Dan Bracaglia Nature photography has been around ever since the dawn of the photographic process. After all, the very first commercially published book of photographs, by one of the earliest inventors of the medium, William Henry Fox Talbot, was called The Pencil of Nature. And while many of the subjects of his photographs (calotypes) were… Continue reading 10 Instagram accounts to follow if you love nature & wildlife photography
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Metro Doodles
Samar Khan reveals his love for cartoon characters, and how it has inspired his doodles inside the Delhi Metro. While I take plenty of inspiration from popular culture, a lot of my characters are ideas that I have conjured up at that given moment, depending on the scene in front of me. My Assignment Description… Continue reading Metro Doodles
Alec Soth’s ‘Pound of Pictures,’ and four other analog-only photobooks worth checking out
From Alec Soth’s new book, “A Pound of Pictures.”. © Alec Soth It‘s Film Week here on PopPhoto, and to celebrate, we’ve rounded up a selection of contemporary photobooks—and one classic—all shot on film. Documentary shooter Alec Soth set out to photograph America, by following the route of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train, and ended up… Continue reading Alec Soth’s ‘Pound of Pictures,’ and four other analog-only photobooks worth checking out
5 reasons digital photographers should try film
We know our share of fussy digital photographers who would never try film. But we also know plenty of others who find working with analog to be the more enjoyable and rewarding form of photography. Not only that, shooting film hones skills that are transferable to digital. With that in mind, here are five compelling… Continue reading 5 reasons digital photographers should try film
How to use artificial intelligence to tag and keyword photos for better organization
Gett Images Computational photography technologies aim to automate tasks that are time-consuming or uninspiring: Adjusting the lighting in a scene, replacing a flat sky, culling hundreds of similar photos. But for a lot of photographers, assigning keywords and writing text descriptions makes those actions seem thrilling. When we look at a photo, the image is… Continue reading How to use artificial intelligence to tag and keyword photos for better organization
Annie Leibovitz’s fashion portraits, and five other photobooks worth checking out
A portrait of Andrew Garfield, Lily Gole and Lady Gaga. From Annie Leibovitz’s new book, “Wonderland”. © Annie Leibovitz For our second edition of photobooks worth checking out, we’ve got a half dozen works that cover a diversity of photographic styles and subjects. These include Annie Leibovitz’s fashion photos; Joe McNally’s career compendium with how-to… Continue reading Annie Leibovitz’s fashion portraits, and five other photobooks worth checking out
The promise and difficulty of AI-enhanced photo editing
Jeff Carlson Several years ago, an executive at Skylum (the makers of Luminar editing software) told me the company was aggressively hiring hotshot machine-learning programmers as part of a push to infuse Luminar with AI features. It was my first glimpse at the importance of using AI to stand apart from other photo editing apps.… Continue reading The promise and difficulty of AI-enhanced photo editing
Five Simple Flash Techniques To Try
Aditya Nair shows you the basic problems you can encounter while using a flashgun and how to overcome them. 1. Accidental Overexposure: While flash lets you illuminate subjects, it is quite easy to overexpose, especially the highlights. Use flash compensation to reduce the power of the flash or a white cloth to diffuse the flash… Continue reading Five Simple Flash Techniques To Try
Our 9 favorite Olympus cameras of all time
Olympus Earlier this week, Om Digital Solutions launched the OM System OM-1 Micro Four Thirds camera, the final camera ever to carry the Olympus badge. But wait, how did we get here? Last year, Olympus sold off its imaging division to Japan Industrial Partners, who then launched OM Digital Solutions with the intention of keeping… Continue reading Our 9 favorite Olympus cameras of all time
When AI changes its mind: the unpredictable side of computational photography
Getty Images One of the questions that preoccupies too much of my headspace is: Why do many photographers seem wary of computational photography? AI technologies offer a lot of advantages: they make cameras see better in the dark, capture larger dynamic ranges of exposure and color, pinpoint focus by automatically locking onto faces or eyes,… Continue reading When AI changes its mind: the unpredictable side of computational photography