Don’t think you need a pet? Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2021 winners will prove you wrong

Dogs aren’t called “man’s best friend” for nothing. Only I’d add cats, horses, birds and many other animals to this list. They are the creatures that fill our hearts with love and our day with laughter. And this year Animals Friends Comedy Pet Photography Awards confirms this. The contest has just announced its 2021 winners… Continue reading Don’t think you need a pet? Comedy Pet Photography Awards 2021 winners will prove you wrong

9 Creatives Share Their Artistic Resolutions for 2022

With 2021 in the rear-view, we asked a handful of contributors to reveal their goals for the year ahead. Inspiration awaits. New Year’s resolutions may seem like a cliché, but if used as an opportunity to reflect on the past year and set goals, they can be quite useful—especially for creatives running their own businesses.… Continue reading 9 Creatives Share Their Artistic Resolutions for 2022

2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year winners reveal the otherworldly beauty of Aurorae

I’m pretty sure that capturing the Northern lights is on every landscape photographer’s bucket list. Well, it sure is on mine. If you’re looking for inspiration and a reason to finally travel and see the Aurora Borealis in person, the travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has a real treat! The winners of the annual Northern… Continue reading 2021 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year winners reveal the otherworldly beauty of Aurorae

How Swimwear Evolved in Fashion Photography: 1920s to 2000s

Swimwear editorials through the decades reveal fashion’s fascinating evolution, and the progression in attitudes about how women should dress. For the world’s wealthiest, summer is a place to which you can simply travel. This is why the fashion industry revolves around a collections calendar that includes “resort” shows, in addition to the bigger seasons of… Continue reading How Swimwear Evolved in Fashion Photography: 1920s to 2000s

Three best strategies for adding pricing to your photography website

Should you or should you not add your prices to your photography website? Some say one, some say the other, and there are many shades in between. And of course, each of the approaches has its good and bad sides. In this video, photographer Chelsea Nicole will guide you through the pros and cons of… Continue reading Three best strategies for adding pricing to your photography website

Why I Built a Camera to Bring Back 20×24-Inch Instant Photography

During the long pandemic quarantine, I bought a laser cutter the size of a small Volkswagen to cut ventilator prototype parts, Brooklyn Film Camera Polaroid scan trays, and a number of other photographic equipment parts. I bought the largest cutter that I could fit in my shop, because I had been dreaming of the 20×24… Continue reading Why I Built a Camera to Bring Back 20×24-Inch Instant Photography

Photographing Fog on Both Film and Digital

For photographers curious about using either film or digital to capture foggy landscape, Michael Shainblum has put together a video showing the behind-the-scenes of using both mediums with a telephoto lens. Shainblum, a passionate landscape photographer and filmmaker, often switches between a wide-angle and a telephoto lens, depending on the subject at hand. He has… Continue reading Photographing Fog on Both Film and Digital

6 Signs You Don’t Have What It Takes To Be a Pro Photographer

Being a professional photographer is often a flashy “seemingly easy” career in which anyone with a camera and a lens can succeed. But why then do so many fail? Having talked to many successful photographers, I’ve noticed certain patterns that they all share. What does it take to be a photographer? Well, there isn’t a… Continue reading 6 Signs You Don’t Have What It Takes To Be a Pro Photographer

Photographer Captures Comet, Aurora, and Milky Way in Epic Panorama

There I was, standing under the colorful dancing sky, watching Comet Neowise traverse the horizon right before my eyes. I was witnessing an astronomical event that only happens every 6,800 years. To this day, I still pinch myself: that day in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies felt like a dream. And it was without a doubt the… Continue reading Photographer Captures Comet, Aurora, and Milky Way in Epic Panorama

Share Your Colors: The Birdwatching Photographer

Meet the artist who ditched his career as a geologist to travel the world shooting dazzling portraits of colorful birds. Everyone has a unique story to share, and Shutterstock has the assets that allow you to share it. That’s why this holiday season, we’re inviting you to receive 25% off, site-wide, as part of our… Continue reading Share Your Colors: The Birdwatching Photographer