As wedding photographers, we often work in conditions that are far from perfect. We also often need to make decisions in a split second so the day runs smoothly for the bride and groom. Everyone of us is also afraid of doing something that may prevent us from completing the job. And unfortunately... that happened to me. I fell into a fountain.
My name is Brandie Sunley, and I've been working full-time as a portrait and event photographer for nearly eight years. It's been a massive learning curve getting into this industry, and a lot of things had to be learned the hard way. The following story is one of those hard lessons...
Fredzania 'Zadie' Thompson was just 19 years old, a student, athlete, and mother-to-be from Navasota, Texas who decided to finally pursue her dream of becoming a model last Friday. Unfortunately, her first photo shoot would also be her last. She was struck and killed by a train.
A drone pilot crashed his camera drone into Seattle's iconic Space Needle on New Years Eve, and they may now be facing charges.
Photojournalist and cameraman Austin Raishbrook is being hailed as a hero after the veteran news photographer ran across a California freeway on New Year's Eve to pull a man out of his burning SUV, ultimately saving his life.
GoPro announced a total recall of its new Karma drone yesterday, saying that the drone may lose power mid-flight and fall out of the sky. That's exactly what owner Nicholas Kulick captured a few days ago in the 1-minute video above: his drone lost power and nearly fell on someone's head.
The popularity of camera drones has been exploding in recent years, but so have drone-related injuries -- spinning propeller blades can do serious damage if they come in contact with human flesh. Case in point: a starting baseball pitcher had to exit the biggest game of his baseball career yesterday after his finger started bleeding profusely from a drone-related injury.
This 1-minute video was captured by a road-tripping group of friends who stuck a GoPro out a car window while driving down a road in Vermont. It's also a video that accidentally captures how one of the kids lost his dad's $1,000 DSLR.
A New York-based photographer and Instagram star was killed yesterday after apparently trying to subway surf by climbing onto a train car in Brooklyn.
This beautiful still frame, captured by travel filmmaker Brandon Li in Hong Kong during a drone test, is a complete accident. And as accidental photos go, it falls somewhere between spectacular and "holy crap that's cool."
Yesterday I spent the day out with my family at Paraparumu beach, part of the idyllic Kapiti Coast on the Lower West Coast of the North Island, New Zealand. The long flat coastline is perfect for a day out with the family, and the coast features the iconic Kapiti Island, which is a prominent subject for anyone who likes to take photos.
A massive aerial TV camera suspended by cables outside the Olympic baseball venue in Rio came crashing to the ground on Monday afternoon after both the camera's guide cables snapped. The camera fell approximately 65 feet, injuring 7 people in the process.
If you're going to be doing a photo shoot involving a $400,000 sports car, you should probably be extra careful and have an experienced driver handling it. A photographer in the UK just crashed a $400K through a showroom window while trying to set up for a shoot.
A woman at a public event in Beloeil, Quebec, was injured earlier this month when a DJI Phantom 3 camera drone dropped out of the sky and smashed directly into her head. The incident was caught on camera by another drone in the sky and can be seen in the 8 second video above.
A couple of weeks ago, my team and I pulled together a weekend poolside shoot with models, perfect weather, and a drone. I operated the drone and got some beautiful footage. Magnificent footage. Award-winning footage.
During the Stanley Cup Finals match between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks last night, some poor photographer accidentally dropped his camera lens onto the rink through the special hole cut into the glass. The lens was then whacked like a puck before it was removed.
During the Podbrdská Rally Legend 2016 rally car event earlier this month in the Czech Republic, driver Martin Kdér had a rollover accident while taking a turn. His onboard dash cam dropped out of the car during the accident, and it ended up capturing an unexpected shot of the car flying through the air.
At 1:21am on May 6, 2016, SpaceX continued its run of aerospace brilliance with a night launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, carrying its Japanese communication satellite payload to geostationary orbit.
Model and actress Jess Adams was posing for an sea-side clothing photo shoot in Malibu last weekend when the DJI Inspire 1 camera drone that was being used flew right into the woman's face.
