commercial photography
How to use flash if you don’t like photos to look flashy
If I lay my cards on the table, in my personal and professional work I prefer to avoid the use of flash in favour…
Is photography going cameraless? Shutterstock buys CG market Turbosquid for $75,000,000
It’s been said for years that CG is coming to take away jobs from photographers and in some respects, that may be true. We know…
Ruling: National Park Service can’t ask for commercial filming fees/permits
Filmmakers, rejoice: thanks to a court case from 2019, you may no longer need to get a permit and pay fees for commercial shoots in…
These are four things photographers should really stop caring about
If you care about your work and clients, it’s normal that you care about many things related to your job. Obsess about them, even. But…
Estée Lauder to do a $128,000 shoot onboard the International Space Station
Last year, NASA announced that it would open the International Space Station (ISS) for tourists. Estée Lauder decided to hop on board with one of…
What commercial photo set looks like in the COVID-19 era
Has COVID-19 impacted the look of advertising campaigns? Maybe – but probably not by as much as you might think. What is impacted, however,…
Here are the new proposed fees for commercial shoots on federal land
Commercial filmmakers, videographers, and photographers usually need to pay a fee if they want to shoot on every federal land. Right now, however, the fees…
Being a hand model takes a lot more dedication (and lotion) than you might think
As photographers or filmmakers, many of us have or will work with models at some point, perhaps even regularly. Typically, however, it’s about the whole…
These are six main differences between editorial and commercial photography
There are plenty of genres and types of photography and assignments. Commercial and editorial photography are terms that often confused, especially if you’re new to…
How to get professional ink in water commercial photos with almost no budget
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…



































