Photography News

Another year has come to a close. As we wrap up 2016, here’s a look back at the 10 most popular posts published on PetaPixel over the past 365 days.

#10: Brides Magazine: Dont Feed Your Photographers (link is external)

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Brides magazine angered a... more (link is external)

When photographer Tams Szarka (link is external) of Budapest, Hungary, takes his down Strawberry for walks, he often brings a camera to capture the 6-year-old boxer’s crazy facial expressions as she sprints around... more (link is external)

British photojournalist and war photographer Don McCullin was knighted this week for his “services to photography.”

The news was published today as an official public record... more (link is external)

2016 DPReview Readers' Best Shots: People (link is external)

Photo by Michal Herrmann

The old man and the sea. Old and hard working, most elderly still need to work to make a living. You can look into his eyes and read his story.

FUJIFILM XT10 with 58MM Helios 44/2 at 58mm, 1/100 sec, ISO 640, F2

Picking your... more (link is external)

If there is one genre of street photography I specialize in, it is street portraiture. I love talking with my subjects, engaging with them, and focusing on their faces. If I started shooting street portraits all over again, this is the advice I would give myself.

1. Dont hesitate

Avoid all regrets. If you see someone even moderately interesting that you want to photograph, approach them and ask for permission. It is better to ask and get rejected than to never ask in the... more (link is external)

Fine Art photographer Lucas Zimmermann (link is external)‘s long exposure photographs of traffic lights in the fog are oddly satisfying. At once creepy and serene, his 2013 series... more (link is external)

If you’re in the market for a high-end full-frame camera, chances are good the Canon 5D Mark IV (link is external),... more (link is external)

As a professional photographer, getting noticed by potential clients means getting creative. Don’t just send out postcards or basic mailers to the art directors you want to work with; take a leaf out of designer... more (link is external)

Have you ever asked yourself what the best focal length for your first (or your next) prime lens should be? If you use mostly zoom lenses, Adobe Lightroom may be able to help.

In Lightroom, select the top folders containing all your pictures. Then open the Grid view in the Library module and select Metadata in the Library Filter bar on top of the grid. This will show you a couple of columns with selected metadata that you can filter for.

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A new short video introduces Gian Luigi Carminati, a 76-year-old technician from Milan, Italy, who has been repairing analog cameras for nearly 60 years. While the documentary is only a touch over two minutes long, it introduces viewers to Carminati's analog camera collection and his thoughts on photography.

Carminati, who considers himself a technician rather than a photographer, dabbles in photography himself, describing a particular fondness for old cameras and black-and-white... more (link is external)

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