If you ever try your hand at light painting photography with burning steel wool, be extra careful with safety and legality. Just a few months after a photographer allegedly destroyed a historic shipwreck in California with his sparks, another steel wool photo shoot has burned down a historic 1920s building in a US national preserve.
A man in Sutton, Alaska was shot and killed over the weekend when he accidentally stepped into someone's line of fire to capture photos of video of other people shooting guns at a local makeshift shooting range.
Here's a strange occupational hazard for certain sports photographers: getting hit by a shot putter. That's what happened to one photographer at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Portland, Oregon.
Always be careful when doing a photo shoot on the edge of the ocean. This 20-second video shows what can happen in the blink of an eye.
When shooting with your pricey camera drone, beware of... flying jet skis. That's probably not a warning you've ever heard before, but check out what happens in this video.
NHL photographers are getting a little too involved in the action these days through the little hole in the rink glass that they shoot through. A week after a photographer dropped his lens hood through the glass and had it confused as a puck by the players, a photographer has accidentally injured a player by being a little careless with his lens.
The dangerous practice of rooftopping photography has claimed yet another victim, this time in New York City. 24-year-old Conner Cummings was killed yesterday after climbing the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and then falling from the 52-story building.
Camera drones got some bad press yesterday after one fell out of the sky and nearly smashed Marcel Hirscher, one of the top skiers in the world.
While photographing a Ontario Reign hockey game in the American Hockey League this past weekend, a sports photographer accidentally …
Here's another story that illustrates why the US government is racing to create a national drone registry that attaches each drone to a name: on Wednesday, someone apparently tried to fly their DJI Phantom drone through the Seattle Great Wheel and failed, causing the drone to plummet to the ground and smash a basketball-sized hole in a plastic dining table.
GoPro is known for its viral marketing videos that show extreme athletes doing extreme things while wearing the company’s …
World champion sprinter Usain Bolt had a scary encounter with a clumsy cameraman at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing today. After winning the 200m race, Bolt was upended after the cameraman lost control of the Segway he was riding.
Leica M rangefinders have a reputation of being extremely durable, and one Chinese photographer recently found out first hand just how much abuse the cameras can take. He accidentally dropped his Leica M9 off a hotel balcony, and instead of the fall breaking the camera, the camera broke the ground.
YouTube user coreyeroc recently took his brand new GoPro HERO2 out to the golf course to capture some footage of his golf swing. Unfortunately for him, his very first shot with the camera turned out to be his last as well. As you can see in the 35-second clip above (warning: there's a bit of strong language), Corey's unlucky swing quickly gave his new camera a permanent front-end makeover.
It's like deja-vu, all over again. A month after a fan photographer caused a horrible crash at Italy's top bike race, another DSLR shooter has caused a crash at the British National Road Race Championships.
Here's an unusual wedding photography fail: Chase Richardson was photographing a wedding party last year when he accidentally slipped on a puddle. As he tumbled to the ground, his finger pressed his camera's shutter button and captured this photo of the party's expressions as they watched the disaster unfolding before their eyes.
Here’s a tip for if you’re planning on visiting royal residences in the United Kingdom: be aware of your …
A Florida-based photographer and his model were seriously injured on Tuesday after a freak explosion during a photo shoot in a junk yard.
Here's a funny little 30-second blooper reel drone shot by aerial photographer Daniel Peckham. While capturing some beautiful footage of the sun over the Pacific Ocean, Peckham's "epic" shot came to a surprising and abrupt end.
"The sunset was glorious, the flying was buttery smooth (probably my best aerial capture yet)... and then this happened," he says.
A spectator at Italy's top bicycle race caused a horrible crash yesterday after letting his DSLR camera and lens hang too far past the fan barrier. Italian biker Daniele Colli slammed into the long telephoto lens, falling off his bike and causing a chain reaction of bikers crashing.
Wedding photographer Gordon Jack passed away yesterday after a freak accident on Friday at the wedding rehearsal of tennis superstar Andy Murray.