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  • Richard Avedon: A Century of Portrait Photography
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    Richard Avedon: A Century of Portrait Photography

    It's the Centenary of the birth of Richard Avedon, the most famous portrait photographer of the last century...! And for the skeptics: Google agrees with the statement! If you search for: "the most famous photographer" Richard appears first. But if you, instead type: "the most famous photographers you should know" Julia Margaret Cameron takes the lead, and Avedon doesn't even show up until the 50th place... What are you trying to tell us, Google? Symbols of Themselves

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  • Art Photography Tutorial: basic camera settings
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    Art Photography Tutorial: basic camera settings

    Learn how to handle your camera and control the speed, aperture and ISO to create artistic photographs, with Irene Cruz In a world in which mobile phones have become the basic instruments for taking photos, adjusting a camera – whether analog or digital – to achieve personalized results has become almost an art. In this tutorial, Irene Cruz, a Spanish photographer who works in the world of art and cinema, in addition to having experience as a teacher in universities and centers in Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland, teaches us the basic settings to take photos like a professional. Find out in the video.

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  • 14 Types of Photography You Need To Know
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    14 Types of Photography You Need To Know

    Photography is a versatile art form that allows us to capture the world around us in unique and creative ways. With various types of photography styles available, photographers can specialize in capturing different subjects and conveying diverse emotions. Let's get to know each of them!

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  • 10 Inspiring Photos from the 31 Days 31 Photos Challenge
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    10 Inspiring Photos from the 31 Days 31 Photos Challenge

    August 19 was World Photography Day and to help celebrate, Domestika hosted another 31 Days, 31 Photos challenge. After receiving so many wonderful and inspiring photographs, we have collated some of our favorites to share here. Throughout the month of August, we asked you to share one photo each day, following our inspirational prompts listed below.

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  • Photoengraving with Photopolymer Etching: A Revolution in Printmaking
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    Photoengraving with Photopolymer Etching: A Revolution in Printmaking

    Photopolymer etching is a process that uses light-sensitive photopolymer plates to create a printable image. The process begins by selecting a design or photograph and converting it into a digital image. This digital image is then transferred onto a transparent film called a photomask. The photomask is placed over a photopolymer plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. Understanding Photoengraving with Photopolymer Etching Photopolymer etching is a process that uses light-sensitive photopolymer plates to create a printable image. The process begins by selecting a design or photograph and converting it into a digital image. This digital image is then transferred onto a transparent film called a photomask. The photomask is placed over a photopolymer plate, which is coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. When the plate is exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, the emulsion hardens in areas where the light penetrates the photomask. The unexposed areas, protected by the opaque parts of the photomask, remain soft and can be washed away with water or a developer solution. This process results in a textured plate with raised areas that can hold ink, making it suitable for printing.

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  • Photography Tutorial: Lighting with a Beauty Dish
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    Photography Tutorial: Lighting with a Beauty Dish

    Learn how to light like a professional using a beauty dish, with Julia Robbs Even if you’re new to photography, you probably know that lighting is fundamental to achieving professional-looking photos. A beauty dish is a useful tool for portrait shots, as it creates a focal point for the light, illuminating the model and creating contrast between light and shadow for flattering results. Julia Robbs (@juliarobbs) is a fashion and beauty photographer based in NYC. Her love of travel has taken her all over the world, working both in-studio and on location for lifestyle, portraiture, beauty, and fashion photoshoots. In this tutorial, Julia gives you some simple and easy-to-follow advice to create stunning beauty shots using a beauty dish.

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  • The NASA Lens That Ended Up in the Hands of Stanley Kubrick
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    The NASA Lens That Ended Up in the Hands of Stanley Kubrick

    Discover how the legendary film director shot scenes from Barry Lyndon with a lens designed to photograph the dark side of the Moon Of the thirteen feature films that Stanley Kubrick directed during his career, Barry Lyndon appears relatively far down the list when ranked according to commercial success (according to IndieWire, the top spots go to 2001: A Space Odyssey, Spartacus, and The Shining). However, Kubrick’s adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel following the life of an ambitious young Irish social climber, played by Ryan O’Neal, who sets out to achieve wealth and status by all means possible, is often considered a favorite among cinephiles.

