One of the biggest things that I've seen as the Editor in Chief of one of the last standing photography publications is how photographers are choosing to portray themselves. The vast majority of photographers that we feature have websites -- but they don't necessarily update them.
Since launching its store-builder in 2019, over 1 million photographers worldwide have joined Picfair. Their pitch is simple: Picfair is the quickest and easiest way to launch a professional quality photography website anywhere on the internet. [Read More]
Private equity company Permira has purchased all available common stock for the website builder Squarespace, ending Squarespace's publicly traded era. [Read More]
My entire career as a photographer, I've been taught to say something incredibly nasty. If someone says, "Oh, you've got a nice camera," we're often told to remind people that it's the photographer who makes the images first.
Photo Stealers, a website that has investigated and identified people who steal photos for over a decade, has become embroiled in increasingly expensive legal battles and was even brought offline by an alleged photo thief earlier this week. [Read More]
If you've been reading the site a lot in January, you probably noticed a pretty big change that came. Desktop and mobile website readers of the Phoblographer now have access to the website's dark mode just by switching a little button on the bottom left of the site.
"I don’t post very often, compared to many photographers, and I suspect I may be just pushing my selectivity 'upstream' by being very stringent about what I choose to edit and post in the first place," says photographer Ian Garrick Mason to the Phoblographer, noting our observation about his online presence.
"I don’t post very often, compared to many photographers, and I suspect I may be just pushing my selectivity 'upstream' by being very stringent about what I choose to edit and post in the first place," says photographer Ian Garrick Mason to the Phoblographer, noting our observation about his online presence.
Digital Photography Review has released an update about its impending closure, addressing the concerns from its readers about lost content and announcing an archival effort. [Read More]
We got a new haircut and shapeup recently here at the Phoblographer. Back in 2021, we launched our app, which a lot of you folks have been enjoying for the benefits, the monthly giveaways, and the banner-ad free content.
Storage is a recurring issue for photographers. That’s especially true as a photographer living in a rural area with poor internet speed. I’m still delivering weddings on USB drives because uploading a few hundred full-resolution JPEGs would literally tie up my internet for a week, while I can snail mail a USB drive and actually have it arrive in a few days.
When we think about websites, search engine optimization (SEO) is often top of mind. How is Google ranking you against other similar photographers? Are you showing up on the first page of search results? There’s no doubt SEO is important for every photographer to consider.
If you've read this site for years, you probably know about something that makes me special. I'm legally blind. You can see it in my images and even on my personal website. But the fact is that as a legally blind photographer, I still end up nailing focus and having better images than most folks.
My name is Alessandro Corsini. I’m an Italian artist, photographer, and media professional based in Berlin (Germany) for over a decade. Despite having started with photography pretty early, the journey to fine art photography has been long.
Instagram is rolling out a new design for Stories on desktop to make the feature more immersive and easier to navigate. Users will be able to view stories in full-screen with a carousel containing previews of already-played and upcoming Stories.
We're incredibly excited to officially announce a brand new feature on the site. It's called Listen to Articles. From now on, nearly every article by the Phoblographer will have this function going forward.
1940s NYC is a new online interactive map created by NYC-based software engineer Julian Boilen. It’s like Google Street View, except every photo taken shows New York City between 1939 and 1941.
Instagram is toxic. That's really all I need to say, and that it's a terrible platform for photography and photographers. It's more designed for you to stay on their platform and for them to sell advertising to you.
Before the rise of social media and the ubiquity of apps like Instagram, photographers established and flexed their brands through their personal website and blog. The photographer website supplanted the printed portfolio, for the most part, offering photographers a way to showcase their work with a remote audience of photo editors, customers, and fans. As […]
GAS: lots of photographers have it and many can understand the need and benefit of getting a brand new lens that can render all the bokeh. But after a while, you're pretty well saturated and set in the gear that you've got.
Let's be honest, you probably have all the gear that you NEED as a photographer--wanting and needing are two different things. But what every photographer needs (and it's true today more than ever) is an actual functioning website.
