Old people in Italian villages, especially men, spend lots of time on the street. I really enjoy engaging them and making portraits where they stand. Spy pictures with a telephoto lens are fine, but I prefer face to face confrontational portraits. I like the energy that's exchanged between the viewer and the subject when they are aware of one another....
Conceiving and capturing powerful and soulful moments has been the driving force for Jeff Diener's photography (http://www.jeffdiener.com) and provides the fuel for new work. Jeff has been producing award winning, iconic landscape and active lifestyle imagery for the past 15 years. He travels extensively and works with fine art as well as commercial clients including Columbia Sportswear, London Fog, Title Nine,...
Photographer Michael Clark Michael Clark (www.michaelclarkphoto.com) is an internationally published outdoor photographer specializing in adventure sports, travel, and landscape photography. His editorial and corporate clients include National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men's Journal, Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, Climbing, Nike, Nikon, Adobe, Patagonia, Pfizer and DuPont to name just a few. He has risked life and limb on a variety...
I encountered my first real problems with power and digital image storage on a trip to the Everest Region in Nepal in 2006. I knew I would be at least a week or two hiking without the luxury of recharging a laptop for image storage or having the ability to recharge my batteries. There are several option for each of...
No one is denying that multimedia and filmmaking have become staples for visual storytellers. Many still photographers have moved into a realm of shooting motion for clients as well as for their personal projects. The workshops listed below range from a few days in length to a few weeks. Most are for beginners and intermediate in multimedia, but you should...
Yes, yes, it's a variation of the title of one of Charles Dickens' great novels that you read in high school and never picked up again. "Great Combinations" here, however, means something very different. We're going to be putting together some of what we believe to be the "great" combinations of camera bodies and lenses. What do we mean by...
Kai Eiselein is a former newspaper editor/publisher who broke into the business as a photojournalist. He enjoys shooting a variety of subjects, but has a particular passion for lightning photography. He currently lives in Moscow, Idaho. His images are licensed through Getty Images. Kai Eiselein: "Lightning. We’ve all seen it, marveled at its power and beauty and, for some, feared it. As...
I received a wonderful correspondence from a photographer in Australia recently, who was planning on hiking the Camino de Santiago in France and Spain this year and who is an avid photographer. Going on a 500-mile backpacking adventure and being an avid photographer are two things that sometimes clash. The more you are into photography, the more equipment you often...
Tom Bol (www.tombolphoto.com) is a regular contributor to Digital Photo Magazine and Outdoor Photographer Magazine, and an instructor at Kelby Training. Tom also photographs a story each month for his column 'On Location' in Light It magazine. Tom was on the list of National Geographic Adventure's "50 of America's Top Visionaries" for his photography, and his images have been featured by Lowepro, Nikon and American Photo. He is a Sandisk Extreme...
Photographer Shawn Reeder Shawn Reeder (shawnreeder.com) may not have all the big awards in photography and videography, but he holds one of the highest remarks from well known Director of Photography Philip Bloom as having "one of the most beautiful time lapses [he] has ever seen." Many would consider this equal to winning one of the industry's highest awards. Time...
Many photographers have been asking about how to photograph the May 20, 2012 annular solar eclipse that will have its most complete "eclipsing" along a corridor that runs roughly through northern California,directly through Nevada, clipping the southwest portion of Utah, and firmly slicing up northern Arizona and central New Mexico. It will occur sometime between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. with...
Starting today and finishing on June 13th, pictureline will be running a giveaway contest on our facebook page for a free Italy Workshop vacation from italyworkshops.com! Spend 6 days photographing in the Italian Riviera with master of photography, Drake Busath. Workshop Details Portofino Coast and Cinque Terre - September 23-28, 2012 Experience six truly beautiful days on the Mediterranean, exploring the coastal...
In August 2011, PDN compiled the responses of five collectors of photography and asked them about their buying habits. Most expressed an interest in purchasing photographs that had been printed ten times or less, and indeed, many of the galleries in the United States often take fine art photographers more seriously when they print in extremely limited quantities. I was...
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jack Dykinga (www.dykinga.com) blends large-format, landscape photography with documentary photojournalism. He is a regular contributor to Arizona Highways and National Geographic. His book Jack Dykinga's Arizona is a compilation of his best Arizona images along with accounts of his personal wilderness experiences. Dykinga’s fine art images were featured along with the work of Ansel Adams in an...
Photographer and Cinematographer David McLain David McLain (www.davidmclain.com) sharpened his skills the old-fashioned way shooting feature-length assignments around the world for National Geographic Magazine. While the stories varied greatly, the mandate was always the same: create timeless images for a client with the highest visual standards on earth. More recently, he has become absorbed with cinematography and is actively adapting his...
Leica today has announced a wide range of new products being released this year. Leica's 2012 lineup including the world’s first full frame black and white digital camera, the Leica M Monochrom, the 14MP Leica V-LUX 40, the 16MP Leica X2, the APO-Summicron-M 50mm/f2 ASPH lens, and a new adapter for the Leica S2 that allows for the use of...
Think the best job in the world is being a professional photographer? You may be right. Most don't realize, however, the time and energy combined with creative motivation that it takes to work to the top. Commercial and editorial photographers (and now videographers) need a crew of individuals who are just as dedicated and skillful at their crafts to make...
Markus Reugels is a macro photographer from a small village near Schweinfurt, Germany. He started photographing only three years ago, but has progressed rapidly in the field of macrophotography and in photographing droplet photography, specifically. We asked him to give us some background in how he has been setting up for his magnificent shots. THE DROP ON DROP TECHNIQUE "The...
Born in Poland, but living and working in the Netherlands, Kamil Tamiola is a commercial adventure photographer specializing in photography and storytelling from remote locations. His main area of interest include alpine climbing and extreme outdoor sports. Aside of artistic curriculum, Kamil works as a doctoral researcher at University of Groningen. Kamil’s multimedia work is represented by America’s leading outdoor photo...
The interest and anticipation had peaked so high during the recent announcements of the Nikon D800 and the Canon 5D Mark III, it seemed nothing could go wrong. When reports began surfacing about issues with both of the cameras, many became frustrated and wary about diving into a new, large purchase for a camera body. While both companies have released...
International Wedding Photographer Jasmine Star Jasmine Star is an Orange County, California-based wedding photographer who travels the world to capture the big day of so many clients. Voted one of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers by American Photo Magazine, Jasmine's work has been included in magazines such as Comsopolitan, Professional Photographer, TheKnot, Inside Weddings, Santa Barbara, and Rangefinder. She took...
Jennifer Wu (www.jenniferwu.com), a professional photographer since 1992, is best known for her nature, landscape and night photography. Jennifer was named by Canon USA to the elite group of photographers, The Explorers of Light. Canon states, "The Explorers Of Light program is a group of 62 of the world's best photographers, united in their love and passion for photographic excellence....
Guy Tal (www.guytal.com) is a naturalist, photographer, and writer residing in the state of Utah, in the heart of a unique and scenic desert region known as the Colorado Plateau. He chose nature photography "as a way of capturing and sharing the beauty, power, and fragility of wild places and the life that inhabits them, so that those who have...
