SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches cargo and science to the ISS, and the first stage of the rocket comes back and lands at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in July of 2016. Photo by John Kraus
Growing up in Satellite Beach, Florida, John Kraus has been watching launches for as long as he can remember. He's now a photojournalist... more
Basketball was invented in 1890 in America. By 1900, it was already in the Philippines where the locals had embraced the sport with open arms. Over a century later, one photographer is on a quest to capture just how important this sport is to the Filipino people.
Based in Cebu, Philippines, documentary photographer and videographer... more
It’s been called the first underwater photograph and the first underwater self-portrait, but it doesn’t seem to be either of those things. No, but this photo by diver and photography pioneer Louis Marie Auguste Boutan, taken in 1899, does seem to be the world’s first underwater portrait.
Accurate details about this photograph are difficult to pin down. Here’s what we know for sure: it is not a self-portrait. It is a portrait of... more
Ah, a visit to Venice beach during sunset, what a great feeling! Coming from out of town, it’s a pretty nice place to be. Perhaps I got so wrapped up in it the moment that I had no idea what would happen next.
You see, my friend (and world-renowned photographer)... more
First Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 images
Splitting the catch. Audun Rikardsen / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A 40 minute, 104F wait for a hornbill to toss a termite. Hours in cold water waiting for a crowd of giant cuttlefish to strike the right pose. If theres a lesson to be learned from this years Wildlife... more
While we all sit here drumming our fingers on the counter like Cookie Monster in an Apple ad, waiting for GoPro to release the Hero 5 already, Garmin just released a new action... more
A new Polaroid-branded LED photo studio color box light has been introduced: a 907g / 2lb lightweight offering with an attachable handgrip, remote control and quiet operation easy-press buttons. Information including the color temperature, brightness and mode, as well as battery life, are displayed on an integrated LCD.
The new color box light is designed to be highly portable with support for both handheld and tripod usage; it can also be connected to other photo boxes for... more
The Beauty Dish is revered by many photographers for having a soft, but contrasty quality of light. The classic design puts the flash tube behind an opaque or translucent tube cover, which helps eliminate a central hot spot. Like umbrellas, beauty dishes are available with white or silver interiors and can be fitted with a sock or grid to control quality and spread of light even more.
But the one universal truth about beauty dishes is that they are a pain to... more
If you love those photographers who will “do anything for the shot,” then you’re really going to enjoy Japanese photographer snowfairy88. When he needs to make a splash with... more
Popping a gel in front of your rim light is a quick, easy way to change the feel of your portraits.
As JP Morgan of The Slanted Lens shows you in this quick tutorial, there are a few things to consider when using gels to augment the look and feel of a portraitfrom your background, to the clothes your subject is wearing, to whether or not you’re using a smoke machine.
