Category: Technique & Workflow

  • See Soccer Fans React in Epic Slow Motion – LightBox

    See Soccer Fans React in Epic Slow Motion – LightBox

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/07/11/see-soccer-fans-react-in-epic-slow-motion/ Jonas Bendiksen has shot these epic, super slow-motion videos of soccer fans and amateur soccer players in action. He’s called them “Still Films,” and below he explains why he sees these pieces as photographic works of art, and not as videos. 

  • Behind TIME’s 360 Degree Panoramic Underwater Video – LightBox

    Behind TIME’s 360 Degree Panoramic Underwater Video – LightBox

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2014/07/10/behind-the-making-of-deep-dive/#1 After much research and many phone calls, I came across a man called Michael Kintner, the founder and inventor of 360Heros, a company that makes one of the only 360-degree underwater video rigs

  • Video: Fool Proof Tips to Secure & Store your Images using Lightroom with Peter KroghPhotoShelter Blog

    Video: Fool Proof Tips to Secure & Store your Images using Lightroom with Peter KroghPhotoShelter Blog

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    Video: Fool Proof Tips to Secure & Store your Images using Lightroom with Peter Krogh – PhotoShelter Blog While organizing and backing up your images might not be the highest on your to-do list, it should definitely be high priority for working professionals. A systematic work flow for storage and back up can give you…

  • Mastering an Adventure Photographer’s Workflow

    Mastering an Adventure Photographer’s Workflow

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    Mastering an Adventure Photographer’s Workflow – PhotoShelter Blog Brett Wilhelm is a Colorado-based action-adventure photographer. Though he’s covered all kinds of team sports, skiing and cycling are closest to his heart. Brett is the owner and operator of Wilhelm Visual Works, and for years has worked alongside the Cla via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/05/mastering-adventure-photographers-workflow/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+PhotoshelterBlog I shoot with…

  • Are You Checking Work Email in Bed? At the Dinner Table? On Vacation?

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    This boss forced his burned-out employees to stop checking email on vacation “I had to impose it because the methlike addiction of connection is so strong.” via Mother Jones: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/04/smartphone-addiction-research-work-email Constant access may work out great for employers, since it continues to ratchet up the pressure for turning off-the-clock, away-from-the-desk hours into just another part…

  • The Photographer’s Guide to Twitter

    The Photographer’s Guide to Twitter

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    New Guide: The Photographer’s Guide to Twitter – PhotoShelter Blog If you’re ready to rev up your Twitter skills, then our newest guide The Photographer’s Guide to Twitter is for you. We’ve partnered up with the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) to help you use Twitter to get your name out there, engage with via PhotoShelter…

  • Inside The Studio of Collage Artist Daniel Gordon

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    Link: A Fascinating Peek Inside The Studio of Collage Artist Daniel Gordon – Feature Shoot “New York Close Up” gives us a behind-the-scenes look at mash-up master Daniel Gordon in the studio, exploring his process of crafting vibrant, textural Matisse-like creations that he transforms from flat to full. If you didn’t know what all went into the Brooklyn-based artist/photographer’s…

  • Photojournalist and Photo Editor Espen Rasmussen on What Makes a Great Website

    Photojournalist and Photo Editor Espen Rasmussen on What Makes a Great Website

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    Photojournalist and Photo Editor Espen Rasmussen on What Makes a Great Website – PhotoShelter Blog Norway-based photojournalist Espen Rasmussen has been busy. In addition to being a photo editor for VG Helg, the weekend magazine of the biggest daily Norwegian newspaper VG, he has traveled the world documenting a vast number of humanitarian issues, from via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2014/03/photojournalist-photo-editor-espen-rasmussen-makes-great-website/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29…

  • Video: Mastering Lightroom Organization with Peter Krogh

    Video: Mastering Lightroom Organization with Peter Krogh

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    Video: Mastering Lightroom Organization with Peter Krogh – PhotoShelter Blog In this webinar, Adobe Lightroom organizing master Peter Krogh will answer all your Lightroom questions and pleas of “Just tell me what to do!” when it comes to storing, organizing, and optimizing your workflow. A photographer for over 30 years and a back via PhotoShelter Blog:…

  • Fast and fearless: photographing at Sochi’s Sanki Sliding Center

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    Fast and fearless: photographing at Sochi’s Sanki Sliding Center Sanki is one of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic venues, where some of the world’s best athletes compete for glory. The venue is above Rhosa Khutor, some 60 km (37 miles) northeast of Sochi in the “mountain cluster” of Olympic venues. via Reuters: http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2014/02/18/fast-and-fearless-photographing-at-sochis-sanki-sliding-center/ It must…

