All photos by Stian Klo. Used with Creative Commons permission. We’ve seen a fair bit of beautiful landscape photography, in all its surreal glory. It’s stuff we’ll never get tired of. That’s why we’re adding one more series to our favorites: the snaps of Norwegian landscape photographer Stian Klo during his visit to the frozen Finnish …
Last time we put the spotlight on the work of Los Angeles-based photographer and director Dean Bradshaw, he opened our eyes to the interesting and imaginative world of the real life superhero subculture. In another clever project, however, he wanted to bring our attention to the playful concept of weekend warriors past their prime but still leading active lifestyles. Fine art photographers who are looking to add humor into their conceptual work will do well to learn from this body of work!
“I think true creative art is rare,” says Washington based photographer, Tye Died. “…But when an artist gets exceptional at creating their own unique style, that is when they truly contribute to the artistic world.” For The Phoblographer, Tye is certainly someone who has taken their style and ran with it. Her moody, dark and sometimes twisted concepts are in their own way, extremely beautiful. Every idea has meaning and each detail is an important cog in her creative wheel. Online she says very little. But whatever she does say carries a big impact, that’s why we were so intrigued by her work. Eager to know more about the person behind these marvellous creations, we reached out to Tye – who in return gave us one of the most insightful and interesting interviews to date.
Whether you’re still looking for the perfect camera bag to upgrade to or just want to add another to your collection, Domke’s new releases let you grab one while also paying tribute to the US Military veterans. The limited edition collection comes in the popular F2 and F-5XB models, both sporting distinct camouflage designs unique to each bag.
Two years ago, Los Angeles-based photogapher Shane Sato turned to Kickstarter to fund the production of the second Go For Broke Spirit photo book. This entailed traveling to the Midwest and East Coast to continue documenting the Japanese-American World War II veterans or the Nisei — the second generation veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Well, he’s glad to report that he was able to do just that, but he still needs help with funding for publishing the book. Hence, the need for a second Kickstarter campaign with the goal of raising $15,000.
DXOMark are known for putting lenses, and other photography gear through stringent tests, and then they publish their findings so that consumers can make more educated decisions before dropping large chunks of change on new equipment. Their lens tests check for sharpness, distortion, vignetting, transmission, and chromatic aberration. When you couple DXOMark findings with our reviews, you can be absolutely sure that you’re getting the best information from both controlled environments, and real world tests. A lot of people take DXOMark findings with a pinch of salt, but if they help you make a better purchasing decisions, go ahead and soak up their findings, and then read our reviews which are linked here as well. Below are to the 10 best performing lenses according to DXOMark for May 2019.
You’re probably wondering why anyone would want to create hard light with a softbox. Isn’t the point of a softbox to create gorgeous, flattering light with soft shadows? Well the answer is yes to that, but as we all know, many items have multiple uses, and it turns out that a softbox can be a great tool for creating hard shadows. After the break we have a video for you that demonstrates how you can create moody shadows with a small softbox.
Looking for fresh documentary photography projects that you can explore in photo book form? We spotted an interesting project by Jeff Sonnabend, who is currently funding a print run of his art quality photo book titled Bowling the American Dream. Whether you’re interested in sports-related projects, have fond memories of bowling alleys in your town, or are curious about this particular slice of the American Dream, this could be a photo book project that you can support.
Mankind has been turning to the stars and planets from our solar system and beyond in the name of art and science. With so much still out there to discover, the cosmos remains a potent source of creative inspiration for many. Take Nate Rochefort, for example, who has been busy making planets out of common things and photographing them. He’s got quite a fascinating selection of imaginary worlds now, all of them guaranteed to tickle the fancy of space fans and astrophotographers (who definitely have photographing real planets on their bucket list).
Have you ever wanted to be able to create professional looking invitations, greeting cards, announcements and souvenirs quickly, and easily? If so this amazing sale is for you. We have found a limited time deal that will get you over 1,000 incredible text overlays that will help you create all of the above, and more for just $29! This bundle is usually $150, but for a limited time it has a discount of $121! Check out all the details about this deal after the break.