Advertising
Burger King takes a twist on classic commercial food photography with this timelapse of a moldy whopper
Feb 27, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There are so many food photography tutorials teaching us how to make food look as good and as appetizing as possible. But Burger King…
Watch as this commercial shows you how not to act on set as a boom operator
Jan 6, 2020
John Aldred
It’s funny how commercials have a way of completely escaping your memory, and then seem to resurface again every few years. This is one of…
This 1972 Polaroid ad is as informative and nostalgic as it gets
Dec 2, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I love vintage ads. While they are often hilarious and cringeworthy, there are some gems that are actually quite informative. This Polaroid SX-70 ad falls…
How to get professional ink in water commercial photos with almost no budget
Oct 18, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In honor of Inktober, Isaac Alvarez of UNPLUG Production made his own ink-related project. But rather than making an ink drawing, he focused on commercial…
These hilariously bad vintage camera ads will make you cringe
Mar 27, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I don’t know about you, but I really love vintage ads. They remind me what life was like back in the day and inevitably spark…
These Olympus commercials from the 1980s show that attitudes towards gear never really change
Feb 21, 2019
John Aldred
Those of us in the UK who grew up in the 1980s will mostly remember George Cole as the lovable rogue Arthur Daley in the…
Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone’s “portrait mode”
Dec 3, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this year, Samsung was busted for using stock photos to show off capabilities of Galaxy A8’s camera. And now they did it again –…
Here are some nasty tricks photographers use to make food look more appetizing
Nov 30, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s an open secret that advertisers use some tricks to make food look more appetizing. But some of them can get really nasty! They make…
“Distracted Boyfriend” meme proclaimed sexist by Swedish advertising body
Sep 27, 2018
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, you must have seen the “Distracted Boyfriend” meme in some of its…
3 easy and inexpensive setups for shooting product videos
Jun 22, 2018
John Aldred
Product videos are a lot of fun to shoot. As is product photography. Coming up with different unique ways to show off a product is…