10 Tips for Successful Restaurant Photography

The post 10 Tips for Successful Restaurant Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Darina Kopcok. If you’re looking to master the art of restaurant photography, then you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re an aspiring professional food photographer or an enthusiastic beginner seeking to record the magic of restaurant-quality… Continue reading 10 Tips for Successful Restaurant Photography

4 Ways for Photographers to Overcome Creative Slumps

This blog post is written by the team at The Photographer Mindset.  If you’re a photographer or any creator for that matter, there’s an incredibly high chance that you’ve experienced a creative slump at one point or another. The good news is that it’s normal to feel uninspired from time to time. Don’t stress too much!… Continue reading 4 Ways for Photographers to Overcome Creative Slumps

The best polarizing filters in 2023

Breakthrough Photography We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best overall Breakthrough Photography X4 CPL SEE IT Best value Urth CPL Polarizing Filter Plus+ SEE IT Best on a budget Tiffen Circular Polarizers SEE IT Polarizing filters are an integral part of photography.… Continue reading The best polarizing filters in 2023

Shining light on disabilities in your commercial shoots

More than one in four (26%) adults in the United States have some type of disability. That’s an estimated 61 million people. But research from Nielsen, released in 2021, reveals that only 1% of primetime ads include representations of disability-related visuals, themes, or topics. What’s more, just 3% of advertising spend in primetime went to… Continue reading Shining light on disabilities in your commercial shoots

Create Cinematic Lighting in After Effects

Jump into After Effects and learn how to create beautiful cinematic effects on any footage. Learn about depth, texture, and motivation, and discover how to create new lighting or enhance the existing lighting. Which aspect of cinematic lighting do you want to learn? Jump straight to the section that interests you the most: Introduction to… Continue reading Create Cinematic Lighting in After Effects

B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome

A roller coaster glitters against the dark of night. Uwe Schellscheidt Color photography is fun but it can at times also be distracting. The simplicity offered in monochrome is an easy way to strip down a scene to its essence, to focus on the lines, shapes, and composition of a photograph, without being sidetracked by… Continue reading B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome

For the film lover: How to choose your camera and film type

In 2017, Kodak brought back Ektachrome color-positive film; in 2018, they revived T-Max P3200 B&W film. In 2019, FujiFilm announced they’d bring back black and white film, launching Neopan 100 Acros II in both 35mm and 120 formats. And this year, Kodak brought back the 120 version of Gold 200. It’s safe to say that… Continue reading For the film lover: How to choose your camera and film type

Selfie-snapping photographer falls into Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius. Getty Images Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to climb into the crater of an active volcano, no matter how tempting the photo op may be. One unlucky American photographer recently learned this the hard way when they dropped their phone and then themself into the crater of Mount Vesuvius. The tourist… Continue reading Selfie-snapping photographer falls into Mount Vesuvius

Festival preview: 10 shows & workshops to check out at Les Rencontres d’Arles this summer

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 1981. Black River Productions, Ltd. / Galerie Thomas Zander / Mitch Epstein If you ask this editor what’s better than summer in Europe, the only acceptable answer is summer in France, specifically. Throw in a legendary photography festival and that might just be la crème de la crème. This summer, Les Rencontres… Continue reading Festival preview: 10 shows & workshops to check out at Les Rencontres d’Arles this summer