I wish I could tell you a deep anecdote about this person but I can’t remember who it was. What I remember well are the importance of those words especially when building and updating my portfolio. I’ve just gone through the long and painful process of updating my website.
If you often find yourself needing to remove the backgrounds from photos but don’t have the time to manually do it, you might want to bookmark Remove.bg. It’s a simple free website that automatically removes the backgrounds from photos in just 5 seconds with a single click. Simply use the button on the homepage to […]
For the past several years my photography website called Squarespace home. Among online, fully-contained, content management systems, it is hard to go wrong with Squarespace. Offering domain registration and hosting, plus well-crafted templates, Squarespace makes it easy to create a professional looking website.
This is a very, very strong opinion; but one that I actually feel is a fact. It's taken me a really long time to sit and ruminate over this idea, but I've come to the ultimate conclusion that if you're one of those photographers who only showcases their Instagram, then you're doing yourself an injustice.
This is the story and all the messy details of how I lost my photography business’ 8-year-old website at Bludomain, a hosting service “for the creative professional.” Last week was busy! Along with a regular schedule of newborn sessions, family sessions, and maternity sessions here in my studio, editing, album design, and ordering appointments. I […]
The point is, if you want to rank highly in search results, you need to use search engine optimization techniques, or SEO, in order to tailor your site the way search engines like them. Here are five straightforward (i.
Instagram has been accused of “shadowbanning” users and posts starting about a year ago, preventing tagged content from properly appearing in searches for those tags. After photographers and others complained last year, someone made a tool for checking to see if you’ve been shadowbanned.
"I leave Tuesday for my first Caribbean project of the season. " is what my friend Cory Silken tells me as the motivation for this article. "I've literally been preparing new kit since October. " And for the most part, he's right.
"I leave Tuesday for my first Caribbean project of the season. " is what my friend Cory Silken tells me as the motivation for this article. "I've literally been preparing new kit since October. " And for the most part, he's right.
re.photos is a new website decided to helping people create and share then-and-now photos. The site helps you automatically align before-and-after photos to show how things have changed over time. Known as “rephotography,” this is the act of taking a photo of a scene that has already been photographed some time ago. The project was created by […]
Let’s Enhance is a new free website that uses neural networks to upscale your photos in a way Photoshop can’t. It magically boosts and enhances your photo resolution like something straight out of CSI.
Action Camera Finder is a new website that allows you to sort through the different action cameras on the market and find the perfect one for your requirements. There are so many available nowadays that it’s not just a case of looking at GoPro.
Whether you’re just starting your photography career or have years of experience, being found in search engines is critical to accomplishing your goals. In this post, we’ll be sharing 5 helpful SEO tips that can help your photography website place well in search engines.
Portraiture and gaming the system on Instagram isn't always so simply. In fact, it's pretty difficult. But photographers have been trying to cut through all the noise as best as they can for as long as the platform has been around.
"Just images, right?" No! You see, one of the reasons why so many people don't want to make a website for their photography is because they don't want to get all the necessary information together to do it.
Photographers that take their craft very seriously most likely have a website to show off their portfolio. If you’re a professional or a semi-professional, this is a guarantee; but if you’re a hobbyist or enthusiast, it would make sense to have a website of some sort. But then in that case, does it make sense
Flickr announced an update to its desktop website today that brings a trio of new changes and features for helping you discover photos and interact with other members. There’s now a two-column feed, photo previews, and a notification hub.
Want to have your photos critiqued… by a computer? Keegan is a new online personal photo coach that can do that. Show Keegan one of your photos, and he’ll do his best to give you technical feedback to improve your photographic skills.
Like many of us, photographer Kyle Graham wants to travel the world having adventures and taking pictures full time. Unlike most of us, he’s decided to seek out a “SugarMama” to help him make this dream a reality.