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  • What Is Documentary Family Photography?
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    What Is Documentary Family Photography?

    Discover a photography style that captures the intimacy, routines, and relationship ties of a family If you are over 30, you will remember when your parents and grandparents used to pull out and show family albums to visiting family and friends. Together with many staged pictures, those albums are also full of spontaneous and unexpected snapshots. In the days of analog photography, you could not see the result of your shots before developing them, which allowed for a lot more spontaneity. And spontaneity is one of the main features of celebrated Brazilian photographer Grazi Ventura (@graziventura), a documentary family photography specialist.

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  • Free Quick Analog Photography Guide
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    Free Quick Analog Photography Guide

    Discover the best settings and tips for analog photography in this guide created by photographer Maria Louceiro Analog photography offers a myriad of creative opportunities for those who want to experiment with new forms of expression. Using the unique features of an analog camera, it is possible to capture colors and magical effects to bring unique and fantastic atmospheres to life. The Portuguese photographer and art director, Maria Louceiro (@marialouceiro), is an expert on the subject and in her portfolio are projects for major brands such as Mercedes-Benz, MTV, VICE, Coachella Festival, among others.

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  • 10 Pioneering Street Photographers That You Should Know
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    10 Pioneering Street Photographers That You Should Know

    We’ve compiled a list of the greatest street photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring Robert Frank and Vivian Maier Urban or street photography can be defined as taking spontaneous photographs in public spaces, using reality as raw material. Although its greatest exponents did not emerge until the beginning of the 20th century, the origin of urban photography dates way back. Boulevard du Temple, a photograph taken from Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre's studio between 1838 and 1839, is considered the first example of urban photography, capturing a fragment of Parisian urban life.

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  • 8 Great Concert Photographers You Must Know
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    8 Great Concert Photographers You Must Know

    Discover some legendary international photographers that immortalized unique musical events Without television and other media platforms, pop, rock, and rap music would hardly have survived. Music created since the second half of the 20th century is essentially visual: it relies on the artist’s exploited image to reach the rest of the world. For this reason, it is easy to understand the importance of the work of concert photographers. These professionals help turn artists into legends through their incredible photos and consecrate them in popular culture history books. Aside from dealing with their musician subjects’ various personalities, concert photographers must also consider many other variables. “ The act of photographing a show requires mastering different equipment, knowledge of photometry, etc. Generally, you’ll have to deal with a great variety of lighting situations and a lot of movement on stage. What you need to ensure good and consistent results in this type of photography is practice: trial and error are what makes us. Trust me: if you can handle this part of the job, you’ll have a great time,” says Bruna Prado, one of the most renowned concert photographers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We’ve put together a list of eight fantastic concert photographers—current and historical—, and some of their incredible work, a visual record of some of the best music produced over the last few decades. Jim Marshall Starting our list is Woodstock's official photographer. Born in the US in 1936 (he died in 2010), Jim Marshall’s lens immortalized the muddy apotheosis of peace, love, and excesses that was the most legendary (if not the first) of all big music festivals. A feature published by Rolling Stone magazine claims that his portraits of musical legends Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan, among many others, "helped define the protagonists of rock, and rock photography itself."

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  • Before Hollywood, There Was Fort Lee
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    Before Hollywood, There Was Fort Lee

    It might surprise you to learn that New Jersey was the birthplace of America’s film industry Once upon a time, before Hollywood, a borough of northern New Jersey was the film capital of the world. Located across the Hudson River from New York City, Fort Lee was the birthplace of the American film industry, home to the first film studios, including Universal, Solax (the first studio founded and directed by a woman: French writer, director, and producer, Alice Guy Blaché), and Fox. What brought filmmakers to Fort Lee? In 1888, Thomas Edison, who had already invented the phonograph, commissioned William Dickson to create the first motion-picture camera: the Kinetograph. In 1893, the Edison Company built what is thought to be America’s first film studio in West Orange, New Jersey. This studio was a single-room building called the “Black Maria,” which rotated on tracks to follow the sun.

