Women on train, 1981. Martha Cooper A playful, illicit urgency under a harsh camera flash. Art on the cusp of creation and the artist on the cusp of being caught. Such was the life documentary photographer Martha Cooper chased as she captured the emerging graffiti scene in 1980s New York City. Now, nearly 40 years… Continue reading Martha Cooper revisits the chaotic, gritty & enchanting world of graffiti in 1980s NYC
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From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners
“Sandhill crane flight team air show,” Bronze Award Winner in the Creative Imagery category. Wei Lian Photographically speaking, birds reign supreme here at PopPhoto. We just finished covering the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, and now we’re back with another stunning gallery of avian life. The 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year awards showcase majestic… Continue reading From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners
How to Use Slow Shutter Speed With a Flash to Freeze Motion in a Photo
In this tutorial from the Intermediate Flash Photography course, we’re going to be talking about how to use a slow shutter speed and a flash to get really cool images like this: How to Freeze an Image With Flash One of the first things that most photographers learn is that in order to get sharp… Continue reading How to Use Slow Shutter Speed With a Flash to Freeze Motion in a Photo
Free ways to market your photography
$20 for a stack of 50 business cards. $9.99 per month for graphic design tools for social media, plus $13 for a social media planning tool. $39 for client management software, and $79 for search engine optimization (SEO) tools. The costs of freelance life and marketing your photography business are real—and they can add up… Continue reading Free ways to market your photography
Panasonic’s new 18mm f/1.8 L-Mount lens is ultra-wide and ultra-compact
Panasonic Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma L-mount shooters now have a new ultra-wide lens option. With the addition of the Panasonic Lumix S 18mm f/1.8, the brand now has five compact, f/1.8 primes for its full-frame mirrorless mount. The growing line already includes the S 24mm f/1.8, S 35mm f/1.8, S 50mm f/1.8, and S 85mm… Continue reading Panasonic’s new 18mm f/1.8 L-Mount lens is ultra-wide and ultra-compact
Peer ‘behind-the-scenes’ of famous works of art with the help of AI
The famous painting, “Girl with a pearl earring” with its borders extended. August Kamp / OpenAI / Johannes Vermeer This article originally appeared on Popular Science. Open AI, developers of the AI text-to-image generator DALL-E 2, have just announced a new feature for the app called “outpainting”. It allows users to extend existing images and works… Continue reading Peer ‘behind-the-scenes’ of famous works of art with the help of AI
Take your back-to-school photography and kick it up a notch
Earlier this summer, GapKids captured the imagination of parents and kids alike with their Everybody Belongs back-to-school campaign. Inspired by the children’s book of the same name, written by the author and Down syndrome advocate Heather Avis, the campaign celebrates the interests, abilities, and talents that make every kid unique. As part of a “digital… Continue reading Take your back-to-school photography and kick it up a notch
B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
A roller coaster glitters against the dark of night. Uwe Schellscheidt Color photography is fun but it can at times also be distracting. The simplicity offered in monochrome is an easy way to strip down a scene to its essence, to focus on the lines, shapes, and composition of a photograph, without being sidetracked by… Continue reading B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
Rudiescu on Flickr A race car zips down the track to a child’s delight. The sun’s last golden tendrils cling to a cloudy sky. A horse and its rider share a tender moment. For this week’s Photo of the Day challenge, we asked readers to show us what they most love to photograph, and the… Continue reading JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
AI-generated image wins art contest, ‘actual’ artists irate
“Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” took first prize in the Colorado State Fair. It was generated by the image synthesizer Midjourney. Screenshot/Discord/Jason Allen For centuries, innovation has challenged the way society defines art. Artists including pointillism pioneer Georges Seurat and Paul Signac were among the founders of the Paris-based Salon des Indépendants in 1884 who were revolting… Continue reading AI-generated image wins art contest, ‘actual’ artists irate