Stories are integral to human culture and storytelling is timeless. In photographic practice, visual storytelling is often called a ‘photo essay’ or ‘photo story’. It’s a way for a photographer to narrate a story with a series of photographs. What few people realise is there’s a difference between photography, and visual storytelling through photography.
If we consider storytelling as an art then, as Leo Tolstoy said, it... more
The exciting new Hasselblad X1D launched with two prime lensesa 45mm and 90mmand a third (30mm) in the works. But if you’re hoping the fourth XCD lens will be a zoom, you’re out of luck. Hassy says a practical zoom lens for a camera like the X1D is “almost impossible theoretically.”
It is quite extraordinary for Hasselblad to produce a mirrorless camera like the X1D for a number of reasons. Firstly is the obvious: it has predominantly produced cameras with very large mirrors since its first consumer camera in 1948 - the 1600F. Second, mirrorless cameras with touch screens and electronic view finders are very modern, and we may not all think of Hasselblad as a manufacturer of entirely up-to-date electronic products.
In the X1D we are looking at a medium-format... more
The Kamchatka Peninsula, located in the far eastern portion of Russia, is home to a passionate surfing community. You read that right Russian surf community. The peninsula boasts excellent conditions for surfing, and its towering volcanic peaks make for a... more
Bill Cunningham, the legendary fashion photographer who shot street-style portraits for the New York Times for nearly 4 decades, died in New York on Saturday, just days after suffering a stroke. He was 87.
Cunningham, whose life and work were featured in the 2010 documentary... more
The majority of the work I create is fiction. In my personal imagery, I pull from my loose short stories and abstract them down to core ideas. This is the beginning to a process that translates into a world of make believe or absurd interpretations of reality.
The majority of the shoots involve an aspect of self-portraiture, although I never really consider that me in the image. Its always a character in some capacity. The combination of starting an image from... more
The news that Metabones Sony E-Mount to EF adapters and speedboosters had just been updated with some of Sony’s native autofocus functionality was hailed... more
This guide to photographic exposure aims to help you take full control of your camera. I often tell my students that I want them to move away from the idea taking a photograph and towards the idea of “making a photograph.” I teach them how to take the camera off auto mode and take full control of the settings themselves in order to create the photograph they want.
Why let the camera decide these things for you? Do you let your mother choose your... more
