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I stayed so much at home, it got boring. I turned it into a studio
Jason Vaughan
I’m still shooting portraits and doing creative work on a very regular basis. I have experience in various genre, I ran a studio, I have...
What’s in a photograph? – Time machines and legacies
Mik Skinner
I don’t remember the first time I became aware of my family photo album, but from a very young age I always found looking at...
Five ways photographers can use social distancing as an opportunity for their business
Brian Lovelace
I want to start by saying that if you or your family and friends are impacted by the current events of COVID-19, I send my...
Photographers Code: why you should NEVER interfere with another photographer’s shoot
Michael Comeau
If you haven’t heard about this situation, then you might just lose your temper now. So a couple was having their wedding shoot with...
Context matters when viewing COVID-19 photos
Allen Murabayashi
Since mid-March, various policies have been implemented at the state and federal level in the U.S. to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and the...
Mental health help for photographers (and everyone else)
Caitlyn Edwards
As amusing as some COVID-19 memes and tweets have been (not to mention a welcome break from the endless news cycle), we want to be...
5 tips for photographers to help successfully work from home
Nathan Walker
If you are fortunate enough to be able to continue to work by making your home a place for work, this guide is for you....
Five ways to get people to smile naturally in photos
Michael Comeau
If you tell people to smile in your portraits, you have to stop it right now. That’s right — I’m giving you an order! Here’s...
This is how I create my top-down light painted portraits
Russell Klimas
I was originally inspired to do this because when I had down it with a drone I had a troll complain that the images weren’t...
How I built a large format 8×10 Afghan box camera
Antoine Loncle
So, I’ve posted my 8×10 camera on several photography groups and I’ve gotten a lot of interest. I figured I’d do a little write up...