Submerging your film in liquid might not seem like a good idea, but when done properly it’s a photography technique that can garnish unexpectedly beautiful results. Without any post-processing work, you can get a distorted effect with vivid streaks of color and interesting textures. Editor’s Note: This post was originally ...
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How to Make a DIY Leather Camera Harness For Under $70
Leather harnesses look super stylish, but they can cost upwards of $200 retail. What’s a cash-strapped photographer to do? French photographer Duncan Dimanche has a DIY solution for you, and it’ll only cost $70. Dimanche guides you through the process in this short walkthrough video, showing how you can use ...
Read More »10 Important Lessons I’ve Learned as a Professional Wedding Photographer
One thing I’ve realized over the past few years as a professional wedding photographer is there are not many people, guides, or information out there on how you should approach a career as a pro wedding photographer. I consciously made the effort to assist as many photographers as I could ...
Read More »Trying Out a Set of $560 Zeiss iPhone Lenses
Shelling out $560 to buy three lenses for your iPhone might seem a bit extreme, but is it worth it? Do you get more optical performance out of your smartphone if you put Zeiss glass in front of that tiny sensor? Kai gave it a go. For this vlog, Kai ...
Read More »How to Take Great Portraits Under the Midday Sun with a Single Flash
Shooting portraits under the midday sun is less-than-ideal because of the harsh shadows it can create. In this quick video, Manny Ortiz shows how to remove those shadows and create beautiful portraits using a single fill light. For this video, Ortiz hit the beach with his model Jasmine Solaye to ...
Read More »Apple Adds Advanced Editing Features to Photos App in macOS High Sierra
Alongside a bunch of hardware announcements—new iMacs, the iMac Pro, and a new iPad Pro—Apple also took some time at the WWDC to announce a new macOS: High Sierra. Jokes about this “fully baked” operating system aside, the new OS adds some intriguing “pro-level” editing features to the Photos app. ...
Read More »Report Claims Japanese Government is Asking Fuji to Buy a Stake in Nikon
This is going to be the strangest (and most controversial) piece of photo industry news you’ll read today. According to a report published by the reputable Japanese magazine Sentaku, the Japanese government is trying to convince Fuji to ‘help’ Nikon by buying a stake in the troubled camera company. The ...
Read More »Using Creative Lighting Techniques to Mimic Natural Light
In this useful little tutorial, wedding photographer Bob Davis demonstrates how, with just a small amount of kit, you can combine speedlights with basic light modifiers to mimic two totally different natural light ‘looks’ in seconds. The video specifically talks about shooting a groom prepping before his wedding, but the ...
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