If I have ever doubted that we live in a super-messed up world, 2020 and 2021 have convinced me that we indeed do. Now TIME Magazine has published the top 100 photos of 2021 and I am now as pessimistic as I can possibly be. “Remember when people thought it was the year? That 2020 was uniquely cursed, the worst year ever, that all would be resolved by January,” TIME writes....
I’m not too afraid of bugs, but I know I couldn’t stay calm if they swarmed all over me while I was shooting. Heck, I couldn’t even stay calm while watching Thomas Peschak do it! In this video, the NatGeo photographer is calmly taking photos while huge armored katydids run all over his hand. A post shared by Thomas Peschak (@thomaspeschak) Otto Whitehead shot this short video of Peschak in the Kalahari desert....
Flying a drone can give you an amazing sense of freedom. As long as you are in a zone where you’re allowed to fly, you pretty much have the power to take photographs and video from almost any angle. But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and it can actually become more difficult to create meaningful images with fewer constraints. With this in mind, Mike Smith has some great tips on how to get better results from your drone when shooting still images....
Are you thinking about starting shooting stock photography? There are different opinions whether it’s a good move or not, and the experiences of photographers differ. If you’re still trying to make up your mind, I believe this video from Rachel Lerch will help you. After three years of shooting and selling stock photos, it’s time for a recap: is it really worth it? Listen to Rachel’s experiences and thoughts about both good and bad sides of stock photography....
Austin Lemay Dance Video Austin Lemay Dance Video This year, especially away from COVID and after a year and a half away from class, Lemay had to tell his students how the dance is done when he discovered a song from his time at the weekly school rally. . On the other hand, to create an honest and fun week, things have stalled thanks to the pandemic and then I wish the kids are still scared of going back to high school and making new friends, he said....
