Family homes provide a multitude of possible backgrounds and framing opportunities for wonderful photographs. But it’s easy to end up with cluttered-looking shots if you get the background wrong. Choosing your location carefully can make all the difference.
Here's a 2-minute video by SFMOMA that offers a tour of photographer Michael Jang's home and studio in San Francisco. Jang, who has had many works acquired for the SFMOMA collection, has an incredible body of work that includes portraits of everyone ranging from the Ramones and Jimi Hendrix to Robin Williams.
My name is Eric Brushett, and I'm a full time wedding photographer based in Hamden, Connecticut. I recently redid my home office space for the 2015 wedding season. Here's a look at the process and the final result.
Back in 1966, renowned photographer Jay Maisel purchased a giant 6-floor, 35,000-square-foot, 72-room building at 190 Bowery in Manhattan for $102,000. The former NYC bank became his family's home for the next half century, and the purchase has been described as possibly "the greatest real estate coup of all time".
Here's why: in late 2014, Maisel sold the valuable property to real estate investor Aby Rosen for a whopping $55 million.
The team over at COOPH today shared an insightful video that describes 7 DIY photography tips that use nothing more than items you have lying around the house. From can koozies to tights, a number of unusual household products make a cameo and help you add a unique, homemade element to your photo game.
For his project titled Peep, Japanese photographer Koji Takiguchi aimed to share glimpses into the lives of his fellow countrymen by capturing triptychs showing them at work, home, and play. He photographed people ranging from office workers to security guards, photographing them on the job, resting at home, and engaging in their favorite pastime.
Here’s a fantastic project/gift idea for those of you who are both tech-savvy and artsy: make a …
Here’s a video in which interior photographer Roger Brooks walks through how he …
Verena Lang of Ivy Design came up with this brilliant idea of a …
Photo enthusiast Robert Simpson created this informative behind-the-scenes video detailing how he created …
This great video lesson by San Francisco-based interior photographer Scott Hargis teaching how …
Here’s an educational time-lapse tutorial by Los Angeles-based architectural photographer Mike Kelley in …
Here's a rare behind-the-scenes look into Ansel Adams' home in Carmel, California and the custom built darkroom in which most of Adams' famous prints were created. It's pretty amazing how much editing Adams' did in transforming the plain negatives into the beautiful works of art hanging on walls around the world.
Have an ugly thermostat in your home that you wish you could hide when not in use? Hanging photographs …