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
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How to Make a Multiple-Exposure Image (Pep Ventosa Technique)
Who Is Pep Ventosa and What Is the Pep Ventosa Technique? Pep Ventosa is a Catalan artist who uses “photographs as raw material to create new visual experiences.” One of his techniques involves taking many—sometimes hundreds—of images and then putting them together to create effects like mosaic, painting, and movement. Pep’s multiple exposure style has… Continue reading How to Make a Multiple-Exposure Image (Pep Ventosa Technique)
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
100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles
Who doesn’t love free Adobe Lightroom presets? With just one click, you can borrow and tap into the style of other photographers. Presets can transform your images and add styles in a second. As Lightroom’s popularity has increased, so has the quality of presets to modify and enhance images. Because Lightroom is a “non-destructive” image editor, we… Continue reading 100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles
How to create double exposures on film
Double exposures are easy to experiment with and can often lead to unexpected results. Evan Purney You pick out a roll of film and load it into your camera. You advance by a few frames. You line up your shot and…*CLICK.* The shutter opens for just an instant, light hits the film, and the moment… Continue reading How to create double exposures on film
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
How to Create a Colour Grade for Film Stills in Adobe Camera Raw and Export It
Many film cameras are not designed to be great at stills. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is an amazing, well-priced camera for movie making, but the quality of its dedicated stills isn’t the best. Even so, you may find you need to grade a film still for demonstrative purposes, as part of a development session,… Continue reading How to Create a Colour Grade for Film Stills in Adobe Camera Raw and Export It
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
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