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The Shot: Displaced by War in Yemen
They live in scruffy tents or mud huts on dry, stony ground. Children play with what they have - a rubber tire will do. Medical treatment is hard to come by for young and old alike.<p>In northwest Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Middle East, families uprooted by the war have been stuck in …
The Photographer: Abduljabbar Zeyad
Abduljabbar Zeyad was born and still resides in Houdieda, Yemen. He shoots society, humanitarian crisis and war for Reuters.<p>My earliest memory of photography goes back to 2009 when I started a job reporting for local TV networks.<p>I started photography by taking photos of friends and then began to do …
From Assistant to Photographer: How David Paul Larson Built His Career in Fashion Photography
© DAVID PAUL LARSON<p>An image from a personal project. Beginning when he was an assistant, David Paul Larson has made it a habit to shoot personal work …
Podcast: Lens Adapters—Your Link to Creative Photography
Lens adapters are certainly not new items in the savvy photographer’s gear bag, but they have taken on an added significance since the onset of …
Video: The Making of a Personal Project - Cancer Family by Nancy Borowick
Nancy Borowick is a freelance photographer who covers a variety of subjects for the <i>New York Times,</i> but when the lives of her parents took a turn for …
Now You Can Put A Parachute On Your Drone
Editor’s Note: This post appears in The Lumoid blog, and is reposted here with their permission.<p>Lumoid <i>is a band of creatives, photographers, and tech</i> …
DronesHow Design and Content Marketing Can Work Together
<i>Kathryn Han is the Director of Design at Contently, a content marketing technology solution. As an award-winning creative with more than 10 years</i> …
Content Marketing10 Tips for Capturing Successful Underwater Portraits
<i>Jenna Martin is a fine art and underwater photographer based out of Billings, Montana where she lives with her fiancé Chris, their 2 dogs (Smoltz and</i> …
Portrait PhotographyNew Gear: Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Wide-Angle Prime Lens For Sony E-Mount
ZeissNote the smooth curves to match the rest of the Batis familyIf you’re a Sony full-frame shooter and you like high-end lenses, 2016 has been a …
SonyMicrosoft Lumia 950 camera review
<i>Connect smartphone reviews are written with the needs of photographers in mind. We focus on camera features, performance and image quality.</i><p>When we …
April 14, 2016
Chacha, the male chimp, screams at a worker in Sendai, northern Japan, Thursday, April 14, 2016 after fleeing from a zoo. The chimpanzee tried …
Download and Retouch a Photo Nino Batista Shot in Miami
I am calling this the "Dani Diamond Experiment", because he has done this before, and I thought the end results were fascinating. See, Dani's been …
Learn Storytelling From the Masters of Film
We can learn so much about the art of storytelling through careful study of some of the pinnacles of the film. Blocking, subtext, shot framing: all …
VSCO Launches Limited Edition World Wildlife Fund Preset
To photograph nature is pure, to give back in the process is supreme. VSCO has given the opportunity to give back with the launch of the Limited …
How to Plan an Editorial Shoot
Editorial and commercial shoots are usually very lively and put quite a bit of pressure on the photographer. Managing a full crew on set and making …
4 Artist's Instincts that You Need to Overcome Before Transforming Your Photography from Hobby to Career
Photographers almost always begin as artists. The camera doesn't draw the interest of the business minded, rather, it draws the passion of the …
Lomography Releases Kickstarter for Daguerreotype Achromat Art Lens for Modern Day Cameras
"The Daguerreotype Achromat Art Lens is a revival of a lost esthetic that disappeared from photography some 175 years ago. Based on the Charles …
The 3-Step Process of Personal Photography
Dear friend,<p>If you’ve ever wanted to find more meaning, purpose, and direction in your photography— I recommend you to pursue “<b>personal photography</b>.” …
Here's how the Huawei P9's dual-camera system works
Huawei unveiled its latest flagship smartphone this morning, the P9, and the big story here is its camera — or really, its camera system, since there are two of them. In the past, dual-camera systems have been used for 3D or focus-changing gimmicks, but Huawei has taken a different approach: the …
HuaweiHuawei P9 announced: a dual-camera flagship with Leica certification
Huawei's new flagship smartphone for 2016 is here, and its big claim to fame is a pair of Leica-certified cameras. The 5.2-inch Huawei P9 has a traditional 12-megapixel camera, but right next to it is another, monochrome 12-megapixel module. Working together, the two sensors can improve contrast in …
HuaweiOculus Rift | Oculus
Next-generation virtual reality<p>Step into Rift<p>Rift is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Whether you’re stepping into your favorite game, …
Oculus RiftCanon 80D
<b>Focus with Precision</b> <br>Whether raising your game to SLR level photography or having fun with a feature-rich, versatile SLR you can use pretty much …
Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR camera. With a 20.2 megapixel 35mm Full Frame Canon CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 6+ Image Processors, the EOS-1D X Mark II …
Sony a68 Alpha DSLR Camera with 18-55mm Lens B&H Photo Video
Making entry-level more appealing is <b>Sony's Alpha a68 DSLR Camera</b> which offers many features found in bigger, pricier options, but in a compact and …
Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 19: "Revisiting the Leica M9, Leica M8 and Leica M 240 vs the Leica M 262"
Leica M9 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 19<p>Index of pages covering Leica M9, Leica M9-P, M-E, Leica M 262, Leica M Monochrom, M 246 and Leica M 240:<p>…
Digital PhotographyTHE SHOT: A Personal Journey Into the World of Yoga
It has taken yoga several thousand years to make the journey from a handful of monasteries dotting the Himalayas to the yoga studios popping up everywhere. This week Taschen is releasing an epic photo book on Michael O’Neill’s personal journey into the spiritual world of yoga. Whether bathing with …
YogaTHE SHOOTER: Michael O’Neill
From the very earliest days of photography, photographers have been ineluctably drawn to the human face. Riding the crest of a twenty-five year career that saw several lifetimes’ worth of industry awards and commissions, Michael O’Neill was feeling this pull on an almost visceral level. So, …
PhotographyThe Shot: Tracking the Wily Arctic Weasel
I arrived, without luggage (which will prove to be crucial to this story), on Lofoten Island, a remote part of Norway near the top of the world in the Arctic Circle, on March 7 to do a feature story about surfing. I was set up for a 9-day shoot, which I hoped would produce two good days of …
The ArcticThe Photographer: Olivier Morin
Olivier Morin has been a staff photographer at Agence France-Presse for the past two decades. Born in France 50 years ago, Morin was based in Paris where he shot sports before becoming Chief Photographer for the Nordic Countries, in Stockholm. For the past five years he has worked out of Milan, …
PhotographyThe Shot: Busting a Move in a Spanish Church
Inside an abandoned church in the northern Spain village of Oviedo, a collective of skateboarders called The Church Brigade is building and maintaining a skate park where they can show off their moves. The church was built in 1912 and was once a chapel for workers at a nearby munitions factory. The …
Skateboarding