Adam Barker: Unconventional Portrait Tips

For those of you who know my work, you may be surprised to see a blog post from me on portraits. They’re certainly not my forte, and I don’t profess to be an expert to any degree. But perhaps that’s just what some of us might need to shake things up from the more conventional/traditional [...]

The psychology of portrait photography, between instinct and reason with Claudia Rocchini & Max Bertoli

How To Get Your Ex Girlfriend Back In portraiture, the difference between a beautiful yet aseptic photo and one that draws us in and reveals both the spirit of the sitter and the photographer's interpretation is often defined to a degree by the relationship we manage to build with our subjects. If we take it [...]

Reflections on Wildlife Photography

Melissa Mercier: Dextrophobia – Fear of things to the right side of the body

A music box should represent comfort, security, hope and dreams, but if you suffer from dextrophobia and it’s placed on the right side of your body even this innocent children’s toy becomes unbearable. People who suffer from this phobia fear anything placed on their right side. Odd, but true. I find this phobia very unusual. [...]

Frey Timo: Why I Love to Shoot Black and White Images

In days where we are swamped with tons of vibrant colour photographs, black and white photography for a long time had the image of being a niche market for old-school photographers and photo enthusiasts; in my opinion unjustifiable.  A black and white image can even be more captivating than its colour equivalent. W photography is [...]

Three Tips by Scott Kelby

Melissa and the self portrait #19: Scolionophobia; The fear of school.

Remember your first day of school? That day is filled with excitement, fear, change, bravery and the crossing of a threshold. I am a bilingual Canadian, but I grew up speaking only french in the province of Quebec. This self portrait reminds me of the courage that it took to leave my small home town [...]

Three Tips by Scott Kelby – Better Portraits

Melissa and the self portrait #18:Looking into a mirror

Looking into a mirror is like peering into the eyes of God. There are no lies, no places to hide from the truth that comes from within. I imagine the fear of looking into a mirror is really the fear of facing one’s self. I played with these ideas in this self portrait, keeping the [...]

Melissa and the self portrait #15 –Clinophobia

One of those hot summer nights; too sweaty to sleep under the sheets, yet the silky cotton is too soft to resist. This image explores Clinophobia, the fear of going to bed incorporating the feeling of spying or being spied upon depending on the viewer’s perspective. For this image, I used: Hasselblad body Phase One [...]

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