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Why the new 3D effect on Facebook is hurting your images
John Flury
About three days ago, we started seeing a new gimmick on Facebook, images that appear to “move in 3D” when you scroll through them or...
Colour in Cinema: Daredevil
Jake Hicks
I’m not a fan of western superhero franchises. Yes I fully appreciate that I’m in the minority here and it’s certainly not my intention to...
Five tips for creating cyberpunk artwork
Robert Cornelius
For all those who are reading the title of this article and thinking to themselves, “What the crap is Cyberpunk?” … Well, according to the...
Are you sharpening your images enough?
Jake Hicks
I’ll own up to this and say that I’m guilty of being stuck in my ways. But age is no excuse for not being as...
Model release in travel photography
Etienne Bossot
While most commercial photographers know about copyright laws and the use of a model for their images, it seems the answer isn’t so clear when...
Shooting with a 50 year old, $100 lens on a $6K camera
Neil Ta
So I made a big purchasing decision a few months ago by investing in the new Fujifilm GFX 50R camera. It is a larger-than-full frame, ‘medium format’ sensor...
Here’s a detailed guide to prepare you for your actor headshots
Roberto Vivancos
Your actor headshots, combined with your actor showreel, are the foundations of your actor profile. They are without shadow of a doubt a key marketing...
Use coloured LED lights instead of gels to add vibrant colour to your shots
Jake Hicks
This is the last part of a three part mini-series of articles on LED lights for photographers. Part 1 looked at the pros and cons...
How I did this pink & red studio shoot: a step-by-step breakdown from planning to post-processing
Chris Ord
Shooting for yourself is something I talk about a lot, I talk about it a lot but I have struggled to do over the last...
Lights, shadow and highlight – How I lit this dramatic portrait
Barry Mountford
Creating a dramatic portrait, moody ,emotional, edgy, dark, the subject/model, scene and clothing help portray all of those but one ingredient that remains constant to...