Abby Ferguson Look in most photographers’ closets, and you’ll likely find a small arsenal of camera bags. Unfortunately, different situations call for different bags. The pack you need on an adventurous hike is not the same as what you want for a quick beer at the local brewery. So, we tend to amass bags of… Continue reading The best Memorial Day camera bag deals: Save on Lowepro, Vanguard, Moment, and more
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What Do Gaffers and Cinematographers Do?
For this tutorial we’ll explain what do gaffers and cinematographers do. We’ll think about the relationship between the key people that are responsible for creating the lighting environment on set. We’ll be breaking this down at a beginner level for those of you who are not familiar with how departmental lines are drawn on a… Continue reading What Do Gaffers and Cinematographers Do?
The best gifts for photographers, according to the pros
In anticipation of the holiday season, we recently asked more than a dozen photographers to tell us about the most valuable items in their camera bags—and the gifts they’d love to get in 2023. From a splurge-worthy studio flash that’s small enough to take on location to an ultra-wide tilt-shift lens to uplevel your game,… Continue reading The best gifts for photographers, according to the pros
How to Use Color Labels in Lightroom Classic
Unlocking the power of Adobe Lightroom is all about using the program’s built-in tools. With Lightroom’s metadata abilties, it’s easy to manage a huge collection of images. One of these tools is the color label system. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how you can apply those color labels to your images and take your workflow… Continue reading How to Use Color Labels in Lightroom Classic
Laugh it up fuzzball – the year’s funniest pet photos
Nilo’s Love for water. Winner of the Dog category. “Nilo is an adopted puppy about 10 months old. He was hit by a car and was barely saved. Now recovered, he has just discovered water for the first time. His capers and pirouettes show his passion for water. Love at first sight”. Jose Bayon What’s… Continue reading Laugh it up fuzzball – the year’s funniest pet photos
Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising
According to research recently released by Oxford University, vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets aren’t only healthier, but in countries like the US, UK, Australia, and parts of Western Europe, they’re also cheaper. What’s more, researchers found that it would be possible to make sustainable and healthy eating affordable everywhere within the next ten years, as… Continue reading Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising
A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
When built, the MAGIS-100 atom interferometer will be the largest in the world. But it’s still missing a key component: a detailed camera. Stanford University This story originally appeared on Popular Science. In suburban Chicago, about 34 miles west of Lake Michigan, sits a hole in the ground that goes about 330 feet straight down. Long… Continue reading A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
Why NFTs will be around for a long time
In June, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston minted pastel pieces by Impressionist masters such as Degas, Pissarro, and Monet as NFTs. The funds will go toward the conservation of two (physical) Degas paintings. With that sale, the MFA joined a handful of major arts institutions to have experimented with NFTs, among them… Continue reading Why NFTs will be around for a long time
10 awesome summer photography ideas to try yourself
In the 1950s, Slim Aarons photographed the sun-drenched beaches of Capri. In the 1970s, Michael Dweck captured bathers and surfers luxuriating on the sandy shores of Montauk. In the 1980s, Gay Block told the stories of residents of Miami’s South Beach, who sat on their porches or brought chairs to sit on the beach in… Continue reading 10 awesome summer photography ideas to try yourself
9 famous photography books everyone should have in their collection
Dan Bracaglia This post has been updated. It was originally published on July 23, 2019. A well-curated photo bookshelf can be an excellent source of inspiration when it comes to your own photo projects. Cracking open a nicely bound photography book focuses the eye in ways that just can’t be duplicated when scrolling through Instagram.… Continue reading 9 famous photography books everyone should have in their collection