The bad thing about common mistakes is that by definition you probably make them all the time. The good news is that lots of other people do, too. The other good thing is that you can avoid them. A new tutorial from Epic Light Media focuses on six common mistakes you should avoid before you start shooting video. Not thinking about location is one. Not thinking about sound is another. Read the full Story >>
Jeff Wall’s monumental images are meant to be seen in monumental fashion—as transparencies illuminated from behind and spanning nine to 10 feet. At that scale, notes Philip Kennicott at The Washington Post, details emerge that allow the images to function “in two distinct modes — one multifaceted and complex, the other direct, journalistic and often shocking.” The largest U.S. survey of Wall's career in almost 15 years is on view at at Glenstone in Potomac, Maryland. Read the full Story >>
Instagram is poised to launch widespread testing of creator subscriptions, a feature that would offer exclusive Stories that were only visible to a creator’s subscriptions, notes Tech Crunch. According to two third-party app intelligence services, Instagram has recently added in-app purchase options to its U.S. app that are intended for “Instagram Subscriptions.” Behance launched a similar system onto its platform that allows creators to provide exclusive content in exchange for a membership fee, adds PetaPixel. Read the full Story >>
Spanish photographer Antonio Aragón Renuncio’s image of a child sleeping in the ruins of a home eroded by rising sea levels in Togo has won the top prize in this year's Environmental Photographer of the Year awards. The image highlights a problem faced by many West African countries, notes CNN. The winners of the 14th edition of the contest were announced at the recently COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. This year’s competition drew almost 7,000 entries from 119 countries. Read the full Story >>
