How Photographer Bill Frakes Used 41 DSLRs to Shoot the Kentucky Derby
We spoke to Bill Frakes to find out how he managed to capture so beautifully and perfectly the rain soaked, muddy and sloppy-tracked 143th running of the Kentucky Derby to record the most exciting 2 minutes in sports.
The unstoppable rise of Stories
According to Facebook’s VP of messaging, David Marcus, Stories have become a social media format in their own right, similar to how newsfeeds became a must-have format on social media networks.
A Social Media Cheat Sheet for 2017
In addition to an image sizing guide for best photo resolutions you should be uploading (we shared a dedicated infographic on that recently), this guide also contains sections for keyboard shortcuts, best times to post, tools you can look into using, new features that have been announced, tricks for writing headlines, and more.
Gerd Ludwig on His “Invisible Flash” Technique
Ludwig explains the basics of his technique. He shows how he has applied it to images from his various assignments for National Geographic magazine, including a story about nightlife in Moscow. The images are also featured in his forthcoming book called minus 2/3: The Invisible Flash.
My Ever-Evolving Workflow as a Music Photographer on Tour
My workflow as it is currently allows me to deliver 50-150 edited photos per day, delivered to my band and crew, in under an hour. Before anyone goes to bed I want them to have photos in their Dropbox. The more time that’s taken out of my day to deal with my workflow is less time I have to shoot, relax, or work on other things.
Shoot in DNG raw in Lightroom for iOS 2.5
Today we are excited to announce an important update to Lightroom Mobile for iPhone and iPad that adds the ability to capture and edit raw photos using Adobe’s Digital Negative (DNG) file format. Having a true end-to-end raw workflow, powered by DNG and Lightroom, on your iPhone and iPad makes it possible to create absolutely stunning photos that, until a few years ago, could only have been done with a traditional camera.
Brad Smith Picks the Top 0.2% Images from the Olympics
Brad Smith has spent a career editing sports photography. First as a sports editor at Sports Illustrated, then a senior sports editor at The New York Times, and a return to SI as its Director of Photography. But for the next two weeks, he is editing the 2016 Rio Olympic Games photography for ABCNews.com and putting together a daily slideshow of the best images. How selective is he? An image has about a 1 in 500 chance of being selected by Smith1, which is more competitive than getting into Stanford (1 in 20), and about on par with catching a foul ball at a baseball game (1 in 563).
How Getty’s Olympics Photos Are Shot, Edited, And Sent Into The World In Just Two Minutes
When a Getty images photographer shoots a picture at the Olympic Games, it’s often available to customers amazingly quickly—within a couple of minutes. But getting it there takes an enormous effort. In fact, the tech setup that makes this possible is years in the making. Here’s what goes into getting the pictures out.
19 Fine Art Photographers Describe Their Daily Routines
Bruce Gilden: I get up early. I go to sleep early.
Here’s a Crazy Comparison Between RAW and JPEG
Using Adobe’s Camera RAW editor, I bumped the exposure up 5 stops for both files and was amazed at what both images actually looked like.
Introducing: Lightroom Coffee Break with Benjamin Warde
a new bi-monthly video series designed to give you helpful Lightroom tips and tricks in 60 seconds or less
Backing Up Photos
To give a bit of a disclaimer, this isn’t a step by step, and I’m not saying this is the absolute best approach. This is the setup that has been working for me, and I included links to some resources that can help you further if you want to learn more about each of the pieces that make this solution whole.
An Insider’s Account of How The New York Times Video Team Reported the Paris Attacks
Calling on solid contacts, editing citizen-made footage in quick turnaround and hiring sharp-witted freelancers are key to delivering timely, accurate and compelling video coverage
Reminder: make sure you have a backup strategy for your photos (also, RAID is not a backup)
To lose the entirety of one’s professional work is unimaginable to me.
A Comprehensive Guide to Aerial Photography
Over the past two years, I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time in helicopters as I put together my book LA AIRSPACE, which documents the city of Los Angeles from above. I’ve learned quite a few things in the process and wanted to share the knowledge I’ve gained of equipment and technique so that you’re prepared when the time comes for you to take to the skies with camera in hand.
This is How Press Photos Were Transmitted Back in the 1970s
In a 2012 blog post for The Dallas Morning News, photo director Chris Wilkins offers a glimpse into how the UPI 16-S worked.
Storage for Photographers (Part 2)
Data is eating me alive. Every gadget these days can shoot photos and record video. The move to smaller but faster SSDs hasn’t helped with storage. I captured 275GB of photos and videos on my last trip. Just one trip! And I’m just a hobbyist photographer with a mere 12MP camera. If you shoot with any regularity and a 20MP+ camera you’ll easily be clocking more than a terabyte a year. Where on earth do normal people store that much data? The cloud?