Wedding photographer Reggie Ballesteros gets a lot of questions from aspiring wedding photographers, and one of the most common is: how do you use off-camera flash? So he’s created a comprehensive guide that covers his entire process—from the gear he uses, to his thought process during setup, through execution. “In this video, I break it […]
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Texture layers are photos that are normally blended with other images as part of a composite rather than being used on their own. They can be color, monochrome, detailed, or blurred. petapixel.com »
2024-02-23 22:06
Back in the days of film photography, things weren’t quite as advanced as they are in our modern digital era. Photographers struggled to manipulate available light or had to work a lot harder to capture simple in-camera effects. petapixel.com »
2022-11-22 23:44
If you’re a photographer, you’re likely familiar with memory cards. They’re what our photographs are stored on -- removable flash media that we insert into a slot (or slots) in our camera, take photos, and then (sometimes) remove and insert into a card reader or card slot on our computer. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-04-27 23:53
YouTuber and Photoshop expert Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect has put together a helpful and detailed guide that shows you exactly how to set up your Wacom tablet and keyboard shortcuts for the best photo editing and retouching experience. petapixel.com »
2019-10-21 21:18
Color management can be a mystery to some. When things just go slightly wrong with color, it can drive people crazy and into sheer frustration. But it does not have to be. In this video and article, we de-mystify how things work in browsers and what steps you can take to make sure your images […] petapixel.com »
2019-02-08 21:12
Since I purchased my first Godox product in late 2015, I’ve been extremely vocal about their product line because of their massive price to performance ratio. It’s a weird occurrence for one of the most capable products to also be one of the cheapest. petapixel.com »
2018-07-11 19:28
Everything you need to know to start shooting in manual mode. This is a syndicated blog post from Format originally done by Brit Weaver. Ready to get more creative with your photography? At first, having a digital or analog SLR camera is an exhilarating and intimidating experience. Most beginners play it safe with the automatic modes, thephoblographer.com »
2018-01-10 14:00
"It looks like I was photoshopped in," said my buddy Alex told me when looking at the images shot by the SL3. The thing is though that the images were still on the camera and hadn't even been brought into post-production.
A wedding photographer from Kansas stands accused of "scamming" couples and robbing them of memories of their big day by faking a family emergency. She has, allegedly, done this multiple times. [Read More]
Family and bridal party pictures at a wedding are important, every couple wants them but none of their families want to be patient and present to take them. Meanwhile, there’s a lot of pressure from mothers and grandmothers to get all the important combinations while at the same time, there’s always a cousin that disappeared to the bar. [Read More]
I remember my big trip in junior high. It was a class trip to Washington DC. I had spent hours looking over magazines with my mom while she showed me her favorite spots from when she won the state spelling bee.
Tolman Media, one of the nation's largest wedding photo and video companies, abruptly shut down last month, leaving hundreds of photographers unpaid. Couples who booked through Tolman are suddenly without shooters as well. [Read More]
A groom helplessly chasing after his bride's veil on a windy day has won the International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022 contest. [Read More]
"Magic can be found when encouraging vulnerability and intimate connection to everyday people," explains photographer Ezlan Powers to us in an interview. "Always be touching in some way or doing an activity together.