Beginner or emerging photographer? Well, once you know what’s happening with your camera and all those dials, it’s time to take on lighting and flash photography. In taking that next step – learning to light – you can do almost anything, and nothing opens up this opportunity more effectively and affordably than working with Speedlights, [...]

India is one of the most interesting and important countries from Earth. It is a magic land where different cultures and people live together in a different way, most of them. I’ve collected for you 30 India photos that are really amazing. Watching these photos, makes me wanna go visit India tomorrow.       [...]

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In the art of photography you will find many small niches of focus. The technique of using an ultra wide-angle lens for one, has been around for quite some time and can display a deep level of professionalism. Yet even amateur and professional photographers alike can utilize these unique lenses ... Continue reading »

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Everyone likes a good challenge now and again. Sometimes those challenges are against ourselves, working to accomplish a goal. Sometimes they are against a situation that seems insurmountable. Or they might be against others, trying to make it to the very top. In photography, it is always a good idea to occasionally challenge yourself in [...]

I know that usually this site is about more gear, but this post is about less gear. Michael Sasser of Sasser Stills uses nothing but good directing an assistant and one 5-in-1 reflector to produce gorgeous results in a senior portrait session.

I've seen many articles on the web explaining the basics of digitising film negative or transparencies online. The basics are quite simple: you take a photo of a negative into a light source and invert. That's it. But that alone led me to scan negatives that looked like the one on the left, above. Because I've never seen one tutorial that told me "the whole story" of how to do it properly, I've decided to put together what I've learnt during the last two or three of years of scanning film with m

Learn how to photo manipulate an emotional sunset scene. You'll work with techniques such as drawing hair, correctly extracting images, digital lighting/painting, advanced blending and more. Sign up today to access the tutorial and download it's source file.

via The Atlantic: "A composite of a series of images photographed from the ISS, released on March 16, 2012. A total of 18 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. (NASA/Don Pettit)"

Simple and powerful photography logos are an essential part for all professional photographers with well-founded businesses. The logo is a name or symbol that tells something about the company that it represents and should catch the attention of your visitors or customers right away. Having the right logo design that’s easy for people to remember [...]

Here’s another 60 Second Portrait, starring Guy Kawasaki this time. I shot this after our recent episode of chasejarvisLIVE. If you dig it, check out the rest of my 60 Second Portraits here.

If you are upset with the money it takes to buy new gear, the next 3 parts tutorial shows how to make a 1 Dollar camera.