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Working with Top Talent to Develop Your Photography Portfolio
Over the past decade, I’ve had several opportunities to work with some incredible talent in the modeling, acting, and music space. And while I’m proud of the work I’ve done, I’m often asked how I got the opportunity to work with such people. Well, the short answer is a lot of hard work and…
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Finding the Best Action Camera for 2023
Buying an action camera a few years ago was a fairly easy process – find out which GoPro is the latest version, compare that to the years prior version, and click purchase. However, in recent years, GoPro has finally been met with some competition in the market, and the selection process has been…
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First Impressions with the Nikon Z8
As the transition to mirrorless cameras has happened for all brands, it’s been perhaps the slowest for Nikon in particular. But Nikon recently made some big pushes in the mirrorless department, with its new Plena lenses and the new Nikon Z8. While the Plena lens is still rolling out, we have gotten…
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Getting Started with Macro Photography
With the announcement of the Fujifilm GFX 100 II last week, I started thinking about my own camera and gear. I have owned the Fujifilm GFX 100s for a few years now, and I absolutely love it as my daily camera system. However, despite having the Fujifilm GFX 100s as my main camera for nearly three…
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Previsualization in Photography
I live near Carmel, California. The photographic history of this place is freighted with an approach to image-making called _previsualization_. Ansel Adams wrote about visualization, which he defined as “the ability to anticipate a finished image before making the exposure”. Minor White later…
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How to Photograph a Music Festival
There have never been more opportunities for photographers to cover music festivals than there are today. From big-name festivals in major markets to smaller regional and local festivals, these events offer a fun and challenging experience for both the newcomer and the seasoned professional. With a…
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Six Lighting Setups to Try on Your Next Photoshoot
Over the course of my career, I’ve noticed that a lot of my work comes in waves, where I will be incredibly busy for several months on end, and then be really slow for a month or two. Historically, August is always been a slow month, so as a result, I typically take my time in August to organize my…
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Photographing the Brown Bears of Brooks Falls
Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska is widely considered one of the best places in the world to observe and photograph brown bears fishing for salmon. In 1988, renowned wildlife photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen took an unprecedented image of a salmon leaping right into the mouth of a brown…
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Decoding the Language of Videography Gear: An Equipment Terminology Primer
If you got your start in photography and have dipped your toe into the water of videography, you’ll notice that a lot of photography equipment can be used for video pretty seamlessly. But as you go further into videography, you’ll quickly learn that a lot of the equipment tailored specifically for…
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Getting Started in Cave Photography
A few years ago, I got an email from an editor with the subject line “Caving next week?” It was an invitation to work on a caving assignment in Idaho and Wyoming. At the time, I was uncertain that caving was something I was interested in so I passed on the job. Boy was I wrong! This year, I decided…
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Which Social Media Should You Use to Promote Your Photo Work in 2023?
As social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok all drive their focus to short-form video, it’s pretty easy to conclude that it’s a good time to be a videographer. But two of those three social media platforms were once heavily focused on photography, so where do photographers go to…
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The Best Lenses Available for Under $400
Finding affordable lenses in the photography marketplace has become more and more of a challenge over the last few years. Where a $2,000 price tag was once considered expensive, has now become normalized. There are plenty of lists online recommending expensive lenses, heck, we posted our list of…
