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The Pre-Photography Checklist

So, you're ready to do a photo shoot? No, seriously, are you really ready for your shoot? A while ago, I was challenged with creating a pre-shoot checklist for photographers - I figured it'd be rude not to, so I gave it a whirl. Before you press the shutter [...]

NY Fashion week ends, as do the lives of 2 NY fashion legends.

Yesterday marked the end of the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, and with it we lost 2 legends of fashion. The first was an amazing photographer named Lillian Bassman who has often been compared to the more well known names of Richard Avedon and Irving [...]

The most photogenic festivals in the world

Are you dreaming of travelling the world, camera in hand? Sure, you can go to the world heritage sites, the famous waterfalls and the prettiest viewpoints around the world, but if you really want to capture the essence of a place, it's worth doing some [...]

Interview with Vincent Laforet — Photo Journalist, Commercial Photographer, & Film Maker

Nemo's lively interview with Vincent Laforet covers his extensive career in photo journalism, editorial and commercial photography, plus his new direction in using Canon equipment for feature and advertising films. Vince is a bit groggy after recently [...]

Red eyes and how to avoid them

The Red Eye phenomenon is something that occurs when you take a picture of someone. If you have a compact camera and you’ve taken a few rolls of pictures, chances are that you have stumbled across the phenomenon, during which the eyes of your subject end [...]

Sheer Heaven: Valentine Day Photo Techniques

My 1st Shoot with Whitney Houston

My first time meeting Whitney Houston was for a photo shoot with the cast of "Waiting to Exhale".  The shoot took several months to produce and was shot in a secret location.  When I arrived for the shoot my crew went through security checks and [...]

Compact cameras: down, but not out

It's an inescapable, plaintive cry: the compact camera is in decline! You can scarcely go a week without hearing someone lament that sales of compact cameras are falling; that the ubiquity of camera phones is eclipsing the point-and-shoot; that on Flickr there [...]

Gallery: Embedded with the Territorial Army

For one of my final years of university assignments (I was an International Journalism student at Liverpool John Moore's University), I contacted the Territorial Army to see whether they would let me come along on a training exercise. They agreed, and I spent [...]

How much should you charge for a photograph?

The other day, I received a really interesting question from one of my regular readers. Danielle lives in Ohio, is a Senior in high school, and wants to be a professional photographer. I’ve seen some of her photos, and while she still has quite a bit to [...]