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Use polarized lighting techniques to capture cool color effects

Mar 14, 2017 Ted Kinsman

Polarized light is light that has waves oscillating all in the same direction. There are two basic ways to get polarized light, from reflection or…



5 thoughts and tips to consider with professional product photography

Mar 14, 2017 David Butler

As the digital marketplace grows, the demand for good content and eye-catching media increases with it. More and more brands and entrepreneurs are taking the…



Combine regular, fast, and slow motion footage for mind bending video effects

Mar 14, 2017 John Aldred

Fundamentally, for me, photography’s about playing with time. Either you’re freezing a moment of it, or you’re capturing a lot of it into a single image….



How to Spot a Highly Evolved Photographer

Mar 14, 2017 Haris Babic

Photographers are found in abundance. Exceptional ones, though are extremely rare. Even in the most respected organizations, few can captivate the viewer by evoking wonder,…



How to make camera obscura from two cardboard boxes

Mar 14, 2017 Tom Waitzman

Hello, my name is Tom Waitzman. I made a simple and cheap camera obscura using two cardboard boxes, and I’d like to share the build with…



Pilot captures amazing photos of storms from his cockpit

Mar 14, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

I sometimes think how awesome it must be for pilots if they love photography. And an Ecuador-based pilot and photographer Santiago Borja Lopez proves me…



This photographer created phoenix wings by light painting with real fire

Mar 13, 2017 John Aldred

Light painting is something many of us try at some point in our photographic journey. Some of us just make a brief visit into this…



Sample footage with weirdest lens ever: Laowa 24mm f/14 telescopic macro lens

Mar 13, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

After releasing the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens, Venus Optics have announced another pretty unusual lens. Their Laowa 24mm f/14 telescopic macro lens looks quite…



A beginner’s guide to working with models

Mar 13, 2017 James Harber

Running a shoot from start to finish can be pretty demanding; working with creative staff, managing your camera, adjusting settings, directing, and ensuring that everything…



Five shotgun microphones shoot it out in this side-by-side comparison

Mar 13, 2017 John Aldred

Once you graduate from on-camera mics such as the Rode VideoMic Pro the next step is usually a real shotgun mic. Shotgun mics are popular…