Close

Member Login

Invalid username or password.
Incorrect Login. Please try again.

Not a member?

Sign up and join a community that's passionate about exploring the world of photography.

Shooting

Most Recent: 

  • How To: Use Backlighting for More Dramatic Still Lifes

    Bring out those translucent hues the natural way, with light.
    • By Peter Kolonia on April 13, 2011

    Last time around, we showed how backlighting can define the shape of a portrait subject —or any opaque object—by etching a bright white highlight, called a rimlight, around its outer edges. But it has other uses, too, as Christoph Seiler, 37, a research scientist from Philadelphia, discovered when he tried it out with translucent subjects.

    Related Topics:

  • My Project: Out of Space

    Hunter Freeman employees one costume for an 'out of this world' photo series.
    • By Lori Fredrickson on March 17, 2011

    Ever wonder what astronauts do in their free time? Commercial photographer Hunter Freeman does. “You have these incredible people, with a really great but tough job,” he says. “When they’re not working, what are they doing?” That curiosity developed into a photographic interest seven years ago, when he had an assignment from Microsoft to photograph someone in an astronaut outfit. “We’d rented this expensive suit, shipped up from Los Angeles,” he recalls. When the assignment was over he still had two days left to return the suit, so he decided to make the most of it.

    Related Topics:

  • How To: Use Perspective to Make Something Small Look Huge

    With a little help from a fisheye lens.
    • By Laurence Chen on March 11, 2011

    You Don’t have to be a surfer to appreciate the mythos of breaking waves. And the bigger the wave, the more awestruck we are. But leave it to a surfer and photographer to capture the ocean’s power in the everyday rhythm of breakers along the California coast. Chris Burkard, a 24-year-old pro from Pismo Beach, CA, visualizes catching waves just right—and because of his background, his body senses where the camera needs to be.

    Related Topics: