Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Isn’t it always the way that the most daunting things in life are usually the most rewarding?It takes a certain amount of backboneto shoot street portraits. Whether it’s walking up to a total stranger and asking their permission, or taking a more candid, reportage style approach, many photographers getput off through lack of confidence.

It’s a great shamebecause there is no more fascinating photographic subject than people.

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The circumstances of this situation remind me of the Obama “Hope” poster. Photographer makes a photograph, photograph gets appropriated, then remade as a stylised artwork. The Associated Press sued artist Shepard Fairey on the photographer’s behalf, and the matter was settled out of court. The story here starts off somewhat the same. In 1981, photographerLynn […]

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“The wedding was so expensive so we couldn’t afford to hire a professional photographer, but nowadays cameras are so good that our guests can take all the photos for us for free.” We have all heard it: “save money by hiring a hobby photographer” or “my uncle got a really great camera and he will […]

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This years Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced. As every year, photographers are among winners as well. Both winners illustrated violence and fear, but on different sides of the world. Daniel Berehulak won the Breaking News Photography Award for documenting violence in Philippines,brought about by a government assault on drug dealers and users. E. Jason […]

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Clear, well-lit photos of your projects are among the best ways to share your work with others. Few techniques highlight your project as well as an all white light box with soft, even, shadow-free lighting. Not only is the white background distraction free, it will also serve to bounce your light source onto your object […]

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Many thought Western Digital were a bit stuck in the times, clinging onto HDD technology. All the others were making the big push towards solid state, especially Seagate, and WD seemed to lagbehind. Then, last year, Western Digital completed its acquisition of memory card manufacturer, SanDisk. Now, Western Digital have unveiled its first portable SSD; […]

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After their first set of tips for making your food photos more awesome, Mango Street are back with another quick, but great tutorial on this topic. These are the tips you can use for a variety of purposes from making your food snapshots on Instagram more appealing, to improving your food photography if you […]

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If you enjoy traveling with photo gear, you know how annoying it is to manage all the chargers, cables and batteries. Even the cameras from the same manufacturer have different batteries and chargers, not to mention other electronics like smartphones, laptops and so on. This is why photographer David Bergman gives you a couple of […]

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As you become more experienced and comfortable doing street photography, you will notice that the way you shoot will begin to change. You will notice more, focus more on what you like, and your work will improve significantly. At this point, it can be important to embrace spontaneity in the way that you shoot.

So often the first shot of a scene that you take will be the best, for reasons I can’t explain, except that your gut and instinct are something to embrace with this... more

Despite not having an LCD that lets you review your photos & video, it turns out you can chimp with a 360 camera. The New York times were filmingfor The Daily 360 at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Laikipia, Kenya. A curious chimp came along to see what was going on. Quizzically looking at the […]

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