Tips for Exceptional Portrait Photography From Brian Smith Brian Smith is a Pulitzer prize winning photographaper who has photographed one luminary after another: Bill Gates, Anne Hathaway, Samuel L. Jackson, Sir Richard Branson and the list just goes on. In our extended version of my interview with Brian Smith, he discussed his process for getting
Action Photo Shoot Tips From Photojournalist Neal Menschel Guest blogger and past AYP guest, photojournalist Neal Menschel talks about two methods of capturing action in these two very different images. These two skateboard photographs illustrate two different methods of photographing the same subject. They were both taken on the same hill during a competition and
Premiere of Soul Surfer the Film at Cinequest Welcome to the premier of the Marc Silber Show where we bring you remarkable people who are a source of inspiration, innovation and creativity.* Marc landed on the red carpet at the premier of Soul Surfer starring Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and AnnaSophia Robb. Marc heard from
We ran into one of our friends at WPPI who had kind things to say about Advancing Your Photography
This is the full edit version of my interview with Jeff Johnson, who has a dream job as a Patagonia staff photographer. He gives his tips for outstanding travel photographs. Jeff is also the lead in the film 180 Degrees South which retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins
How to do a Fashion Shoot with your iPhone This goes along with what I've been ranting about, but a few have missed the point: It's not that you shouldn't own, and know how to use, all the equipment you need to get the job done, but sometimes you should strip it all away
How Surf Photographer Jeff Flindt Shoots the Curl! Surf photographer Jeff Flindt, Senior Staff Photographer for Surfing Magazine, has the bummer job of traveling all over the globe getting shots like you see here. He sent these over today with some notes about how he shot them. As you read them imagine that you're behind
How To Photograph Bon Jovi Concerts With David Bergman This is a video made by our friends at Fstoppers, what a great behind the scenes video! Sports and Concert photographer David Bergman takes us backstage with one of the biggest bands in the world as he talks about making great live event photographs. Topics include
I was at the Safeway parking lot with my children when my wife called. “Don't come home without new photos of the kids for my parents”, she said in a scarcely firm voice. Knowing that I could not put off her request any longer – it was about the 10th time she had asked. I
Here's a simple explanation of "aperture" and how to control "depth of field" which controls what is in or out of focus. Watch this video and then go out and shoot some of your own and post here.
