When it starts to rain, do you head inside with your camera and wait for the sun to come out? If so, you’re missing out on many opportunities to capture some spectacular images. [click to continue…]
If we are to define iconic travel shots as the broad, symbolic images that establish the mood of a place, then cultural shots are the images that fill in the details and tell the rest of the story. They bring the viewer into the location and offer them an intimate perspective of life itself, as it exists everyday for the people who live there. In that sense, they are the journalistic approach to travel photography.
Cultural shots are images of people doing anything: working, walking, eating, exercising, interacting, participating in festivals and events, etc…. They can also show the non-human elements that surround and illustrate daily human existence. They are often shot from the viewpoint of an observer rather than from the viewpoint of someone who is actively engaged with the scene. Cultural shots portray a way of life, and while there are not hard and fast rules about what makes a good cultural shot, they generally communicate the traditions and lifestyle of a place in a way that reflects your own ideas and excitement about that area. [click to continue…]
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I got the chance to hit up Vincent Laforet at the Photo Cine Expo here in Los Angeles. Vincent is the person who is credited for starting the HDSLR revolution with his short film Reverie way back in 2008, as we moved into an age where the line between Motion and Still Photography has gotten soft. Photo pun if you will.
The Litepanels Micro Pro Hybrid is one of the best tools for both stills and video. It is a great way to add a little eye light or kill a shadow. They can be placed almost anywhere and generate almost no heat whatsoever. Litepanels was one of the first companies to make cinema ready LED lights and have crossed over to flash photography with the new Micro Pro Hybrid. [click to continue…]
Daryl Lang, blogger, senior copywriter at ShutterStock, and (full disclosure here) a former colleague at PDN Online, was increasingly perturbed by the mounting public hysteria and opposition to the proposed plan for an Islamic center near Ground Zero in Downtown Manhattan. Armed with a Canon PowerShot SD600, he spent a couple of hours one Sunday afternoon photographing the streets and storefronts operating near the supposed hallowed ground and posted them to his blog.
Cooling Down
With New York, Philly and Tampa Bay approaching records for their hottest July, I think we can all appreciate a fantastic photo collection of Americans cooling off.
For all the hipsters out there looking for the next cool thing, check out the newest form of photo-art: Scanography.
At NY Times: Photography Andrea Star Reese creates a brutal realism with “The Urban Cave“, her documentation of homeless people living in West Harlem.
Even the best photographers needs a little basic refresher every now and then, such as 7 situations when manual focus is better than auto focus.
- Rachel Hulin features Joe Reifer’s beautiful nighttime photos of abandoned places.
- A Photo Editor shares some advice for editorial photographers who also do commercial and wedding photography
- Epic Edits has some great results from their recent user submitted photo content. The theme: Vanishing Points
- The New Yorker shares Leon Levinstein’s gritty street pictures from New York’s busiest areas
- Photo agency VII has added new photographers to the VII Network and Mentor programs.
- Luceo Images has announced the winner of their student photographer grant.
- Epic Edits features some tips for the aspiring wedding photographer.
- The renowned Missouri Photo Workshops is now open for applications.
- Check out these pictures of a beautifully colorful Swedish subway system.
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