I last visited Venice a long time ago, and all I could remember were the crazy crowds. It’s no wonder, because I visited in the summer. Last weekend, I decided to visit Venice in the winter with my girlfriend.
People were saying “Why Venice? It’s not the season. ” But that’s exactly the point. I thought […]. petapixel.com
Between 2008 and late 2016, I took tens of thousands of pictures and proudly vomited the vast majority of them online. While I’d toyed around with things like depth of field and long exposures, I didn’t understand anything about photography, so my camera rarely left ‘auto’. petapixel.com »
2023-10-05 20:02
This is truly one of the best deals in the photo world! We love giving our members the best benefits of any photography publication around! And that’s why we created our membership program to do way more than just take away banner-ads. thephoblographer.com »
2023-05-23 01:00
We live in a world where everyone has access to a camera in some form or another, and the content we create is often viewed through a phone screen. So it's no surprise that so many people have learned how to take and edit cool photos that will get them likes on Instagram. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-12-03 20:46
We need to talk about copyright law. Now before your eyes glaze over and I lose you, I promise what I have to say is worth hearing. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-17 18:28
I’d argue that nearly all of us owned a speedlight at some point before we owned a studio strobe. When we’re looking to dip our toes into supplemental lighting, strobes seem like a big investment. It just makes sense to pick up a cheap speedlight to play with, right? Like many others, I did the […] petapixel.com »
2021-05-06 18:52
Photographer Michael Shainblum is known for some truly impressive landscape images and in previous videos has strongly advocated for the use of telephoto lenses. In this 10-minute video, he shows how he captured two days worth of images with mainly a Sigma 100-400mm. petapixel.com »
2021-02-24 01:34
I have been to Venice a long time ago and all I could remember were the crazy crowds. No wonder, I visited it in summer. Last weekend, I decided to visit Venice in the winter with my girlfriend. boredpanda.com »
2019-02-07 17:19
Cameras sure have gone a long way since the birth of photography, and photographers now have a lot of tools to achieve their creative vision. Even smartphones are now equipped with cameras that are getting more powerful, making it possible for virtually everyone to be a photographer. thephoblographer.com »
2018-11-20 17:00
Submerging your film in liquid might not seem like a good idea, but when done properly it’s a photography technique that can garnish unexpectedly beautiful results. Without any post-processing work, you can get a distorted effect with vivid streaks of color and interesting textures. thephoblographer.com »
2017-08-03 07:00
Just last month, Apple released yet another commercial full of stunning videos, all purportedly "shot on iPhone." YouTube tech blogger Marques Brownlee thought it looked a little too good to be true, and once he stopped to read the fine print at the end of the ad, the investigation was open. boredpanda.com »
2017-07-03 16:42
Submerging your film in liquid might not seem like a good idea, but when done properly it’s a photography technique that can garnish unexpectedly beautiful results. Without any post-processing work, you can get a distorted effect with vivid streaks of color and interesting textures. petapixel.com »
2017-06-06 23:14
Most photographers don't realize the power of Cropping an image and instead just move on past it in their catalog. Go back and give it a try! thephoblographer.com »
2017-02-10 08:03
I took the best photo of my life today. I came down from the mountain and loaded it up on my computer. When I brought the photos up on my screen, they were just trees. Bummer. But it felt so good; looked so good on my camera’s LCD. What’s the deal with that? Editor’s note: […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-04 19:06
Digital Photo Pro recently sat down with Sekonic rep, photographer, and educator Lorenzo Gasperini to discuss why light meters are still essential tools. Gasperini stresses the importance of using a meter and how it accurately informs him of what his exposure reading will reveal about what he’s getting in the highlights and shadows of his photograph. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-03 15:03
My country is known for Amsterdam, its windmills and, of course, the tulips every season. Photographers usually come during that season to shoot the endless flower fields. What a lot of people don’t know is that we have heather plants all over the country. boredpanda.com »
2016-09-08 10:31
A group of tourists capsized a gondola in Venice after they refused to listen to their gondolier's requests to sit down and stop taking selfies. [Read More]
In late 2021, photographer Jeff Sedlik acquired an old, faded, framed print at an estate sale in Connecticut for $2,200. After opening it, he realized it was actually two signed Alfred Stieglitz prints that together may sell for upwards of $250,000. [Read More]
Sony has announced the Burano 8K cinema camera, the newest addition to the company's CineAlta family of digital cinema cameras. [Read More]
In December 2021, photographer Jeff Sedlik bid on an old, faded, framed print at an estate sale in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Upon receiving it, he immediately opened the frame to examine the photo.
This past November, Venice experienced its worst flooding in over 50 years, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. But while news of the flooding caused thousands to cancel their travel plans, photographer Natalia Elena Massi did the exact opposite: she packed her bags and drove to Venice. Massi lives about 60 miles […]
"I hadn't thought about how difficult it could be. Imagine walking for hours with water well above your knees."
I've visited Venice on more than one occasion but never had the time to go to Burano. This time I finally did and it was incredible.