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If you’ve been out on buying a Nikon DSLR because you’re waiting for the followup to the D810, your wait may... more

Rolling shutter is the answer to why concrete bends, propellors break up, and trees turn to jelly when you’re filming them while either you, or the object, is moving quickly in front of certain cameras.

But what exactly is it? This 7-minute video by... more

Ive been doing professional portrait and fashion photography for over 3 years now, but from the very beginning I have always considered myself an aspiring photographer, because you never stop improving and looking for new challenges.

There are a number of things that contribute to a great photo. Sometimes nailing just one of these things can carry a photo to greatness. Most photographers would agree that for a great photo you need:

  • Engagement with the subject
  • ... more

Anybody who knows about the technique and gear involved in capturing great photos and video knows to look at those 'shot on *insert smartphone here*' ads with a bit of skepticism. Yes, they were technically shot on those phones, but many people don't realize the amount of extra gear and software that goes into the final product.

There is a disclaimer at the end of these videos, of course, but it's easy to miss or subconsciously ignore it when you're hoping against hope that... more

Here’s something not everyone thinks about: the intensity of light that you shoot your portraits in doesn’t just affect the exposure, but it also affects the pupil size of your model.

This might seem like a really small detail, but pupils that are too small or large look really, really weird.

According to a number of studies highlighted in the 1-minute video above by... more

My wife Sara and I used to have this running joke leading up to her birthday each year. Each year Id say, Honey! What would you like for your birthday?, and she would reply Id like a Hasselblad. Usually with a big smile on her face, in a wink-wink-nudge-nudge kind of way.

Then Id say Ha ha, no, seriously, what would you like? and wed both laugh and move on to more serious things.

Hasselblad. The 500C/M. Man. That camera. Its like the Rolls Royce of cameras. It would send... more

Love photography? Love horror films? Maybe this one is for you: Polaroid is a new film — the kind you watch, not the kind you load into a camera — coming out this year that combines voodoo, demons, and photography into one terrifying movie.

In the film, a teenager finds an old Polaroid vintage camera. Anyone whose picture is taken with it appears to be doomed, with a shadowy figure moving between each photo once the previous unlucky model is killed... more

I think the first time I actually met Richard “Chip” Benson was at Wellesley College in the 80s. It was at an opening reception and Chip and Lee Friedlander were being honored as they had both just received MacArthur grants. I knew the Bensons were from Newport, RI and were friends of my sister and brother-in-law Marc Harrison, an industrial designer and chair of the ID Department at RISD.

Richard Benson died June 22, 2017 at the age of 73.

From time to time I... more

Have you ever been disappointed that your smartphone’s camera doesn’t quite live up to the shots seen in commercials? “Shot on a Smartphone” often tags along at the end of ads featuring beautiful, cinematic-style shots.

But that’s the thing. They often look so cinematic it’s almost unbelievable that these example images were taken purely with a tiny smartphone camera.

Look closely at the “Shot on an iPhone... more

Alexander Khimushin is a Queensland, Australia-based photographer who has been on the road for 9 years. During that span, he visited 84 countries. 10 months out of a year he’s on the road shooting... more

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