You see the crowd cheering, but you don’t hear a single word. You’re not punched in the chest by every firework explosion that goes off in Central Park. It’s the calmest chaos I’ve ever experienced in my life… When you’re a native New Yorker, there are certain things you just don’t do. New Yorkers have […]
Overpowering the sun with flash is typically something we typically associate with photographing people. But it’s a principle that scales down extremely well for photographing things like flowers, bugs and other outdoor macro subjects. In fact, it’s even easier to do with such small subjects because you can get the flashes so close to them, […]
The Pen Tool allows you to cut out anything in Photoshop, and its especially useful with objects that have hard edges. However, many photographers find it difficult to master. Aaron Nace of Phlearn guides you through this great tool in this video tutorial. If you havent mastered the Pen Tool yet, this video will help […]
If youre trying to make a career as a photographer, you know that the road to success is not straight. There can be many photographers more successful than you, and comparing yourself to them can sometimes make you feel frustrated. Don Giannatti shares seven common assumptions we make about professional photographers, but also about our […]
If you find yourself stuck in a rut, can’t find anything to shoot, or just need to get shooting – here are some videos to help you select an idea and get started doing a personal photography project.
The importance of doing a photography project
Photographer Matt Day talks about the importance of doing a personal photography project and gives you some ideas and direction to get started in this video.
Instagram has been testing and rolling out a couple of new features lately. The latest change theyve made will not make you happy if you dont like your online status to show. Instagram now allows your followers to see when youre online and shows them the last time you were active. If youre uncomfortable with […]
You know how you think about things around the edges, trying to formulate the thoughts into some kind of pattern that makes sense and can be challenged and won from various angles? You do? Cool, then I’m not nuts. I do that all the time. Recently I have been thinking about what I see as […]
With more photographers taking to video now, it’s good to be armed with a little information about the basics. It seems like there might not be much realdifference between photography and videography, especially as we often use the same kit for both. But there are some important techniques and principles that you need to take […]
National Geographic magazine has been with us for 130 years. Over this time, the design of the magazine has changed and evolved. To demonstrate this change, NatGeo has published a short video that shows this evolution in less than two minutes. As NatGeo writes, the look of their magazine has changed over the years but, […]
Blue hour, especially the one in the evening (yes it happens before sunrise too!), is probably the most popular time of day to take cityscape photography with dazzling city lights illuminated. But exactly when is the prime time of blue hour that could result in you getting the best possible shots?
