Tuesday, January 12, 2021

26 Free Amazing Video Courses for Photographers

It’s obvious that photography is one area in the creative world that has gained a lot of attention. Popular websites and social networks such as Instagram, 500px, Tumblr, Flick, and much more promote how awesome it is to use photography to express and document your life and experiences whether you are a pro or amateur. Being able to practice photography with quality equipment is consistently becoming more affordable and accessible. But what if you’re stuck on where to learn or boost photography skills? Good news, there are TONs of helpful photography resources both free and paid out there on the web to learn from. Some people like to learn from written resources while others prefer videos. Well, this post is for you guys who enjoy learning from video resources for free! In this post, I listed a variety of Photography Courses from Skillshare, Udemy, and Youtube to get help get your photography skills where you want them to be.

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Udemy

Photoshop and Lightroom in Photography
Ditch Auto Start Shooting in Manual
Create A Gorgeous Photography Site With Smugmug in 90 Minutes
A Guide To Accessories for DSLR
Free Adobe Lightroom Photo Editing Video Tutorials
Portrait Photography With Simple Gear
Photography 10 Top Tips To Be More Creative With Your Camera
Book More Photography Clients
Studio Product Photography
Your Road To Better Photography

Skillshare

Building Trust Between Photographer and Client Capturing Emotion Evoking Images
Lifestyle Photography: Everyday Story Telling in Photo Print
Frame a Great Shot: Exploring Photo Composition
Exploring Photographic Style: The Power of Wonderlust Imagery
Lifestyle Photography: Shoot, Edit, and Sell Your Images Online
Film Photography: The Ins and Outs of Going Analogue
HDR Photo Editing: Perfecting Light and Detail
Photo Storytelling: On the Road with Kevin Russ
Mastering Lightroom for Nature Photographers - 200 Level (Exciting)
Mini-Class: Urban Explorer Photography: Shooting the Forgotten + The Familiar
Photography Classics - HDR Male Portrait
Vintage Photo Fix for Beginners
How To Edit In Lightroom: Creating Tones & Mood

 

 

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Sunday, January 10, 2021

 

Do you loan your camera? Here are some of the risks you’re facing


8554277 s web imageLoaning and borrowing photographic gear has always been a delicate subject, especially among photographers who are also good friends. It involves a lot of trust on one side and responsibility on the other. The value of the tools is fairly high most of the times and that makes things even more delicate. I’m not in any position to judge whether it is right or wrong to loan cameras, but I would like to shine a light on some of the risks that come with putting your camera in strange hands. These are real risks you have to acknowledge and they should have you carefully consider who it is you decide to help.
Saying goodbye to your custom settings
If you’re the kind of photographer who likes to customize his camera, and you should be because it makes it easier to operate, you probably have your own settings and custom functions. When you loan the camera, chances are the person using it doesn’t have the same working method you do and they’ll probably restore everything or tweak it to meet their needs. All that is fine, but the problem is most people never bother to remember what the previous settings were, not to mention restoring them.
Accidents happen
It doesn’t really matter if you lend your camera to a best friend or an acquaintance. They could be a long time pro, or a beginner. Either way, accidents happen and this time I am talking about the real, honest, unwanted ones. A lot of things can occur and it’s not even worth counting possible scenarios. Getting back a broken camera can be very frustrating and all that can be amplified if it’s your main camera and you have a shoot coming up in the next couple of days. The best way to protect yourself from these events, besides not loaning the camera, is insurance or making sure the person you lend it to is fully capable of covering the costs.

