How to Hire a Professional Makeup Artist for Photo and Video Shoots

Hiring a professional makeup artist for the first time can be a little intimidating, but having a pro on your shoot can make a big difference to how your photos turn out. In this photography makeup tutorial, you will learn about the benefits of using a makeup artist, how to communicate with them and your… Continue reading How to Hire a Professional Makeup Artist for Photo and Video Shoots

Best photography insurance of 2022

Zanariah Salam/EyeEm/Getty Images Best overall PPA PhotoCare Plus Check Price Best value PPA PhotoCare Check Price Best budget Thimble Check Price Photography insurance is a less than glamorous topic but is a necessity. As a photographer, videographer, or droneographer, one thing is certain: gear is expensive. And when you look at the money you spend… Continue reading Best photography insurance of 2022

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

Tips from a pro: How to improve your insect photography

Cuckoo Wasp. John Hallmén shot this preserved specimen in the studio using a full-frame camera and a Mitutoyo microscope objective with a morfanon tube, mounted on a Nikon PB-6 bellows. He made 178 exposures and later combined them in them in post. John Hallmén This post on insect photography has been updated. It was originally… Continue reading Tips from a pro: How to improve your insect photography

Everything you need to know to get started with Super 8 film

Here’s your guide to getting started with Super 8 movie cameras. Super 8’s grainy, nostalgic look is having a moment right now, popping up everywhere from music videos to blockbuster TV shows. But even outside of pop culture, the consumer-friendly Super 8 film format is winning the hearts of amateurs and the analog community. If… Continue reading Everything you need to know to get started with Super 8 film

Getty Images is releasing an archive of 30,000 images on the African & Black Diaspora

The initiative presents over 200 years’ worth of images depicting people, places, and events of the African and Black diaspora. Getty Images Duke Ellington leans over a piano. French colonial troops stand to attention during World War I. Abolitionists, cricket teams, Malcom X, The Jackson 5, a Dior runway show. These images are among the… Continue reading Getty Images is releasing an archive of 30,000 images on the African & Black Diaspora