There are lots of daylight white-balanced films on the market today. But, with no price controls in place, they’re all becoming increasingly expensive. So Studio C41’s Bill Manning has stepped up to help film photographers by obtaining cinema film and respooling it for 35mm at affordable prices. And while it doesn’t have CineStill’s look (the…
I wanted a vivid, bold composition of a subject that had been photographed a fair amount by other night photographers. This was photographed at a desert art installation known as the International Car Forest of the Last Church outside Goldfield, NV, a field of old cars that are wildly painted and jammed into the ground…
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image. Lorraine Smart is an assembly worker who has been into photography for a couple of years now. Canon…
There is a powerful argument to be made for photographing what intrigues you, what you love, or that by which you are obsessed. Making photographs takes time, so that curiosity, love, or obsession serves you well when your best work demands not fractions of a second or even minutes, but hours, days, or—in the case of…
“I was a loser, a bad kid, I wasn’t really into anything, and then someone gave me a camera and I found that this was the thing I wanted to do.” -Steven Klein First ad campaign Steven Klein studied painting at RISD — Rhode Island School of Design. He thought he was not a good…
“You never know what’s coming next,” says marine biologist and diving instructor Nadine Bauer about the various sights that present themselves when she’s in the ocean. Keeping her visual style minimal allows the ocean’s natural beauty to easily showcase itself for her camera. She finds herself ethereally hooked on its vast expanse and can’t get…
No one really collects filters, but if someone did start this as a quirky hobby, they would have a lot of choices. This makes you wonder why someone would come up with another filter brand for photographers. Don’t we already have enough options with the established brands? Yet every year, a new one seems to…
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“Have you ever seen ghosts while photographing abandoned buildings at night?” It’s one of the most common questions I am asked. I have been places that are allegedly haunted after all. The creepiest place I have ever photographed The eerily creepy Moundsville Penitentiary at night, fluttering bats and all. The creepiest place I have ever…
Bruce Gilden is often a man of few words. Over the years, his work has brought on criticism from some in the photo community while being adored by various collectors. I highly doubt this photo from his “Lost and Found” series would bring any criticism. I think everyone can easily see the unusual but amusing…
