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Behind the Photo: Brad Deel’s creative athlete portraits

In the high school sports media space, Brad Deel of Brad Deel Photography has been creating memorable and inspirational shots for years. I can vouch for that. One day, a flaming tennis ball streaked across my phone thanks to him, and will be forever seared into my mind. After all, unique photos and setups should… Continue reading Behind the Photo: Brad Deel’s creative athlete portraits

How to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve With Optical Flow

What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll be looking at how to create slow motion in DaVinci Resolve with Optical Flow. We’ll be using techniques that will allow is to create slow motion effects even if your captured footage is at a lower frame rate.  What You’ll Need To follow this tutorial, you’ll need… Continue reading How to Create Slow Motion in DaVinci Resolve With Optical Flow

How to Make a Women’s History Slideshow in After Effects

International Women’s Day, on the 8th of March, has been celebrated around the world since the first gathering in 1911. IWD celebrates and supports women’s rights and recognises their achievements—join the cause by creating a special women’s history slideshow for International Women’s Day video. What to Include in Your IWD Video? There are lots of… Continue reading How to Make a Women’s History Slideshow in After Effects

NFT Trends: Exploring AI in NFT projects

Alice has a personality and a face, but “she” doesn’t exist—at least not in the traditional sense. Inspired, in part, by the Lewis Carroll character, “Alice” was created by the artist Robert Alice in collaboration with a synthetic media company called Alethea AI. Her “face” was built from generic CGI stock models, and she can… Continue reading NFT Trends: Exploring AI in NFT projects

Portraits from the Summer of Love, and four other photo book picks

Shenandoah Jordan, Super Adaptoid, Lady Glorious, Matthew, and Steve Culligan in a Convertible, Haight Street, August 13, 1968. From Elaine Mayes’ “The Haight-Ashbury Portraits 1967–1968”. © Elaine Mayes In this season’s photo book selection, we look at early color photographs by urban street photographer, Mitch Epstein; Elaine Mayes’s portraits of hippies and oddballs at the… Continue reading Portraits from the Summer of Love, and four other photo book picks

Ephemeral auroras and playful galaxies: these are the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners

“Back to the spaceship,” runner-up, People & Space category. © Mihail Minkov An aurora dances, illuminating the night sky. The Milky Way stretches across snowy mountain tops. An abstracted view of the sun and moon. These images and more make up the winning cohort for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, which are… Continue reading Ephemeral auroras and playful galaxies: these are the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners

Martha Cooper revisits the chaotic, gritty & enchanting world of graffiti in 1980s NYC

Women on train, 1981. Martha Cooper A playful, illicit urgency under a harsh camera flash. Art on the cusp of creation and the artist on the cusp of being caught. Such was the life documentary photographer Martha Cooper chased as she captured the emerging graffiti scene in 1980s New York City.  Now, nearly 40 years… Continue reading Martha Cooper revisits the chaotic, gritty & enchanting world of graffiti in 1980s NYC

From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners

“Sandhill crane flight team air show,” Bronze Award Winner in the Creative Imagery category. Wei Lian Photographically speaking, birds reign supreme here at PopPhoto. We just finished covering the 13th annual Audubon Photography Awards, and now we’re back with another stunning gallery of avian life. The 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year awards showcase majestic… Continue reading From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners

Macro photographer Levon Biss’ big bug pictures magnify tiny species’ oversized impact

The endangered butterfly Gonepteryx maderensis, commonly called the Madeira brimstone, lives in the mountains of the Madeira islands. As caterpillers, they feed on just one type of tree, which is itself threatened by an invasive plant species. Levon Biss The natural reaction for many of us upon spotting an ant, termite, or other unseemly creature… Continue reading Macro photographer Levon Biss’ big bug pictures magnify tiny species’ oversized impact