location photography
Should photographers and travelers share or secrete beautiful locations?
Apr 17, 2018
Jake Traynor
I can almost guarantee that, in terms of modern-day travel, there’s no such thing as secret location anymore. And unless you’re willing to travel hundreds…
Look after yourself as well as your gear
Mar 22, 2018
Lee Herbet
I don’t know about you, but I’m super paranoid about my gear when I travel, which is pretty often these days. I am a big…
Why location scouting will help take your landscape photography to the next level
Dec 27, 2017
John Aldred
There’s generally two approaches to landscape photography. The first is to just turn up and just photograph what you see as you notice it. It’s…
How this portrait was made from concept to completion
Nov 22, 2017
John Aldred
It’s not often that a behind the scenes or tutorial video goes over the entire process of an image’s creation. Usually, they cover only a…
8 location scouting tips from a pro location manager
Nov 22, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
No matter if you’re shooting photos or videos out of the studio, location scouting is one of the essential steps. Ted Sim from Aputure meets…
Ugly places, pretty photos: a photoshoot at Lowe’s
Nov 22, 2017
Jenna Martin
A few weeks ago, a model friend of mine, Rachelle Kathleen, and I were planning to meet for a fun little photo shoot. Instead of searching…
Edit and backup on the go without a laptop or a hard-drive – The Gnarbox
Nov 12, 2017
Udi Tirosh
The Gnarbox (pronounces narbox) comes with an impressive promise. It will provide editing, backup, and preview for your videos (and stills) with no laptop while you…
I bought a $200 camera and lens so people would stop giving credit to the camera for my photos
Oct 2, 2017
Phillip Haumesser
When I began posting my photos online, I started getting comments like ‘wow, you must have a great camera’ or ‘anybody can take photos like…
Make the most of bad light weather by finding new awesome locations
Sep 29, 2017
John Aldred
For many of us in the northern hemisphere, we’re getting to that time of year when the weather isn’t so great. Sure, autumn (or “fall”,…
See the pros and cons of using natural light and off camera flash outdoors
Sep 16, 2017
John Aldred
Before the proliferation of speedlights and portable strobes over the last few years, people always asked me why I’d take flash out in the daytime….