Well, the 2020s certainly is turning out to be the most surreal decade ever, and we’re only just starting the second year. I’m not even going to get started on 2020, but in 2021 we’ve seen second, third and four waves of coronavirus, an attempted insurrection and a change of administration in the USA and now an actual coup in Myanmar. For fitness instructor Khing Hnin Wai, though, it was just another day at the office as she films her workout routine....

I really, really hate guns. If someone invited me out for some shooting, I would think he wants me to go taking photos with him. And this is exactly what happened to astrophotographer Marc Leatham. Some friends invited him to a bonfire shoot at Four Peaks Wilderness in Arizona. It was only when they got there that he realized they didn’t bring cameras – they brought guns instead. Marc has been into astrophotography for several years, and some friends from church invited him to go “shooting” with them....

This is one of my favourite subjects. I love teaching in my workshops as most people feel awkward about approaching people on the streets to photograph them. Through experience, trial and error, I have had the pleasure to understand the psychology of approaching perfect strangers to ask them for a pic and the wonderful joy we receive by pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone. When we go up to a person and ask them whether we can take a photo of them, we are putting ourselves in a vulnerable situation and not many of us are comfortable with feeling vulnerable....

Green screen is a popular and useful tool for creating all kinds of visual effects. You can DIY it, you can even paint it, but there are some awesome green screen tricks which don’t even require it! In this video, Jordy and Yannick of Cinecom.net demonstrate four of these tricks you can pull off without using an actual green screen, but by chroma keying smaller objects.Advertisements 1. A see-through-clothes device 1....

It’s that time of year again when photography gear gets a little less expensive and everybody works themselves into a frenzy to find a good deal. So, here’s some of the best that we’ve come across for this Black Friday. Be patient if some of these deals aren’t quite showing up yet. Some will expire once stocks are sold out, so don’t wait too long to jump on a deal you want....