If you're a natural light portrait photographer, then I simply cannot express to you how much a reflector can help you create better portraits. They're so incredibly versatile--being able to reflect light of certain colors into a scene or even diffuse light as you see it coming into the scene.
So YouTube channel Weekly Imogen decided to put together a video to show you just how reflectors work; but not just any reflector. thephoblographer.com
Here’s an 11-minute video from photographer Sean Tucker that looks at how you can identify “good light” in street photography. As part of a series of videos, Tucker shows how he exposes and composes an image based on the light that is afforded to him. petapixel.com »
2018-03-23 18:14
In some of the previous video tutorials we shared, we were told that a soft light setup is the best for portrait work, especially if you're working with female models. If you're curious about how hard light can be used to make beautiful portraits, even for female models, this quick Adorama tutorial by Daniel Norton quickly shows us how. thephoblographer.com »
2017-10-20 10:00
How much of an impact does light pollution have on how we see the night sky? Photographer Sriram Murali has created a new video that aims to show us the answer. Back in 2016, Murali released a video titled “Lost in Light” that showed scenes shot in places ranging from Class 8 and 9 (the […] petapixel.com »
2017-02-09 19:01
There’s a staggering fact on photographer Malin Fezehai’s website: “The number of people forced to flee their homes across the world has exceeded 50 million for the first time since the second World War. petapixel.com »
2017-01-18 19:47
Many materials show internal stress when illuminated with polarized light and photographed with a second analyzing polarizer. This unique property of materials is called birefringence. Some of the more common material that exhibits this property is glass, ice, and most plastics. petapixel.com »
2017-01-11 20:41
Moving from using only natural light to flash photography is a big step for an outdoor photographer, but before you ditch ambient light entirely, give this video a look. As photographer Francisco Hernandez explains, you’ll often get more pleasing results by pulling some ambient light back in. Now, it’s important to note that terms like […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-05 00:10
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
As we mentioned this morning, composition is one of the most critical aspects of photography. But another, equally important piece is understanding the basic laws of light and how to use them when capturing a photograph. petapixel.com »
2016-10-14 20:56
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
While the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has made significant progress in recent years with Content Credentials and C2PA standards for still images, video has remained a slightly more challenging beast.
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that major social media and video streaming have been engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ including of children. [Read More]
MySpace, once the biggest social network on Earth, faded into obscurity after Facebook took the world by storm. That's the widely held belief, anyway. But according to CEO Tim Vanderhook of Viant, the company that bought MySpace in 2011, that's not what happened at all. [Read More]
A 17-year-old in Nebraska has been charged with two felony counts of criminal mischief after allegedly causing a train crash and filming it. [Read More]
If we recommended the Sony ZV-E10 II for many beginner creators last week, why wouldn't we do the same for the Panasonic S9? At first glance, it looks like an incongruous set of opinions. [Read More]
Last month, YouTube quietly updated its privacy policy to allow people to request the removal of AI-generated deepfake versions of themselves. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake give their insight into camera press trips and whether or not they believe they allow for ethical evaluation of equipment. [Read More]