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Portraits of Honor: photographing the last of the WWII veterans
Jeffrey Rease
This is a year for monumental anniversaries of events in American history—particularly the WWII 75th anniversaries of the D-Day invasion, Operation Market Garden, and the...
How I shot the St. Louis Gateway Arch with a drone after months of planning and paperwork
Justin Barr
I was hired for this project in November of 2018 by Dovetail to capture the St. Louis Gateway Arch with a drone. We started the...
Flash duration – how to avoid blurred flash Images
Jake Hicks
‘Flash duration’ isn’t a very glamorous topic, but it’s certainly something that every single photographer that uses flash should be aware of. When we first...
How I made alternative film developers from peppermint and green tea extract
Daniel Keating
By now most everyone dabbling in analog photography has seen articles on the use of “Caffenol”, “Beerinol”, “Redwineol” where people have developed film in mixtures...
How the Sony a6000 helped me fall back in love with photography
Clare Harding
I set up my business as a photographer because, you’ve guessed it, I love photography. I generally like to make things look beautiful in all...
We tore down the Panasonic Lumix S1R to see what makes it tick
Patrick Nadolski
We really didn’t know what to expect going into this. Panasonic hasn’t even made an APS-C body before, nevermind a full-frame flagship mirrorless camera. Though,...
How to convert almost any standard zoom 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...
How to optimise your night time street photography
Lukasz Palka
Ah, the night. What a wonderful time to go out and do some street photography! As a photographer who got his start in the streets...
How to shoot infrared photography with a smartphone
Vlad Moldovean
I will start with a warning: Digital Infrared Photography it’s not easy & this will get technical fast. Backstory It all started when I saw...
This photo wasn’t staged: wedding photojournalism or photojournalism?
Paul Rogers
Wedding Photojournalism or Photojournalism? What’s The Difference? This is an unposed, naturally caught moment at Rachael and Carl’s wedding at The Vineyard in Stockcross, Berkshire. It’s...