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More Photography to Follow from Beijing(0)
US Presswire Photographer Jerry Lai is one of many Olympic photographers finding ways to make otherwise mundane photos interesting. Photo by Jerry Lai/US Presswire.
Michael Phelps won his eight gold medals, gymnastics has wrapped up, and it doesn’t appear as if the I.O.C. will investigate the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. Despite the fact that there [...]
On the Ground Photo Updates from Beijing
No, I’m not there (if only), but one of my favorite photographers (and fellow Northwestern alum) Vincent Laforet is in Beijing, covering the Olympics for Newsweek. You might remember Laforet from our article on tilt-shift photography, but he’s actually an accomplished sports shooter as well. He’s giving some helpful tips and hints, but [...]
Recommended: Strobist.com
Strobist.com is one of the strongest photography resources on the Internet for intermediate to advanced photographers. The blog, run by David Hobby, a former staff photographer for the Baltimore Sun, teaches you how to do one thing really well - use off-camera flashes to create cool lighting effects.
Strobist has pages and pages of instruction [...]
Recommended: Photoassignment.net and a Competition
The crew over at Photoassignment.net were some of my first readers to stumble upon Cheapshooter, and it was an honor. Their site is an example of a cool concept and innovative photography that you don’t often see on the Internet.
The concept behind Photoassignment is each week, three friends come up with a concept. [...]