Missing deadlines and damaging friendships
If you do loan cameras, it would probably be a good idea to do so only to trusted, close people. What’s very important is to make sure there is a clear date for the return of the equipment and only under special circumstances should it be missed. Even so, there are cases when the camera is not returned in due time and the owner himself has to borrow from someone else, provided the loaned camera is the main one and the backup isn’t good enough for the job. All that leads to tension that could ultimately damage the friendship. I’m not saying don’t help a friend in need; just make sure to help the friend that is aware of the return time.
It might get stolen
Don’t doubt it. I’ve heard of a recent case in the photography community of a small town from Europe that made me raise both my eyebrows. There was this event photographer who kept borrowing stuff from other shooters, motivating that his own gear was in service or had broken down the day before an event. He would usually get back-up cameras or other gear the others weren’t using so much anymore, so nobody thought there was any reason to panic. All that until one of the other photographers started to suspect something was wrong. This apparently friendly fellow didn’t show up with his camera on time. It turned out the guy was borrowing equipment and selling it on EBay, and since he was so busy, no one could find him. Until the Police did of course, but it goes to show that, sadly, even some people you think you know can turn out to be entirely different. Regardless of goods, if loaning is necessary, you should be extra careful who you trust with your possessions.
It might come back in one piece, but check out all those black dots!
Not everyone is careful with cameras. Some people have a natural way of ignoring proper handling and can easily get a camera filled with dust. It’s not that they mean it or have anything against your camera, they probably do the same with theirs and you know what they say, you can’t teach old dog new tricks.
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The person you lend it to might not have the material ability to replace it
This is also a dreaded situation. Something bad happens, more or less avoidable, and the camera is totally damaged beyond repair. The person you gave it to might not have the financial resources to replace the camera, especially if we’re talking about a pro model. Needless to say, nobody expected something like this to happen, and you both probably thought in the back of your mind that the worst thing that could happen would be a repair and that would be no problem. Situations like this are very delicate and there isn’t a standard way of dealing with them, Insurance is probably the only safety measure.
You might build an unwanted reputation
This also depends on who you lend to. Helping out someone out of good will is a great thing, but if you do it for the wrong people you might build an unwanted reputation as the go to guy who lends stuff and is flexible on the return date. You probably don’t want your phone to ring with photographers asking for something every time.

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Friday, January 8, 2021

Is 645 medium format film that much better than 35mm?

 

Is 645 Medium Format Film That Much Better Than 35mm?

Thursday, January 7, 2021

 

5 Frames… From a walk around Cape Pond, Massachusetts on Kodak Tri-X 400 (35mm Format / EI 400 / Yashica Electro 35 GSN)

Tags: Photography for Beginners, Kodak, Tri-X, Massachusettes 

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Mid-November 2020 — 8 month months into the pandemic. We have to distance, but the one freedom we still can experience is a walk in the woods. Luckily, there’s a path near my home in Gloucester, Massachusetts to neighboring Rockport that is wild, wooded, and ever-changing given the season. In winter, it’s a whiteout. Spring, a marshy, muddy mess. In the summer, it’s tick and mosquito-infested, but cool, clear, and crisp in the autumn.

It’s the time to explore.


The path is only 3 miles long, filled with texture; tree bark, leaves, erratic glacier boulders, dead tree stumps, and occasional discarded objects, which are often rusted and have started to decompose and transpose into the natural landscape.

A major reservoir, Cape Pond is a serene sight for nearly half of the hour or so stroll. An occasional freshwater fisherman can be spotted, or a Lycra wearing mountain biker. But generally, it’s a quiet meandering trail, where you can enjoy your thoughts, or be on the watch for interesting rectangular vistas to capture on film. It’s the perfect length of time and variety of scenes for a roll of 36 exposure Kodak Tri-X 400.

5 Frames... From a walk around Cape Pond, Massachusetts on Kodak Tri-X 400 (35mm Format / EI 400 / Yashica Electro 35 GSN) - by Bob Harrison

I grabbed my Yashica Electro 35 GSN for a variety of reasons yesterday … there was a full roll of film in the chamber, it’s light, and I don’t need to worry about metering since I shoot it at Sunny 16 since the meter doesn’t function,. All I need to say to myself is “will I go with f/16, f/11, f/8, or f/5.6?”.

With the Electro I can walk with it securely anchored to my right wrist, tethered to its tripod mount. As soon as I see what I want (to capture), a quick swing to my eye, a fast-focus with my left thumb and forefinger, and (as long as I pre-advanced) an instant shutter release. And then, I’m back to the stroll.

Fortunately, in these days of instant photo gratification, the one-two combination of Tri-X 400 and Kodak D-76 allows me to have a strip of the exposure I just completed drying on a guy-wire strung over my bathtub. Before I go to bed that evening, my day’s 36 moments of compelling interest have been scanned (I’m a “shoot film / show and print digital” kind of person).

Were all 36 great photographs? No way. But there were 5 satisfying pictures that encapsulate the walk. Dried leaves glistening with high contrast in their monochrome representation. Almost hidden I-beams in a bed of autumn debris. The path itself, bending in a wave. The reservoir framed by a tree gone horizontal. And, a field of boulders that are only revealed because the foliage had fallen.


There were others…but these are the 5 I chose to share from yesterday’s exploration.

