Fstoppers

Innovative Way For Friends To Collaborate On Great Shoot Locations

Trevor Dayley — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 05:54:44 +0000

Have you ever been driving around and saw an amazing place that would be perfect for your next shoot? Only to forget all about it later. This evening my friend Jeremy Kester, owner of H.H. Boogie, shared with me an innovative way for photographers to share shoot locations. It’s free, it’s easy and it’s probably already on your phone. [more]

Watch This Episode of “Capture” With Alan Cumming & Sebastian Kim

Chris Knight — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:25:14 +0000

It’s tough to not love pretty much everything about Mark Seliger’s Emmy-nominated show, “Capture.” In this episode, Mark sits down with actor Alan Cumming and fashion and portrait photographer Sebastian Kim and they talk about everything from Woody Allen to ‘scooter porn’ to assembling a photograph like a puzzle. [more]

The Guide To Pricing Commercial Photography Part 3: What Are You Worth?

Peter House — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:17:23 +0000

What am I worth? This is a question every new photographer ultimately asks himself. If you’ve ever wondered what you should be charging your clients and what the best way to go about it would be, keep on reading. I will go over how to determine your personal creative fee and how to present it to your client in a way that makes sense. [more]

Fstoppers Answers – What Is Your Cancellation Policy?

Zach Sutton — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:26:24 +0000

Each week, we ask our writers to answer a question submitted to us in the comments from the previous weeks. These questions can cover anything, and hope to provide some insight on what its like to be a working professional photographer in the industry. Last week, we asked “Ten Headshots for a Corporate Client, What Do You Charge?” and got a lot of feedback, which spawned this weeks question — “What is Your Cancellation Policy?” [more]

Remember that “Constructive” Photo Critique You Made? This is How You Sound

Noam Galai — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:01:02 +0000

When reading comment sections on photography blogs or on photography groups, I often get the feeling people always think they are better than everyone else. People go on rants with heinously bad comments about photos they don’t like and degrade anyone who is creating art that they might not even understand. Many times photographers feel like they give constructive criticism when the opposite is often more true. [more]

Keep It Simple: Shoot Great Video Simply and Effectively

David Geffin — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 20:37:31 +0000

If you’re curious about learning how to shoot video with your DSLR, or wanting to improve the video you shoot, this might be right up your alley. New York fashion and portrait photographers and videographers, Lindsay Adler and Jeff Rojas, are about to kick off a 3 day workshop called ‘Keep It Simple – Video for Photographers’ on Creative Live focused on helping photographers make the jump into shooting great video simply and efficiently. [more]

A Magazine That Finally Says No To Photoshop

Pratik Naik — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:53:32 +0000

Verily magazine is doing something completely different than all of the other magazines out there. They have decided to use no Photoshop at all for the models in the magazine. Celebrating a person’s flaws rather than taking them away is their intention. They believe this is what society wants to see and they may be correct. Even more impressive is their stance on using real women as models. [more]

With Sony’s New Full Frame on the Market, Who is Next?

Jaron Schneider — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:18:01 +0000

Sony’s new Alpha 7R is flying off the shelves at B&H. From what I’ve gathered, they’re selling pre-orders at a ridiculously rapid pace for a camera body that has not yet been reviewed. Based on that, and generally the hankering by photographers for more full frame bodies, it is only a matter of time before it’s joined by other camera makers. [more]

19 Images of Home Made Halloween Costumes

Jerrit Pruyn — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:39:12 +0000

Need a costume for Halloween but don’t think you can knock one out of the park DIY style? Ossain Brown created a collection of terrifying vintage photographs of costumes of the past. These costumes are mostly homemade and have a back woods horror more spine tingling than the Deliverance banjo. Honestly, what are nightmares made of if not a child in a burlap sack mask…Warning: images not for the feint of heart.
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$300 Off Canon 5D MK III with $175 worth of Free Accessories

Gary Martin — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:38:06 +0000

The Canon 5D MK III was a considerable upgrade for me and I have loved every minute of it. The 61 point focusing system and low light capabilities have made this our go-to system when shooting on-location. Today, BH Photo has announced a pretty decent sale that gives you $300 off the camera, 4% rewards, and a free 32 GB SDHC Extreme Card, Extra Camera Battery, Gadget Bag, and Mono-Pod. If you’ve been waiting for a good time to pick one up, this may be it. [more]