Category: Creativity

Stereoscopic GIFs (also called twitchy GIFs) like the one above and on these pages: … are awesome, but what if you want to convert old stereoscopic photos into the digital age quickly and cheaply? (Negatives and slides are another issue. I’ll address how to cheaply scan these in a future post.)

Every day, 400 million people open up Instagram and flip through Stories, the app’s short, ephemeral photo and video updates from people they follow. Since its launch in 2016, Stories has become a popular way for people to share more about their lives-and more often.

What does winter look like to you? Is it outside, scaling snowy summits? Walking through frozen fields, composing your perfect shot of nature? Capturing the enduring wildlife around you? Making sense of the grey skies?

The mall, removed. The cheesy decor, gone. The long lines, nope. Santa Sessions have become all-the-rage and photographers are making these shoots more of a high end experience. I witnessed a shoot first hand and to be honest, $10k seems to be just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s what I learned.

Jimmy Chin hardly needs an introduction. The National Geographic contributor and co-director of and is one of the most recognizable photographers in the world (he has, for example, 1.9 million Instagram followers). He’s also a world-class athlete.

Landscape and nature photographer Ben Horne fondly remembers his first ever trip to Zion National Park in Utah. He was seven years old and his family went on a summer camping trip from California to Montana, stopping at many parks…

Have you ever come back from a photo trip and been frustrated by the images when you view them on your computer? In a new video, Nigel Danson has five tips to help you avoid disappointment the next time you go out to capture photos.

For most photographers, social media is the area where fans and potential clients will see our work most often. Here is how to make sure your photos look great on Instagram. Years ago, one of my clients posted their photos from one of our recent sessions to social media, and the upload destroyed the images.

The elusive v-flat. Once you know what a v-flat is, the next question is always: “where do I get them?” For years, photographers were sent on scavenger hunts looking for 4X8′ sheets of foam, sheets so large, truck rental was required. They were anything but portable. Until now.

Download the Shot List, our monthly guide to the content our customers are searching for. This December, stock images and footage of new technology, plant-based food, American football, and famous city skylines will be popular.

More than 4,900 photographers from across the globe entered the Epson International Pano Awards The winning photographer was Veselin Atanasov from Bulgaria, with his shot of the sun rising over Tuscany Pictures taken in New Zealand, South Korea, China, Iceland and the UK were also entered in the competition These sweeping photos certainly command attention.

War correspondent Marie Colvin fought not one but numerous personal battles in her violently abbreviated life and director Matthew Heineman and star Rosamund Pike have joined forces to persuasively handle them all in the gripping and insightful “A Private War.”