~ Bob

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

 

Civil rights photographer Tom Lankford dies of COVID-19

Civil rights photographer Tom Lankford dies

As a reporter and photographer, Tom Lankford covered many of the important events of the civil rights movement in the 1960s in Alabama, taking pictures of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preaching in Birmingham in 1960 and future U.S. Rep. John Lewis leading marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965. (Photo by Dawn Bowling)


A former Birmingham News photographer, nationally honored for documenting the civil rights movement, has died.

Tom Lankford died on Dec. 31, 2020, of COVID-19, pneumonia and heart failure, said his daughter, Dawn Bowling. He was 85.

When U.S. Rep. John Lewis died last year, Lankford’s photos of Lewis leading marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 were among the most widely republished photos of Lewis. Lankford took pictures of the “Bloody Sunday” beatings of Lewis and other marchers in Selma on March 7, 1965.

In 2009, the Anti-Defamation League honored 12 former Birmingham News photographers including Lankford in the Concert Against Hate at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., with actor Liev Schreiber as master of ceremonies.

Among Lankford’s many historic black-and-white photos are several of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Men’s Day at New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Birmingham on March 6, 1960. King had recently resigned as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, where he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, to spend more time on civil rights activism.

Tom Lankford captured civil rights history

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at Men’s Day at New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Birmingham on March 6, 1960. King had recently resigned as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, where he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, to spend more time on civil rights activism. (Photo by Tom Lankford/The Birmingham News/File)Alabama Media Group

As both a reporter and photographer for the Birmingham News, Lankford covered attacks on the Freedom Riders in 1961, the marches led by King and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth in Birmingham in the spring of 1963, the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sept. 15, 1963, the marches in Selma in 1965 and other civil rights events throughout the 1960s. Lankford reported on the final arrest of King in Birmingham on Oct. 30, 1967, when Major David Orange and Lt. Dan Jordan of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested him at the Birmingham airport on an outstanding warrant and took him to the Bessemer jail.

Lankford graduated from Hokes Bluff High School in 1953, then earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from the University of Alabama, where he was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Crimson White, in 1958. He began working for The Birmingham News in 1959.

After covering the civil rights movement from Birmingham throughout the 1960s, Lankford later served as editor of the Huntsville News until 1977.

“That man was present for almost all the historical civil rights events,” said former Birmingham Police officer Teresa Thorne, author of the upcoming civil rights history, “Behind the Magic Curtain: Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham’s Civil Rights Days,” set to be published April 20.

Lankford shared his experiences with Thorne for her book, including his controversial role as a “spy” for the Birmingham Police Department, recording civil rights meetings, wire-tapping King’s phone at the Gaston Motel and sharing intelligence with police.

“He was embedded with the police department,” Thorne said. “By his own admission, he became too involved and too close for an objective journalist. He did not regret it one bit.”

Although he was at times used by Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor, Lankford also did a secret recording of Connor in 1962 that helped defeat Connor and led to a new mayor-council form of government in 1963, Thorne said.

“He got wind of a meeting in the fireman’s union hall across from city hall,” Thorne said. “That was the famous meeting where they promised a pay raise to the firemen. He recorded it. It was used by people supporting a change to a mayor-council government.”

Earlier, he took a photo of former district attorney Tom King shaking hands with a Black man that was used as campaign propaganda by segregationist Art Hanes, who used it to help win the mayor’s race against King in 1961.

When events unfolded, Lankford always seemed to be there.

“For him, it wasn’t about playing politics, it was about getting the story,” Thorne said. “He did that by means we wouldn’t hold up as objective journalistic methods.”

Lankford once pretended to be a student at the University of Mississippi to get the first photograph of James Meredith, the first Black student at Ole Miss, sitting in class in 1962, Thorne said.

Lankford was threatened with violence by the Ku Klux Klan after a mob beat up Freedom Riders in 1961 at the Trailways bus station in Birmingham. They dragged him into an alley and demanded the film from his camera, which he gave up. But Lankford then went to Carraway Hospital and took what became famous pictures of Freedom Rider Jim Peck, one of those beaten up at the bus station, Thorne said.

“He had a lot of respect for Martin Luther King Jr. and Fred Shuttlesworth,” Thorne said. “He admired their courage. He was on a friendly basis with them.”

Few people had such access to both civil rights leaders and the inner workings of the police department that enforced segregation.

“It wasn’t that he believed in Connor’s racism,” Thorne said. “He did it for the purpose of getting a story and having access.”

