This year, we’re buckling down on knowledge and technique, starting with this photography challenge. With 52+ techniques, this challenge will help you expand your skills, push your boundaries, and become a better photographer. Best of all, you won’t need to buy any new gear! We’ve chosen techniques that don’t require extra money or special equipment […]
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20 Excellent Double Exposure Photos: Film and Digital
Double exposure photographs are a combination of two images, whether through accident or careful planning. Often, this combination leads to strange or surreal images, unlike anything you’d see in a single exposure. They have a ghostly or dreamlike quality that’s hard to copy with other techniques. Originally, double exposures were limited to film photography, but […]
30 Creative Business Card Designs For Photographers
Business cards date back to the 17th century, though they’ve changed a lot in 400 years. At first, they were mainly used as advertisements, handed out in public squares or markets. Called “trade cards”, they helped customers find a business at a time when streets weren’t numbered. Trade cards were strictly for public use. In […]
The Grimm and Jonah: Dog Photography by Katie McLellan
Katie McLellan is a dog lover and photographer from Port Orchard, Washington. She started taking photos just over a decade ago after she adopted a Belgian Malinois named Grimm. She wanted to capture her antics to show others, then ended up loving photography, too. She loved photographing Grimm so much that she upgraded her camera […]
20 Gritty Examples of Noir Photography
Noir photography is a spin-off of film noir, a genre of Hollywood thriller or crime movies that were popular in the 1940s and 1950s. The genre is marked by its cynicism and dark atmosphere, reflecting the anxiety of American society after World War II. The style is so distinctive that a single photo can capture […]
20 Cool Photos of Crows and Ravens
Ravens and crows have a poor reputation in many cultures, as they’re associated with death, warfare, trickery, and bad luck. This reputation, along with their black feathers and chilling cry has made them a common part of scary movies and literature. From Alfred Hitchcock’s horror film The Birds to Edgar Allan Poe’s famous poem “The […]
30 Crazy-Cool Pictures Taken With Film Cameras
Despite the popularity of digital cameras and smartphones, film photography is still going strong. Photos taken on film cameras have a different look and feel, which can be difficult to imitate with digital photos. Even if you have excellent presets or filters, it’s hard to get that imperfect-yet-perfect look so common among film photos. Film […]
50 Magical Examples of Misty Morning Photography
Morning can be a magical time of the day, especially when the light is perfect. Add some mist, and you’ve got a scene worthy of a fairy tale. Unlike fog, which is denser and hides subjects from view, mist allows for both mystery and good visibility. Even if the mist is thicker, you can still […]
32 Beautiful Photos of Everyday Life
One trap photographers sometimes fall into is thinking they need to travel to beautiful places or have unique experiences in order to take great photos. After seeing a breathtaking image of a famous mountain or desert, you might begin to wish you could travel more for photography, too. “If I could only visit places like […]
20 Creative Tumblr Blogs for Photographers to Follow
Founded back in 2007, Tumblr is now one of the largest social networks in the world. It used to be the top site for microblogging, but since Instagram has exploded in popularity, Tumblr is no longer the hive of activity it used to be. Nevertheless, Tumblr is still a great site for sharing photos and […]