In a surprising move, Alphabet Inc. has sold its Google Domains assets and operations to website building and hosting giant Squarespace. Squarespace will acquire around 10 million domains from Google in the transaction. [Read More]
Picsello is a new e-commerce and customer relationship manager that aims to help photographers keep track of clients, billing, image hosting, and other business details that bog down the original reason most get into the profession: taking pictures. [Read More]
Be it for the best chili recipes or the best photographers, people frequently start their web browsing journey with a Google, Bing, or DuckDuckGo search. So, if you’re a photographer and you want those search engines to find your website, you need to optimize it for those search engines. What is SEO? SEO stands for […]
A few months ago I found out about the upcoming Google Licensable badge. Provided you embed the required metadata in your image files, it’s a label that will be added to your photos in Google Images, with links to a page that includes your Web statement of rights and a link to license the photo. […]
Want to turn some old black-and-white photos into color photos? There’s an amazing new website called Colourise. sg that’ll get the job done for you. It uses deep learning AI to create remarkably realistic results in just seconds with zero work on your part.
Looking for a place to receive constructive criticism and feedback for your photos outside of popular social media platforms and photo sharing sites? ARS BETA, a service created by street photographer Eric Kim, is designed to offer just that.
Here’s something that isn’t directly photography-related but is relevant to pretty much every photographer: if you’ve never heard of it before, you should check out the website Have I Been Pwned? It lets you search for your email addresses and passwords to see if any of your accounts have been compromised through security breaches. The […]
Want to quickly find out the current market value of a used camera or lens? Bokeh Market is a new website that can tell you the real-time value of used equipment. It’s like the Kelley Blue Book of camera gear.
Want a faster way to add relevant hashtags to your Instagram photos? Photerloo wants to help. The photo management service has launched a new free web tool that uses machine learning to automatically keywords for any photo.
When camera companies announce new cameras or lenses, the press releases are often filled with generic statements about the wonderful qualities of the product. Now the marketing teams behind those words have a new shortcut: the Random Photo Marketing Generator.
The stock photography search engine Everypixel has launched a new web app called Everypixel Aesthetics that uses a neural network to tell you how awesome any photo is. “We trained neural networks to see the beauty of photos the same way as you and I do,” Everypixel tells PetaPixel. “To handle it, designers, editors and […]
If you work with stock photos, you might already be aware of Unsplash, one of the largest and most popular sources of free online images. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the service, this explainer will walk you through what exactly Unsplash is and how it works. [Read More]
After several years of development and beta testing, PicFlow has publicly launched its client gallery and photo proofing service. The company says it aims to simplify photographers' workflow and make it easier to communicate and deliver to clients. [Read More]
If you’re trying to establish your name as a professional photographer, building the right website and choosing a proper domain name for your business is essential to your success. [Read More]
One of the best things about photography is it is an art form that is currently easily accessible to practically everyone. From creatives shooting on analog systems with film to professionals with the latest and most powerful DSLR and mirrorless systems to influencers working with a smartphone.
The Finnish capital city of Helsinki is the country’s central hub of politics, education, finance, and culture. If you’d like a window into the history of the city, check out Helsinkiphotos.
Same Energy is a new Web tool that’s perfect for photographers looking for visual inspiration. It’s an AI-powered visual search engine that provides a fast and simple experience for exploring visually similar photos.
Today’s photographers are artists as well as entrepreneurs, and creating a photography portfolio is the first step towards building a successful brand. The post How to build the perfect photography portfolio appeared first on 500px.
Filmmaker Daniel Scott Murphy has created an incredibly useful new crop factor calculator that goes beyond anything we’ve seen online thus far. Not only does it tell you the crop, it actually simulates the results, and can even handle setups that include speed boosters.
When most of us began pursuing a career as photographers, we pictured idyllic days spent behind our beloved cameras photographing all the things. We quickly learned that our time behind a camera would be precious, as most of us would spend way more time sitting at a computer editing, communicating with our clients, managing marketing […]
If you’re new to film photography, or you’re curious about the variety of film stocks that are out there, there’s a useful new website you should definitely check out. It’s called Filmtypes, and it’s a database of emulsions that wants to help you find your next roll of 35mm film. Created by analog photography enthusiast […]