Filmstock Celebrates Analog Photography, Beer, and Camaraderie
Filmstock: The Analog Photography Meetup will take place Friday, October 6, and Saturday, October 7 in Atlanta for a "first-of-its-kind film photography event."
COVID Casts a Long Shadow Over the Wedding Photography Business
For wedding photographers, the pandemic was a massive blow to their businesses. But even after large events started to make a comeback in the last year, COVID continues to dramatically affect the wedding photography business landscape.
The ‘AirBNB for Second Shooters’ Has Launched Nationally and Canada
ShootWith.Me, the platform that is akin to AirBNB but for finding second shooters and photo assistants, has launched with support across the United States and also in Canada.
ShootWith.Me is Like an Airbnb for Second Shooters and Photo Assistants
A new platform called ShootWith.Me wants to break down the barriers that make it difficult for photographers, assistants, and studios to connect with each other through a centralized, easy-to-navigate platform that is similar to the format popularized by Airbnb.
5 Tips to Improve Your Event Photography
Event photography is an art form, and it takes a while to achieve what you’re looking for. Not only does shooting an event require you to be constantly on the move, but it’s also necessary to know how to fully use each setting on your camera.
This Photography Booking Service Only Accepts 1 in 10 Applicants
The United Kingdom's largest events planning platform Feast It has expanded its services to now include the ability to hire event and wedding photographers.
Here’s a 2020 Celestial Calendar for Astrophotographers
If you're getting into astrophotography, the telescope manufacturer Celestron has published a helpful "celestial calendar" to give you a heads up of notable things you'll see in the night sky through the end of 2020.
A Helpful Gear Guide for New Event Photographers
Event and wedding photographer Mik Milman has released a handy buying guide that lists all of the gear a beginner needs if they want to get into this niche. From camera bodies, to glass, to flash guns, he covers all the bases so you don't waste money buying stuff you don't actually need.
6 Shots Every Event Photographer Needs to Get
Photographer Mik Milman recently put together a helpful "shot list" video that any event photographer (especially beginners) will find valuable. In the video, he lists six shot "types" that you need to keep in mind, no matter what kind of event you're hired to shoot.
Facebook’s Moments App Can Now Turn Your Photos Into Movies
Earlier this year, Facebook launched the Moments app for both iOS and Android. Similar to many other applications out there, Moments is aimed at combining your photographs and your friends’ photographers from a single event into an easy to navigate album (and then uploading them to Facebook, of course). Today, the app has received an update that can automatically create movies from your experiences.
DAKboard is a Customizable Wall Display for Photos, Calendar Events, and Weather
This week, software developer and photographer Dan King introduced the world to the DAKboard: a customizable display for showcasing your photographs, calendar events, and weather. The actual wall display isn’t currently available for purchase, but the software is in the beta stage, so anyone can test it out via their web browser or tablet device.
7 Questions: Frank Machalowski On ‘Monsters,’ His Eerie Long Exposure Photos of Crowds
Frank Machalowski is an award-winning German photographer, who lives and work in Berlin. After studying economic studies in Berlin and applying himself to various trades he works today as a freelance photographer and artist.
Worldwide 4am Project Going on Tomorrow
4am Project is an ambitious project with a simple concept: have everyone take photographs at a particular time on a particular date, and pool them together on the Internet to share our unique perspectives on the world.