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LensFlare35.com is a great source of information about photographers and photography – both still and in motion. Think of it as one of those tables in a diner where people keep joining the party and …
The journey to becoming a photographer means that you spend time with other photographers. In today’s digital world, spending time does not necessarily mean “to be in the presence of” — although that is always …
“Excuse me? Is that a camera-phone in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?” There’s no doubt that the iPhone has revolutionized the world of “point-and-shoot” photography. With over 1000 photography apps …
There are only a handful of perks in running a blog. Often it’s like driving in a snowstorm… you hope that one of those markers comes along to prove that you’re still on the …
Russ Byrne, a commercial shooter near San Francisco, won the PixSylated ‘Exciting Light’ Contest with the following shot. His prize is a seat at David Ziser’s ‘Digital Wake Up Call’.
There are a number of aspects …
PixSylated is very proud to announce that Joe McNally will teach the ‘Hot Shoe Diaries’ workshop in Paso Robles April 20–24, 2009. The week-long workshop will cover many of the small-flash techniques presented in Joe’s …
David Ziser’s Digital WakeUp Call 2009 Tour will get underway on March 30. I consider this 4-hour event to be a must-attend. You’ll learn a ton about photography and the business of photography.
I had the …
PixSylarians Unite! Or at least get acquainted. I’ve opened a PixSylated group on Flickr. We’ll see where it leads.
You can join here.
It’s a huge honor for PixSylated to announce that David Hobby, the ‘Strobist‘, will teach a 5-day workshop (for the first time ever!) in Paso Robles April 27–May 1, 2009.
The Strobist 5-Day workshop will …
John Paul Caponigro will release three new training DVDs through Acme Educational next week. Orders placed before the release date will save $10.00 off the $59.95 list price. Having spent a week with JP in …
This month’s “Best Web Video” is actually an entire series — the Genius Of Photography produced by the BBC (site here). If you are trying to figure out how to be a photographer today, I …
GANG LIGHT – Part 1: Shooter with crazy red hair, plays with 12 Canon 580 EX II Speedlites and 8-feet of red oak to build a high-powered “ring” light, then fires it with a dozen …
As photographers, we are visual creatures. We need to feed that vision by spending a lot of time looking at the works of other photographers. No, I’m not thinking of Flickr. I’m thinking of photography …
It’s Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. This year, I’m giving thanks for the gift of creativity.
Our world needs creatives and the new ideas they create. Creatives live well beyond the realms of art, music and …
I had the great fortune to get a seat last Sunday for David Hobby’s Strobist lighting seminar in Los Angeles. [If you’re a student of lighting and just said “Stro-who?”, then let me be the …
Vincent Laforet, the energetic New York photographer who recently published an insightful treatise on the state of editorial photography (‘The Cloud Is Falling’ covered here), has launched a blog. Vincent is just about to head …
This post last updated: August 3, 2008.
Back in the middle of photography’s dark ages, during the formative years of my youth (circa 1968), listening to shortwave radio was a keen fascination. When I visited my …
If Joe McNally were a cartoon character, I think he’d be the Tasmanian Devil (although I’m sure that some days ol’ Joe feels like he’s Wile E. Coyote). Why the Tasmanian Devil? He never slows …
It’s great when a pro shooter will let you peak into his camera bag. It’s even better when he’ll unpack the dang thing and explain all the contents… on the web.
John Harrington is an energetic, …
Jay Maisel has announced three new workshop dates for 2008. Definitely not for the feint of heart – emotionally or financially. The nine attendees at each session “should expect five solid days (from 9:00am to …
