Ames, Iowa. Alec Soth Alec Soth has just released a new book, A Pound of Pictures, which is a collection of photos made between 2018 and 2021 as he traveled across the US. The project was initially supposed to follow Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train. But the original plan derailed and it became something more personal.… Continue reading Alec Soth on the serendipity of getting sidetracked
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Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction
Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Bob Dylan, Folk Singer, New York City, 1963. Gelatin silver print, printed 1967. Image/sheet: 19⅞ x 16 in (50.4 x 40.6). Estimate: $60,000-80,000. Richard Avedon / Christie’s Online / The Richard Gere Collection In an online auction, Christie’s is offering over 140 photographs in 139 lots from actor Richard Gere’s incredible photographic… Continue reading Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction
8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)
The magic of these Premiere color effects is that they help you generate ideas for your footage. Try them out easily and your film may take an entirely new direction. Note: these assets are labelled by the authors as “Lightroom presets”, but they also include LUT versions that are ready to use in Adobe Premiere. Top Color Grading LUT Packs for… Continue reading 8 Colourful Preset Packs to Add Picture Styles to Video Using Premiere Pro (LUTs)
10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love nature & wildlife photography
Dan Bracaglia Nature photography has been around ever since the dawn of the photographic process. After all, the very first commercially published book of photographs, by one of the earliest inventors of the medium, William Henry Fox Talbot, was called The Pencil of Nature. And while many of the subjects of his photographs (calotypes) were… Continue reading 10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love nature & wildlife photography
2022 World Press Photo Contest regional winners announced
A collage showing some of the regional winners from this years World Press Photo Contest. World Press Photo The regional winners of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest have just been announced. Although the contest has been running for 65 years, this is the first time they’ve used a regional format. We’re pretty excited about… Continue reading 2022 World Press Photo Contest regional winners announced
Licensing Contributor William Trostel on shooting commercial photography
William is a 500px Licensing Contributor based in Pennsylvania, USA. His style ranges from capturing candid lifestyle moments to documenting real life in urban America to beauty and fashion. Working with a number of commercial brands throughout his career, William is able to apply his diverse experience within photography to a broad range of dynamic… Continue reading Licensing Contributor William Trostel on shooting commercial photography
Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI
Dan Bracaglia Last weekend The New Yorker published an essay by Kyle Chayka with a headline guaranteed to pique my interest and raise my hackles: “Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?” (March 18, 2022). Aside from being a prime example of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, it feeds into the idea that computational photography is a… Continue reading Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI
Best camera for wildlife photography in 2022
Best overall Sony A1 Check Price Sony’s flagship has everything a photographer could need. Best for beginners Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 IV Check Price A bridge camera ready for a variety of wildlife. Best durable Olympus OM-D E-M1X Check Price Robust weather-sealing so you can stay out in the elements. Photography subjects don’t get much more… Continue reading Best camera for wildlife photography in 2022
Announcing the Share the Lens Winners!
Accurate and inclusive representation in the photography industry matters, the creative community must strive for diversity at all times. The Share the Lens campaign was created to help work towards a fair playing field in honor of Black History Month. With a talented creative jury of black photographers on board the 500px team created three… Continue reading Announcing the Share the Lens Winners!
A modified Pentax 300mm F/4 heads into space aboard a nanosatellite
The completed satellite with lens aboard. Ricoh Japan The latest bit of camera equipment to be shot into orbit is the Pentax SMCP-DA 300mm f/4 ED—a relatively affordable telephoto lens for Pentax’s APS-C DSLRs. It’s part of the KITSUNE 6U CubeSat, a nanosatellite developed by a consortium including the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.… Continue reading A modified Pentax 300mm F/4 heads into space aboard a nanosatellite