Okay this has got to be one of the sickest photo retouching video I’ve seen around. My friend Julia Kuzmenko of Omaha Image Productions has done it again and amazed me with her skills. When she first saw the picture, nothing really struck me aside from the fact that it’s another cool shot that she did for Halloween. I was completely wrong. About 20% of the things you see in the final image, didn’t exist SOOC. I do realize...

Happy Halloween folks. I thought the video below would be appropriate to share with you guys. The young freelance animator, Auke de Vries, who’s based in Netherlands, recently did a stop-motion video that went viral on Vimeo. At first, the video started as if it’d be about Auke carving a pumpkin; then it turns out to be a bunch of pumpkins were carved in the making of the video. I’m guessing pumpkins were on sale in...

I have been a big fan of Joel Grimes for quite some time now. I’m very much inspired by his philosophy when it comes to photographer. He says that the best photographers don’t make the best income, which is true in most cases. I’ve seen a lot of amazing work by talented photographers around the world, but it’s those who take the time to invest in it, stick with it, market themselves, overcome fear and...

If you’re a Nikon fan of the mirrorless body, then I have good news for you. They’ve finally released their updated version of the Nikon 1 V2 this morning. It’s a mirrorless body that’s even better on what was already a fantastic, solidly-built predecessor. The V2 builds on an already popular platform, but there are some rather large changes that I’m both surprised and happy to see. The build of the body seems more...

The good news has finally arrived guys and girls: my good friend Julia Kuzmenko of Omaha Image Productions has released her first ebook, ‘Creative Retouching Essentials in a Day‘. The ebook is suitable whether you’re a professional photographer/retoucher, or someone who’s new to retouching in Photoshop. It includes a lot of good tips and information on basic knowledge, workflow, and advanced techniques to make your...

Nowadays, regular time-lapse videos are pretty much a thing of the past. I’ve seen more hyper-lapse videos in more cities around the world lately. In the “Paris in Motion” videos that I posted a few weeks ago, Mayeul Akpovi was kind enough to post the making of video, and how it was done in post. It seems like the amount of post-production work that’s involved in making a hyper-lapse video is far from that of a...

You may or may not remember this Toronto-based photographer’s name, Tom Ryaboi, but if you follow my Facebook or Twitter, then you must have seen I post a link to one of his popular picture “i’ll make ya famous” that has been featured on multiple blogs and websites. What I didn’t know was that Tom is also a time-lapse shooter, and he recently released a video that has gone viral in the past few days. I have to...

Watch this interview below that was conducted by Pye from SLRLounge with Lee Morris, who’s the co-founder of Fstoppers, for some very useful tips and insights for wedding photography. Being very successful in running their business, Lee and Pye have completely opposite approaches on wedding photography and everything else that’s related. Pye and Lee also talked about how they started their own wedding photography business, and...

This is a simple look at how to shoot very basic corporate portraits. When you take a job on to shoot an office full of people, where do you start? What background do we need? Where do we shoot? What is the schedule and how do I light everyone? How do I make it look like I have my things together and am ready to take care of my clients? These are a few of the questions that are answered in this behind-the-scene video with...

Check out this way-cool timelapse video by Mayeul Akpovi. Set in Paris, Mayeul used a number of interesting techniques called “hyper-lapse” to add an incredible range of motion to a timelapse video. Add in a variety of twilight and dusk scenes, and the city comes to life in a way that will blow your mind. I especially love Mayeul’s choice of music in both videos. Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark III Canon 5D Mark II Canon...