Lots of photo editing tutorials these days focus on one specific technique or edit—how to sharpen, or how to use the HSL tool, for example. But if you’re just starting out and you need a complete photo editing walkthrough, this tutorial will take you through a landscape photo edit from start to finish. The tutorial […]
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This simple step-by-step tutorial comes to us from Dustin Dolby of Workphlo, who’s got a knack for shooting high-end product photography with minimal gear. This time, he’s showing us how to quickly and easily capture a professional wine photograph using just two speedlights and a kit lens. Just like he did last time, Dustin breaks […] petapixel.com »
2017-04-27 00:07
Yesterday I found out that one of my photos was misused, stolen if you ask me, by a major international company. Sadly this type of thing is so common that it’s almost not worth writing about. However, it’s what happened during my quest to call-out the company that really captured my attention. I was contacted […] petapixel.com »
2017-04-21 21:08
If we wrote it once, we’ve written it a thousand times: you don’t need expensive equipment to capture high-quality studio photography. As photographer Dustin Dolby of Workphlo demonstrates in this video, even that expensive cosmetics look is doable with cheap speedlights… and skill. petapixel.com »
2017-04-08 00:02
You may think that printing on wood is something that can only be done in a factory, but to our surprise there's an awesome DIY way to do that. A photography blog called SLRcoaching.com has realised an informative step-by-step video tutorial that requires only a few items. boredpanda.com »
2017-02-06 19:09
About a year and half ago, after what seemed like a lifetime of living paycheck-to-paycheck (paying off student loans and other debts) my wife and I were sitting in the office of a financial advisor with money to invest. petapixel.com »
2017-01-20 19:42
I’m a photography addict…and happy to admit it! So how did this addiction take hold? Well, it’s all down to something I’ve been doing every single day for the last eight years: a 365 project. petapixel.com »
2016-12-23 18:43
If you captured a range of exposures for a certain scene, you don’t have to painstakingly adjust each one once you’ve got them in Lightroom. This really useful tip from the folks at Adobe shows you how to do it in a single click. petapixel.com »
2016-12-13 22:42
For his recent project titled Frozen, photographer Denis Klero shot creative studio portraits of action sports athletes in a way that makes them look like they’re frozen in ice. Much of the snow look was created using many cans of Sno Blower, an aerosol spray that costs about $11 for a 16-ounce can. Behind the […] petapixel.com »
2016-12-10 19:30
As a photographer on set, it’s your job to get the most out of your models—to make them feel comfortable, and help them help you achieve your vision. In this great video, photographer Clinton Lubbe of dphog explains how to do this when your model is young, inexperienced, or both. When you’re first starting out, […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-30 20:20
I definitely love do-it-yourself projects, especially those that help me out with a project in a niche way. I recently had a story planned and I wanted the opening and closing shots to be of sunlight and moonlight streaming through a window, illuminating a girl who had fallen asleep reading… but how the hell was […] petapixel.com »
2016-11-02 20:39
PhotoPlus Expo 2016 will offer attendees a total of 22 photo walks over a three-day span, giving them the opportunity to learn different skills and gain experience from top educators and photographers, including Me Ra Koh, Jen Rozenbaum, Michael Grecco, Brooke Shaden and Matt Kloskowski. dpreview.com »
2016-10-07 21:07
What would you do if you were stranded in the wild with nothing but your camera gear? Could you fashion tools for yourself to stay alive? That’s what Chris Niccolls of TCSTV explores in this unusual 14-minute video. petapixel.com »
2016-10-04 18:53
Cropping a photo to exact dimensions in Photoshop can be a real pain, but there’s actually an easy one-step solution built right into the program. This quick tip comes from photographer and educator Phil Steele of Steele Training, a master whose more basic photography tips have been popular on PetaPixel in the past. In this […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-30 01:43
Photographing the moon can be spectacular—a rising full moon looks very big and is often red. And combining a spectacular moonrise shot with landscapes or objects in close-up can give really great results. petapixel.com »
2016-08-25 19:24
This person deserves a slow clap… Someone finally did (and recorded) what many of us want to do when a friend whips out the smartphone to capture their dinner for Instagram posterity. Check out the video above for your dose of silly humor this week. (Warning: Strong language.) petapixel.com »
2016-08-22 19:11
Hollyland recently announced the Mars M1 Enhanced, a wireless transceiver monitor with a 5.5-inch touch screen that combines transmitter, receiver, and monitoring functions into one device. [Read More]
The advent of AI editing tools has sparked a debate about finding the delicate balance between efficiency and preserving the photographer's artistic vision. [Read More]
MiMojo is a new mobile app for iOS designed specifically for mobile filmmakers, documentarians, journalists, and archivists, to make managing the large volume of footage created by content creators who shoot on their phones easier to manage. [Read More]
Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), photo culling app Aftershoot promises to be the fastest and easiest way for photographers to select, rate, and edit their images. [Read More]
The recently launched client gallery and photo proofing service, Picflow, was developed with the purpose of making it easier for photographers to communicate and deliver to their clients.
Switzerland-based Rolling Square has launched the EDGE Pro ecosystem of products that can be combined in multiple configurations to make a workstation setup truly personal. [Read More]
Lightroom presets are all around us. You might love them as a 1-click solution to your batch editing needs or you might think that they are useless and that all the photos for which one was used look the same.