Inspiration
These posts include photographs and videos that can help photographers gain ideas and inspiration for their own pictures. These include the work of other photographers, theme ideas, links to other sites and competitions.
Inspirational Photography from Benjamin Von Wong
Gain inspiration from epic photographer Benjamin Von Wong
7 Easy Photography Tips Using Household Objects
Some clever photography tips here from the Co-operative of Photography. I love tip 2b but tip #4 really frightens me—I’m thinking that Photoshop would be a much better choice to achieve the same effect. The BONUS TIP at the end is easy to do and could save you hundreds of dollars. Well worth a watch. … Read more
Awesome Travel Photographer’s Video Selfie
Watch this amazing travel video – 36 countries in just a few minutes. This is how travel selfies should be done! All done with a GoPro and clever editing. When my friend first showed me the tiny little camera he’d bought, I thought it was cute but I wasn’t overly impressed. A few weeks later, … Read more
Amazing 360° Video Made Using a 3D Printed Mount and 6 GoPro Cameras!
Watch this video to see a piece of incredible time lapse photography which seamlessly combines images from 6 GoPro cameras to give the illusion of a cyclist travelling around a tiny planet. Whether you read it in the original French, the English or Spanish translation (or any of the more than 190 languages into which it … Read more
Real Time Full Moon Silhouette
Take a look at this short video by photographer Mark Gee. It’s one of the most beautiful YouTube videos I’ve seen in a long time and I wanted to share it with you. So How Come the Moon Is So Big? You may have watched that video and been astounded by how big the moon … Read more
Walden; or, Life in the Woods
The iPhone PhotoSynth app is a fantastic tool for capturing 360° panoramas. If you haven’t seen PhotoSynth before then take a look at my previous article which includes a video showing it in all it’s glory. Walden Pond I was passing through Concord, Massachusetts a few weeks ago and took a break by stopping off at Walden … Read more
Photographing Earth from the International Space Station (Col. Chris Hadfield)
If you haven’t seen Space Station astronaut Chris Hadfield’s YouTube videos then today you’re in for a treat. Col. Hadfield has become an Internet sensation – some of his recordings from the International Space Station have gone ‘viral’ and have been featured on some famous Social Media pages. In this YouTube video Col. Hadfield shares some … Read more
Photographic Retouchers Can Be Heroes Too!
It’s rare that we hear stories about how photographic retouchers can be heroes in a disaster zone. Photo enhancements are normally more to do with making already slender models even more thin and ‘perfect’. Watch this video in which photographic retoucher Becci Manson describes her heartwarming story… In 2011 Becci worked as a professional photographic … Read more
Banker Turns ‘Activist’ Rainforest Photographer
If you don’t know the work of Sebastião (Sebastian) Salgado and his amazing pictures of the Amazon rainforest then watching this video is a must. His black and white images are stunning and inspiring. At the start of the video the initial slideshow of photographs of the photographer’s work shows a diverse range of monochrome … Read more