Hands up who has an Instagram account. I certainly do (@jaketraynor shameless plug), and I rarely wander outside of the landscape photography realm. What Ive come to notice after one year of using it is just how popular colour images are. There are some beautiful photos on Instagram. Amazing sunrises over ice shards, explosive sunsets […]
Luminar’s powerful, customizable approach to image editing is wrapped in a cloak of simplicity which is great for photographers who tend to feel intimidated by the hundreds of buttons, menu options, and sliders available in other post-processing programs. The more you use it the more you will likely realize that there is far more to Luminar 2018 than a handful of presets and filters. You will probably stumble across some neat... more
I don’t know about you, but I find factory toursfascinating, especially when so much equipment is still being assembled by hand. Sure, the individual components manufacture may be automated, but to see them all come together to create the final by hand product is a wonderful sight. It’s also interesting to see how each company […]
Peoples need to document everything with a selfie is so common that weve gotten used to it. But, sometimes it still manages to be surprising, bizarre and inappropriate. Graduate dental school students and a University of Connecticut orthodontics professor recently took a selfie just like this. It shows them with two severed heads used for […]
My life right now is spent hopping from one fancy wedding venue to the next, but it wasn’t always that way. I picked up my first camera when I was 11 years old. I was completely enamored by the skateboarding culture, and industry photographers at the time. I dreamed of photographing skateboarding for a living […]
These phonevs “real camera” comparisons are getting a little old. They usually end up one of two ways. Either the DSLR or video camera absolutely hammers the phone, or the phone does surprisingly well – which is often just a case of circumstance. And while this video from Rhino Camera Gear does touch on some […]
Long-time readers will recognize this shot, of the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel in Maryland, as the photo from the very first post on Strobist in 2006. I was happy with it when I shot it. And to some degree, I still am.
But looking at it today, there are definitely some things I would approach differently. So let's walk... more
Hot on the heels of the new DJI Mavic Air, we’re already starting to hear rumours about the Mavic Pro’s real replacement. A new Mavic Pro II. And the big news is that the sensor gets an upgrade from 2/3″ to a whole 1″ like the Phantom 4 Pro. Not only that, but there’s also […]
I find light painting a really interesting and versatile technique.If youd like to start experimenting with tube light painting, Eric ParandKim Henry have prepared a fantastic tutorial for you. In only two minutes, they share all you need to know to get started with tube painting. The tube First of all, its good to […]
I love using framing in my images with a layering technique. Layering is simply incorporating not just your subject and background, but adding a foreground and other levels if possible as part of the elements you use to frame your overall image.It’s not always the most straightforward setup to do but it excites me because I love an image that invites the viewer in to explore the image through many levels. Your eyes travel around the image because there is so much to see.
