portrait photography

    How focal length AND subject distance affect your headshots
    Feb 7, 2017 John Aldred

    We’ve all seen the animations showing “how focal length affects your subject“. Whenever one gets posted, the smart ones chime in with “It’s nothing to do…

    Taking selfies before it was cool: these may be the first selfies ever made
    Feb 7, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Selfies are a 21st-century thing, right? Well, they certainly got popular in the 2000s, but the first selfies were taken way back. Before it was…

    3 tips to find portrait locations in the most unlikely of places
    Feb 6, 2017 John Aldred

    For me, finding portrait locations is fairly easy. But most of my shoots are in rural locations and I am able to pick locations well in…

    This Indian “Photographer Prince” made his harem pose for photos over 150 years ago
    Feb 6, 2017 John Aldred

    As the Maharaja of Jaipur, Ram Singh II was famous for many things. It was during his reign that slavery, infanticide and other cruel customs…

    Do cameras really add weight to our appearance?
    Feb 1, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s a common saying that “the camera adds 10 pounds” (or 5, depending on how much you want to tell yourself). I’m sure most of…

    3 tools to help you get super sharp manual focus shots
    Feb 1, 2017 Jake Hicks

    Last week we covered three of the main tips to bear in mind when trying to get sharper manual focus images. Ambient lighting, contrasting elements…

    Tips on Getting Sharper Images with Manual Focus Lenses
    Jan 26, 2017 Jake Hicks

    Ever since Leica presented a camera at the 1976 Photokina with working automated focusing, autofocus technology has taken leaps and bounds in its advancement. Today’s…

    Photographing the President: an overview and interesting facts about all presidential photographers
    Jan 25, 2017 Allen Murabayashi

    The importance of presidential photography cannot be understated in today’s visual world. Although the bulk of photography since the inception of regular presidential photography in…

    Shooting outdoor flash portraits with a 50 year old M42 lens on a modern mirrorless body
    Jan 25, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of M42 and other older manual focus lenses. I’ve been using them for years with my DSLRs….

    Women’s Work – a project that breaks down professional gender stereotypes
    Jan 24, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Gender stereotypes exist in all fields of our society, and jobs are no exception. Even Google Image Search separates men and women in different job…