Bowling, one of his two daughters, said her father cultivated close friendships with law enforcement officers “so he would always have the relationship he needed,” to get a story or picture.

“Daddy had very close ties with the police department, state troopers, the sheriff’s department and the FBI,” Bowling said. “One of his best friends was Sheriff Mel Bailey,” who was sheriff of Jefferson County from 1963-1996.

In the end, Lankford got pictures that became an important part of the historical record.

“He was a complex man, and it was a complex time,” Thorne said.

After his newspaper career, Lankford worked in public relations for the Parson/Gilbane Joint Venture and Dravo Utility Constructors, then Saudi Arabian Parsons Limited, as a liaison with the Saudi Royal Commission during construction of the city of Yanbu. He worked for the Saudi Royal Commission from 1987-99.

He lived from 1981-1999 in Saudi Arabia, and sometimes made presentations to Saudi princes in the desert under tents on Persian rugs set on the sand, said Bowling.

He returned to Hokes Bluff and began gardening, but then decided he wanted to be a cross-country truck driver, Bowling said. He and his wife of 35 years, Tan, whom he had met in Thailand, both got certified as commercial truck drivers. After several years of driving 18-wheelers from Alabama to California, with his wife and their golden retriever, he had a heart attack in 2008 near the U.S.-Mexico border.

He gave up truck driving, but in recent years had become a greeter at the Sam’s in Oxford. He always wore a tie and dress shoes, as he had during his newspaper days, and struck up conversations with customers coming into the store.

He gave up his Sam’s greeter job in March 2020 when coronavirus lockdowns began. “He was a dapper dresser, always wearing a tie,” said Bowling. She recalled that when her parents divorced in the early 1960s, Lankford would pick up her and her sister, Carrie, for the weekend and take them with him as he worked.

“He was very tall, had these long legs, walked really fast, and he always had a camera on his shoulder,” she said.

She recalled one time he had taken pictures of the Ku Klux Klan at a meeting, and asked them to take their hoods off. “He stood on the back of a pickup truck and they posed for him with their masks off,” she said. “Then they changed their mind. They came to the house and demanded Daddy’s camera. They searched the house and found it in the crawl space. They tore up his camera and took his film.”

See the obituary here.

Hosea Williams and John Lewis, front right, lead marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on Bloody Sunday.

Albert Turner and Bob Mants are walking directly behind Williams and Lewis. (Photo by Tom Lankford/The Birmingham News/File)Alabama Media Group

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Sunday, January 3, 2021

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Saturday, January 2, 2021

 

Photographer recreates 20th century scenes from model cars

Do you enjoy vintage photos from the mid-20th century? Photographer Michael Paul Smith has a vast collection of such photographs. They show the world as it was from the 1920s to 1960s – but they were all made using model cars and model buildings he makes himself. His photos are so masterfully done, you would never say those cars and houses aren’t real.

 

Michael uses model cars and builds model houses to recreate the scenes from a fictional place Elgin Park. It all started as an exercise in model-making and photography, but it turned into a very successful project. Elgin Park project was also a way for Michael to deal with hard times. But it doesn’t only represent Michael’s fantasy. In a way, he is documenting the 20th century and recreates the scenes from the past. They are based mainly on his childhood memories, but also on the stories he has heard.

He has a collection of diecast cars, which at some point amounted to over 300. This made Michael start creating model buildings to give these cars some context. At the same time, he learned how to use a digital camera and a computer, so everything came together perfectly. He was able to make, photograph, edit and publish his work. And all of this started when he was fifty years old.

As you can see, the photos look really life-like. Michael photographs car and building models and uses various props to make the scenes look more realistic. And as for the gear, he’s minimalistic about it and uses only a point and shoot camera. Another interesting fact is – there is no Photoshop. There is some color editing, but no manipulation – all the photos were made from a single shot.

Michael says he has always loved to draw, build stuff and make up stories. Throughout his life, many interesting jobs came his way. He worked in advertising, designed museum displays, illustrated text books, hung wallpapers and made architectural models. He was even a mailman and a bartender. He says you can learn something from everything you do, and you will use it later on in life. And his work definitely brings together some of the skills he learned at his numerous jobs.

At first, Michael was uncomfortable with showing his work, as his hobby could have been seen as odd. It was years before he first published something online. He posted his work on Flickr for the first time in 2008, and a huge wave of interest occurred. His work got published in a British car magazine, and it had a huge response both there and online. Michael says he didn’t see this coming. As he is a bit shy, and so he has been since childhood, the recognition he receives is still a bit strange and difficult for him. But in my opinion, he deserves to be recognized.

