How to Make a Rough Cut of Your Photo Portfolio

In this lesson, the sixth in a series from Chamira Young‘s course about making portfolios, you’ll learn how to make a rough cut of your group of images by eliminating the photos that are not the best.  In the previous lesson, “How to Assemble Photos for a Photography Portfolio“, you learnt how to review your photo… Continue reading How to Make a Rough Cut of Your Photo Portfolio

Webb’s latest ‘distant star’ photo is actually… a slice of chorizo

Distant star or yummy snack?. Étienne Klein The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been sending home some pretty spectacular photos lately, from cartwheeling galaxies to the “Cosmic Cliffs” of the Carina Nebula. So when French scientist Étienne Klein tweeted a photo of the JWST’s latest work, the Internet was excited to embrace it. Unfortunately,… Continue reading Webb’s latest ‘distant star’ photo is actually… a slice of chorizo

Your drone may soon need a ‘digital license plate’ to legally fly

Marcin Kilarski/EyeEm/Getty This week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled to uphold the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft or drone Remote ID rule.  This is the rule that requires all drones heavier than 250g (0.55 lbs) or those flown for non-recreational purposes to broadcast a… Continue reading Your drone may soon need a ‘digital license plate’ to legally fly

Cosmic cartwheels: Webb captures the chaos of a galactic collision

This image is a composite from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team We’re still feasting our eyes on the first set of jaw-dropping images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and already NASA is back with another cosmic hit. This time it’s a composite… Continue reading Cosmic cartwheels: Webb captures the chaos of a galactic collision

Here’s your chance to beta test a brand-new half-frame film camera

The new Alfie TYCH offers both automatic and fully manual shooting modes. Alfie Cameras UK startup Alfie Cameras is looking for beta testers for the Alfie TYCH, its under-development half-frame 35mm film camera, ahead of a planned Kickstarter launch this September. If you’re game to provide feedback on a weird and wacky new film camera,… Continue reading Here’s your chance to beta test a brand-new half-frame film camera

How to Build a Basic Photo Post-Processing Workflow With Adobe Camera Raw

Photographing in RAW format gives you the best options for your post-processing as it’s retaining all the information from when you took the image. Due to that, though, RAW files have a large file size and look a little flat, so they might require a little more ‘post-shoot’ thought than some other formats. Here, we’ll… Continue reading How to Build a Basic Photo Post-Processing Workflow With Adobe Camera Raw

VAULT Creator Highlight with Sam Brockway

VAULT is an NFT space created by creators for creators, your go-to place for high-quality, curated, digital art from top creators around the globe. The VAULT highlight series focuses on the creators that are part of our NFT Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to Sam Brockway. A travel photographer based out… Continue reading VAULT Creator Highlight with Sam Brockway

The Photographer’s Guide to Finding Models on Model Mayhem

Searching for a model can be frustrating for photographers who are planning a photoshoot. Finding models on Model Mayhem is a simple solution to this problem, but only if you know how Model Mayhem works. You’ll need to know the best way to connect with models who meet your specifications while avoiding common pitfalls. Our… Continue reading The Photographer’s Guide to Finding Models on Model Mayhem