The Physics Behind Sunbursts and How It Can Help You Focus Your Photos
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and when it comes to “sunbursts” in photos – those points of light with rays streaking out…
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PhotoShelter’s Student Handbook: What You Didn’t Learn in School About the Photo Biz
By design, many college and university photography programs focus on theory, technique and critical thinking skills. Students emerge from school with a solid understanding of…
When Life Gives You Lemons: 5 Food Photographers Share Their Tips for Improvising on Set
We talk a lot about the business side of photography as a crucial addition to your photo skills and creativity. But what about the soft…
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Photography Now Works for a Brewery
Photographer Ryan M. Kelly boarded a plane in Amsterdam after receiving 2nd place in the Breaking News category for World Press Photo for his image…
How Do You Photograph a Concept? Derek Brahney Illustrates the Answer
Photography has long been used to support and even enhance storytelling. In journalism, images tend towards the literal. A story about the President usually features…
The Stories That Keep Them Going: 5 Photojournalists Share Their Most Powerful Moments
We usually think of first responders as medical and emergency personnel, but we forget that photojournalists are often some of the first witnesses to a…
Hasselblad X1D: A Medium Format MVP?
In software design, there is a concept called the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Instead of building a fully fledged app or website that might incorrectly…
Life Beyond Photography
A deep passion for photography is only part of what it takes to succeed as a full-time photographer. Fewer staff positions combined with static or…
The Moving Portrait: From Holograms to GIFs to Boomerang
Although video dominates much of the media landscape, the simplicity of the photograph perseveres. Ironically, throughout much of the history of photography, photographers (along with…