An original portrait of baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson that was taken around the time of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series has emerged. One of the few pieces of memorabilia left from the 1919 season, the portrait is currently valued at $17,000. [Read More]
As the digital camera market contracts due to the popularity of smartphones, camera companies are finding that higher profits can still be reached by selling fewer cameras that cost, on average, twice as much as they used to. [Read More]
COVID-19 did something bizarre to the photo market. In fact, I don't think that that's the only factor. There's a giant mess of things that happened. It's caused major issues with low stock supply.
Photographer Heather Lahtinen of the Flourish Academy recently took on one of the most common complaints among working photographers: that cheap photogs are “saturating” the market and stealing all the jobs by undercutting better photographers on price.
If I were to sit here and think about all the apps and communities that have added value to photography, I'd say that Instagram isn't one of them despite it changing the way that we communicate more in pictures than anything else.
One of the reasons why I still hold onto my Canon 5D Mk II is because it's pretty much worthless for me to sell it at this point. I've done the same thing for my Sony a7 and Fujifilm X Pro 1--except that those are cameras that I use on a fairly regular basis.
So, you want to be a photographer? And why not, it seems to be a valued and respected profession. Or is it?… Everywhere we look there is the product of a photographer’s work, from newspapers and magazines to online media, to huge advertising hoardings; an unmissable and vital part of the world today. And while […]
Photography has always held a weird space in my head. In my mind, I make things that look neat. I have always held great envy to those who create such complex, emotional narratives to their images.
NFTs have been in steady decline for months, and new data shows just how bad it has gotten: digital collectibles have basically lost all of their luster and trading volume has collapsed by 97% since the beginning of 2022. [Read More]
If you pay attention to the world of photography, you may know that YouTube celebrity Logan Paul recently sold a collection of photos titled 99 Originals as NFTs for tens of thousands of dollars per photo. [Read More]
Meet Matt Small, an artist who dabbles in creating portraits from various scrap metal pieces to form mesmerizing mosaics that tell a story. The post 19 Scrap-Metal Mosaics Depicting The Undervalued, Overlooked Individuals In Society By Artist Matt Small first appeared on Bored Panda.
The popular saying is that NFTs are worth what people are willing to pay for them, but the truth is that that amount can vary widely. The post How to price your NFTs appeared first on 500px.
In this quick guide, we’ll explore how to use monochrome color palettes to can heighten the emotion or ideas in your photos. The post How to use a monochrome color palette to elevate your photography appeared first on 500px.
Is there a difference in depreciation between the two different types of cameras? Let’s take a look at depreciation for mirrorless camera bodies, and how it compares to DSLRs. Previously, we explored topics like what Leica-M gear sells the fastest, which Micro Four Thirds system held up better over time, and which line of Sony’s […]
Meet Matt Small, an artist who dabbles in creating portraits from various scrap metal pieces to form mesmerizing mosaics that tell a story. The post British Artist Crafts 19 Mosaic Portraits Of Real People Using Metal Scraps Found In Streets And Junkyards first appeared on Bored Panda.
Previously, we looked at which line of Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras is most popular. Before that, we checked out which DSLR system held its value better over time. This time, we explore data from two Micro Four Thirds companies — Olympus and Panasonic — and see which system has held up better over time. This […]
In part two of our color series we’re going to dive a little deeper and look at the three elements of color: hue, saturation, and value (or lightness). The post Color theory for photographers part 2: Hue, saturation, and value appeared first on 500px Blog.