  • The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images

    The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images

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    The Inside Story of How Olympic Photographers Get Such Stunning Images Every single moment of the Sochi Olympics is documented in minute detail. Here's how the AP and Getty Images, two of the biggest photo agencies on the scene, get their incredible photos from the Olympics to the United States, faster than you can micr…

  • 6 Secrets to Great Portrait Lighting from Brian Smith

    6 Secrets to Great Portrait Lighting from Brian Smith

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    6 Secrets to Great Portrait Lighting from Brian Smith – PhotoShelter Blog For our guide, Growing Your Portrait Photography Business Part 2: Editorial and Commercial Photography, we talked to celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith, who’s been shooting celebrities for 30 years. From Bill Gates to Anne Hathaway, Brian’s subje via PhotoShelter Blog: http://blog.photoshelter.com/2013/10/6-secrets-great-portrait-lighting-brian-smith/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoshelterBlog+%28PhotoShelter+Blog%29 How does Brian consistently produce amazing portraits?…

  • The Future Is In The Past – The Leica Monochrom and Photogravure by Max Marinucci

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    Link: The Future Is In The Past – The Leica Monochrom and Photogravure by Max Marinucci | STEVE HUFF PHOTOS Because of technological advances within the printing industry, and pioneers such as Jon Cone of Piezography, Roy Harrington of QTR, and Mark Nelson of Precision Digital Negatives (and few others) today it is possible to…

  • Video: Automating Your Workflow In Lightroom 5 with Jared Platt

    Video: Automating Your Workflow In Lightroom 5 with Jared Platt

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    Video: Automating Your Workflow In Lightroom 5 with Jared Platt – PhotoShelter Blog Photographer and “efficiency junkie” Jared Platt has been using Lightroom since its inception, first as a beta tester, then as a die-hard fan. With 46,000 images within his Lightroom program, there’s no doubt: he’s an expert. Using Lightroom increased my via PhotoShelter…

  • DxO Film Pack for Free, and Salgado’s Method

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    DxO Film Pack for Free, and Salgado’s Method Written by Kevin Purcell An interesting free offer that TOP readers might like to try: Sony and DxO together are offering Film Pack 3 Essential for free download for Mac or Windows. It previously cost $79. It runs as a… via The Online Photographer: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/09/dxo-film-pack-and-salgados-method.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FZSjz+%28The+Online+Photographer%29 This workflow…

  • 9 Features Every Photography Website Needs Now

    9 Features Every Photography Website Needs Now

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    9 Features Every Photography Website Needs Now – PhotoShelter Blog Do you typically update your photography website on looks alone? Silly snapper! There is so much more to consider when putting together your website. Here’s a handy guide. How many crucial features do you have? 1. Responsive Web Design What exactly is a “ via…

  • Ten Commandments of Cinematography

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    Link: Ten Commandments of Cinematography But raising your work above the lowest common denominator isn’t all that hard, particularly when it comes to shooting. Assuming that you’re using a DSLR, CSC or camcorder with some basic controls (unlike a cell phone) here are 10 things to consider doing that will greatly improve the quality of…

  • Fuji X-Series Cameras For Astrophotography

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    Link: Fuji X-Series Cameras For Astrophotography – Jonesblog You really do owe it to yourself to seek out one of the places on the globe with truly dark skies.  Most folks that spend their lives in urban centers will never recline on a sleeping bag in a tent and see a view like this unfold…

  • Instagram Secrets from a Pro Sports Photographer

    Instagram Secrets from a Pro Sports Photographer

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    Instagram Secrets from a Pro Sports Photographer – PhotoShelter Blog I am constantly preaching the power of photographing your niche, and here’s one more example of just how powerful it can be. Brad Mangin is all about baseball photography, so when Instagram popped up, he grabbed his iPhone and pointed it squarely at his n…

  • Video: How To Streamline Your Digital Workflow From Camera to Delivery

    Video: How To Streamline Your Digital Workflow From Camera to Delivery

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    Video Recording: How To Streamline Your Digital Workflow From Camera to Delivery – PhotoShelter Blog Freelance travel photographer Gavin Gough has spent years fine-tuning his digital workflow. While he (and many photographers) love the flexibility and immediateness that digital offers, he doesn’t enjoy spending hours in front of the computer. To help str via PhotoShelter…