I kept this post as a draft for months, unsure if I should publish it since it discusses things and events that aren’t very easy to share. I hope it can inspire and help at least one person from my personal life experience.
People often ask me why I shoot and when it all started. For a very long time I found this to be one of the toughest questions to answer.
With photography as a creative outlet its pretty difficult (or near impossible) to narrow... more
In Thailand, there’s a wedding photography business that’s attracting quite a bit of attention. It’s called , which literally translates to “Small Person.... more
In the span of just a few short years, Seattle-based photographer Nate Gowdy went from shooting weddings, headshots, and commercial images to shooting striking photos of politicians campaigning to... more
In a recent interview with Marc Silber of Advancing Your Photography, Ansel Adams' son Michael gives a tour of his father's darkroom.
The basics are all there, but by and large, they were designed by Adams for the space he was in. Sure, the dodge-and-burn stick is literally a stick with some cardboard taped to it, but the enlarger and wall mount are both on a custom-built track, and can be moved independently toward or... more
“Master of Photography” is a new TV show that aims to do for photography what American Idol did for singing. Created by Sky Arts, it’s the first TV talent show in Europe... more
As a professional photographer Im always looking for ways to showcase my work and convey a feeling. Recently Ive been working hard on a photography showreel to highlight my portfolio. Id like to share with you some of the lessons I learned, and explain how you too can create a showreel of your own.
Why a photography showreel can be a great addition to your portfolio
Whats great about showing your photos in a video is that viewers will know how long watching the... more
Cameras are often pitted each other in the area of image quality, but long exposure sensor noise generally isn’t something that you can easily compare online. So photographer Brendan... more
Lighting and accessories manufacturer Phottix has launched a new light modifier for studio heads and hotshoe guns that can be used as a beauty dish as well as an octa softbox. The Spartan is collapsible, uses flexible rods for its assembly and comes in 20" and 28" sizes. The central metal diffuser of the beauty dish configuration can be removed and users just have to attach the front diffuser panel to switch it to a softbox. A set of clasps along the rod housings allow a second diffuser to... more
