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Best Underwater Photographers on Instagram to Follow
Underwater photography has this innate ability to be surreally pretty, while also keeping things blatantly realistic. It's a great way to capture wildlife, human bodies, and natural scenery in a new, impressively avant garde way.
By Iggy Paulsen7 years ago in Photography
Most Famous Concert Photographers of All Time
Some of the most famous concert photographers of our time have made their name by capturing portraits of great musicians; such as, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and David Bowie among plenty of others. Music photography requires a different kind of skill. Being in the middle of a concert and homing in on the artist, while also capturing the energy around them is not something all music photographers are able to do successfully. However, concert photographers have taken the time to perfect this craft. Each photographer’s work has something unique to it. Here are some of the most famous concert photographers in the game and what makes them special.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Photography
The Best Sports Photographers on Instagram to Follow
If you are into sports photography, whether it be extreme sports, surfing photographers, or landscape photographers, Facebook and Instagram are great places to feast your eyes on some of the most talented names in the game. Sports photography is a sport, in and of itself, and professionals in this area will leave you in awe with their beauty. Here are some of the best sports photographers on Instagram to follow that will blow you away with their talented and beautiful action photography.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Photography
10 Reasons Why Your Photoshoots Don't Look Good. Top Story - September 2018.
Have there been days that you've seamlessly snapped one good selfie after another, after another, after another, and thought, "Damn! I should be a model!" Surely a good lot of you have been curious about the world of modeling. How could you not be, too? Getting paid to be really, really, really ridiculously good looking and going to lavish parties or exotic places just for the views sounds like a life I'd try out if I had eight-pack abs. For the common folk though, myself included, there's a lot of intricacies to being a successful model that we don't understand. I can barely look natural for the annual Christmas card, and these people are doing it for a living? There would be plenty of reasons why my photoshoots don't look good, and I'm sure if you scheduled one with a professional photographer or your hobbyist friend, you'd find that it's not as easy as it looks. Not everyone knows how to do a photo shoot from start to finish, but with these tips, at least you'll have a fighting chance.
By Ryan Whitaker7 years ago in Photography
My Journey as a Photographer
I started photography when I was 12 years old and got my first camera on Christmas. I’d been interested in photography for a while but always just took pictures on my phone, never thinking it would go anywhere. As soon as I opened up my camera, I started crying because I was so happy and immediately went outside and took pictures in the snow. It was at this moment I realized this is what I wanted to do for the rest my life. I started taking pictures wherever I went and eventually, my mom hung up my pictures in my house which, to me, was a huge deal. I eventually made an Instagram for my photography and people started noticing it. My first comment I still remember, it was from a trailer photographer on a picture of a girl and he said that he really liked it and said that he saw a future with my photography. This one comment meant so much to me and was kind of my realization that people actually wanted to see my photography. My family started seeing that I was very passionate about photography and they also knew that I wanted to go somewhere with this, so they started buying me equipment, supporting me, and taking me places to take pictures. I started to take free online classes for photography and editing. I started seeing other people's pictures and thinking I wasn’t good enough. Even though I hadn’t had much experience, I still tried to compare myself to them and got really stressed out by it for a while. I didn’t think I could make it as a photographer, that I wasn’t good enough, that no one would ever pay for my work for a while. I wasn’t motivated. I didn’t think that photography was really for me anymore. Then I realized I’m still a kid, and I have so much more to learn. I can’t compare myself to people who have been doing this for a long time. I started to get more motivated after that and started taking more pictures and eventually, one of my friends asked me to take pictures of her for Instagram. That moment was so special for me. I remember being so happy that my friend wanted me to take pictures of her. I felt so special since she thought I was a good photographer. Ever since then, my friends have asked me to do pictures of them. For my birthday a few weeks ago, my grandparents got me an entire kit with new lens filters and lenses. I cried because I was so happy because this would improve my pictures which just makes me happier! So I may be a 13-year-old photographer and I may get weird looks when I take pictures of people because they think I’m too young to be good at photography, that I don’t know what I’m doing, that it’s just silly dream, that I’m not going to get anywhere with it. So even though there were tough times in my photography, it’s still my passion I love doing it and I really do see myself doing this as a career. So if you have a dream, go for it and don’t let anyone stop you from doing what you love. If this is your passion, I believe that you can do it. All of us have a dream they want to follow and all of us can make it. This isn’t my last story, I just started photography and I know I’ll be doing this for a long, long time.
By Lucy Harrison7 years ago in Photography
I Can't Afford You and a Jar of Peanut Butter
How many times have we heard the "I can't afford you" as a reply after telling a potential client our rates for customized photo sessions? Either have a high end truly boutique experience or not have the shoot, burn $40, and receive a zillion images on a CD-ROM kind of photo session.
By DM Werner7 years ago in Photography
Best Aerial Photographers to Follow on Instagram
Every kind of photographer has their own kind of style, and their own way of finding the perfect shot. That's why there's always so much variation between the best portrait photographers, and why so many of the best abstract photographers also tend to shoot from such unique angles.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart7 years ago in Photography
Why Professional Photographers Need to Embrace a Changing World. Top Story - July 2018.
The world has changed. With the dawn of (truly) accessible digital photography and camera phone advancements, everyone and their robot vacuum cleaner can claim to be a photographer, but are they? What makes a photographer? What's the difference between the "Pros" and these emboldened upstarts trying to lay claim to the throne? Let's dig into the argument and see who comes out on top.
By Jonny Wanders8 years ago in Photography
How to Become a Professional Photographer Without School
Back when I was a model, I was dating a guy who had become a professional photographer without school certification. He never attended art school. In fact, he was fresh out of high school! I'm not going to lie; his career impressed me.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Photography
Best Erotic Photographers to Follow on Instagram
Sex sells, and to a point, that basically explains what drives a large part of the creative world. In no place is this more common than in the world of photography. Erotic photography remains one of the most in-demand forms of portraiture in the world.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Photography
The Etiquette of Photo Collaboration
When starting in photography it isn't uncommon to take some free photo shoots... that is, in exchange for using the photos in your portfolio. I have been taking photos for a long time and have a nice portfolio. With that said, I always want more for my Instagram, website, etc.
By Test8 years ago in Photography