Michael’s work brings out memories and emotions in people. It reminds them of their childhood or of certain situations they had. And in a way, it’s a recreation of his past, too. Here are more photos from Elgin Park project:

 

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

 

7 Tips for Photographing Senior Citizens

Tags: Photography for Beginners, Elderly, Photography
 
by David Peterson

You've probably seen all the articles on tips for photographing kids and teens. They're popular lens candy due to their smooth skin and expressive faces. But, senior citizens bring a totally different character to the lens that shouldn't be dismissed.

Kids tend to live in a state of wonder where seniors live in a state of wisdom. Life experience has given them that right. As a photographer, it's an ideal opportunity to capture that wisdom in their expressions, their wrinkles, and in their energy. Whether posed or candid, pulling those decades of experiences to the surface and through the lens is an art in and of itself.

In honor of the elderly generation, I'm providing 7 tips for photographing them.


In most cases, those who are elderly now have images of themselves as children that are black and white or sepia tone. They've either chosen to adapt to technology or they haven't. But, since you're the photographer, it's up to you to break down that barrier of potential fear of technology and make them forget there's even a lens.

Posed vs Casual Shots

Part of capturing seniors is tapping into their character. The best way to do this is through candid shots. Candid photos are always more natural and often more expressive. However, as seniors, they've probably had their photo taken hundreds or more times over the years, so it may feel quite natural to them to pose and still give you a great facial expression or gesture. Usually when someone sees a lens, they become camera shy or self-conscious. But with the wisdom of seniors comes an air of confidence.

If you do have a somewhat shy subject, and even if they're not, engage them in a conversation about their childhood. There's often no better way to brighten the face and eyes of an elderly person than to ask them about their childhood. While they're talking, you will be guaranteed the chance the capture some great expressions.

Bring in the Family

The blend of old and young is intriguing. If the people you're photographing have grandchildren, see if you can involve them in an activity together. This should open up the lens of opportunity to some great candid shots. You can certainly have them pose for more formal portraits as well. If you can get a multi-generational shot, that will be one for their records and photo albums.

Photograph Them In Action

The elderly these days are still extremely active and youthful. Go to a park or a coffee shop or an outside mall and observe them in action. You may be surprised by what you see, and could end up with some good street photography that involves seniors. There are senior leagues for different sports that would be worth stopping by. Or even better, many of the umpires for little leagues are retirees who do it because they love the sport and being around kids. The photo below is a great example.

 

Use Natural Light

No matter what portraits you shoot, it's always a good idea to avoid using a flash. For one thing, a flash is a big distraction to the subject. It can jar them and almost always ends up ruining the moment.

Studio lights are a good second option to natural light, since they are a constant light source. And soft, diffused lighting is a nice touch for the glowing skin of old people. Occasionally, a strong side light (natural or studio) and high contrast is effective for bringing out the details in their faces. Take your time to experiment with side-lighting, especially that of a window, and edge lighting to add drama to your images and details, even in the wrinkles!

Fill The Frame

Filling the frame is also an effective way to shoot portraits. By being up close and personal, you can capture the fine details like facial expressions, wrinkles, the ruggedness of hands, the sparkle in their eyes, and the depth and wisdom conveyed.

Note that just because wrinkles and age marks can add character, play around and try using a soft focus filter to help you smooth out the harsh details. The women will especially appreciate this.

Shoot In Color and Black and White

Mix and match your images in both color and black and white (which you can do in post processing). Even though shooting in color is known to be effective for creating mood and communicating the emotions, black and white can add a timeless and simpler impression. Some color images can be too busy, so black and white works well at toning that down and allowing the subject to stand out more. You can play with contrast and even color adjustments in black and white mode to enhance certain aspects till you achieve your ideal image.

Add Image Effects

While you're in Photoshop Elements or Adobe Lightroom (or whichever program you use), try some of the built in features such as sepia tone, nostalgic retro or an old classic vintage look to add dimension. The purpose of these effects is to revive a sense of history that your subject comes from in the first place. Play around with the filters and adjustments until you get the look and feel that best compliments your subject’s expression and the mood of the image.

If you need seniors to photograph, go where they are... parks, senior centers, and even places like aquatic classes! Think outside the box and you'll be sure to have a nice collection of senior portraits.

 

 

 

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