For Him & Her

Luxury portrait photographer Jai Mayhew has built her business around empathy. She knows what it’s like not to feel confident or comfortable in her own skin, and she’s made it her mission to photograph women in a way that makes them feel beautiful but, more importantly, seen.

Learning C4D is pretty much like riding a horse. If you’re comfortable while doing it then you are probably doing it wrong. But there is good news, you can do it. LEARNING CINEMA 4D FOR THE FIRST TIME? Dustin Valkema sure thinks you can learn 3D, especially if you are already a photographer that understands […]

The habits we need to build in the new year For the last couple of years I’ve written a series of popular articles about what photographers need to stop doing in the new year. The title is a little tongue in cheek, but the message has always been deadly serious: start dropping bad habits that […]

CGI could either be the largest obstacle photographers have ever had to hurdle, or our greatest tool.

To look at his award-winning career, you’d never guess cinematographer Pedro Luque started by photographing his friend’s band with a hand-me-down Canon film camera.

The Power of Color Grading Color is one of the most powerful tools a photographer has to affect the way viewers interpret images. Even a simple shift of color temperature or color saturation can make a world of difference. That is what makes color grading such an important post processing technique for photographers to learn.  […]

Renee Robyn’s name is synonymous with fantasy in the photography industry, but the industry is changing and so are the genres we’re familiar with. How is the reigning queen of composites preparing for the future?

As well as a great camera and set of lenses, having a solid and reliable tripod that’s fit for the job will really help you to take your landscape photos to the next level. With the growth of Instagram and run-and-gun landscape photographers, tripods are somewhat of an afterthought for many. And, for a lot […]

Natural light is beautiful for food photography, but won’t always meet the requirements of a professional shoot. While editorial food photography is often shot with natural light, most commercial jobs require the control of studio lighting.  As a food photographer, artificial light will help you create the exact lighting scenario required by your clients, and […]

Whether you’re a Sony Stan or a Canon fan, deciding how to choose photography equipment can still be tricky. Mirrorless cameras or DSLR cameras? Long lens, wide-angle, or something in between? Big diffuser, octa box, shoot through umbrella, beauty dish, or a snoot? How do you decide what photography gear to use? Most photographers build […]

With most productions and shoots on hold during the Coronavirus crisis, the topic of post-production and photo retouching has dominated conversations with the renewed effort for increasing our chops in this area. On a recent episode of This Week in Photo, host Frederick Van Johnson discusses the fine art of professional photo retouching with world-class […]

Curated Hashtags were part of what made Tumblr awesome: Instagram could surely benefit from it. Sometimes I wonder if photographers don’t know the difference between one genre and another, but most of the time I believe folks try to penetrate any hashtag they possibly can in an attempt to get the most traction. It’s pathetic, […]

In this interesting project, Jared Gruenwald shares how his side of the world is holding up in this time of global lockdown and quarantine. With much of the world reeling from the spread of COVID-19, the anxiety, panic, and isolation has been creeping upon us. Of course, we want to check up on our friends […]

You can make your mom (or yourself) very happy this year while saving a ton of money thanks to the Tamron Mother’s Day Instant Savings event! Do you have a mom who loves photography? If so, you might want to check out the red hot deals Tamron has in their Tamron Mother’s Day Instant Savings […]

When I mention notable photographers like Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and Michael Kenna, what pops into your mind’s eye? If you thought “masterfully orchestrated fine art black and white photography,” you’d be correct. The work of Ansel Adams and Michael Kenna, along with that of Herb Ritts, influenced my approach to black and […]

We all love new cameras and lenses, but quality photography accessories are just as important. We spend a lot of time thinking about which cameras and lenses we should buy. You could even say we fetishize about them, but for some reason we never seem to do the same for photography accessories. Photography accessories such […]

Article and images by Ian Howorth. Republish permission provided by MPB. A couple of months ago, a rare marvel arrived at MPB’s UK warehouse. If you didn’t know any better, you’d have thought a Sony A7S II would wipe the floor with a digital camera released way back in 2004. But this is the legendary […]