Abby Ferguson Making the leap from candids to posed portraits of friends and family can be stressful, even for top photographers. When posing people, uncertainties abound: How should you light your model? Which lens is right? How do you draw out great facial expressions? Follow these five tips from photographer Patrick James Miller to help… Continue reading Five tips for more flattering portrait photography
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Unistellar’s Deep Dark Technology eliminates light pollution
Unistellar Traditionally, in order to get the best view while stargazing, you needed to be in a location with very minimal light pollution. But that meant that those in cities didn’t get the same opportunity to gaze at the night sky as those in rural locations. And according to a recent international study, light pollution… Continue reading Unistellar’s Deep Dark Technology eliminates light pollution
Announcing the Winners of the Tenth United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest
Winners were announced during the United Nations World Oceans Day 2023 event at the UN Headquarters in New York
Our pick of this season’s best new photobooks
Travel from quiet gardens to the world’s financial capitals in entries from Loose Joints, Dewi Lewis and Photo Editions Jamie Murray, Folly (Photo Editions) When Jamie Murray realised that he would not be granted access to photograph inside a UK prison, he began experimenting with alternative storytelling techniques. Interested in the living institutions that form… Continue reading Our pick of this season’s best new photobooks
Flower portraits: Beautiful examples and must-have tips
From Horst P. Horst’s 1951 picture of the fashion model Evelyn Tripp in a ballgown to Tyler Mitchell’s now-famous 2018 cover photo of Beyoncé for Vogue magazine, flowers have always had a place in creative portrait photography. A few years ago, Emily Soto made this portrait for Allure on film to celebrate springtime in New… Continue reading Flower portraits: Beautiful examples and must-have tips
11 tips for better black and white street photography
Black and white street photography has a long history, dating back to the 1930s, when Henri Cartier-Bresson roamed the hidden corners of Paris and Walker Evans and Helen Levitt rode the New York City subway. In the following decades, even as color photography began to dominate—first in advertising, then in fine art—pioneering street photographers continued… Continue reading 11 tips for better black and white street photography
How to Make a Women’s History Slideshow in After Effects
International Women’s Day, on the 8th of March, has been celebrated around the world since the first gathering in 1911. IWD celebrates and supports women’s rights and recognises their achievements—join the cause by creating a special women’s history slideshow for International Women’s Day video. What to Include in Your IWD Video? There are lots of… Continue reading How to Make a Women’s History Slideshow in After Effects
15 places every landscape photographer should add to their bucket list
For William Henry Jackson in 1870, it was Yellowstone Lake. In 1904, for Edward Steichen, it was a tucked-away pond nestled in the woods at Mamaroneck, New York. For Eliot Porter in 1962, it was the woodlands of New England. For Galen Rowell, it was Half Dome in Yosemite in 1972. For some of history’s… Continue reading 15 places every landscape photographer should add to their bucket list
Sasha Huber redresses seven portraits of enslaved individuals made in 1850, in an act of decolonisation and grace
All images from the series Tailoring Freedom © Sasha Huber. Original images courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. The works Fassena, Jem, Alfred and Jack and Drana from the series Tailoring Freedom were commissioned by The Power Plant, Toronto; Autograph, London; Turku Art Museum, Finland; and Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, 2022.… Continue reading Sasha Huber redresses seven portraits of enslaved individuals made in 1850, in an act of decolonisation and grace
The best photo storage boxes for 2023
Stan Horaczek We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Archival Methods Metal Edge Short Top Box SEE IT Best wooden Large Wooden Box with Hinged Lid SEE IT Best archival Hollinger Metal Edge Photo Storage Box and Envelopes SEE IT Proper… Continue reading The best photo storage boxes for 2023