Last year, the now-famous prairie-style “Nap Dress” by Hill House Home took over the internet. By February, when the brand dropped a new collection, it sold $1 million’s worth in inventory in just twelve minutes. By the end of the day, they’d made more than they had in the entirety of 2019. Meanwhile, English Garden-inspired… Continue reading Spotlight on cottagecore in Commercial Licensing
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How to Use a Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup to Create Rembrandt Lighting
Welcome back to ‘Intermediate Flash Photography‘. Over the next few lessons, you’re going to learn how to achieve vastly different portraits with simple and easy adjustments of your flash. Each of these lessons will go over one or two of the classic lighting setups, or lighting patterns, that have been used for hundreds of years by… Continue reading How to Use a Classic One-Light Portrait Photo Setup to Create Rembrandt Lighting
Testing 3 popular AI-powered sky replacement tools
The sky and water reflection in this image were both replaced using tools in ON1 Photo RAW 2022. Jeff Carlson AI-assisted photo technologies mostly exist to help you save time while editing, or improve image quality using small sensors or when processing images. But sometimes they can radically change your photos, as in the case… Continue reading Testing 3 popular AI-powered sky replacement tools
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: A smaller, lighter standard zoom lens
It’s 20 percent lighter and 18 percent shorter than its predecessor. Sony Sony first introduced its high-end G Master lens line back in 2016. In October 2021, the company unveiled a version “II” of the 70-200mm f/2.8 telephoto zoom that was faster and lighter than the previous model. Today, Sony continues that trend, unveiling the… Continue reading Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II: A smaller, lighter standard zoom lens
How to Make a Lyric Video in DaVinci Resolve
Making a lyric video can be as simple or as complicated as you’d like, though my personal approach is more of a minimal approach. In this lesson we’ll break down the steps I use when making a lyric video, from creating a plan to making a video using DaVinci Resolve. Let’s jump in and see… Continue reading How to Make a Lyric Video in DaVinci Resolve
How To Move the Flash Off Your Camera for Better Photo Lighting
Welcome back to ‘Introduction to Flash Photography‘. I hope our last lesson has you inspired and you’re ready to learn the nuts and bolts of how to take your flash off of your camera. A Note on Vocabulary We’re going to start this lesson with a little bit of vocabulary. Two words that you will… Continue reading How To Move the Flash Off Your Camera for Better Photo Lighting
How to Adjust the Shadows in Photos Using Lightroom Classic
The Shadows adjustment in Lightroom Classic is an extremely versatile tool. It can bring back some information in a slightly too dark image, or the opposite, it can push some areas of a dark image even darker. In this tutorial, we’re going to unpack the Shadows adjustment and learn how and what happens to our photos… Continue reading How to Adjust the Shadows in Photos Using Lightroom Classic
Walker Evans’ American Photographs, and five other photobooks worth checking out
Parked car, small town Main Street 1932. © Walker Evans This month, we look at a wide range of photobooks. Mika Horie’s cyanotypes present the world in blue; Stephen Shore’s memoir looks back on his long career; Zora J Murff explores Blackness in America; Stephen Gill’s photos of birds on a pillar present a new… Continue reading Walker Evans’ American Photographs, and five other photobooks worth checking out
How landscape photographer Erin Babnik captures epic photos without leaving a trace
Death Valley National Park, 2018 (Photographed in 2017). Erin Babnik To celebrate Earth Day 2022, we’re revisiting some of our favorite environmental stories and interviews from the PopPhoto archives. Nature is full of interesting and beautiful things. But creating a pristine nature photograph requires a lot more planning and preparation than driving to a geotagged Instagram spot… Continue reading How landscape photographer Erin Babnik captures epic photos without leaving a trace
Licensing Contributor Julia Wimmerlin on how editorial translates to stock photography
At 500px amazing photography is at our core, but these photos would not be possible without the talented people behind the lens. The 500px Spotlight series highlights the global and diverse photographers that are part of the 500px Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to Licensing contributor and 500px Ambassador, Julia Wimmerlin. Julia Wimmerlin,… Continue reading Licensing Contributor Julia Wimmerlin on how editorial translates to stock photography