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Marketing departments work to develop products that people will want. They aren't always trying to make the best product for you, though.

Camera companies are not your friend but theyre also not trying to trample on your dreams. It seems like an obvious statement, but a misunderstanding of how markets and marketing work sometimes leads to exactly this sort of misconception. A... more

Jill Bliss, an artist living on a small island in the Salish Sea in the Pacific Northwest, is fascinated by the incredible variety of mushrooms that appear in the fall. She uses these as inspiration... more

Whether you’ve been shooting for five minutes or five years, there will likely come a time when you’ll have to book a shoot with another person. Maybe it will be a friend or coworker and maybe it will be a full-time professional model.

Whoever you’re contacting though, they’ll need to know some fundamental facts about what’s involved in your shoot before they agree to be involved. In this article, I discuss some of the key things you should include... more

It looks like the US Army is discontinuing the use of all DJI camera drones and products in its activities due to concerns about “cyber vulnerabilities.” That’s according to a memo obtained by... more

There’s another famous on Instagram now. Cindy Sherman is now sharing her unusual photos on the platform, and her account has already attracted over 60,000 followers.

Sherman is an... more

For those in North America, the solar eclipse on August 21st, 2017, could be the most photographed, viewed, and observed eclipse of all time. But back in 1851, cameras were in short supply, and that was the year the very first photograph was taken of a solar eclipse.

The photo, shown above and below, was taken by Prussian photographerJohann Julius Friedrich Berkowski. He’s widely considered to be the first person to photograph the phenomenon.

Berkowski was... more

Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash

Composition is about a whole lot more than the 'rule of thirds' or the 'golden spiral.' If you really want to understand what makes a photograph stand out, you need to dive deeper into the art of photography and photo composition... which is exactly what Ted Forbes did in this old episode of his aptly-titled YouTube... more

This image was shot in Myvatn, northern Iceland. Id been shooting there for several years now, but this was the most magical I had ever seen it. The entire area was covered with fluffy frost and snow, created by a combination of fresh snow, high humidity and low temperatures.

The highlight was the snow-laden trees. After shooting a blazing red... more

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Laowa is one of the brand names used by Chinese manufacturer Venus Optics. We previously encountered Laowa when we produced a sample gallery of the full-frame... more

Concert photographer Rich Gastwirt came up with this unusual “viral” business card for getting his website URL into people’s hands.

It’s a simple black card that reads... more

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