How to Build Your Own Basic Makeup Kit for Photo and Video Shoots

Sometimes hiring a makeup artist is impractical. Your project may not have the budget to support it, or you’re doing some really fast run-and-gun work and you need to move really quickly. In these types of situations, it can be helpful to have a small photography makeup kit to help you handle some quick fixes.… Continue reading How to Build Your Own Basic Makeup Kit for Photo and Video Shoots

Jamie Beck’s photos from the French countryside look like Renaissance paintings

One of Beck’s self portraits in a Provence lavender field. Jamie Beck Six years ago, photographer Jamie Beck was seemingly living the life. She was running a thriving commercial photography studio in New York City and had all the trappings of success—prestigious clients from Vogue to Nike, a beautiful apartment, designer clothes, a vintage car.… Continue reading Jamie Beck’s photos from the French countryside look like Renaissance paintings

How to Apply Makeup for Portrait Photography

High-power strobes and telephoto lenses allow us to see faces in great detail, and getting the makeup right is critical. In this photography makeup tutorial, you will learn how photography changes how you approach applying makeup. How Applying Makeup for Photography Differs From Everyday Makeup For photography purposes, you need to apply your makeup a… Continue reading How to Apply Makeup for Portrait Photography

Ephemeral auroras and playful galaxies: these are the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners

“Back to the spaceship,” runner-up, People & Space category. © Mihail Minkov An aurora dances, illuminating the night sky. The Milky Way stretches across snowy mountain tops. An abstracted view of the sun and moon. These images and more make up the winning cohort for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, which are… Continue reading Ephemeral auroras and playful galaxies: these are the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners

How to Apply Makeup for Photography: Creating Beauty Looks

In this tutorial on beauty makeup for photography, we’re going to be applying makeup for a high-fashion beauty shoot. Exfoliate To begin, I’m going to use a gentle exfoliator to get rid of any of the dead skin on the surface. Moisturize Next, I am going to apply a rich moisturizer so that the skin… Continue reading How to Apply Makeup for Photography: Creating Beauty Looks

Photograph With Makeup: How to Pick the Right Type of Makeup to Use

When you’re getting into makeup for portrait photography, you’ll see a lot of terms like primer, concealer, foundation powder, and more. In this tutorial, you’ll find out what these types are and what they’re typically used for. Let’s talk through the products to use in the order that you might use them in a typical… Continue reading Photograph With Makeup: How to Pick the Right Type of Makeup to Use

Dark energy camera snaps a mouthwatering 570-megapixel image of the ‘Lobster Nebula’

“This image, taken by astronomers using the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, captures the star-forming nebula NGC 6357, which is located 8000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Scorpius. This image reveals bright, young… Continue reading Dark energy camera snaps a mouthwatering 570-megapixel image of the ‘Lobster Nebula’

How to Apply Makeup for Photography: Women With Lighter Skin

Here we are going to be doing a natural, basic makeup application on a woman with light skin, and hopefully you’ll learn to be able to recreate it and follow along at home.  1. Exfoliate Our model has a normal/dry combination skin. Knowing that, first I’m going to apply a light exfoliator all over their… Continue reading How to Apply Makeup for Photography: Women With Lighter Skin

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

TTArtisan’s new 25mm f/2 lens for APS-C mirrorless costs just $55

TTArtisan After announcing a $69 50mm f/2 mirrorless lens six weeks ago, TTArtisan is kicking off fall with a new $55 25mm f/2 lens. This budget-friendly, all-manual prime is available for a wide range of crop-sensor mirrorless systems (unlike the 50mm, which was a full-frame lens). And you can get one right now from TTArtisan’s… Continue reading TTArtisan’s new 25mm f/2 lens for APS-C mirrorless costs just $55