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When Ilona Szwarc moved to New York City from Warsaw in 2008, her goal was to be a street photographer in the tradition of her heroes Garry Winogrand, Joel Meyerowitz, and Bruce Gilden. So, like them, she began shooting the crowds along Fifth Avenue.Now 28, Szwarc might not have known she was shooting near the flagship American Girls doll store had she not noticed a trend pop up in her images—little girls, all holding dolls that look like they do, customized in hair and skin color as well as fashion. After stopping a few of them to learn the story, she became fascinated.

Want to make your camera system even more flexible? Lens adapters can open your world to an array of alternatives—whether the glass you crave is bizarre, classic, or simply no longer made. These magic rings can make many lenses fit on cameras they weren’t made for. Here’s how to put adpaters to work. Also check out our lens adapting compatiblity chart for even more info. 

For many of us, photographing the Super Bowl from the field is a dream assignment. Unfortunately, it's not one many of us will every receive. Getty Photographer, Elsa Garrison, however, has been to the big game nine times. So, let's live vicariously through her and find out exactly what it means to be behind the camera at one of the world's biggest spectacles.When do you typically find out you're going to be covering the Super Bowl?

The best studio photography starts with a strong concept. For Jodi Jones, a well-known New York fashion and advertising photographer, this image made for the online magazine Zink was all about contrast. “There’s hard and soft, black and white,” she says, “and the angularity of the model’s features that contrasts so strikingly with the soft, flowing movement of the clothing.”To create this study in contrast, Jones turned to a diverse arsenal of lighting tools and techniques.