Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety

Consider this: according to research from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, artists experience more stress and anxiety when compared to those in other fields, but they also measure higher in terms of strengths such as hope or ego resilience—or the ability to recover from difficult times. In other words, artists might have more anxiety… Continue reading Tips for photographers on how to tackle pre-shoot anxiety

Tejan Rahim’s latest series carries the weight of the world

Reading Time: 3 minutes A Church Getting Turned Into Luxury Housing. © Tejan Rahim. “This is a project about all the things that make me depressed and anxious – it’s about racism and identity, the environment and climate change, religion and family, history and culture” For Tejan Rahim, taking a photograph is not just an… Continue reading Tejan Rahim’s latest series carries the weight of the world

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

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

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

Best monitor calibration tools of 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall Datacolor SpyderX Pro Check Price Best budget Calibrite ColorChecker Display Check Price Best kit Datacolor SpyderX Capture Pro Kit Check Price Monitor calibration tools are essential for anyone looking for precision and consistency in their photography. All monitors will produce slightly–or sometimes drastically–different colors, contrast levels, and degrees of brightness. Left… Continue reading Best monitor calibration tools of 2022

Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising

According to research recently released by Oxford University, vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diets aren’t only healthier, but in countries like the US, UK, Australia, and parts of Western Europe, they’re also cheaper. What’s more, researchers found that it would be possible to make sustainable and healthy eating affordable everywhere within the next ten years, as… Continue reading Our evolving connection with food and how to visualize it in commercial advertising

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