How To ‘Selfie’
There’s an art to creating the perfect selfie, a simple point and press won’t do, just ask Kim K, the queen of the selfie and all round mirror lover. Kim recently revealed her selfie secrets to online publisher The Daily Mail. Kim’s number one tip was to get in front of a mirror, there’s no […]
Photography Tips: The Golden Hour
The ruler of all light and the magic time that makes your photos look all warm and happy. Golden Hour. Golden Hour is the magical time that occurs twice each day, an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. Obviously this is dependant on where you are in the world and what season it is. The general rule […]
The Art of Portrait Photography
Get creative with how you take portrait shots and mix it up a bit! Here are our top tips; 1. Alter your perspective Looking straight on to the subject is totally fine, but it can look a bit, well, dull. So move around, get up high and look down at your subject, or get down […]
Are Brands The New Journalists?
Welcome to the world of brand journalism, a rapidly growing trend emerging from the growth in digital publishing and social media. Move over traditional publishers, more and more brands are now hiring former journalists to create unique and engaging content for their customers, essentially becoming media companies in their own right. The rise of brand journalism […]
The Low Down on Model Releases
Model releases are basically a contract put in place to protect the photographer, the subject, the agency and the end user alike. They don’t need to be a long document, and the few minutes that they take to fill in can save you a whole lot of headache in the long run!Scoopshooter: Omar Velazquez The requirement to sign […]
Getting to know our Scoopshooters: Narek Hovas
Continuing our series, getting to know more about our Scoopshooters, we spoke to Narek Hovas, a photography lover who had some seriously good handy tips and tricks to pass on! Hi Narek, tell us a little about yourself? I am a 24 year old photographer from Armenia. I am also a tennis player and a huge nature-lover. I enjoy […]
DIY Wedding Photography
You have a list as long as your arm. From cake flavours to fancy invites your budget is expanding rapidly, do you really want to fork out for a professional wedding photographer when your guests all have cameras in their pockets? And yes, I am talking about a phone. Scoopshooter: Jeannie Roth Scoopshooter: Anon Everyone enjoys […]
From Amateur to Pro: Megan Bowers
Next up in our pro to amateur series, (where the pro photographers amongst us give some advice on their area of expertise and share any handy tips or tricks they might have), we have Scoopshooter Megan Bowers to impart her wisdom. Megan is a Fine Art Photographer born and raised in Fort McMurray, currently living in Kelowna, Canada. Hi […]
Pro-photographer J. Tyge O’Donnell – This is Vegas Baby
As part of our amateur to pro series we spoke to J. Tyge O’Donnell. He was inspired to pick up a camera by his father who, by the time he came along, was a retired World War II Marine Combat photographer, best known for his post-atomic photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So Tyge, tells us a bit about yourself! What […]
Breaking News: Crowdsourcing vs Professional Photography
Crowdsourcing is a big business, both literally and geographically, with the potential for millions of people to be involved in creating content at the touch of a button. However, as much as crowdsourced material is financially beneficial to publishers, does that mean the skills and knowledge of the professional news photographer is no longer needed? […]