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  • Photography Tutorial: Tips for Portrait Photography
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    Photography Tutorial: Tips for Portrait Photography

    Learn how to build a connection with your sitter and understand what people feel during a photo shoot Nowadays, photography is more accessible than ever, but a good photographer must know how to connect with their subject. If you are shooting people, a good connection can bring out the best in yourself, your sitter, and, ultimately, your pictures. Emilia Brandão (@emiliabrandao) is a LEICA ambassador who has worked for Vogue, GQ, Elle and Glamour. In this tutorial, she shares a few simple ways to make your sitter comfortable and create the best environment for a successful shoot.

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  • Basic Settings for Editing Photographs
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    Basic Settings for Editing Photographs

    Photographer Nicanor García shares some fundamental editing settings to apply to all your photographs Adobe Photoshop was one of the first programs created for editing digital images; it became popular because it enabled the user to change and manipulate images for creative purposes and to fix mistakes. Editing, or post-production, allows photographers to go a little further than merely taking a photo. Besides lighting and framing, you can take advantage of other basic editing settings to achieve optimal results. You can refine a picture by correcting the perspective, geometry, exposure, contrast, or highlights. Expert photographer Nicanor García runs us through the basic editing settings that can help us achieve amazing photographs.

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  • 5 Free Make-up Classes for Photo Shoots
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    5 Free Make-up Classes for Photo Shoots

    Available for a limited time only, these classes will teach you make-up techniques for a photo series Make-up often plays a fundamental role in the creation of a photograph. Whether you’re working on a self-portrait, artistic photo series, or fashion shoot, the right look can save hours of post-production work. We recommend that everyone working both in front of the camera and behind it learn the basics of working with make-up so that they can efficiently solve any problems that might arise on set. These five free classes will guide you in what you need to know, whatever your studio role. Free Class: Make-up for Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography In this class, from the Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography course, photographer Krishna VR shares some simple tips for doing one’s own make-up. The expert explains how she has learned different techniques online. In this lesson, she advises how to match skin color and avoid a lengthy post-production process.

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  • 5 Free Classes in Food Photography
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    5 Free Classes in Food Photography

    Available for a limited time only, these classes will show you how to take great photographs of your favorite recipes A quick scroll on Instagram proves that food photography has made a big impact on social media. You’ll also see how difficult it is to stand out amongst the sea of images that have been hashtagged with popular categories like #foodporn. When going up against this strong competition, it’s a good idea to learn from the best: from coming up with a concept to setting up lighting. These five free classes are an invitation into the exciting world of food styling and the range of skills you can master. Free Class: Set and Lighting A photography set is where the magic begins, and creating it, of course, has its secrets. In this class from the course Food Photography Basic Techniques, commercial photographer Ernesto López explains how to create a workspace that helps you concentrate on your creative process. He will also teach you how to control light so that your photographs look great from the get-go. In summary, you will learn how to assemble a set and will discover the basic knowledge you need to take a spectacular photograph.

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  • 5 Photographers Who Defined the Self-portrait
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    5 Photographers Who Defined the Self-portrait

    Discover painting’s influence on the photographic self-portrait and how it can build a visual narrative Across all artistic disciplines, self-reflection can be expressed in different ways. The creator inevitably leaves a piece of himself in each of their creations. Since the days of Ancient Greece, it has been believed that creativity goes hand in hand with self-exploration. When it comes to the self-portrait, there is a whole other level of communication between the artist and spectator. The artist shows themselves exactly as they are, or, how they want others to perceive them.

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  • Top 10 Photography Books of 2020
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    Top 10 Photography Books of 2020

    If you're looking for a book to give to a professional photographer or photography enthusiast, check out these 10 titles that we recommend History repeats itself: the year draws to an end and we celebrate and exchange gifts with our loved ones. If you have a photographer or photography enthusiast on your gift list, it’s hard to go wrong with a great photography book. In this blog post, we share our top ten recommendations to help you find the ideal title. Don't forget to write a personal inscription! Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, by Hugh Nini This book is a visual narrative of rare sensitivity showcasing Hugh Nini & Neal Treadwell’s previously unpublished collection of over 2700 unique photographs taken between the 1850s and 1950s, depicting romantic love between men. The images are almost all anonymous and from all over the world. They were sourced from flea markets, family archives, and online auctions. The exceptional quality of the collection and the emotions it conjures up are reasons alone to include it on our top ten list.

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