Photographing Alaska through a dirty window

A few tips on getting better photos through old, dirty airplane windows

In Praise of Erasmus

Variation on a theme by Erasmus, or how many ways can I take this photo?

Soft light confession

You can save yourself a lot of stress if you have a light setup you can fall back on that you know will work every time and in almost any situation—a fail-safe lighting solution.

Random acts of genius

Photographers talk a lot about gear and methods and often insist that the choice of tools is irrelevant. But this film, and the scene above in particular, is a great study in how the choices of method and tools are manifest in the final product of an art

Flatland

Embracing the two dimensional nature of the photograph and shooting in the style of a graphic designer.

Rules for Herds

Using lessons from cinematography to improve your photography and why the 'rule of thirds' won't ever get you very far.

One light, two ways

Lighting some casual one-light portraits using the Profoto Softlight Reflector (with grid) and the Elinchrom 72" Octobank.

Recipe: Water Drops

Today we're going to look at one of the tiny little marvels of fluid dynamics that happen in front of us everyday in those invisible fissures of time that elude our vision. What follows is one way to shoot water drop photos

Recipe: Smoke Photos

These are very easy to make, require minimal gear, and you can end up with some surprising and beautiful results.

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