Newspapers across the country are under fire today because of the photos they ran on their front pages yesterday. The papers were illustrating the historic news that Hillary Clinton had won the Democratic nomination for president; but instead of leading with a photo of the candidate, many used photos of her husband.
On the first day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, attendees were asked to pose for an official photo. The... more (link is external)
Photographer Carol Highsmith with her Phase One camera. Photo via The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Photographer Carol M. Highsmith (link is external) is suing Getty Images for $1 billion over its alleged copyright infringement of 18,755 of her photos. The lawsuit, which was filed in a New York federal court on July 25, alleges that Getty... more (link is external)
Here’s a really neat trick you’ll want to add to your photo editing tool chest. When you’re wanting to add a specific texture to some background, you can simply use flour and the “Multiply” blending mode to create any texture you like.
It’s commonly said that a camera adds 10 pounds, making you look heavier than you actually are. Here’s a striking animated GIF that shows how much the focal length of a lens affects your apparent weight in a portrait.
“It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer.” We (and probably you) hear this particular phrase ad nauseam, but once in a while we run across a set of photos that say the same thing without having to utter a word. These gorgeous watch photos definitely qualify.
The images were captured by professional Chicago-based photographer... more (link is external)
If you shoot portraits and you’re not sure if you should upgrade from the APS-C system you’re using to that full-frame body you’re coveting, read this first. Photographer Manny Ortiz (link is external) gives you... more (link is external)
