Tag: drama

In the absence of color, the story shines: our favorite reader-submitted B&W images

Oletta State Park, North Miami Beach, shot on Rollei IR film with a Yashica FR. Neal Martin Dorst The photographer Ted Grant once said that if you photograph in color, you photograph someone’s clothes. But if you photograph in B&W, you photograph their soul. Whether or not the subject is human, it’s true that B&W… Continue reading In the absence of color, the story shines: our favorite reader-submitted B&W images

Testing the advantages of Apple’s ProRAW format

Captured on an iPhone 13 Pro in Apple ProRAW and processed through Apple Photos. Jeff Carlson Photo technology continually advances, and generally, that’s great for photographers. But let’s be honest, lately, that pace seems to be overwhelming. It often feels as if we don’t have much choice between embracing or rejecting the changes.  In a… Continue reading Testing the advantages of Apple’s ProRAW format

This photographer creates dramatic flower studies using the simplest of setups

“Anemone Study”. Katie Mitchell One of my favorite hashtags on Instagram is #FloralFriday, and it’s safe to say that Paris-based lifestyle photographer Katie Mitchell does it like no other. Follow her and your feed will be overrun with nostalgic, dreamy images of the City of Light—including the florists and flowers that seem to be on… Continue reading This photographer creates dramatic flower studies using the simplest of setups

Photography pricing guide: How to know what to charge in 2022

Last year, we witnessed a “start-up boom,” with 5.4 million new business applications filed in the United States alone. Following a challenging few years, more people are embarking on new professional journeys—and facing unexpected challenges and rewards along the way. For any new photography business, one of those first hurdles is determining your prices. No… Continue reading Photography pricing guide: How to know what to charge in 2022

How to Use Portrait Mode to Photograph People Using the iPhone 13

Your iPhone comes with a lot of incredible settings to help you create a variety of portraits, right at the moment you take the photos, or as we photographers like to say, Make the Photos. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Portrait Mode on your iPhone, before and after you make the… Continue reading How to Use Portrait Mode to Photograph People Using the iPhone 13

Historic film manufacturer ORWO launches its first new 35mm stock in 50 years

A sample image shot with the new ORWO Wolfen NP100 B&W film stock. ORWO The analog photography industry is going through some strange times. Film photography hasn’t been this popular in years, yet film stock is getting harder to find—or it’s increasing dramatically in price—left, right, and center. It’s always a joy, then, when we… Continue reading Historic film manufacturer ORWO launches its first new 35mm stock in 50 years

How to Use 1 Off-Camera Flash to Make 3 Different Portraits

Welcome back to ‘Introduction to Flash Photography‘. This lesson is going to be a little bit different than the rest of our lessons, because you’re actually going to watch me on a shoot. The model today is Matt, who is a model who needs to update his portfolio. I want to get some close-up headshots,… Continue reading How to Use 1 Off-Camera Flash to Make 3 Different Portraits

How to Use Polarised Reflections: a Photographer’s Guide to Light

If you’d like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer’s Guide to Light. Photons have an electromagnetic field that fluctuates as it moves through space.  In this lesson, you’ll find out why that matters to photographers. Noticing Polarised Reflections Polarised light refers to the… Continue reading How to Use Polarised Reflections: a Photographer’s Guide to Light