The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017

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You Can Use Spaghetti in a Pinch]( [How to Shoot Sunset Silhouettes in a Water Drop… Without Leaving Home]( [How I Photographed an Erupting Volcano in Front of the Milky Way]( [Tips for Growing Your Instagram Account and Getting Featured]( [A Beginner’s Guide to Posing: Start Basic and ‘Build Up’ the Pose]( [This is What Happens If You Don’t Hire a Wedding Photographer]( [News Corp to Axe Most Photography Jobs in Australia]( [Heart-Wrenching Photos Win the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Photography]( [3 (More) Photo Styling Tips to Improve Your Food and Still Life Photography]( Apr 11, 2017 01:40 pm | DL Cade [Watch the Video]( If you’re gonna take pictures of food for Instagram, at least do them justice. Here are three useful tips that’ll help you improve your food and still life photography. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Edelkrone Unveils Incredibly Versatile SliderPLUS X and Motion Kit]( Apr 11, 2017 01:02 pm | DL Cade Camera gear manufacturer Edelkrone just dropped their newest creation, and it’s impressive. Called the [SliderPLUS X & Motion Kit]( the slider and motion head combo is being touted as the “world’s smartest and most portable 4-Axis motion control system.” … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Photographer Snaps Grand American Libraries in All Their 360° Glory]( Apr 11, 2017 12:38 pm | Phil Mistry [The Library Book]( is a lavish creation of sweeping 360° panoramic photography of U.S. libraries by Thomas R. Schiff and published by [Aperture](. The book beautifully captures the shifting architectural styles through 120 images from the very earliest American libraries to modernist masterpieces. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Can’t Afford a New Wacom Stylus Nib? You Can Use Spaghetti in a Pinch]( Apr 11, 2017 11:46 am | DL Cade In a moment of comedic brilliance on Twitter, 18-year-old self-taught digital painter [Brittany Botelho]( stumbled across an awesome life hack: you can use an uncooked spaghetti noodle as a replacement Wacom stylus nib. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [How to Shoot Sunset Silhouettes in a Water Drop… Without Leaving Home]( Apr 11, 2017 11:26 am | Michael Zhang Photographer [Mithun M Das]( captured this creative and romantic photo of a kissing couple’s silhouette in a drop of water hanging off the end of a leaf. What’s not obvious from the photo, however, is how it was shot: Das made it from the comfort of his own home. In fact, he didn’t even leave his computer. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [How I Photographed an Erupting Volcano in Front of the Milky Way]( Apr 11, 2017 11:02 am | Albert Dros A few weeks ago I went to Guatemala to try and shoot the eruption of Fuego, an active volcano on the edge of a little town called Antigua Guatemala. But I didn’t just want to shoot the erupting volcano, I wanted to align the eruption with the Milky Way to create something unique. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Tips for Growing Your Instagram Account and Getting Featured]( Apr 11, 2017 10:22 am | Johnnie Yu As an account owner and admin of a small sized Instagram community page, I thought I would share some tips as both a photographer and an Instagram page admin on how I pick photos to be featured, and what photos tend to do well. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [A Beginner’s Guide to Posing: Start Basic and ‘Build Up’ the Pose]( Apr 11, 2017 09:47 am | DL Cade [Watch the Video]( Posing is a tough skill for beginners to wrestle with; it’s hard to know where to even start. That’s why this video by photographer [Manny Ortiz]( is so helpful. A beginner’s guide of sorts, the tutorial simplifies posing into a easy “building up” process. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [This is What Happens If You Don’t Hire a Wedding Photographer]( Apr 11, 2017 09:06 am | Eirik Halvorsen We have all heard it: “save money by hiring a hobby photographer” or “my uncle got a really great camera and he will take our wedding photos for free.” I will light a candle for all of you who regret, in hindsight, that you didn’t hire a professional photographer for your wedding or special one-day event. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [News Corp to Axe Most Photography Jobs in Australia]( Apr 11, 2017 08:57 am | Michael Zhang Sad news in the photo industry today: Australia’s biggest newspaper company, News Corp, has announced that it will be gutting its photography departments at newspapers across the country, axing most of its staff photographer and subeditor positions in an effort to cut costs. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Heart-Wrenching Photos Win the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Photography]( Apr 11, 2017 08:34 am | DL Cade The winners of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for [Breaking News Photography]( and [Feature Photography]( were announced last night, and both are prime examples of powerful photojournalism and visual storytelling. Neither photo essay is for the faint of heart. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 04/11/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( YESTERDAY'S POSTS [$13,000 Lens Review: Taking the Sony 500mm f/4.0G for a Spin]( [How to Shoot Portraits Outside Your Culture and Comfort Zone]( [This HD Video of New York City from 1993 is Hard to Fathom]( [Sickening PSA Shows The Ugly Truth of Sexual Harassment in Photography]( [Parfocal vs Varifocal Zoom: What is the Difference and Why Does it Matter?]( [Canon Will Release an 85mm f/1.4L Lens this Summer: Report]( [Soaking, Freezing, and Overheating a Leica M: A Different Sort of Review]( [$1,100 Camera vs $6,000 Camera: Understanding the Differences]( [Ep. 166: Two Peculiar Lenses, a Bland Camera and a Giveaway Oh My! – and more]( Copyright © 2017 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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