While photos of male models were once limited to underwear ads with six-pack abs, the field is changing—for the better. With major brands turning to street-casting and alternative modeling agencies, photographers now have more freedom to experiment with how they portray male individuality and masculinity. Masculinity is complex and multi-faceted; it means something different for… Continue reading 21 Poses to Try When Photographing Men
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4 One-Light Setups: Split, Broad, Short, and Profile Lighting for Portrait Photos
Welcome to another lesson from our course, Intermediate Flash Photography. In this lesson, you’re going to learn about a lighting pattern called split lighting. You’re also going to learn about broad lighting, short lighting, and rim lighting. You’ll discover how they affect your photos and when to use them. By the end of this lesson,… Continue reading 4 One-Light Setups: Split, Broad, Short, and Profile Lighting for Portrait Photos
With thoughtful luminescence, Elizabeth Messina offers an intimate study of the female portrait
Messina is renowned for her stunningly simple portraits of women that convey depth and feeling. Elizabeth Messina Southern California-based photographer Elizabeth Messina is something of a legend. With her beloved Contax 645 and Fujifilm GFX100s, she has photographed for the likes of Tori Spelling, Claire Pettibone, and Brooke Shields—and that’s just to name a few.… Continue reading With thoughtful luminescence, Elizabeth Messina offers an intimate study of the female portrait
Antigone Kourakou’s surreal exploration of nature & humanity, plus five other photo books for summer 2022
From Antigone Kourakou’s “Transfiguration”. © Antigone Kourakou In this month’s photo books selection, we take a look at an expansive annotated selection of Alec Soth’s work; a collection of images by famous photographers all shot on “the other film” (Polaroid); flowers in contemporary photography; Antigone Kourakou’s surrealist B&W images of women and nature; Curran Hatleberg’s… Continue reading Antigone Kourakou’s surreal exploration of nature & humanity, plus five other photo books for summer 2022
Top 10 Company Retreat Ideas for Planning Your Remote Team Offsite
Written by: Nicole Smith, Founder + CEO How do you deepen company culture and create a sense of belonging in a remote-first world? Many companies are wrestling with this challenge as employees no longer come into a shared office space every day. This is even more difficult when onboarding brand new team members – primarily… Continue reading Top 10 Company Retreat Ideas for Planning Your Remote Team Offsite
How to Co-Own the Subscription Platform With Comradery
Finding the right platforms online can be tricky. There are so many options that aim to make striking out on your own and creating a business online manageable. One type is subscription-managment platforms, that collect monthly payments from subscribers to support a video creator on an ongoing basis. The problem with this is, while platforms… Continue reading How to Co-Own the Subscription Platform With Comradery
How to Use a Limiter to Boost Voice Recording Levels in DaVinci Resolve
Working on audio in DaVinci Resolve’s Fairlight suite is enjoyable: Fairlight has a thoughtful design, a huge selection of great tools, and room for more audio channels than you’ll likely ever need. In this tutorial you’ll learn about using the limiter tool to increase the volume of spoken-word recordings and dialogue, while avoiding peaking. What… Continue reading How to Use a Limiter to Boost Voice Recording Levels in DaVinci Resolve
Shimoda Explore v2 review – a versatile camera backpack for nearly any adventure
The Shimoda Design Explore v2 backpacks come in three sizes, 25-, 30-, and 35-liters. Mason Marsh In my 40 years as a photographer, I’ve owned dozens of camera bags. Lugging camera gear has always been an exercise of compromises, but with the new Explore v2 camera backpacks from Shimoda Designs, those compromises are few. And… Continue reading Shimoda Explore v2 review – a versatile camera backpack for nearly any adventure
How to make photos that impact society
When Vadim Balakin encountered the remains of a polar bear in Northern Svalbard in August of 2014, the cause of the animal’s death was unknown (pictured below). It might have been old age; however, the good condition of the teeth suggested that starvation was also a likely possibility. “They say nowadays such remains [are] to… Continue reading How to make photos that impact society
On Location: A photographer’s guide to Venice
Reading Time: 5 minutes Mantas, Floater, Green Fortuny, Cochinilla & Kinsaccuchu Dyed Yarn, Wood, Body in Forte di Mezzo, 2019 © Lorenzo Vitturi. The azure lagoons and golden light of Italy’s floating city have charmed visitors for centuries. Louise Long looks beyond the touristic sites and bustle of the Biennale to uncover Venice’s photographic highlights… Continue reading On Location: A photographer’s guide to Venice