My name is Connar L’Ecuyer, and one of my main ongoing projects is photographing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, in military vets and first responders. Some people may have heard of PTSD and not know much about it, or have loved ones that suffer from PTSD. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is NOT a topic […]
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Hasselblad has just released a set of 400-megapixel photos captured using the new $48,000 H6D-400c Multi Shot medium format DSLR, which was announced back in January. The company decided to point the digital monster at one of the few remaining Ross HK-7 aerial cameras, which was one of Hasselblad’s earliest creations. Here’s the backstory, as […] petapixel.com »
2018-05-31 22:14
Here’s a 24-minute video from Andrew Marr that looks at how he adds depth and drama to landscape photos during post-processing in Adobe Lightroom. The first thing Marr does is to look at the areas of the image where dark edges mean brighter parts of the image. petapixel.com »
2018-04-03 17:17
Here’s a 5-minute tutorial by photography artist Antti Karppinen that shares a technique for effectively dodging and burning your photo using the Gaussian Blur adjustment in Photoshop. While not suitable for every post-processing situation you may find yourself in, this dodge and burn method can help you to add “punch” to the shot. It adds contrast […] petapixel.com »
2017-12-04 18:31
Ultraviolet photography is something that relatively few photographers explore, but it’s a fascinating realm to explore with less of an investment in equipment than most people think. Much of my photography revolves around the world that we cannot see with our own eyes. petapixel.com »
2017-09-21 21:15
If you’re into photography, chances are that you’ve seen the tutorials where you are supposed to cut hearts out of paper to get heart-shaped bokeh. I recently decided to try to do this myself. petapixel.com »
2017-09-16 19:12
A Swiss photographer has been stripped of two awards after it was revealed that she had submitted a Thai photographer’s public domain photos as her own to win the contests and earn $3,100. Khaosod English reports that photographer Madeleine Josephine Fierz had won 1st prize in the Moscow International Foto Awards and 2nd prize in […] petapixel.com »
2017-09-01 19:17
Adding a splash can add impact to product photos that involve liquid. Here’s a 9-minute video in which photographer Dustin Dolby of workphlo shows how you can capture splashes with speedlights. petapixel.com »
2017-08-28 20:16
The curves tool is a powerful one in both Photoshop and Lightroom, with the ability to change both the tones and colors in an image. This 7-minute tutorial from PiXimperfect examines the tool in the context of removing color casts from the shadows of a photograph. The video starts with an example of an image […] petapixel.com »
2017-08-22 19:57
Here’s a somewhat unusual tutorial: Kiwi photographer and videographer Ben Stewart has found a way to control Lightroom efficiently using a Playstation controller. He uses a PS3 controller, but his instructions would also work with a PS4 controller. petapixel.com »
2017-08-10 17:35
Hey, guys! I’m Jaxson Pohlman. In this post, I’m going to show you how to create a composite dreamscape using two photos in just a few steps using Photoshop. Using sunrise or sunset photos will add some spark to your final creation. petapixel.com »
2017-07-29 20:51
This incredibly creative ad from Gatorade uses a “liquid printer” and precision-timed strobe photography to create a stop-motion athlete from drops of water. What’s more, it was created entirely in-camera, according to the company. petapixel.com »
2017-06-09 20:18
Lens flare can either be an annoyance or an interesting creative tool. In this 6-minute video, Jay P. Morgan of Slanted Lens demonstrates how to master lens flare for your photography. It’s pretty easy to add lens flare to an image in post, but intentionally introducing it while you are on location can result in […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-26 22:50
The stuff childhood memories are made of, Play-doh proves a versatile medium.
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Today, it’s becoming increasingly harder for your style as a photographer to become recognized. Of course, there are prolific photographers such as William Eggleston and Stephen Shore whose use of color is almost instantly recognizable. petapixel.com »
2017-04-14 18:22
One of the ongoing pain points of being a photographer is the time we spend editing. Don’t get me wrong, I love turning a flat image into something breathtaking, but it does take a while to get through a batch of 1000+ photos from a wedding or concert. Combine that with the volume of events […] petapixel.com »
2016-12-06 23:51
Photos of disassembled cameras are usually created by laying out the parts neatly and shooting a photo from above. James over at CasualPhotophile went a step further: he shot hundreds of macro photos of the individual components and stitched them together into an ultra-high-res “exploded camera” image of the Nikon F3. “I’ve gone through the […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-20 23:21
"I somehow see Plexus as a portrait project – a portrait of what has faded, and what is still lingering," explains photographer Elena Helfrecht. "Maybe it can be seen as a sort of conjuring. " As I poured over the images in Plexus, I originally did so on a mobile phone; and realized I wasn't doing her work justice.
Scars get a bad rap. They are often seen as ugly, dangerous, criminal and something to hide and be ashamed of. In popular culture, it’s the bad guys that have the scars.