – 7 tips to make you less miserable
Ellie Cotton
“Comparisonitis” is the phenomenon of comparing yourself negatively to others; feeling that your life, love, work, holidays, house, or just the tidyness of your undersink...
Seven tips to help you shoot the perfect beach silhouettes
Gemma Griffiths
Silhouette images can really pack a punch! They can be very striking and have the ‘wow’ factor. But how do you take them? Follow the...
How I restored this beat up old Pelican case to its former glory
Athol Hill
In a previous blog post, I mentioned I was embarking on a Pelican 1550 repair project. I was looking to buy one, but someone offered...
How to use a gym bag full of old mobile backdrops to turn any office into a proper studio for corporate headshots
Dan St Louis
Corporate headshots—they pay so well, and yet for many photographers, they represent the lowest form of photography. The work is repetitive, and yet involves some...